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Instead of putting whole sentences or phrases to paper, this prewriting technique involves creating a list. It might contain various individual thoughts or ideas that make sense in a particular order, and/or ideas that are linked together by association with previous ideas. | WRITE BETTER ESSAYS IN JUST 20 MINUTES A DAY 2nd Edition Learn iNq Express NEW YORK Copyright 2006 LearningExpress LLC. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by LearningExpress LLC New York. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Write better essays in just 20 minutes a day 2nd ed. p. cm. Rev. ed. of Write better essays in just 20 minutes a day Elizabeth Chesla. 1st ed. 2000. ISBN 1-57685-546-5 1. English language Rhetoric Problems exercises etc. 2. Essays Authorship Problems exercises etc. 3. Report writing Problems exercises etc. I. Chesla Elizabeth L. Write better essays in just 20 minutes a day. II. LearningExpress Organization III. Title Write better essays in just twenty minutes a day. 2006 dc22 2006000438 Printed in the United States of America 987654321 Second Edition For information or to place an order contact LearningExpress at 55 Broadway 8th Floor New York NY 10006 Or visit us at Contents INTRODUCTION 1 PRETEST 7 SECTION 1 Planning the Essay 17 LESSON 1 Thinking about Audience and Purpose 19 LESSON 2 Understanding the Assigned Topic 25 LESSON 3 Brainstorming Techniques Freewriting and Listing 31 LESSON 4 More Brainstorming Techniques The 5 W s and Mapping 37 LESSON 5 Choosing a Topic and Developing a Thesis 43 LESSON 6 Outlining and Organizational Strategies 49 LESSON 7 More Organizational Strategies 57 SECTION 2 Drafting the Essay 63 LESSON 8 Thesis Statements and the Drafting Process 65 LESSON 9 Paragraphs and Topic Sentences 71 LESSON 1O Providing Support 77 LESSON 11 Strategies for Convincing 85