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Say Something!: Writing Essays That Make the Grade
Contributor(s): Swart, Laura (Author)
ISBN: 1550597795     ISBN-13: 9781550597790
Publisher: Brush Education
OUR PRICE:   $18.95  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: June 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - Academic & Scholarly
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - Composition
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Editing & Proofreading
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.7" W x 7.4" (0.50 lbs) 208 pages
 
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Stop boring your professors with tedious, predictable essays. Get better grades!

How do you write a great essay? It's not about five paragraphs filled with quotations from experts--you need to discover who you are as a writer and what you want to say. In a conversational style, writing instructor Laura Swart uses real student writing to show you what to do (and what not to do). Unlock your creativity and potential as a writer and create essays that stand out from the rest of your class.

In this guide, you'll learn how to:

  • Avoid common student writing errors that keep your essays out of the A zone.
  • Use the CSI (claim, support, investigation) method to write a critical essay.
  • Integrate relevant and meaningful quotations and research to highlight, not overshadow, your ideas.
  • Write natural transitions, structure seamless arguments, and craft compelling introductions and conclusions.
  • Extend the boundaries of your thinking, giving a wide berth to mundane ideas and plodding expression.

Contributor Bio(s): Swart, Laura: - Laura Swart is passionate about writing and teaching. She taught academic writing at the University of Calgary for over twenty years, encouraging students to find and raise their writing voices. She is a published novelist and the Director of I-AM ESL, an English-language school that uses story and song to teach the intricacies of English to refugees. Laura lives in Calgary with her husband and two children.