- ISBN: 9781260030228 | 1260030229
- Cover: Loose-leaf
- Copyright: 1/9/2018
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Contents
Readings Listed by Rhetorical Mode 0
Preface 0
Part 1 Essay Writing 1
- An Introduction to Writing 0
Point and Support 0
Structure of the Traditional Essay 0
Benefits of ?Writing the Traditional Essay 00
Writing as a Skill 00
Writing as a Process of Discovery 00
Writing as a Way to Communicate with Others 00
Keeping a Journal 00
Using Technology to Work Efficiently 00
MLA Format 00
Review Activities 00
Using This Text 00
- The Writing Process 00
Prewriting 00
Writing a First Draft 00
Revising 00
Editing 00
Review Activities 00
- The First and Second Steps in Essay Writing 00
Step 1: Begin with a Point, or Thesis 00
Step 2: Support the Thesis with Specific Evidence 00
Practice in Advancing and Supporting a Thesis 00
- The Third Step in Essay Writing 00
Step 3: Organize and Connect the Specific Evidence 00
Introductions, Conclusions, and Titles 00
Practice in Organizing and Connecting Specific Evidence 000
- The Fourth Step in Essay Writing 000
Revising Sentences 000
Editing Sentences 000
Practice in Revising Sentences 000
- Four Bases for Revising Essays 000
Base 1: Unity 000
Base 2: Support 000
Base 3: Coherence 000
Base 4: Sentence Skills 000
Practice in Using the Four Bases 000
- Developing an Essay 000
Important Considerations in Essay Development 000
The Writing Process in Action 000
A Look Ahead to Part Two: Patterns of Essay Development 000
Part 2 Patterns of Essay Development 000
- Description 000
Student Essays to Consider 000
Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Description 000
A Model Essay to Consider 000
READING Lou’s Place by Beth Johnson 000
- Narration 000
Student Essays to Consider 000
Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Narration 000
A Model Essay to Consider 000
READING The Teacher Who Changed My Life by Nicholas Gage 000
- Exemplification 000
Student Essays to Consider 000
Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Exemplification 000
A Model Essay to Consider 000
READING Dad by Andrew H. Malcolm 000
- Process 000
Student Essays to Consider 000
Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Process 000
A Model Essay to Consider 000
READING How to Do Well on a Job Interview by Glenda Davis 000
- Cause and/or Effect 000
Student Essays to Consider 000
Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Cause and/or Effect 000
A Model Essay to Consider 000
READING Taming the Anger Monster by Anne Davidson 000
- Comparison and/or Contrast 000
Methods of Development 000
Student Essays to Consider 000
Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Comparison and/or Contrast 000
A Model Essay to Consider 000
READING Born to Be Different? by Camille Lewis 000
- Definition 000
Student Essays to Consider 000
Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Definition 000
A Model Essay to Consider 000
READING Propaganda Techniques in Today’s Advertising?by Ann McClintock 000
- Division-Classification 000
Student Essays to Consider 000
Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Division-Classification 000
A Model Essay to Consider 000
READING The 5 Types of Friends Worth Holding Onto for Dear Life by Shelley Emling 000
- Argument 000
Strategies for Argument 000
Student Essays to Consider 000
Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Argument 000
A Model Essay to Consider 000
READING Essay on the Importance of Teaching Failure?by Edward Burger 000
Part 3 Researching, Writing, and Documenting 000
- Information Literacy 000
Using Online Sources Effectively 000
Using the Library in the Context of the Digital World 000
- Summarizing and Paraphrasing 000
Identifying and Avoiding Plagiarism 000
Writing a Summary 000
A Model Summary of an Article 000
Writing a Paraphrase 000
Using Direct Quotations 000
- Writing a Source-Based Essay 000
Planning Ahead and Taking Notes 000
Understanding How To Incorporate Sources 000
Citing Sources 000
A Model Literary Analysis 000
Model Rhetorical Analysis 000
- Writing a Research Essay 000
Getting Started and Creating a Schedule 000
Selecting a Topic That You Can Readily Research 000
Limiting Your Topic and Making the Purpose of Your Paper Clear 000
Brainstorming What You Know 000
Gathering Information on Your Limited Topic 000
Keeping Track of Your Sources and Taking Notes 000
Writing the Paper 000
A Model Research Essay 000
Part 4 Handbook of Sentence Skills 000
SECTION I Grammar 000
- Subjects and Verbs 000
A Simple Way to Find a Subject 000
A Simple Way to Find a Verb 000
More about Subjects and Verbs 000
- Fragments 000
Dependent-Word Fragments 000
-ing and to Fragments 000
Added-Detail Fragments 000
Missing-Subject Fragments 000
- Run-Ons 000
What Are Run-Ons? 000
Three Ways to Correct Run-Ons 000
- Regular and Irregular Verbs 000
Regular Verbs 000
Irregular Verbs 000
- Subject-Verb Agreement 000
Words between Subject and Verb 000
Verb before Subject 000
Compound Subjects 000
Indefinite Pronouns 000
- More about Verbs 000
Verb Tense 000
Helping Verbs 000
Verbals 000
- Pronoun Agreement and Reference 000
Pronoun Agreement 000
Pronoun Reference 000
- Pronoun Types 000
Subject and Object Pronouns 000
Possessive Pronouns 000
Demonstrative Pronouns 000
- Adjectives and Adverbs 000
Adjectives 000
Adverbs 000
- Misplaced Modifiers 000
Identifying and Correcting Misplaced Modifiers 000
- Dangling Modifiers 000
Identifying and Correcting Dangling Modifiers 000
SECTION II Mechanics and Punctuation 000
- Capital Letters 000
Main Uses of Capital Letters 000
Other Uses of Capital Letters 000
Unnecessary Use of Capitals 000
- Numbers and Abbreviations 000
Numbers 000
Abbreviations 000
- Apostrophe 000
Apostrophe in Contractions 000
Apostrophe to Show Ownership or Possession 000
- Quotation Marks 000
Quotation Marks to Set Off the Words of a Speaker or Writer 000
Quotation Marks to Set Off Titles of Short Works 000
Other Uses of Quotation Marks 000
- Comma 000
Six Main Uses of the Comma 000
SECTION III Word Use 000
- Commonly Confused Words 000
Homonyms 000
Other Words Frequently Confused 000
- Effective Word Choice 000
Slang 000
Clichés 000
Pretentious Words 000
SECTION IV Tests 000
- Editing Tests 000
Part 5 Readings for Writers 000
Introduction to the Readings 000
The Format of Each Selection 000
How to Read Well: Four General Steps 000
How to Answer the Comprehension Questions: Specific Hints 000
Building Self Awareness 000
from Self-Reliance
Ralph Waldo Emerson 000
Shame
Dick Gregory 000
I Became Her Target
Roger Wilkins 000
Stepping into the Light
Tanya Savory 000
Cultivating a Resilient Spirit
Brené Brown 000
The Certainty of Fear
Audra Kendall 000
One Hundred Years of the Secret Garden
Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina 000
Education and Learning 000
Single-Sex Schools: An Old Idea Whose Time Has Come
Diane Urbina 000
How to Make It in College, Now That You’re Here
Brian O’Keeney 000
College Lectures: Is Anybody Listening?
David Daniels 000
Brainology
Carol S. Dweck 000
Is Google Making Us Stupid?
Nicholas Carr 000
The Quiet Struggle of College Students with Kids
Gillian B. White 000
Challenging Societal Values 000
The Professor Is a Dropout
Beth Johnson 000
Chief Seattle’s Speech of 1854
Chief Seattle 000
Mayor of Rust
Sue Halpern 000
Is Sex All That Matters?
Joyce Garity 000
Moving Beyond Pain
bell hooks 000
When a Classmate Is a Former Inmate
Juleyka Lantigua-Williams 000
Index 000
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