WRITE BETTER ESSAYS

IELTS4U.

WRITE BETTER ESSAYS

IN JUST 20 MINUTES A DAY

IELTS4U.

WRITE BETTER ESSAYS

IN JUST 20 MINUTES A DAY

IELTS4U.

2nd Edition

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NEW YORK

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Write better essays in just 20 minutes a day--2nd ed.

p. cm. Rev. ed. of: Write better essays in just 20 minutes a day / Elizabeth Chesla. 1st ed. ? 2000.

IELTS4U. ISBN 1-57685-546-5

1. English language--Rhetoric--Problems, exercises, etc. 2. Essays--Authorship-- Problems, exercises, etc. 3. Report writing--Problems, exercises, etc. I. Chesla, Elizabeth L. Write better essays in just 20 minutes a day. II. LearningExpress (Organization) III. Title: Write better essays in just twenty minutes a day. PE1471.C47 2006 808.4--dc22

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Contents

INTRODUCTION

1

PRETEST

7

IELTS4U.

SECTION 1

Planning the Essay

17

LESSON 1

Thinking about Audience and Purpose

19

LESSON 2

Understanding the Assigned Topic

25

LESSON 3

Brainstorming Techniques: Freewriting and Listing

31

LESSON 4

More Brainstorming Techniques: The 5 W's and Mapping

37

LESSON 5

Choosing a Topic and Developing a Thesis

43

LESSON 6

Outlining and Organizational Strategies

49

LESSON 7

More Organizational Strategies

57

SECTION 2

Drafting the Essay

63

LESSON 8

Thesis Statements and the Drafting Process

65

LESSON 9

Paragraphs and Topic Sentences

71

LESSON 10

Providing Support

77

LESSON 11

Strategies for Convincing

85

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