PowerPoint Programs supporting COM4441

The following links will open PowerPoint Programs I have created that will complement studies introduced in your textbook.  They include principles selected from various resources and should prove useful as additional concepts.  They were originally created as guidelines that I use in lecture classes, and for that reason, they reflect more of outlines of concepts rather than fully developed explanations.

Note: you will need to have the PowerPoint viewer installed on your computer in order to open and view these presentations.

Composition Fundamentals

Plan of the Essay

Composing Introductions and Conclusions

Primary and Secondary Development in Paragraphs

Types of Meaning and Three Paragraph Patterns

Tips for Active Reading

The Nature of Insight

Arenas of Language Use

Analysis of Voice in Writing

Essay Patterns

Descriptive Writing

Examples of Description

Process Analysis

Layouts for Directional Process Analysis

Comparison and Contrast

Cause and Effect

The Analytical Paragraph (see the Cause and Effect instructions)

Designing Effective Essays for the Business World