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Practical Stylist with Readings and Handbook, The (8th Edition)

by Sheridan Warner Baker

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Emphasizing thesis and the structural integrity of the essay, this book provides organizational techniques to help students create sound essays, while the expository modes such as description, narration, and exposition are presented as strategies for supporting a thesis. Essay models are provided to illustrate the principles of organization.

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Genre: Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS: 808.042 — Literature & rhetoric Literature, rhetoric & criticism Rhetoric and collections of literary texts from more than two literatures Rhetoric and anthologies Handbooks for writers English
LCC: PE1408 .B286 — Language and Literature English language English Modern English
BISAC: LAN LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Writing General

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Published: 1982
Genre: Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS: 808.042
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