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Author:   Duncan Koerber (Instructor in the Professional Writing Program, Instructor in the Professional Writing Program, York University) ,  Guy Allen (Program Coordinator for the Professional Writing and Communication Program, Program Coordinator for the Professional Writing and Communication Program, University of Toronto)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press, Canada
Imprint:   Oxford University Press, Canada
Dimensions:   Width: 18.10cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.462kg
ISBN:  

9780199006403

ISBN 10:   0199006407
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   30 October 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"From the Publisher Preface Acknowledgements 1. Write Now: Start, Develop, Revise Where to Start Examples of Freewriting Two Composition Approaches Beginning with Storytelling - ""The Stovepipe Hole"" by Elizabeth Clark - ""Cell Phone"" by Peter Palladini Academic Writing Revision Types of Editing How and Where to Edit Chapter Summary Further Readings 2. Economy The Morality of Wordiness Forms of Wordiness Editing Wordiness in Academic Writing Peer Models for Emulation - ""My Mom and Bramalea"" by Julie Michelangelo - ""The Pet Owner's Burden"" by Emilia Di Luca Chapter Summary Further Readings 3. Strong Verbs Concrete Verbs Less-than-Concrete Verbs Abstract Verbs The Greater Consequences of Dead Verbs Academic Writing and Strong Verbs Final Thoughts Peer Models for Emulation - ""Going to Chinese School"" by Jennifer Lee - ""Stealing Spirituality: The Non-Native Use of Native American Spirit Guides"" by Graeme Scallion Chapter Summary Further Readings 4. Active Voice Word Order Active Voice Passive Voice The Morality of Passive Voice The Permanence of Passive in Various Fields Is it Ever Okay to Use Passive? Academic Writing and Active Voice Final Thoughts on Active and Passive Peer Models for Emulation - ""Jafar Uncle's Chocolates"" by Nabila Rizvi - ""A Flourishing of Humans"" by Sara Menuck Chapter Summary Further Readings 5. Strong Nouns The Problem of Pronouns Examples of Unclear Pronouns Pronouns and Repetition The Morality of Unclear Pronouns Inclusive Pronouns Subject-Verb Agreement Adjective-Pronoun Agreement Academic Writing, Strong Nouns, and Vague Pronouns Final Thoughts on Nouns and Pronouns Peer Models for Emulation - ""Two Weeks at Notre Dame Hospital"" by Eric Ramadi - ""Tobacco Cigarettes as a Cause of Urinary Bladder Cancer"" by Elizabeth Dancey Chapter Summary Further Readings 6. Original Language Examples of Clichés Why Would Any Writer Use Clichés? Is it Ever Okay to Use a Cliché? Original Phrasing Fresh Figurative Language Academic Writing and Original Language Final Thoughts on Figurative Language and Originality Peer Models for Examination - ""Christine"" by Adam Giles - ""Financial Hardship among Former Professional Athletes and Its Contributing Factors"" by Taylor Lush Chapter Summary Further Readings 7. Parallelism The Grammar Behind Parallelism Surface and Under-the-Surface Parallelism Single-Element Parallelism: Part I Single-Element Parallelism: Part II Multiple-Element Parallelism Academic Writing and Parallelism Interview-based Articles Doing the Interview The Questioner and the Listener Writing Interviews Peer Models for Emulation - ""Two Hard Years"" by Joyce Ong - ""Solace in Obsolescence: Vinyl in the Age of Free Music"" by Nicole Brewer Chapter Summary Further Readings 8. Sentence Variation and Sound Sentence Patterns Short Sentences Long Sentences Variation of Long and Short for Effect Academic Writing and Sentence Variation Sound Personal Essays The Power of the Personal Essay Writer as Cultural Observer Writer as Activist Personal Essays and the Truth Three Rhetorical Elements Peer Model Writing for Emulation - ""I Wear My Too-black Skin with Pride"" by Petura Burrows - ""Saints and Monsters: The Psychology of Altruism and Malice"" by Nick Zabara Chapter Summary Further Readings Appendix: Research and Citations Glossary Credits Works Cited Index"

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""Perhaps strong above all is this text's emphasis on process (e.g., the importance of freewriting) as well as the richness of the instruction throughout that seems to come from tearing down the wall between composition and 'creative' writing. Freedom at last!"" --Sheila M. Ross, Capilano University ""I find this text to be applicable to both expository and creative writing classes, and it's great that the text can bridge these different aspects of writing instruction. . . . This text is in many ways new in its approach, and I think its innovative nature is most welcome in the world of textbooks."" --Christopher Lee, Western University

Perhaps strong above all is this text's emphasis on process (e.g., the importance of freewriting) as well as the richness of the instruction throughout that seems to come from tearing down the wall between composition and 'creative' writing. Freedom at last! --Sheila M. Ross, Capilano University I find this text to be applicable to both expository and creative writing classes, and it's great that the text can bridge these different aspects of writing instruction. . . . This text is in many ways new in its approach, and I think its innovative nature is most welcome in the world of textbooks. --Christopher Lee, Western University

I find this text to be applicable to both expository and creative writing classes, and it's great that the text can bridge these different aspects of writing instruction. . . . This text is in many ways new in its approach, and I think its innovative nature is most welcome in the world of textbooks. * Christopher Lee, Western University * Perhaps strong above all is this text's emphasis on process (e.g., the importance of freewriting) as well as the richness of the instruction throughout that seems to come from tearing down the wall between composition and 'creative' writing. Freedom at last! * Sheila M. Ross, Capilano University *

Perhaps strong above all is this text's emphasis on process (e.g., the importance of freewriting) as well as the richness of the instruction throughout that seems to come from tearing down the wall between composition and 'creative' writing. Freedom at last! Sheila M. Ross, Capilano University I find this text to be applicable to both expository and creative writing classes, and it's great that the text can bridge these different aspects of writing instruction... This text is in many ways new in its approach, and I think its innovative nature is most welcome in the world of textbooks. Christopher Lee, Western University

Author Information

Duncan Koerber teaches in the Professional Writing Program at York University. He is the founder of Mediahistory.ca, a bibliographic database for the growing academic field of media history in Canada. Guy Allen is the program coordinator for the Professional Writing and Communication Program at the University of Toronto. He has won three university-wide teaching awards and the 3M National Teaching Fellowship. He also co-founded Life Rattle Press, a non-profit publisher of narrative literature.

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