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The Simple Math of Writing Well - Writing for the 21st Century
Writing guides abound, but The Simple Math of Writing Well is one of a kind. Readers will find its practical approach affirming, encouraging, and informative, and its focus on the basics of linguistic structure releases 21st-century writers to embrace the variety of mediums that define our internet-connected world. As Harrop reminds us in the opening chapters of her book, we write more today than ever before in history: texts, emails, letters, blogs, reports, social media posts, proposals, etc.
- Author
- Jennie A. Harrop
- Publisher
- George Fox University
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-NC-SA
- Language
- EN
- Category
- English
Contents· 35 sections
- 01: The Sentence Equation
- 01.1: Main Verbs
- 01.2: Main Subjects
- 01.3: Terminal Punctuation Marks
- 01.4: Mid-Sentence Punctuation Marks
- 01.5: Eight Parts of Speech
- 01.6: Consistency
- 02: The Paragraph Equation
- 02.1: Topic Sentences
- 02.2: Evidence
- 02.3: Summary Sentences
- 03: The Essay Equation
- 03.1: Thesis Statements
- 03.2: Introductions
- 03.3: Body Paragraphs
- 03.4: Conclusions
- 04: The Process of Writing Well
- 04.1: Purpose
- 04.2: Audience
- 04.3: Voice
- 04.4: Context
- 04.5: Claims and Appeals
- 04.6: Clarity and Cohesion
- 04.7: Revision and Creativity
- 05: Research
- 05.1: Finding Credible Evidence
- 05.2: Including Outside Evidence
- 06: Academic Formatting
- 06.1: APA
- 06.2: MLA
- 06.3: Turabian
- 07: Beyond Academia
- 07.1: Emails
- 07.2: Letters
- 07.3: Reports and Proposals