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Tables of Contents for The Macmillan Writer
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
PART I: THE READING PROCESS
1
13
Becoming a Strong Reader
3
10
PART II: THE WRITING PROCESS
13
130
Getting Started Through Prewriting
15
21
Identifying a Thesis
36
8
Supporting the Thesis with Evidence
44
9
Organizing the Evidence
53
10
Writing the Paragraphs in the First Draft
63
29
Revising Overall Meaning, Structure, and Paragraph Development
92
13
Revising Sentences and Words
105
28
Editing and Proofreading
133
10
PART III: THE PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT
143
354
An Overview of the Patterns of Development
145
8
Description
153
34
Narration
187
36
Illustration
223
36
Division-Classification
259
37
Process Analysis
296
38
Comparison-Contrast
334
35
Cause-Effect
369
35
Definition
404
31
Argumentation-Persuasion
435
62
PART IV: THE RESEARCH PAPER
497
102
Selecting a Subject, Using the Library and the Internet, and Taking Notes
499
54
Writing The Research Paper
553
46
PART V: THE LITERARY PAPER AND EXAM ESSAY
599
2
Writing about Literature
601
21
Writing Exam Essays
622