exposition (rhetoric)

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Pictures and easy-to-follow text help students write interesting and effective expository paragraphs about NativeAmerican art and culture, with an overview of each step in the paragraph-writing process as well as activities, charts, and vocabulary exercises. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

Pictures and easy-to-follow text help students write interesting and effective expository paragraphs about NativeAmerican art and culture, with an overview of each step in the paragraph-writing process as well as activities, charts, and vocabulary exercises.

A collection of writing exercises designed to help nonfiction writers improve their skills, with exercises from top writers and teachers.

A guide to writing college application essays, outlining the role of the application essay, providing step-by-step advice on the actual writing, identifying common problems students face when composing essays, and critiquing over fifty essays written by students who were admitted to distinguished schools.

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