College Writing SkillsThis text is intended for composition courses designed to help students master the five-paragraph essay. It focuses on four essential bases of effective writing - unity, support, coherence and sentence skills. A wide variety of activities and assignments are provided, both structured and creative. |
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BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ESSAY WRITING | 1 |
IMPORTANT FACTORS IN WRITING | 11 |
Mechanics | 31 |
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