... write this way and force yourself to use the details of dates, times, places, names,
and numbers, you will look up important information and use it. This becomes reinforcement for your learn-
ing. ... story. Historical writing that uses only verified and accepted histori-
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cal evidence can be as compelling as its fictional counterp...
... emphasis to his views.
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There are many levels on which you can be asked to write about poetry. In particular, you could ... to
respond to them.
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CHAPTER
WRITING A
BOUT
PROSE (FICTION)
JUST AS writing about poetry requires that you
read carefully and...
... details and tex-
tual evidence.
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9. Are there any words which you need to look up—such as importunities?
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See ... acci-
dent. But we assume (like Josephine, Richards, and the doctors) that this wife was happily married.
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That w...
... peer or teacher review
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WRITING SKILLS
FOR HIGH SCHOOL
Edith N. Wagner
NEW YORK
5. Which parts of the essay do you find most effective? ... started. Remember page 1? Writing gives visibility to your think-
ing. Whether you write essays for information and understanding, for persuasion or for personal introspec...
... expresses the essential information of this passage?
a.
Preserved life-forms, including petrified matter and fossils, teach us
about ancient life.
b.
The primary function for preserved life-forms ... inside of an
animal.
Parts of speech
gut
n,
gutted
adj
6.
integrally adv.
In a whole or complete manner
Writing and spelling are taught integrally as part of the reading
program.
Parts o...
... memory formation, distortion can
occur. At the first stage, acquisition of memory, events are perceived and
bits of information are prepared for storage in the brain. However, it is
impossible for ... power more easily.
Parts of speech
deity
n
7.
ecclesiastical adj.
Relating to a church
He was looking specifically for a university where he could study
ecclesiastical history.
Parts of...
... face look fuller.
Parts of speech
implantation
n
7.
inject v.
To insert a liquid by means of a syringe
The doctor used a needle to inject the medicine slowly into her arm.
Parts of speech
injection ... discourages exercise.
Parts of speech
obesity
n
9.
procedure n.
A specific way of performing or doing something
The flight attendant explained the emergency evacuation
procedure.
Parts of...
... small-government views and their eagerness
for the government to allocate more money for roads into national forests.
The net result of these incursions into national forests is a tangible
infrastructure ... situation in which prices for many items rise quite fast
During the rapid inflation of the 1970s, prices for food and fuel
sometimes rose 20 percent in a single month.
Parts of sp...