Better Themes: A College Textbook of Writing and Re-writingHarcourt, Brace, 1936 - 416 pages |
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... theme . Also make no attempt to give the theme point . Simply note what hap- pened or what was said . When the theme has been written , search it for theme subjects , narrative , descriptive , and ex- pository . If the details of the theme ...
... theme . Also make no attempt to give the theme point . Simply note what hap- pened or what was said . When the theme has been written , search it for theme subjects , narrative , descriptive , and ex- pository . If the details of the theme ...
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... THEME SO ARRANGED THAT MY MATERIAL IS MOST EFFECTIVELY PRESENTED ? ( That is , have I attained emphasis ? ) 4. HAVE I AT ANY TIME SHIFTED MY point of view , and , if so , WAS THERE A PURPOSE BACK OF THAT SHIFT , AND IS THE PUR- POSE ...
... THEME SO ARRANGED THAT MY MATERIAL IS MOST EFFECTIVELY PRESENTED ? ( That is , have I attained emphasis ? ) 4. HAVE I AT ANY TIME SHIFTED MY point of view , and , if so , WAS THERE A PURPOSE BACK OF THAT SHIFT , AND IS THE PUR- POSE ...
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... theme , study it car fully . Base your analysis on the following questions : 1. Have I stuck firmly to my subject ? ( That is , has my theme as a whole unity ? ) Pages 35-37- 2. Have I gone from one idea to the next without a break and ...
... theme , study it car fully . Base your analysis on the following questions : 1. Have I stuck firmly to my subject ? ( That is , has my theme as a whole unity ? ) Pages 35-37- 2. Have I gone from one idea to the next without a break and ...
Contents
CLEARING THE GROUND 3370 ΙΟ | 3 |
TOPICS FOR THEMES | 14 |
WRITING THE THEME | 23 |
Copyright | |
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