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Write Better Essays in Just 20 Minutes a Day, 2nd Edition
WRITE
BETTER ESSAYS
IN JUST 20 MINUTES A DAY
 
 
BETTER
ESSAYS
IN JUST 20
MINUTES A DAY
2nd Edition
®
NEW YORK
WRITE
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Copyright © 2006 LearningExpress, LLC.
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions.
Published in the United States by LearningExpress, LLC, New York.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Write better essays in just 20 minutes a day—2nd ed.
p. cm.
Rev. ed. of: Write better essays in just 20 minutes a day / Elizabeth Chesla. 1st ed.
© 2000.
ISBN 1-57685-546-5
1. English language—Rhetoric—Problems, exercises, etc. 2. Essays—Authorship—
Problems, exercises, etc. 3. Report writing—Problems, exercises, etc. I. Chesla,
Elizabeth L. Write better essays in just 20 minutes a day. II. LearningExpress
(Organization) III. Title: Write better essays in just twenty minutes a day.
PE1471.C47 2006
808.4—dc22
2006000438
Printed in the United States of America
987654321
Second Edition
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Contents
INTRODUCTION
1
PRETEST
7
SECTION 1
Planning the Essay
17
LESSON 1
Thinking about Audience and Purpose
19
LESSON 2
Understanding the Assigned Topic
25
LESSON 3
Brainstorming Techniques: Freewriting and Listing
31
LESSON 4
More Brainstorming Techniques: The 5 W’s and Mapping
37
LESSON 5
Choosing a Topic and Developing a Thesis
43
LESSON 6
Outlining and Organizational Strategies
49
LESSON 7
More Organizational Strategies
57
SECTION 2
Drafting the Essay
63
LESSON 8
Thesis Statements and the Drafting Process
65
LESSON 9
Paragraphs and Topic Sentences
71
LESSON 10
Providing Support
77
LESSON 11
Strategies for Convincing
85
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