TY  - BOOK
AU  - Skwire, Sarah E.
AU  - Skwire, David
TI  - Writing with a thesis: a rhetoric and reader 
SN  - 9781133951438
AV  - PE 1417 .S59 2014  
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Boston, Massachusetts
PB  - Wadsworth, Cengage Learning
KW  - ENGLISH LANGUAGE -- RHETORIC
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Chapter1. The persuasive principle -- Chapter2. Narration -- Chapter3. Description -- Chapter4. Examples -- Chapter5. Process -- Chapter6. Comparison and contrast -- Chapter7. Cause and effect  -- Chapter8. Division and classification -- Chapter9. Definition -- Chapter10. Argumentation
N2  - Based on the principle that the ability to develop and support a thesis persuasively is of utmost importance for beginning writers, this book dispenses clear and practical writing advice. Sarah Skwire skillfully weaves humor into her advice and in the text's examples of good professional writing--for a uniquely useful text that remains enjoyable to read and to teach from. Best of all, the text's short, easy-to-read essays ensure that your class time will focus not on what the readings mean, but on what they mean for your students' writing
ER  -