... newspapers;
professional and trade journal writing and editing; technical and
industrial publicity work; science writing for radio and television;
and freelance technical writing.
This increase reflects ... illustrations. At this point the actual writing
of copy begins, followed by checking and revising and all the other
stages that go into any industrial writing.
Technical Advertising
Manufacturers ... explain the duties of the technical advertiser, as
summarized here.
• Advertising writing is different from other kinds of writing
because it is persuasive. In other words, even though information
is...
...
INTRODUCTION FOR STUDENTS
WHAT ARE WRITING TEMPLATES?
Most simply stated, templates are models. More specifically, writing
templates are skeletal syntactic frameworks—parts of sentences or para-
graphs ... of our writing instruction in high school and college? One response
4
Introduction for Teach
• TEMPLATES AND STANDARDIZED WRITING TESTS
(SAT®,
TOEFL®)
While the goal of writing templates ... of the template will improve the way that your writing is
received, the impression that will be left with your reader.
• WHY DO YOU NEED TEMPLATES?
Templates are needed because most writing...
... who are able to apply even a
portion of a template to their essays will perform at a higher level than if they had not used a template.
The Writing Template
Book
is a practical how-to guide ... the reliable, replicable syntax
that is essential to good writing. The
Writing Template
Book
provides numerous examples and practice
writing summaries, thesis sentences, introductions, conclusions, ... restaurants, which is bad for the economy.
Summary Template 97
essay without the template, which is in bold print, then read it with the
template. See what a difference the organizational feature...
... salary like mine.
RIGHT: Her job pays the same salary as mine.
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Skill Builder 8: Demonstratives
Directions: Write a “C” on the line if the sentence ... old
ADJ.
as Valerie.
Error Examples
WRONG: I would like to have an apartment as the one my friend has.
RIGHT: I would like to have an apartment like the one my friend has.
WRONG: Their backyard is ... with cardinal numbers.
c. Be careful to use the correct word order for each pattern.
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Answers
C
1.
X
2. (in line fifteen). See pattern
2b.
X
3....
... “Visualizations” page at www.yourwritingcoach.com).
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The discovery-through -writing technique
Some time ago I interviewed Academy Award-winning screenwriter
Alvin Sargent (part of that interview ... If you’re
writing a biography, for example, if your book answered all of
those questions about your subject in an entertaining way, you’d
have a very solid piece of work. If you’re writing a ... this book [The Night Gardener]. There are all sorts.
There are some guys whose lives are falling apart. But there
are others who do go home at night and do all these normal
things and leave the...
... now have templates.
Introduction Templates
65
Advanced Roadmap Template
If you
are a
good writer
and you are
writing
a
longer paper, consider
using this more elaborate roadmap template.
... difficulty memorizing the longer templates, here are some
two-line templates that are easy to remember. These templates are rec-
ommended for use in the Integrated Writing Task of the TOEFL® iBT, ... rather
than construct your own essay
la. Two-Line Conclusion Template
Introduction Templates
67
Roadmap
for
Long Paper
This
is a
template
for a
long paper,
a
research paper.
It is
taken...
...
1.
This template can be expanded by adding one line
(while
).
The
same template with the new line
added,
as shown on page 64.
Introduction Templates
65
Advanced Roadmap Template
If ... looking at both sides, this
template will help you to organize your answer, and it will impress the
reader. Take heed of means "pay attention to."
66 The WritingTemplate Book
that success ... Zecher, "Openings and Endings ofScholarly Books," Profession, no. 1 (2005): 1 68.
72 The WritingTemplate Book
Example Thesis: Cats have given rise to many interesting expressions in...
... been
added.)
In the case of both Lincoln and Wilson the soldiers did their part
and so did the Executive, but in each case partisanship and narrow-
mindedness wrecked the program. Under Lincoln and ... Brand
Another special type of restatement is specification, which
moves from the general to the particular. Brief specifications
are often found within single sentences as a means of giving
substance ... the second half (or a new paragraph) to Los An-
geles. In each section you would cover the same particular
points and in the same climate, cultural facilities,
and nightlife. Conversely, you might...