• The Write Way presents a process-based approach to academic English writing for humanities, social sciences, and business majors. This book helps students develop their writing ability by starting with pre-writing and progressing through sentences, paragraphs, essays, and reports.
• The Write Way covers several styles of writing, including definition, classification, cause and effect, and persuasive. In addition, the Building Blocks section introduces students to the finer points and techniques of writing that are normally not covered in English coursebooks.
• The final section focuses on helping students develop their research skills so that they can effectively incorporate and cite information from print and online sources.
• The Write Way is intended to form the main text for a comprehensive task-based course for students of all levels. It is structured to facilitate flexibility in learners' approach to writing.
The Writing Process
Format
Pre-Writing
Sentences
Paragraphs
Essays
Styles of Writing
Definition Writing
Descriptive Writing
Classification Writing
Compare and Contrast Writing
Cause and Effect Writing
Persuasive Writing
Reports
Business Reports
Social Science Reports
Building Blocks
Articles
Capitalization
Prepositions
Conditionals
Modals
Adjectives
Active vs. Passive Voice
Comparatives and Superlatives
Using Non-English Words in English
Academic Writing Techniques
Professional Writing Techniques
Italics and Quotation Marks
Logical Fallacies
Paraphrasing and Summarizing
Research Skills
Research and Writing
In-Text Citations
Quotations
Works Cited