C: Composing and Revising

CComposing and Revising

CComposing and Revising

C1 Planning
a Assessing the writing situation
b Exploring your subject
c Drafting and revising a working thesis statement
d Drafting a plan
C2 Drafting
a Drafting an introduction
b Drafting the body
c Drafting a conclusion
d Managing your files
C3 Reviewing, revising, and editing
a Developing strategies for revising with comments
b Approaching global revision in cycles
c Revising and editing sentences
d Proofreading the final manuscript
e Student writing: Literacy narrative

Writing guide: Literacy narrative

C4 Preparing a portfolio; reflecting on your writing
a Understanding the benefits of reflection
b Student writing: Reflective letter for a portfolio

Writing guide: Reflective letter

C5 Writing paragraphs
a Focusing on a main point
b Developing the main point
c Choosing a suitable pattern of organization
d Making paragraphs coherent
e Adjusting paragraph length
C6 Document design: A gallery of models

MLA essay format

MLA works cited page

APA title page

APA abstract

APA essay format

APA list of references

Business report with a visual

Business letter

Résumé

Professional memo

E-mail message