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College Writing Skills, Media Edition, 5/e
John Langan, Atlantic Community College

An Introduction to Writing

Chapter Outline

  1. Point and Support
    1. An Important Difference between Talking and Writing
    2. Point and Support in a Paragraph
    3. Point and Support in an Essay
  2. Structure of the Traditional Essay
    1. A Model Essay
    2. Parts of an Essay
    3. Diagram of an Essay
  3. Benefits of Writing the Traditional Essay
    1. Writing as a Skill
    2. Writing as a Process of Discovery
    3. Writing a Journal
    4. Using a Computer
      1. Some Tips on Using a Computer
      2. Using a Computer at Each Stage of the Writing Process
  4. Review Activities
  5. Using This Text