Student Writing Handbook Fifth+Edition
192 / Types of Writing STEP 3: Prewriting—Organizing the Response You have already organized the main ideas in Step 2. Now you m ...
Essay Test Responses / 193 names, dates, and details; omissions; repetitions; and grammar, usage, or mechani- cal errors. Your i ...
C h a p t e r 2 5 Feature Article T he feature article gives information of human interest. The label feature covers a broad ran ...
Feature Article / 195 STEP 1: Prewriting—Finding the Story If you are not assigned a subject, your search begins with finding th ...
196 / Types of Writing lessons. The story of a Japanese-American citizen’s imprisonment in the United States during World War II ...
Feature Article / 197 STEP 8: Writing—Drafting the Conclusion The conclusion of a feature article is much like the conclusion of ...
198 / Types of Writing saMPle feature article Compare this feature news article with the sample in Chapter 30, News Article, to ...
Feature Article / 199 -^ The sample falls into the “past-events” category but also includes a personality profile. It would prob ...
C h a p t e r 2 6 Letters B y means of letters, we communicate with our friends, enemies, business associ- ates, or government. ...
Letters / 201 CHARACTERISTICS Appearance A business letter must look businesslike. Immaculate appearance is essential, so the bu ...
202 / Types of Writing use Gentlemen, Ladies, or Ladies and Gentlemen. The salutation should agree with the inside address. The ...
Letters / 203 -^ Copy notations, which appear immediately after any enclosure notation and indicate who will receive copies of t ...
204 / Types of Writing perhaps with a quick phone call. Usually, a business switchboard operator or recep- tionist can give you ...
Letters / 205 For a Letter of Complaint the order, identification, serial, catalog, or part number of the consumer item the nam ...
206 / Types of Writing Is^ my^ letter^ courteous,^ polite,^ businesslike? -^ Does the final sentence conclude the letter courte ...
Letters / 207 -^ Are any other necessary notations included, such as copy lines, attention lines, subject lines, and so on? -^ I ...
208 / Types of Writing in the envelope with the open end of the letter toward the top of the envelope. [See Figure 26.1 above.] ...
Letters / 209 SAMPLE PERSoNAL bUSINESS LETTER The following letter verifies in writing an important telephone conversation. The ...
210 / Types of Writing ANALYSIS of THE SAMPLE PERSoNAL bUSINESS LETTER The personal business letter follows the standard format ...
Letters / 211 SAMPLE REqUEST foR INfoRMATIoN The following letter requests information. Written in block style, the left margin ...
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