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A Short Handbook for Writing Essays in the Humanities and Social Sciences

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A Short Handbook for Writing Essays in the Humanities and Social Sciences

A retired master teacher of English and Comparative Literature teams up with his son, a History professor, on a new version of the writing manual he wrote and used for decades at the University of California, Davis.

Author
Allosso & Allosso
Publisher
LibreTexts
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY-NC-SA
Language
EN
Category
English
Contents· 11 sections
  1. 01: Chapters
  2. 1.01: Getting Started Writing
  3. 1.02: Analyzing Texts Taking Notes
  4. 1.03: Discovering a Topic Preparing for Discussion
  5. 1.04: Creating a Thesis
  6. 1.05: Ordering Evidence Building an Argument
  7. 1.06: Coherent Paragraphs
  8. 1.07: Effective Sentences
  9. 1.08: Appropriate Words
  10. 1.09: Revising
  11. 1.10: Revision Checklist