Now students can tell at glance how to improve their essays, reports, and letters to meet real-world writing demands. Strategies for Correct Writing is a task-based program that breaks down the essentials of writing ¿ context, coherence, and clarity ¿ into easy-to-identify components. Through models, activities, and real-life writing samples, students learn to quickly recognize, edit, and correct errors in their own writing.

Table of Contents:
Strategies for Correct Writing   Contents   Part 1: Context   Task      Cover Every Element Required by the Task   Limit the Topic ·   Blueprint for Task     Format   Use Consistent Format ·   Letter Format                   o        Letter Content o        Blueprint for Letters     ·   E-Mail Format o        Short Subject Lines     ·   Job Résumé         o        Blueprint for Job Résumé      ·   Report Format o        Features                                     Cover Page                                     Abstract or Summary                                                 Blueprint for Summary                                     Introduction                                     Body                                     Headings                                                 Blueprint for Business-Style Reports                                     Visuals                                     Conclusion                                     Recommendations                                     Appendix   ·   Essay Format o        Literary Essays Blueprint for Techniques and Devices Blueprint for Literary Essays o        Argumentative Essays     Part 2: Coherence   CONTENT   Relevance   Keep Only Ideas That Can Be Developed   Choose Ideas Related to Task, Purpose and Topic             Blueprint: Ideas Relevant for Task, Purpose and Topic     Logic   Keep Your Focus ·   Contradiction ·   Lack of New Information ·   Disconnected Comment ·   Confusion in Cause and Effect Relationships ·   Confusion between Correlation and Cause ·   Jumping to Conclusions     Accuracy   Check Accuracy     Effectiveness   Choose Effective Ideas ·   Source Not Credible ·   Opinion, Claim vs. Fact ·   Insufficient Data ·   Anecdote vs. Analysis ·   Collage of Quotations with No Analysis ·   Prejudice or Cliché ·   Analogy Does Not Always Work     STRUCTURE   Blueprint for Structure   Introductory Elements   Give Background Information or Context      State Task and Purpose   Give a General Idea of Text Content             Blueprint for Introduction     Thesis Statement   Work on Your Thesis Statement       ·   Characteristics of a Thesis Statement ·   Developing a Thesis Statement     Paragraph   Start a New Paragraph ·   Blueprint for Starting New Paragraphs ·   Paragraph Length              Check Paragraph Unity ·   Blueprint for Paragraph Unity     Topic Sentence   Identify the Topic and the Focus (Controlling Idea) ·   Blueprint for Topic Sentence     Support   Offer Credible Support ·   Blueprint for Support in Paragraphs     Referencing   Quote Properly ·   Direct Quotation ·   Indirect Quotation ·   APA and MLA Models for Referencing o        American Psychological Association o        Modern Languages Association          Transitions   Use a Helpful Transition        o        Transitions Between Clauses or Sentences o        Transitions Between Paragraphs     Conclusion   End with a Conclusion   Confirm Your Thinking   Point Out What the Reader Should Remember   Limit or Expand          ·   Limitations            o        Limit     ·   Questions That Remain o        Expand ·   Blueprint for Conclusions              Organization   Check Appropriateness to Task and Purpose ·   Definitions o        Blueprint for Definitions   ·   Comparison   ·   Getting Started on a Comparison o        Blueprint for Comparison   ·   Process o        Blueprint for Explaining a Process   ·   Cause and Effect o        Blueprint for Cause and Effect   Part 3: Language Use and Expression   Clarity   Check the Meaning of Key Terms   Choose Terminology Appropriate to the Situation or Context   The Situation or Context ·   Context ·   Ambiguity ·   Collocation o        Blueprint for Choosing Terms   Choose the Right Word   Check Unclear Grammar ·   Correct Pronoun Reference ·   Verb Tenses and Types of Information   Check Problems in Sentence Structure ·   Omissions ·   Negatives ·   Phrases and Clauses ·   Length of Sentences o        Blueprint for Constructing a Sentence     Reader Friendliness   Consider the Audience   Use Appropriate Tone ·   Connotation ·   E-Mail Tone vs. Letter Tone   Be as Short as Possible (and as Long as Necessary)   Use Varied Sentence Types     Appendix: Models Model Letter Model Cover Letter Model Résumé