How to Write Great Essays

HOW

TO

WRITE

GREAT

ESSAYS

HOW

TO

WRITE

GREAT

ESSAYS

Lauren Starkey

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NEW YORK

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How to write great essays / Lauren Starkey. --1st ed. p. cm.

ISBN 1-57685-521-X 1. English language--Rhetoric--Problems, exercises, etc. 2. Essay--Authorship--Problems, exercises, etc. 3. Report writing--Problems, exercises, etc. I. Title. PE1471.S83 2004 808'.042--dc22

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Contents

Introduction

vii

1 Organization

1

2 Clarity

11

3 Word Choice

21

4 Mechanics

39

5 Revising, Editing, and Proofreading

55

6 Untimed Essay Writing Strategies

67

7 Timed Essay Writing Strategies

85

8 Sample Essay Prompts and Essays

97

Resources

111

CONTENTS

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