Student Writing Handbook Fifth+Edition
152 / Types of Writing You may, on the other hand, select the single focus to show a broader understand- ing of your subject. Fo ...
Biographical Sketch / 153 -^ The introduction sets the time and place and introduces the subject of the biography. Refer to the ...
154 / Types of Writing Third, the sketch may be enhanced by anecdotes or quotations to add variety and interest. Some hints: An ...
Biographical Sketch / 155 STEP 11: Proofreading—Checking for Accuracy When you have finished revising, check for final details. ...
156 / Types of Writing narratives. For instance, in the Ornithological Biography, a five-volume text to accompany his paintings, ...
Biographical Sketch / 157 -^ The use of quotations, both from Audubon and from a critic, adds interest and further details. The ...
C h a p t e r 1 9 Book Report A book report briefly summarizes and offers a reaction to a book. While it always includes certain ...
Book Report / 159 STEP 1: Prewriting—Narrowing the Topic Complete a careful, complete reading of the book, making notes as you r ...
160 / Types of Writing STEP 3: Prewriting—Checking the Author Check to see whether the author has written other books, noting es ...
Book Report / 161 Conclusion. The final paragraph summarizes the book’s contribution to the subject area and includes the reader ...
162 / Types of Writing Are^ quotations^ from^ the^ book^ included^ to^ provide^ support^ and^ authenticity? Do^ transitions^ co ...
Book Report / 163 literary analysis of a novel. The same novel serves as the subject of the book report, the book review, and th ...
164 / Types of Writing upright, but only with a bowlegged, slightly bent shuffle. They had only crude spears, fashioned from sha ...
Book Report / 165 -^ The conclusion further enhances the social science emphasis. By concluding with a reference to paragraphs 3 ...
C h a p t e r 2 0 Character Sketch A character sketch, sometimes called a characterization or profile, focuses on one or two dom ...
Character Sketch / 167 list of names. [See Chapter 1, Prewriting, for additional suggestions.] You may head your list with phras ...
168 / Types of Writing STEP 3: Prewriting—Showing Your Reader The most important part of writing an effective character sketch i ...
Character Sketch / 169 Dialogue. Let your character talk. Use the same kinds of words and sentence struc- ture in the dialogue a ...
170 / Types of Writing Do^ all^ details—descriptions,^ actions,^ dialogues—support^ the^ single^ focus? Are^ details^ logically ...
Character Sketch / 171 “Just visiting. What are you reading lately?” “Most recently I’ve been reading up a bit on the ancient he ...
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