Well bound words a rhetoric created by John J Ruszkiewicz

Includes index.

Part 1 Whole to part; Chapter 1 Introduction, 2 - Modes of writing: description, narration, classification, evaluation, 3 - Reasons for writing: an overview, 4 - Reasons for writing: self expression, 5 - Reasons for writing: informing, demonstrating, exploring; the research paper, 6 - Reasons for writing: persuasion Part II - Part to whole; Chapter 7 - Nouns, verbs, and the thesis statement, 8 - The sentence, 9 - The paragraph, 10 - Developing the essay, 11 - Transitions, 12 - Revision, 13 - Glossary: a guide to grammar and usage.

Well bound words: a rhetoric is designed to teach students both how to write and how to write and how to think about writing. Because it works from a comprehensive framework, students using the text will encounter principles of analysis and composition that apply not only in introductory and more advanced writing courses, but also in most ' real-world' situations that require writing.