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Write it right : the secrets of effective writing /

by Peck, John; Coyle, Martin.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xiv, 201 p. 22 cm.ISBN: 9780230373846 (pbk.).Subject(s): English language -- Rhetoric | EDUCATION / General | STUDY AIDS / General | STUDY AIDS / Study Guides
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: -- About this Book * The Logic of Effective Writing * Applying for a Course, Applying for a Job * Writing Correct and Convincing Sentences * Punctuating a Sentence: Commas, Colons and Semicolons * Avoidable Errors * Tricks of the Writer's Trade * Essay Writing: Structure * Essay Writing: Paragraph Control * Make Every Essay an Effective Essay * Taking Stock * Glossary * Checklist of Contents * About the Title * Index.
Summary: "Write It Right covers everyday tasks and academic writing, offering user-friendly advice on how students can make the most of simple, practical methods for tackling essays and longer pieces of work. Divided into ten sections, this guide can be used either as a course book or for individual use. Each section is informed by one or more essential ideas about how to write well"--
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Machine generated contents note: -- About this Book * The Logic of Effective Writing * Applying for a Course, Applying for a Job * Writing Correct and Convincing Sentences * Punctuating a Sentence: Commas, Colons and Semicolons * Avoidable Errors * Tricks of the Writer's Trade * Essay Writing: Structure * Essay Writing: Paragraph Control * Make Every Essay an Effective Essay * Taking Stock * Glossary * Checklist of Contents * About the Title * Index.

"Write It Right covers everyday tasks and academic writing, offering user-friendly advice on how students can make the most of simple, practical methods for tackling essays and longer pieces of work. Divided into ten sections, this guide can be used either as a course book or for individual use. Each section is informed by one or more essential ideas about how to write well"--

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