Foundations First with Readings Sentences and Paragraphs
, by Kirszner, Laurie G.; Mandell, Stephen R.
- ISBN: 9781457633454 | 1457633450
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 10/17/2014
Breaking down the steps necessary to excel in college writing, Foundations First with Readings allows you to use your own writing as a starting off point to develop your abilities and reinforce your writing skills.
During their long collaboration, Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell have written a number of best-selling college texts for Bedford/St. Martin's, including Patterns for College Writing, Foundations First, Writing First, Focus on Writing, and, most recently, Practical Argument. Laurie Kirszner is a Professor of English, Emeritus at the University of the Sciences, where she has taught composition, literature, creative writing, and scientific writing, and served as coordinator of the first-year writing program. Stephen Mandell is a Professor of English at Drexel University, where he founded and directed the basic writing program and has taught composition, literature, speech, and technical and business writing.
Unit One
Strategies for College Success
An Introduction to College Writing
1 Reading for Academic Success
A Becoming an Active Reader
B Reading Written Texts
C Reading in College, in the Community, and in the Workplace
Review Checklist: Reading for Academic Success
UNIT TWO
Writing Effective Paragraphs
2 Writing a Paragraph
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Understanding Paragraph Structure
B Focusing on Your Assignment, Purpose, and Audience
C Finding Ideas to Write About
D Identifying Your Main Idea and Writing a Topic Sentence xx
E Choosing Supporting Points
F Arranging Your Supporting Points
G Drafting Your Paragraph
H TESTing Your Paragraph
I Revising Your Paragraph
Self-Assessment Checklist: Revising Your Paragraph
Review Checklist: Writing a Paragraph
3 TESTing Your Paragraph
A TESTing for a Topic Sentence
B TESTing for Evidence
C TESTing for a Summary Statement
D TESTing for Transitions
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: TESTing Your Paragraphs
4 Exemplification
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A What Is Exemplification?
B Reading an Exemplification Paragraph
C Writing an Exemplification Paragraph
TESTing an Exemplification Paragraph
Chapter Review
5 Narration
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A What Is Narration?
B Reading a Narrative Paragraph
C Writing a Narrative Paragraph
TESTing a Narrative Paragraph
Chapter Review
6 Description
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A What Is Description?
B Reading a Descriptive Paragraph
C Writing a Descriptive Paragraph
TESTing a Descriptive Paragraph
Chapter Review
7 Process
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A What Is Process?
B Reading a Process Paragraph
C Writing a Process Paragraph
TESTing a Process Paragraph
Chapter Review
8 Cause and Effect
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A What Is Cause and Effect?
B Reading a Cause-and-Effect Paragraph
TESTing a Cause-and-Effect Paragraph
Chapter Review
9 Comparison and Contrast
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A What Is Comparison and Contrast?
B Reading a Comparison-and-Contrast Paragraph
C Writing a Comparison-and-Contrast Paragraph
TESTing a Comparison-and-Contrast Paragraph
Chapter Review
10 Classification
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A What Is Classification?
B Reading a Classification Paragraph
C Writing a Classification Paragraph
TESTing a Classification Paragraph
Chapter Review
11 Definition
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A What Is Definition?
B Reading a Definition Paragraph
C Writing a Definition Paragraph
TESTing a Definition Paragraph
Chapter Review
12 Argument
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A What Is Argument?
B Reading an Argument Paragraph
C Writing an Argument Paragraph
TESTing an Argument Paragraph
Chapter Review
13 Writing an Essay
A Understanding Essay Structure
B Focusing on Your Assignment, Purpose, and Audience
C Finding Ideas to Write About
D Identifying Your Main Idea and Stating Your Thesis
E Choosing and Arranging Your Supporting Points
F Drafting Your Essay
G TESTing Your Essay
H Revising and Editing Your Essay
Self-Assessment Checklist: Editing Your Essay
Self-Assessment Checklist: Revising Your Essay
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Writing an Essay
Unit Three
Writing Effective Sentences
14 Writing Simple Sentences
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Identifying Subjects
B Recognizing Singular and Plural Subjects
C Identifying Prepositional Phrases
D Identifying Action Verbs
E Identifying Linking Verbs
F Identifying Helping Verbs
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Writing Simple Sentences
15 Writing Compound Sentences
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Using Coordinating Conjunctions
B Using Semicolons
C Using Transitional Words and Phrases
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Writing Compound Sentences
16 Writing Complex Sentences
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Using Subordinating Conjunctions
B Punctuating with Subordinating Conjunctions
C Using Relative Pronouns
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Writing Complex Sentences
17 Fine-Tuning Your Sentences
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Varying Sentence Openings
B Combining Sentences
C Choosing Exact Words
D Using Concise Language
E Avoiding Clichés
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Fine-Tuning Your Sentences
18 Using Parallelism
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Recognizing Parallel Structure
B Using Parallel Structure
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Using Parallelism
UNIT REVIEW
UNIT FOUR
Solving Common Sentence Problems
19 Run-Ons
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Recognizing Run-Ons
B Correcting Run-Ons
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Run-Ons
20 Fragments
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Recognizing Fragments
B Missing-Subject Fragments
C Phrase Fragments
D Incomplete-Verb Fragments
E Infinitive Fragments
F Dependent Clause Fragments
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Fragments
21 Subject-Verb Agreement
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Understanding Subject-Verb Agreement
B Be, Have, and Do
C Compound Subjects
D Phrases between Subject and Verb
E Indefinite Pronoun Subjects
F Verbs before Subjects
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Subject-Verb Agreement
22 Illogical Shifts
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Shifts in Tense
B Shifts in Person
C Shifts in Voice
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Illogical Shifts
23 Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Correcting Dangling Modifiers
B Correcting Misplaced Modifiers
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers
UNIT REVIEW
UNIT FIVE
Understanding Basic Grammar
24 Verbs: Past Tense
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Regular Verbs
B Irregular Verbs
C Problem Verbs: Be
D Problem Verbs: Can/Could and Will/Would
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Verbs: Past Tense
25 Verbs: Past Participles
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Regular Past Participles
B Irregular Past Participles
C The Present Perfect Tense
D The Past Perfect Tense
E Past Participles as Adjectives
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Verbs: Past Participles
26 Nouns
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Nouns
B Recognizing Singular and Plural Nouns
C Forming Plural Nouns
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Nouns
27 Pronouns
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Identifying Pronouns
B Special Problems with Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
C Vague and Unnecessary Pronouns
D Pronoun Case
E Special Problems with Pronoun Case
F Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Pronouns
28 Adjectives and Adverbs
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Identifying Adjectives and Adverbs
B Comparatives and Superlatives
C Demonstrative Adjectives
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Adjectives and Adverbs
29 Grammar and Usage Issues for ESL Writers
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Subjects in Sentences
B Count and Noncount Nouns
C Determiners with Count and Noncount Nouns
D Articles
E Negative Statements and Questions
F Verb Tense
G Stative Verbs
H Gerunds
I Choosing Prepositions
J Prepositions in Phrasal Verbs
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Grammar and Usage Issues for ESL Writers
UNIT REVIEW
UNIT SIX
Understanding Punctuation, Mechanics, and Spelling
30 Using Commas
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Commas in a Series
B Commas with Introductory and Transitional Elements
C Commas with Appositives
D Commas with Nonrestrictive Clauses
E Commas in Compound and Complex Sentences
F Commas in Dates and Addresses
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Using Commas
31 Using Apostrophes
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Apostrophes in Contractions
B Apostrophes in Possessives
C Incorrect Use of Apostrophes
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Using Apostrophes
32 Using Other Punctuation Marks
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Semicolons
B Colons
C Dashes and Parentheses
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Using Other Punctuation Marks
33 Understanding Mechanics
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Capitalizing Proper Nouns
B Punctuating Quotations
C Setting Off Titles
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Understanding Mechanics
34 Understanding Spelling
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Becoming a Better Speller
B ie and ei
C Prefixes
D Suffixes
35 Learning Commonly Confused Words
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
UNIT SEVEN
Learning College Reading Skills
36 Readings for Writers
Rebeckah Bell, It’s Possible to Graduate Debt-Free. Here’s How
Bobbi Buchanan, Don’t Hang Up, That’s My Mom Calling
José Antonio Burciaga, Tortillas
Ruel Espejo (student), Learning Tagalog
Henry Louis Gates Jr., A Giant Step
Roxane Gay, The Importance of Feeling Seen: Why Interracial Families on Commercials Matter
John Hartimire, At the Heart of a Historic Moment
Karen L Hudson, Getting a Tattoo
Tony Hawk, Do What You Love
Suki Kim, Forced from Home, Yet Never Free of It
Jeremy MacClancy, Eating Chilli Peppers
Sara Price (student), The Little Pretzel Lady
Mario Suarez, El Hoyo
Marc Williams (student), The Online Alternative
Marion Winik, What Are Friends For?
William Zinsser, The Transaction
Appendix: Building Word Power
Index
Index of Rhetorical Patterns
Parts of Speech
Constructing a Formal Outline
Strategies for College Success
An Introduction to College Writing
1 Reading for Academic Success
A Becoming an Active Reader
B Reading Written Texts
C Reading in College, in the Community, and in the Workplace
Review Checklist: Reading for Academic Success
UNIT TWO
Writing Effective Paragraphs
2 Writing a Paragraph
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Understanding Paragraph Structure
B Focusing on Your Assignment, Purpose, and Audience
C Finding Ideas to Write About
D Identifying Your Main Idea and Writing a Topic Sentence xx
E Choosing Supporting Points
F Arranging Your Supporting Points
G Drafting Your Paragraph
H TESTing Your Paragraph
I Revising Your Paragraph
Self-Assessment Checklist: Revising Your Paragraph
Review Checklist: Writing a Paragraph
3 TESTing Your Paragraph
A TESTing for a Topic Sentence
B TESTing for Evidence
C TESTing for a Summary Statement
D TESTing for Transitions
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: TESTing Your Paragraphs
4 Exemplification
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A What Is Exemplification?
B Reading an Exemplification Paragraph
C Writing an Exemplification Paragraph
TESTing an Exemplification Paragraph
Chapter Review
5 Narration
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A What Is Narration?
B Reading a Narrative Paragraph
C Writing a Narrative Paragraph
TESTing a Narrative Paragraph
Chapter Review
6 Description
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A What Is Description?
B Reading a Descriptive Paragraph
C Writing a Descriptive Paragraph
TESTing a Descriptive Paragraph
Chapter Review
7 Process
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A What Is Process?
B Reading a Process Paragraph
C Writing a Process Paragraph
TESTing a Process Paragraph
Chapter Review
8 Cause and Effect
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A What Is Cause and Effect?
B Reading a Cause-and-Effect Paragraph
TESTing a Cause-and-Effect Paragraph
Chapter Review
9 Comparison and Contrast
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A What Is Comparison and Contrast?
B Reading a Comparison-and-Contrast Paragraph
C Writing a Comparison-and-Contrast Paragraph
TESTing a Comparison-and-Contrast Paragraph
Chapter Review
10 Classification
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A What Is Classification?
B Reading a Classification Paragraph
C Writing a Classification Paragraph
TESTing a Classification Paragraph
Chapter Review
11 Definition
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A What Is Definition?
B Reading a Definition Paragraph
C Writing a Definition Paragraph
TESTing a Definition Paragraph
Chapter Review
12 Argument
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A What Is Argument?
B Reading an Argument Paragraph
C Writing an Argument Paragraph
TESTing an Argument Paragraph
Chapter Review
13 Writing an Essay
A Understanding Essay Structure
B Focusing on Your Assignment, Purpose, and Audience
C Finding Ideas to Write About
D Identifying Your Main Idea and Stating Your Thesis
E Choosing and Arranging Your Supporting Points
F Drafting Your Essay
G TESTing Your Essay
H Revising and Editing Your Essay
Self-Assessment Checklist: Editing Your Essay
Self-Assessment Checklist: Revising Your Essay
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Writing an Essay
Unit Three
Writing Effective Sentences
14 Writing Simple Sentences
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Identifying Subjects
B Recognizing Singular and Plural Subjects
C Identifying Prepositional Phrases
D Identifying Action Verbs
E Identifying Linking Verbs
F Identifying Helping Verbs
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Writing Simple Sentences
15 Writing Compound Sentences
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Using Coordinating Conjunctions
B Using Semicolons
C Using Transitional Words and Phrases
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Writing Compound Sentences
16 Writing Complex Sentences
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Using Subordinating Conjunctions
B Punctuating with Subordinating Conjunctions
C Using Relative Pronouns
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Writing Complex Sentences
17 Fine-Tuning Your Sentences
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Varying Sentence Openings
B Combining Sentences
C Choosing Exact Words
D Using Concise Language
E Avoiding Clichés
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Fine-Tuning Your Sentences
18 Using Parallelism
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Recognizing Parallel Structure
B Using Parallel Structure
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Using Parallelism
UNIT REVIEW
UNIT FOUR
Solving Common Sentence Problems
19 Run-Ons
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Recognizing Run-Ons
B Correcting Run-Ons
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Run-Ons
20 Fragments
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Recognizing Fragments
B Missing-Subject Fragments
C Phrase Fragments
D Incomplete-Verb Fragments
E Infinitive Fragments
F Dependent Clause Fragments
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Fragments
21 Subject-Verb Agreement
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Understanding Subject-Verb Agreement
B Be, Have, and Do
C Compound Subjects
D Phrases between Subject and Verb
E Indefinite Pronoun Subjects
F Verbs before Subjects
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Subject-Verb Agreement
22 Illogical Shifts
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Shifts in Tense
B Shifts in Person
C Shifts in Voice
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Illogical Shifts
23 Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Correcting Dangling Modifiers
B Correcting Misplaced Modifiers
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers
UNIT REVIEW
UNIT FIVE
Understanding Basic Grammar
24 Verbs: Past Tense
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Regular Verbs
B Irregular Verbs
C Problem Verbs: Be
D Problem Verbs: Can/Could and Will/Would
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Verbs: Past Tense
25 Verbs: Past Participles
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Regular Past Participles
B Irregular Past Participles
C The Present Perfect Tense
D The Past Perfect Tense
E Past Participles as Adjectives
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Verbs: Past Participles
26 Nouns
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Nouns
B Recognizing Singular and Plural Nouns
C Forming Plural Nouns
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Nouns
27 Pronouns
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Identifying Pronouns
B Special Problems with Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
C Vague and Unnecessary Pronouns
D Pronoun Case
E Special Problems with Pronoun Case
F Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Pronouns
28 Adjectives and Adverbs
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Identifying Adjectives and Adverbs
B Comparatives and Superlatives
C Demonstrative Adjectives
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Adjectives and Adverbs
29 Grammar and Usage Issues for ESL Writers
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Subjects in Sentences
B Count and Noncount Nouns
C Determiners with Count and Noncount Nouns
D Articles
E Negative Statements and Questions
F Verb Tense
G Stative Verbs
H Gerunds
I Choosing Prepositions
J Prepositions in Phrasal Verbs
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Grammar and Usage Issues for ESL Writers
UNIT REVIEW
UNIT SIX
Understanding Punctuation, Mechanics, and Spelling
30 Using Commas
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Commas in a Series
B Commas with Introductory and Transitional Elements
C Commas with Appositives
D Commas with Nonrestrictive Clauses
E Commas in Compound and Complex Sentences
F Commas in Dates and Addresses
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Using Commas
31 Using Apostrophes
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Apostrophes in Contractions
B Apostrophes in Possessives
C Incorrect Use of Apostrophes
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Using Apostrophes
32 Using Other Punctuation Marks
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Semicolons
B Colons
C Dashes and Parentheses
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Using Other Punctuation Marks
33 Understanding Mechanics
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Capitalizing Proper Nouns
B Punctuating Quotations
C Setting Off Titles
Chapter Review
Review Checklist: Understanding Mechanics
34 Understanding Spelling
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
A Becoming a Better Speller
B ie and ei
C Prefixes
D Suffixes
35 Learning Commonly Confused Words
Note: LaunchPad Solo activities available for this chapter
UNIT SEVEN
Learning College Reading Skills
36 Readings for Writers
Rebeckah Bell, It’s Possible to Graduate Debt-Free. Here’s How
Bobbi Buchanan, Don’t Hang Up, That’s My Mom Calling
José Antonio Burciaga, Tortillas
Ruel Espejo (student), Learning Tagalog
Henry Louis Gates Jr., A Giant Step
Roxane Gay, The Importance of Feeling Seen: Why Interracial Families on Commercials Matter
John Hartimire, At the Heart of a Historic Moment
Karen L Hudson, Getting a Tattoo
Tony Hawk, Do What You Love
Suki Kim, Forced from Home, Yet Never Free of It
Jeremy MacClancy, Eating Chilli Peppers
Sara Price (student), The Little Pretzel Lady
Mario Suarez, El Hoyo
Marc Williams (student), The Online Alternative
Marion Winik, What Are Friends For?
William Zinsser, The Transaction
Appendix: Building Word Power
Index
Index of Rhetorical Patterns
Parts of Speech
Constructing a Formal Outline
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