Essays and Arguments: A Handbook for Writing Student Essays

Author:   Ian Johnston
Publisher:   Broadview Press Ltd
Edition:   Revised Edition
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9781554812578


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   30 April 2015
Format:   Paperback
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How does one help undergraduate students learn quickly how to produce effectively organized, persuasive, well-reasoned essays? This book offers a straightforward, systematic introduction to some of the key elements of the construction of arguments in essay form. The focus here is on practical advice that will prove immediately useful to students—recommended procedures are emphasized, and detailed examples of academic and student writing are provided throughout. The book introduces the basics of argumentation before moving on to the structure and organization of essays. Planning and outlining the essay, writing strong thesis statements, organizing coherent paragraphs, and writing effective introductions and conclusions are among the subjects discussed. A separate section concisely explores issues specific to essays about literary works.

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Author:   Ian Johnston
Publisher:   Broadview Press Ltd
Imprint:   Broadview Press Ltd
Edition:   Revised Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9781554812578


ISBN 10:   1554812577
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   30 April 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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In its focus on argument as the reason to write college essays in the first place, Essays And Arguments is a valuable resource for undergraduates. Ian Johnston shows how sentences and paragraphs become ideas, and in doing so equips students not just to construct their own arguments, but also to identify what is and is not an argument in the writing of others. Essays and Arguments is that rare composition text that will help students become better readers, as well as better writers. - Jonathan Beecher Field, Clemson University Teaching argumentation and essay-writing is extraordinarily difficult, and learning to argue and write is even harder, but Ian Johnston's Essays and Arguments provides an excellent resource for both writing instructors and students. Johnston's handbook is the product of years of in-class experience and offers a wealth of information about logic and argument, structure and evidence, and rhetoric and revision-all delivered with clarity and accessibility. The handbook includes substantial sections on writing about literature, but it discusses a range of essay genres (including review essays and historical essays) such that other disciplines will benefit from the book too. Johnston's examples are clear, wide-ranging, vivid, and enormously helpful. Essays and Arguments is a worthwhile addition to any writing instructor's library and a useful tool for any student. - Lindsey Michael Banco, University of Saskatchewan Ian Johnston's book is not trendy. It covers essential, enduring troubles of argumentation, especially matters of organization and structure. Johnson combines a lucid introduction to everyday logic with practical advice on composing arguments. The bulk of the text-examples of patterns typically found in novice academic papers and the revised versions of those examples-are familiar but not tired. In other words, the examples feel helpfully accessible. The book deserves serious consideration for standard university writing courses. - Glenn Simshaw, Scripps College


In its focus on argument as the reason to write college essays in the first place, Essays And Arguments is a valuable resource for undergraduates. Ian Johnston shows how sentences and paragraphs become ideas, and in doing so equips students not just to construct their own arguments, but also to identify what is and is not an argument in the writing of others. Essays and Arguments is that rare composition text that will help students become better readers, as well as better writers. - Jonathan Beecher Field, Clemson University Teaching argumentation and essay-writing is extraordinarily difficult, and learning to argue and write is even harder, but Ian Johnston's Essays and Arguments provides an excellent resource for both writing instructors and students. Johnston's handbook is the product of years of in-class experience and offers a wealth of information about logic and argument, structure and evidence, and rhetoric and revision--all delivered with clarity and accessibility. The handbook includes substantial sections on writing about literature, but it discusses a range of essay genres (including review essays and historical essays) such that other disciplines will benefit from the book too. Johnston's examples are clear, wide-ranging, vivid, and enormously helpful. Essays and Arguments is a worthwhile addition to any writing instructor's library and a useful tool for any student. - Lindsey Michael Banco, University of Saskatchewan Ian Johnston's book is not trendy. It covers essential, enduring troubles of argumentation, especially matters of organization and structure. Johnson combines a lucid introduction to everyday logic with practical advice on composing arguments. The bulk of the text--examples of patterns typically found in novice academic papers and the revised versions of those examples--are familiar but not tired. In other words, the examples feel helpfully accessible. The book deserves serious consideration for standard university writing courses. - Glenn Simshaw, Scripps College


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Ian Johnston is Emeritus Professor at Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, British Columbia.

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