The Reluctant Writer’s Guide to College Essays 2nd Edition

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The Reluctant Writer's Guide to College Essays 2nd Edition

RUFEL F. RAMOS

Irving, Texas

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The Reluctant Writer's Guide to College Essays, 2nd Edition

Written and published by Rufel F. Ramos ? 2014, 2019 Rufel F. Ramos

All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

ISBN 9781099281976

Rowena's World Irving, Texas

"Writing comes easy. All you have to do is stare at a blank piece of paper until your forehead bleeds."

-- Douglas Adams (1952-2001)

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

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Introduction

1

1 Invention & Prewriting

3

2 Arrangement

9

3 Researching & Documenting Sources 14

4 Drafting

21

5 Revision & Editing

30

6 Different Answers = Different Essays 38

7 Narration, with Description

40

8 Process

46

9 Division, with Exemplification

56

10 Comparison and/or Contrast

67

11 Classification, with Exemplification 77

12 Cause and Effect

79

13 Argumentation

86

14 The Mixed-Mode Essay

106

Recommended Resources

121

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

To my Developmental Writing and Freshman Composition I & II students, for beta-testing these concepts over the years; to Eastfield College and the Dallas County Community College District, for gifting me with that initial sabbatical leave in 2014; and to my son Daniel, for wondering what Mommy's been doing all of this time; gratias vobis ago.

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