Writing that Matters

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Practical Approaches to Effective Writing

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Writing that Matters offers practical guidance for becoming a more confident writer. From fundamentals and style to structure and lessons from master writers, you will develop skills that serve you throughout your academic journey.This compelling guide is an invaluable companion to Reading Literature and Thinking through Words. Robert DiYanni helps readers hone their craft, solidifying knowledge, and discovering new skills. Part One deals with fundamentals and considers what writing is in its essence: a way to think and to learn; a series of processes; and a way to develop the habit of writing—regular writing for practical purposes, including writing from reading. Parts Two and Three focus on style and structure with lots of expert analysis and practical exercises. Part Four reveals how to take your writing to the next level through learning important lessons from some of the best of teachers—master writers who continue to produce entertaining and thought-provoking work.Throughout the book, readers have opportunities to develop their ability and take pleasure in the progress they make using language to clarify their thinking and explain it to others. It provides students with expert guidance for analyzing and interpreting works of art, literature, and music.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-04-20
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor200
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781041172277

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Robert DiYanni is Professor of Humanities at New York University, USA where he serves on the faculties of the School of Professional Studies and the Stern School of Business, following a decade in the College of Arts and Science. His publications include The Pearson Guide to Critical and Creative Thinking (2014), Critical and Creative Thinking: A Brief Guide for Teachers (2015), and Critical Reading Across the Curriculum (with Anton Borst; 2017).

PrefacePART I: ESSENTIALS Chapter 1. Writing to LearnWriting Sentences, Writing ParagraphsSentences—Beginning ThinkingParagraphs—Developing ThinkingFinal ThoughtsApplications and ConsiderationsChapter 2. The Habit of WritingMotivations for Writing10 Obstacles to Writing10 Strategies for Developing the Habit of WritingConnecting Reading and WritingThe Need for FeedbackApplications and Considerations Chapter 3. Writing from ReadingAnnotatingFreewritingUsing a Double-Column NotebookSummarizingApplications and ConsiderationsChapter 4. The Writing ProcessPre-writing—Thinking and PlanningDraftingRevisingThree Aspects of RevisingImpediments to WritingFinal ThoughtsApplications and ConsiderationsPART II: STYLE Chapter 5. Words General and Specific, Abstract and ConcreteClichésColloquialismsSlangJargonEuphemismsSound and SenseEnglish Borrowings from Other LanguagesEtymologyDenotation and ConnotationLoaded WordsThe Power of Words: Connotation in ActionThe Prevalence of MetaphorMetaphor and MeaningMetaphor and PoliticsApplications and ConsiderationsChapter 6. Sentences (and Punctuation)The Cumulative Sentence The Periodic SentenceThe Parallel and Antithetical SentenceThe Inverted SentenceThe Interrupting SentenceThe Fragmentary SentenceThe Questioning SentenceSentence LengthSentence VarietyPunctuation and the SentenceColon and Semo-colonDashDouble-Dash and ParenthesesApplications and ConsiderationsChapter 7. Paragraphs Paragraph OrganizationTime and SpaceImportance and ClimaxCombining Paragraphs—Unity and CoherenceJoyas Voladoras, Brian DoyleSome Thoughts on the Common Toad, George OrwellNotes on Style and StructureFurther Notes on ThoughtApplications and ConsiderationsPART III: STRUCTURE Chapter 8. Aspects of FormTwo-Part FormsBefore-AfterProblem-SolutionThree-Part Forms Revision and FormForm in Nature and ArtApplications and ConsiderationsChapter 9. Modes of Discourse NarrationDescriptionArgumentationDiscourse Modes CombinedRichard Powers, “One, Two, Three…Infinity”Applications and ConsiderationsChapter 10. Patterns of ExpositionDefinitionIllustrationEnumerationProcess AnalysisComparison and ContrastClassificationCause and Effect AnalysisApplications and ConsiderationsPART IV: MASTERYChapter 11. Master ClassLeslie Jamison, “A Street Full of Splendid Strangers”Close Reading Style DictionSyntaxFigurative Language and Allusion Structure SubstanceChapter 12. Writing with the MastersGeorge OrwellAnnie DillardAdrienne RichE. B. WhiteJoan DidionLydia DavisMaxine Hong KingstonJohn McPheeRobert A. CaroMary KarrWilliam ZinsserJhumpa LahiriUrsula K. Le GuinZadie SmithAppendix: Writing, Thinking, and AIReferencesIndex