TY - BOOK AU - Withrow, Jean ; TI - Effective writing : writing skills for intermediate students of American English : student's book SN - 0521316081 U1 - 428.24 PY - 1987/// CY - Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : PB - Cambridge University Press, KW - English language -- United States -- Rhetoric -- Problems, exercises, etc. KW - English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers. KW - Report writing -- Problems, exercises, etc. KW - English language -- Rhetoric. KW - English language. KW - Report writing. KW - United States N1 - Formal and informal letters -- Writing a story -- Reports -- Articles -- Instructions -- Business letters and memos -- Stating an opinion I -- Stating an opinion II N2 - Effective Writing develops intermediate students' writing skills through problem-solving activities. Effective Writing is designed to help students develop their writing skills through problem-solving activities. By completing certain tasks such as organizing ideas, selecting and ordering information, using reporting words, using attitude words, using linking words and phrases, writing beginning and ending paragraphs, and punctuating sentences, students become aware of what constitutes a well-written text ER -