Chpter9 Drafting and Revising Definitions and Descriptions
Understanding the Role of Definitions 220 Analyzing the Writing Situation for Definitions 221 Determining the Kind of Definition to Write 222 Writing Parenthetical Definitions 222 Writing Sentence Definitions 223 GUIDELINES: Writing Effective Sentence Definitions 224 Deciding Where to Place the Definition 231 Understanding the Role of Descriptions 232 Analyzing the Writing Situation for Descriptions 233 Writing the Description 234 Clearly Indicate the Nature and Scope of the Description 234 Introduce the Description Clearly 235 Provide Appropriate Detail 236 GUIDELINES: Providing Appropriate Detail in Descriptions 237 Conclude the Description 238 Analyzing Sample Descriptions 239 Revision Checklist 245 Exercises 246 Research Projects 248 CASE: Describing a New Fighter Jet 249