Chapter One:Outlining 1
Chapter Two:Resume and Cover Letter 6
Resume 6
Letter of Application(job) 11
Letter of Application(study) 15
Chapter Three:Letters for Special Purposes 21
Friendly Letter 21
Business Letters(introduction) 22
Letter of Inquiry 26
Letter of Thanks 29
Letter of Complaint 30
Letter to the Editor 32
Envelope 34
Chapter Four:Using Sources 37
Quoting 37
Documentation 42
Paraphrasing 45
Chapter Five:Summarizing 54
Summary 55
Abstract 58
Chapter Six:Short Documented Paper 61
Chapter Seven:Technical Proposal 71
Request for Proposal 72
Technical Proposal 73
Chapter Eight:Progress Report 80
Chapter Nine:Argumentation 81
Characteristics of an Argument 88
Logical Fallacies 91
Developing Argumentative Theses 93
Supporting an Argument 96
Diagramming the Argument 98