Strausser, Jeffrey. <br/><br/>
Painless writing / 
Jeffrey Strausser ; illustrated by Denise Gilgannon. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Hauppauge, N.Y. :  Barron's,  c2009. 
 - viii, 245 p. :  ill ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Clean up preposition clutter -- Spice up your writing -- Silence the passive voice -- Reduce nominalizations and activate your writing -- Smooth out your writing -- Harness the power of the comma -- Add rhythm to your writing -- Gremlins in your writing -- Create a template for your term paper. 
<br/><br/> A guide to writing essays and class assignments that provides tips on enlivening writing with images, smoothing out sentences, eliminating the passive voice, and adding rhythm to prose, and includes quizzes. 
<br/><br/> 6.7  Follett Library Resources.  5-8  Follett Library Resources. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780764142345 (pbk.) 0764142348 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008044349 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching (Middle school)--Juvenile literature.<br/>Report writing--Juvenile literature.<br/>English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching.<br/>Report writing.<br/>English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching.<br/>Report writing.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB1631  / .S822 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>808/.0420712