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drama scripts

characteristics of, 349–350

dialogue and, 177

overview, 349, 350

prewriting, 350–352

proofreading, 354

putting plot into, 352–353

revising, 353

sample, 354–356

editorial letters

characteristics of, 216–217

defined, 437

overview, 216, 217

prewriting, 217–219

proofreading, 220–221

revising, 219–220

sample, 221–224

writing, 219

educational requirements, meeting, 337

Educational Resources Information Center

(ERIC) database, 296

.edu extension, 297

effects. See cause-and-effect development

method

electronic databases, 296

elements of business letters, 201–203

ellipsis, defined, 437

elliptical clause, defined, 437

e-mail

characteristics of, 183–184

prewriting, 184–185

proofreading, 186

writing and revising, 185–186

emphasis

checking, 36–37

in sentences, 437

emphatic form, defined, 437

employment record, 141

employment requirements, analyzing, 336

enclosure notation, business letter, 202

endings

adjectives, 408

adverbs, 409

noun, 404–405

endnotes

characteristics of, 307–308, 316–317

defined, 437

examples of, 309–316

development, methods of
defined, 436
of literary analysis, 228
selecting, 27
of technical report, 377
DIALOG database, 296
dialogue
characteristics of, 177
defined, 436
literary analysis, 233
in narrative papers, 98
overview, 177
as part of scripts, 349–350
prewriting, 178
proofreading, 179–180
revising, 179
sample, 181–182
writing, 179
diction, defined, 436
differences, 368. See also comparison-and-
contrast development method; definition
development method
direct address, defined, 437
direct object, 411, 437
direct question, defined, 437
direct quotation, 302–305, 316–317, 437
discussion, 5
dissolve (dissolve to), defined, 357
distant effects, 61
distractions, eliminating, 11
divisions
naming for classification, 68
in outlines, 271–273, 278, 306
selecting means for classification, 67–68
topic, 8
documentary scripts, 358–363
documentation
checking, 45
defined, 437
preparing for research paper, 307–316
Dogpile search engine, 296
dolly in/out, defined, 357
double negatives, 418
drafting
body, 29, 196
conclusion, 29, 197
introduction, 28–29
lead, 196