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- EXPOSITORY WRITING
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- CONTENTS
- CHAPTER I THE NATURE AND MATERIAL OF EXPOSITION
- CHAPTER II HOW TO WRITE EXPOSITION
- The Problem
- The Controlling Purpose
- Source of the Controlling Purpose
- a. The Subject itself
- b. The Writer's Attitude
- c. The Reader
- d. Relative Value of Sources
- a. The Subject itself
- b. The Writer's Attitude
- c. The Reader
- d. Relative Value of Sources
- The Controlling Purpose and the Emotional Reaction
- "SOLEMN-LOOKING BLOKES"[5]
- "SOLEMN-LOOKING BLOKES"[5]
- Proper Use of the Controlling Purpose
- Practical Use of the Controlling Purpose
- Selection of Material
- The Ordering of the Material
- AN IDYL OF THE HONEY-BEE[7]
- PULVIS ET UMBRA[8]
- Selection of Material
- The Ordering of the Material
- AN IDYL OF THE HONEY-BEE[7]
- PULVIS ET UMBRA[8]
- OUTLINES
- The Value of Outlines
- The Form of the Outline
- First Outline of "An Idyl of the Honey-Bee"
- Second Outline of "An Idyl of the Honey-Bee"
- The Value of Outlines
- The Form of the Outline
- First Outline of "An Idyl of the Honey-Bee"
- Second Outline of "An Idyl of the Honey-Bee"
- EXERCISES
- CHAPTER III DEFINITION
- The Process of Definition
- The Two Main Classes of Definitions
- General Cautions
- Methods of Defining
- a. The Method of Illustration
- b. The Method of Comparison or Contrast
- c. The Method of Division
- d. The Method of Repetition
- e. The Method of Elimination
- f. The Method of Showing Origin, Cause, Effect
- a. The Method of Illustration
- b. The Method of Comparison or Contrast
- c. The Method of Division
- d. The Method of Repetition
- e. The Method of Elimination
- f. The Method of Showing Origin, Cause, Effect
- EXERCISES
- CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS
- The Two Classes of Analysis
- Formal Analysis
- Informal Analysis
- Kinds of Informal Analysis
- a. Enumeration
- b. Equation
- c. Statement of Significance
- d. Relationship
- e. Statement of a Problem
- a. Enumeration
- b. Equation
- c. Statement of Significance
- d. Relationship
- e. Statement of a Problem
- Principles of Analysis
- EXERCISES
- CHAPTER V MECHANISMS, PROCESSES, AND ORGANIZATIONS
- General Cautions
- Centralization
- Processes
- Mechanisms
- Organizations
- Aids in Gaining Clearness
- Aids in Gaining Interest
- THE PERFECT AUTOMATIC CARPET-LAYER
- THE PERFECT AUTOMATIC CARPET-LAYER
- EXERCISES
- CHAPTER VI CRITICISM
- Requirements demanded of the Critic
- a. Ability to analyze
- b. Knowledge of the General Field
- c. Common Sense
- d. Open-mindedness
- a. Ability to analyze
- b. Knowledge of the General Field
- c. Common Sense
- d. Open-mindedness
- Methods of Criticism
- a. The Historical Method
- b. The Method by Standards
- c. The Appreciative Method
- a. The Historical Method
- b. The Method by Standards
- c. The Appreciative Method
- Practical Helps
- EXERCISES
- Requirements demanded of the Critic
- CHAPTER VII THE INFORMAL ESSAY
- THE PRIVILEGES OF AGE[87]
- A BREATH OF APRIL[88]
- THE AMATEUR CHESSMAN[89]
- PEOPLE
- THINGS
- NATURE
- CHAPTER VIII EXPOSITORY BIOGRAPHY
- The Problem
- The Chief Aid in Solving the Problem
- The Process of Solving the Problem
- 1. Defining the Character
- 2. Analyzing the Character
- 1. Defining the Character
- 2. Analyzing the Character
- The Use of Events in the Life
- a. Choice of Events
- b. Relation of Events to Personality
- c. Relation to Society and Times
- d. Rhetorical Value of Events
- a. Choice of Events
- b. Relation of Events to Personality
- c. Relation to Society and Times
- d. Rhetorical Value of Events
- The Problem of Telling the Truth
- The Danger of Making a "Lesson"
- The Rhetorical Form
- OLIVER GOLDSMITH[100]
- OLIVER GOLDSMITH[100]
- EXERCISES
- CHAPTER IX THE GATHERING OF MATERIAL FOR WRITING
- INDEX OF ILLUSTRATIVE SELECTIONS
- INDEX
- Transcriber's Note
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