Writer's Resources From Sentence to Paragraph

Focusing on the writing process and early writing assignments, this workbook introduces peers whose writing samples are developed and followed throughout the book. An accompanying interactive CD-ROM provides additional exercises and instructional support.

Preface

xi

About the Text

xi

Organization

xii

Features

xii

Supplements

xiii

Acknowledgments

xiii

About the Authors

xiv

To the Student

xv

Part I: Making the Transition to College

1

(24)

Getting Started

3

(12)

Getting to Know Your Materials

4

(2)

Getting to Know Your Classmates

6

(2)

Working with Classmates

8

(3)

Getting Organized

11

(4)

Setting Goals and Overcoming Obstacles

15

(10)

Examining Attitudes and Expectations

16

(1)

Setting Long-Term Goals

17

(1)

Setting Short-Term Goals

18

(1)

Problem Solving

19

(6)

Part II: Beginning College Writing

25

(64)

Using a Journal

27

(6)

What Is a Writer's Journal?

28

(1)

Your Journal

29

(2)

Suggested Journal Topics

31

(2)

Writing a Paragraph

33

(32)

Understanding the Assignment

34

(1)

Narrowing the Topic

34

(4)

Determining the Writing Context

38

(1)

Formulating a Topic Sentence

39

(3)

Developing the Topic Sentence with Supporting Details

42

(1)

Generating Ideas for Support

42

(11)

Drafting

53

(9)

Reviewing the Paragraph Writing Process

62

(2)

Getting the Paragraph Back

64

(1)

Patterns of Development

65

(24)

Narration

65

(5)

Illustration or Example

70

(5)

Comparison and Contrast

75

(7)

Cause and Effect

82

(7)

Part III: Grammar, Punctuation, and Mechanics

89

(184)

Learning to Write Correctly

91

(6)

Be Curious

91

(1)

Rely on Your Resources

91

(2)

Become a Skillful Learner

93

(4)

Capitalization

97

(8)

Sentence Beginnings

97

(1)

Proper Nouns

98

(7)

Problem Words

105

(12)

List I

106

(5)

List II

111

(6)

Parts of Speech

117

(16)

Nouns

118

(1)

Pronouns

119

(2)

Adjectives

121

(3)

Verbs

124

(1)

Adverbs

125

(3)

Prepositions

128

(1)

Conjunctions

129

(2)

Interjections

131

(2)

Word Choice

133

(14)

Effective Word Choice

134

(5)

Ineffective Word Choice

139

(8)

Subject-Verb Identification

147

(12)

Subjects

148

(4)

Verbs

152

(7)

Subject-Verb Agreement

159

(16)

Singular and Plural Subjects

159

(1)

Subject-Verb Agreement Rules

160

(15)

Verb Tenses

175

(14)

Forming the Past Tense and Past Participle

175

(6)

Using the Past Participle

181

(3)

Avoiding Shifts in Tense

184

(5)

Sentence Parts and Types

189

(6)

Definition of a Sentence

189

(1)

Definition of a Clause

190

(1)

Definition of a Phrase

190

(1)

Sentence Types

191

(1)

Sentence Purposes

192

(3)

Sentence Fragments

195

(10)

Types of Fragments

196

(3)

Identifying and Correcting Fragments

199

(6)

Run-ons

205

(8)

Types of Run-ons

206

(1)

Identifying and Correcting Run-ons

207

(6)

Commas

213

(16)

The Purpose of Using Commas

213

(1)

The Two Most Important Comma Rules: Compound Sentences and Introductory Elements

213

(8)

Other Useful Comma Rules: Transitions, Series, Dates

221

(8)

Pronoun Agreement

229

(12)

Pronoun Agreement

230

(4)

Avoiding Shifts in Number and Person

234

(7)

Apostrophes

241

(10)

Contractions

241

(1)

Possession

242

(5)

Letters and Numerals

247

(4)

Sentence Combining

251

(14)

Coordination

252

(4)

Subordination

256

(3)

Using Coordination and Subordination

259

(6)

Sentence Variety

265

(8)

Sentence Variety Techniques

266

(7)

Part IV: Readings

273

(78)

Successful Reading Strategies

275

(6)

Active Reading

275

(4)

Using a Reader's Journal

279

(2)

Measles, Mumps, and Chicken Pox

281

(3)

Faith Andrews Bedford

Papa, the Philosopher

284

(4)

Leo Buscaglia

Consider This

288

(4)

Jack Canfield

The First Job

292

(2)

Sandra Cisneros

From An American Childhood

294

(4)

Annie Dillard

From The Bats

298

(4)

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

The Girl Who Helped the Samburu

302

(3)

Cathy Dyson

The Coming Job Boom

305

(6)

Daniel Eisenberg

Too Good to Be True

311

(3)

John Garrity

The Man Who Planted Trees

314

(4)

Jean Giono

From Long Quiet Highway

318

(4)

Natalie Goldberg

Blind to Failure

322

(7)

Karl Taro Greenfeld

What Happens to a Dream Deferred?

329

(1)

Langston Hughes

The River

329

(3)

Bruce Springsteen

Saying Good-Bye

332

(3)

Cynthia Jabs

When Life Imitates Video

335

(3)

John Leo

From I Just Wanna Be Average

338

(4)

Mike Rose

Boys to Men

342

(4)

Ellen Sherman

From The Knock Out

346

(5)

Brent Staples

Part V: Appendixes

351

(44)

Appendix A: English as a Second Language (ESL)

353

(22)

Appendix B: Spelling

375

(6)

Appendix C: Creating a Portfolio

381

(6)

Appendix D: Paragraph Writing Checklists

387

(8)

Index

395

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Writer's Resources From Sentence to Paragraph (with Writer's Resources 2.0 BCA/iLrn CD-ROM)

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