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Writing for Information and Understanding Chapter One: The Test Question Chapter Two: The Term Paper Assignment Chapter Three. This is the second stage of planning your essay where you’ll have to figure out exactly what information you need so that you don’t leave anything out. | Express Yourself WRITING SKILLS FOR HIGH SCHOOL Edith N. Wagner NEW YORK Copyright 2002 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 Wagner Edith N. Express yourself writing skills for high school by Edith Wagner. p. cm. ISBN 1-57685-403-5 alk. paper 1. Language arts Secondary 2. English language Composition and exercises. I. Title. LB1631 .W23 2002 808 .042 0712 dc21 2001050445 Printed in the United States of America 987654321 First Edition ISBN 1-57685-403-5 For more information or to place an order contact LearningExpress at 900 Broadway Suite 604 New York NY 10003 Or visit us at Contents Introduction iv How to Use this Book v Section 1 Writing for Information and Understanding 1 Chapter One The Test Question 3 Chapter Two The Term Paper Assignment 19 Chapter Three Everyday Writing 27 Section 2 Writing to Persuade 33 Chapter Four Thesis Statements and Effective Research 35 Chapter Five Writing for Persuasive Speaking 53 Chapter Six Persuasion in Everyday Writing 63 Section 3 Writing to Narrate 71 Chapter Seven Narratives for Personal Experience 75 Chapter Eight Narratives for Academic Purposes 85 Chapter Nine Narratives in Everyday Life 91 Section 4 Writing in Response to Literature 97 Chapter Ten Writing About Poetry 99 Chapter Eleven Writing About Prose Fiction 113 Chapter Twelve Writing About Drama 127 Appendix A Tips for Peer Review 135 Appendix B Answers and Explanations .