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A highly visual, theme-based approach to writing that meets you where you are, and guides you to where you need to be.

The Writer’s World series integrates essential elements that are simply not found in other writing books – a stimulating visual program, thoughtful coverage for nonnative speakers, and effective strategies that address the skill levels of all readers. Authors Lynne Gaetz and Suneeti Phadke draw upon their more than 30 years of combined teaching experience to reach as many readers as possible, by meeting their needs and addressing their individual interests and abilities. The authors’ innovative instruction seamlessly infuses material for both native and nonnative speakers, while their exercises and activities encourage active participation and collaboration. The engaging design, open layout, and dynamic images support visual learners and prompt critical thinking.

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Lynne Gaetz, a professor of English language and literature, has been teaching at the college level for over 20 years. She obtained a masters degree in English literature, as well as a TESL diploma and a college teaching diploma. In addition to the series, The Writer’s World, she has written over 30 successful English second language textbooks for college-level students. Her most recent series, containing a separate skills and grammar component, is Avenues. In her spare time, she loves creating art; her preference is mixed media and oil painting. She is also an avid traveler, who intends to visit every continent.

Suneeti Phadke has a graduate degree in Russian language and literature, as well as a bachelor of education degree in teaching English as a second language. She has been teaching English language and literature to college students for more than 20 years. She started her writing career around the same time as her teaching career. Her first writing project was to develop correspondence courses for college-level English for the Quebec Ministry of Education. This experience led her to writing academic textbooks for Pearson. Currently, she is also trying her hand at other types of writing, such as short stories and poetry. 

Part I: The Writing Process

1. Exploring

2. Developing the Main Idea

3. Developing the Essay Plan

4. Developing the First Draft

5. Revising and Editing

Part II: Essay Patterns

6.  Illustration

7.  Narration

8.  Description

9.  Process

10. Definition

11. Classification

12. Comparison and Contrast

13. Cause and Effect

14. Argument

Part III: More College and Workplace Writing

15. The Essay Exam

16. Summarizing

17. The Research Essay

18. The Response Essay

19. The Résumé and Letter of Application

Part IV:  Editing Handbook

SECTION 1: EFFECTIVE SENTENCES

THEME: Conflict

20. Subjects and Verbs in Simple Sentences

21. Sentence Combining

22. Sentence Variety

SECTION 2: COMMON SENTENCE ERRORS

THEME: Urban Development

23. Fragments

24. Run-Ons

25. Faulty Parallel Structure

26. Mistakes with Modifiers

SECTION 3: VERBS

THEME: Travel and Survival

27. Subject—Verb Agreement

28. Verb Tenses

29. Problems with Verbs

SECTION 4: MORE PARTS OF SPEECH

THEME: Inventions and Discoveries

30. Nouns, Determiners, and Prepositions

31. Pronouns

32. Adjectives and Adverbs

SECTION 5: WORD USE AND SPELLING

THEME: Our Natural World

33. Exact Language

34. Spelling and Commonly Confused Words

SECTION 6: PUNCTUATION AND MECHANICS

THEME: Human Development

35. Commas

36. Apostrophes

37. Quotation Marks, Capitalization, and Titles

38. Numbers and Additional Punctuation

SECTION 7: EDITING

39. Editing Practice

Part V: Reading Selections and Strategies

40. Reading Strategies

41. Reading Selections

Conflict

Urban Development and Our Natural World

Inventions and Discoveries

Travel and Survival

Human Development

Appendices

Appendix 1: Irregular Verbs

Appendix 2: Using APA Style

Credits

Index

Revising Checklist for an Essay

Inside Back Cover

Editing Checklist

Revising and Editing Symbols

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