Book 1
The
Professor's Secrets - Breaking The Silence
How To Write Essays and Term Papers
 You're
sitting in class, gazing out the window at nothing in particular
when the teacher gives out the term assignment - the MAJOR
RESEARCH ESSAY. A cold, icy feeling starts in your feet, then
rises quickly to your heart, throat, and brain. You suddenly
realize that you have to write an essay. The vague terror
of that thought leaves you numb and breathless.
Where
do you begin?
The Professor's
Secrets: Breaking the Silence-How To Write Essays And Term
Papers will break down the barriers……..
This book shows
what students everywhere want to know - that any one of them
can write a good essay.
The book is a revealing
guide written in plain language that shows students an easy-to-follow
format for writing excellent essays.
Making
essay writing accessible is the motivating idea behind the
book. It does so in several ways:
- It
takes the "mystery" out of the process
- It
shows the development of an essay in terms of an easy-to-understand
answer to a question
- It
addresses students' emotions around essay writing and takes
the fear out of the task
HIGH
SCHOOL, COLLEGE and POST- GRADUATE STUDENTS can benefit from
this book by…….
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Knowing
what their teachers and professors look for in essays
and term papers |
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Improving
their writing marks in a short time |
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Seeing
how an "A grade" paper can be written using
actual student essays provided in the book |
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Enjoying
the book's use of humor and examples from the worlds of
TV and music |
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Reducing
their fears of essay writing |
TEACHERS
AND PROFESSORS can benefit from this book by…….
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Providing
students with an accessible approach to writing essays
and term papers |
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Helping
students see an essay as unified, structured and precise |
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Replacing
students' sense of exclusion from the writing process
with one of inclusion |
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Utilizing
a "reader-friendly" text with informal headings,
drawings, and focus settings |
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Helping
students think about and discuss writing in the "Things
To Do" activities |
What is in the
book? Here is the table of contents
Chapter One:
LOOKING AT AN ESSAY
- Some
Plain Talk About Essays
- What
an Essay Is Not
- What
an Essay Is
Chapter Two:
UNDERSTANDING HOW AN ESSAY
WORKS
Knowing What An Essay Is Can Help You When
You Have To Write One
- The
Conclusion
- The
Body
- The
Introduction
- A
Handy List Showing The Part of An Essay
- Four
Advantages Of This Approach
Chapter Three:
USING YOUR NEW UNDERSTANDING
OF AN ESSAY
- Why
You Write
- Finding
Your Topic
- Coming
Up With Ideas
- Planning
Your Answer
- Using
Different Approaches For Your Essay
- How
Are You Going To Say It? - Choosing Your Tone
- Think
About Your Reader - Who Are You Writing This Essay For Anyway?
Chapter Four:
BUILDING YOUR ESSAY
- Working
Out The Main Points In A Paragraph
- Arranging
Your Paragraphs
- Moving
From One Paragraph To Another
- The
Longer Essay
- Why
Bother With Footnotes
Chapter Five:
MAKING YOUR ESSAY WORK
- The
Total Picture - Does Your Writing Say What You Want It To
Say?
- Don't
Be Afraid To Make Changes
- Check
Your Sentences - Are You Saying It The Best Way You Can?
- Where
To Get Help - Teacher, Peer Tutor, or Writing Workshop?
- How
To Handle Deadlines
- Doing
Better With Each New Try
The book is written
in plain language, is soft cover, 161 pages in length and
can be read from cover to cover or in parts.
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