A great DVD for anyone - students and non-students alike - who wants to write a terrific paper or polish his or her writing skills. This DVD will teach you everything from how to state and support a position, to collecting supporting information and writing a thesis statement. The Standard Deviants will help you become a better writer in no time! The Standard Deviants: Writing Basics covers: Stating and supporting a position, the general characteristics of college writing, the writing process, clarifying your assignment, looking for key words, freewriting, purpose, audience, format, journals, collecting information, print sources, computer sources, outlining, clustering, rough drafts, getting feedback, organization, the introduction, the thesis statement, revising your thesis, transition sentences, revising your rough draft, paraphrasing, integrating sources, the conclusion.
With our DVDs, you can jump around with the touch of a button and skip over those sections you have already mastered. These highly interactive DVDs also permit you to interact directly with the tutorial through drill-style quizzes and multiple-choice tests.
