Writing that Matters - Robert Diyanni

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Preface

PART I: ESSENTIALS

Chapter 1. Writing to Learn

Writing and Learning

Writing Sentences, Writing Paragraphs

Sentences-Beginning with Thinking

Paragraphs-Developing Your Thinking

Final Thoughts

Applications and Considerations

Chapter 2. The Habit of Writing

Motivations for Writing

10 Obstacles to Writing

10 Strategies for Developing the Habit of Writing

Connecting Reading and Writing

The Need for Feedback

Applications and Considerations

Chapter 3. Writing from Reading

Annotating

Freewriting

Using a Double-Column Notebook

Summarizing

Summary

Applications and Considerations

Chapter 4. The Writing Process

Pre-writing-Thinking and Planning

Drafting

Revising

Three Aspects of Revising

Editing and Proofreading

Impediments to Writing

Applications and Considerations

PART II: STYLE

Chapter 5. Words

General and Specific, Abstract and Concrete

Clich?s

Colloquialisms

Slang

Jargon

Euphemisms

English Borrowings from Other Languages

Etymology

Denotation and Connotation

Loaded Words

The Power of Words: Connotation in Action

The Prevalence of Metaphor

Metaphor and Meaning

Metaphor and Ideas

Metaphor and Politics

Applications and Considerations

Chapter 6. Sentences and Punctuation

The Cumulative Sentence

The Periodic Sentence

The Parallel and Antithetical Sentence

The Inverted Sentence

The Interrupting Sentence

The Fragmentary Sentence

The Questioning Sentence

Sentence Length

Sentence Variety

Emphasis

Punctuation and the Sentence

Colon and Semicolon

Dash

Double Dash and Parentheses

Applications and Considerations

Chapter 7. Paragraphs

Unity and Coherence

Paragraph Organization

Time and Space

Importance and Climax

Combining Paragraphs-Unity and Coherence

Notes on Style and Structure

Further Notes on Thought

Applications and Considerations

PART III: STRUCTURE

Chapter 8. Aspects of Form

Two-Part Forms

Before-After

Problem-Solution

Three-Part Forms

Revision and Form

Form in Nature and Art

Applications and Considerations

Chapter 9. Modes of Discourse

Description

Narration

Argumentation

Guidelines for Constructing an Argument

Anticipating Objections

Making Concessions

The Modes of Discourse Combined

Applications and Considerations

Chapter 10. Patterns of Exposition

Definition

Illustration (Exemplification)

Enumeration

Process Analysis

Comparison and Contrast

Confucianism and Taoism

Classification

Cause and Effect Analysis

Applications and Considerations

PART IV: MASTERY

Chapter 11. Master Class

Key Elements of Close Reading

Leslie Jamison

Close Reading

Style, Structure, and Substance in A Street Full of Splendid Strangers

Style

Diction

Syntax

Figurative Language and Allusion

Structure

Substance-Thought

Chapter 12. Writing with the Masters

Writing with George Orwell and Annie Dillard

Orwell

Dillard

Writing with Adrienne Rich and E. B. White

Adrienne Rich

White

Writing with Toni Morrison and Maxine Hong Kingston

Morrison

Kingston

Writing with John McPhee and Jh...

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Writing that Matters offers practical guidance for becoming a more confident writer. From fundamentals and style to structure and lessons from master writers, you will develop skills that will serve you throughout your academic journey.

This compelling guide is an invaluable companion to Reading Literature and Thinking through Words. Robert DiYanni helps readers hone their craft, solidifying knowledge, and discovering new skills. Part I deals with fundamentals and considers what writing is in its essence: a way to think and to learn...