Back to the lake: a reader & guide for writers

The reading process : good writers are good readers

Learning the basic moves of academic writing : putting in your oar

Elements of the essay : topic, thesis, coherence, tone, and style

The writing process

Writing and editing sentences

Writing paragraphs

Narration

Description

Example

Analysis

Cause and effect

Comparison and contrast

Classification

Definition

Argument

Combining the methods

Doing research, using sources.