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- ISBN: 9780155059764 | 0155059769
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 9/24/2001
This sentence- to paragraph writing text uses timely themes, provocative readings, and interesting photographs to help students develop their writing skills.
Preface | p. ix |
Acknowledgments | p. xiii |
Education | p. 2 |
Reading | p. 4 |
Questions to Consider | p. 4 |
Words to Watch | p. 4 |
It's Never Too Late to Get That Degree--Diane Spear | p. 5 |
Preparing to Write: Circle of Life | p. 8 |
The Circle of Life | p. 8 |
Preparing Yourself to Write | p. 8 |
Prewriting | p. 9 |
Chapter Writing Assignment | p. 11 |
Writing Lesson: The Paragraph | p. 11 |
Topic Sentences | p. 11 |
Support | p. 12 |
Wrap-Up Sentences | p. 13 |
Writing the First Draft | p. 13 |
Grammar Lesson: Parts of Speech | p. 14 |
Nouns | p. 15 |
Pronouns | p. 15 |
Verbs | p. 18 |
Adjectives | p. 20 |
Adverbs | p. 21 |
Prepositions | p. 22 |
Zoom-In Practice | p. 25 |
Conjunctions | p. 25 |
Interjections | p. 26 |
Zoom-In Practice | p. 28 |
Don't Lose Focus | p. 28 |
Grammar Review | p. 29 |
Applying the Grammar Lesson | p. 30 |
Writing the Second Draft | p. 31 |
Sentence Lesson: The Simple Sentence | p. 32 |
Phrases | p. 34 |
Don't Lose Focus | p. 35 |
Sentence Review | p. 38 |
Applying the Sentence Lesson | p. 40 |
Writing the Final Draft | p. 41 |
Portfolio Checklist | p. 42 |
Goals in Review | p. 43 |
Practice Chapter Test | p. 44 |
p. 44 | |
p. 45 | |
Family | p. 46 |
Reading | p. 46 |
Questions to Consider | p. 47 |
Words to Watch | p. 48 |
Should Parents Spy on Their Kids?--Andrea Warren | p. 48 |
Preparing to Write: Branching | p. 52 |
Preparing Yourself to Write | p. 53 |
Prewriting | p. 53 |
Chapter Writing Assignment | p. 55 |
Writing Lesson: Transitions | p. 55 |
Zoom-In Practice | p. 57 |
Writing the First Draft | p. 57 |
Grammar Lesson: Word Order | p. 58 |
Subject-Verb (only) | p. 59 |
Don't Lose Focus | p. 59 |
Subject-Verb-Direct Object | p. 60 |
Subject-Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object | p. 61 |
Subject-Linking Verb-Subject Complement | p. 62 |
Subject-Verb-Direct Object-Object Complement | p. 64 |
Grammar Review | p. 65 |
Applying the Grammar Lesson | p. 66 |
Writing the Second Draft | p. 66 |
Sentence Lesson: Compound Sentences | p. 68 |
Using a Coordinating Conjunction to Create a Compound Sentence | p. 68 |
Using a Semicolon to Create a Compound Sentence | p. 70 |
Zoom-In Practice | p. 71 |
Sentence Review | p. 73 |
Applying the Sentence Lesson | p. 74 |
Writing the Final Draft | p. 75 |
Portfolio Checklist | p. 76 |
Goals in Review | p. 77 |
Practice Chapter Test | p. 78 |
p. 78 | |
p. 79 | |
Work | p. 80 |
Reading | p. 81 |
Questions to Consider | p. 81 |
Words to Watch | p. 82 |
To Work We Go--George J. Church | p. 82 |
Preparing to Write: Conducting an Interview | p. 86 |
Preparing Yourself to Write | p. 87 |
Reporting on the Personal Interview | p. 88 |
Prewriting | p. 90 |
Chapter Writing Assignment | p. 90 |
Writing Lesson: Cover Letter and Resume | p. 91 |
Writing a Cover Letter | p. 91 |
Writing a Resume | p. 94 |
Writing an Alternative Resume | p. 96 |
Writing the First Draft | p. 98 |
Grammar Lesson: Agreement | p. 100 |
Subject-Verb Agreement | p. 100 |
Zoom-In Practice | p. 102 |
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement | p. 103 |
Don't Lose Focus | p. 104 |
Pronoun Consistency | p. 105 |
Grammar Review | p. 107 |
Applying the Grammar Lesson | p. 107 |
Writing the Second Draft | p. 109 |
Sentence Lessons: Complex Sentences | p. 112 |
Don't Lose Focus | p. 113 |
Zoom-In Practice | p. 114 |
Compound-Complex Sentences | p. 116 |
Sentence Review | p. 117 |
Applying the Sentence Lesson | p. 118 |
Writing the Final Draft | p. 119 |
Portfolio Checklist | p. 122 |
Goals in Review | p. 123 |
Practice Chapter Test | p. 124 |
Multicultural America | p. 126 |
Reading | p. 127 |
Questions to Consider | p. 127 |
Words to Watch | p. 128 |
Beating the Wrap--Romesh Ratnesar | p. 129 |
Preparing to Write: Brainstorming | p. 131 |
Preparing Yourself to Write | p. 131 |
Prewriting | p. 133 |
Chapter Writing Assignment | p. 135 |
Writing Lesson: Being Specific, Not General | p. 135 |
Writing the First Draft | p. 137 |
Grammar Lesson: Verbs | p. 138 |
Verb Tense | p. 139 |
Verb Tenses | p. 142 |
Don't Lose Focus | p. 144 |
Zoom-In Practice | p. 144 |
Verbals | p. 146 |
Grammar Review | p. 147 |
Applying the Grammar Lesson | p. 148 |
Writing the Second Draft | p. 149 |
Sentence Lesson: Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Spliced Sentences | p. 150 |
Missing the Subject | p. 150 |
Missing the Verb | p. 151 |
Missing a Helping Verb | p. 151 |
Creating a Dependent Clause | p. 152 |
Creating a Phrase | p. 152 |
Run-On Sentences | p. 154 |
Comma Spliced Sentences | p. 155 |
Sentence Review | p. 159 |
Applying the Sentence Lesson | p. 160 |
Writing the Final Draft | p. 161 |
Portfolio Checklist | p. 162 |
Goals in Review | p. 163 |
Practice Chapter Test | p. 164 |
p. 164 | |
p. 165 | |
The Media | p. 166 |
Reading | p. 167 |
Questions to Consider | p. 167 |
Words to Watch | p. 168 |
First Amendment First--John Derbyshire | p. 168 |
Preparing to Write: Freewriting | p. 171 |
Preparing Yourself to Write | p. 172 |
Prewriting | p. 173 |
Chapter Writing Assignment | p. 175 |
Writing Lesson: Avoiding Wordiness | p. 175 |
Being Specific and Concise | p. 178 |
Avoiding Types | p. 179 |
Combining Sentences | p. 180 |
Zoom-In Practice | p. 181 |
Using the Active Voice | p. 183 |
Writing the First Draft | p. 185 |
Grammar Lesson: Adjectives and Adverbs | p. 186 |
The Form of Adjectives and Adverbs | p. 189 |
Don't Lose Focus | p. 189 |
Good and Well | p. 189 |
Grammar Review | p. 191 |
Applying the Grammar Lesson | p. 192 |
Writing the Second Draft | p. 193 |
Sentence Lesson: Misplaced Modifiers | p. 194 |
Sentence Review | p. 197 |
Applying the Sentence Lesson | p. 198 |
Writing the Final Draft | p. 199 |
Portfolio Checklist | p. 200 |
Goals in Review | p. 201 |
Practice Chapter Test | p. 202 |
p. 202 | |
p. 203 | |
Technology | p. 204 |
Reading | p. 206 |
Questions to Consider | p. 206 |
Words to Watch | p. 206 |
Stop the Clock--Amy Wu | p. 207 |
Preparing to Write: Question Grid | p. 209 |
Preparing Yourself to Write | p. 209 |
Prewriting | p. 210 |
Chapter Writing Assignment | p. 211 |
Writing Lesson: Using Subject-Specific Language | p. 211 |
Zoom-In Practice | p. 213 |
Writing the First Draft | p. 214 |
Grammar Lesson: Commas | p. 214 |
Don't Lose Focus | p. 217 |
Grammar Review | p. 222 |
Applying the Grammar Lesson | p. 222 |
Writing the Second Draft | p. 223 |
Sentence Lesson: Pronoun Case | p. 224 |
Misuse of Case in a Prepositional Phrase | p. 225 |
Misuse of Case with an Appositive | p. 225 |
Misuse of Case in a Comparison | p. 226 |
Misuse of Case in a Subject Complement | p. 226 |
Don't Lose Focus | p. 227 |
Who/Whom | p. 228 |
Misuse of the Possessive Pronouns | p. 230 |
Don't Lose Focus | p. 231 |
Sentence Review | p. 232 |
Applying the Sentence Lesson | p. 232 |
Writing the Final Draft | p. 233 |
Portfolio Checklist | p. 234 |
Goals in Review | p. 235 |
Practice Chapter Test | p. 236 |
p. 236 | |
p. 237 | |
Health | p. 238 |
Reading | p. 239 |
Questions to Consider | p. 239 |
Words to Watch | p. 240 |
Introduction (from Make the Connection)--Bob Greene and Oprah Winfrey | p. 240 |
Preparing to Write: Asking Questions | p. 243 |
Preparing Yourself to Write | p. 244 |
Prewriting | p. 245 |
Chapter Writing Assignment | p. 245 |
Writing Lesson: Choosing Your Words | p. 246 |
Subject | p. 246 |
Purpose | p. 246 |
Audience | p. 247 |
Zoom-In Practice | p. 248 |
Writing the First Draft | p. 248 |
Grammar Lesson: Other Punctuation | p. 249 |
End Punctuation | p. 250 |
Internal Punctuation | p. 252 |
Colons | p. 252 |
Don't Lose Focus! | p. 253 |
Semicolons | p. 254 |
Dashes | p. 255 |
Parentheses | p. 256 |
Quotation Marks | p. 257 |
Apostrophes | p. 259 |
Hyphens | p. 260 |
Grammar Review | p. 262 |
Applying the Grammar Lesson | p. 262 |
Writing the Second Draft | p. 264 |
Sentence Lesson: Usage | p. 265 |
accept, except | p. 265 |
advice, advise | p. 266 |
affect, effect | p. 266 |
all ready, already | p. 266 |
all right, alright | p. 266 |
allusion, illusion | p. 266 |
alot, a lot | p. 267 |
amount, number | p. 267 |
complement, compliment | p. 267 |
conscience, conscious | p. 267 |
could of, should of, would of | p. 267 |
farther, further | p. 268 |
fewer, less | p. 268 |
hanged, hung | p. 268 |
it's, its | p. 268 |
lay, laid | p. 268 |
loose, lose | p. 269 |
many, much | p. 269 |
principal, principle | p. 269 |
set, sit | p. 270 |
than, then | p. 270 |
their, there, they're | p. 270 |
to, too, two | p. 270 |
who's, whose | p. 270 |
woman, women | p. 271 |
your, you're | p. 271 |
Sentence Review | p. 271 |
Applying the Sentence Lesson | p. 272 |
Writing the Final Draft | p. 273 |
Portfolio Checklist | p. 274 |
Goals in Review | p. 275 |
Practice Chapter Test | p. 276 |
p. 276 | |
p. 277 | |
The Environment | p. 278 |
Reading | p. 280 |
Questions to Consider | p. 280 |
Words to Watch | p. 280 |
The Battle for Planet Earth--Sharon Begley | p. 281 |
Preparing to Write: Creating an Outline | p. 284 |
Preparing Yourself to Write | p. 284 |
Prewriting | p. 286 |
Chapter Writing Assignment | p. 286 |
Writing Lesson: Tone | p. 286 |
Zoom-In Practice | p. 288 |
Writing the First Draft | p. 288 |
Grammar Lesson: Capitalization and Spelling | p. 289 |
Capitalization | p. 289 |
Spelling | p. 291 |
100 Commonly Misspelled Words | p. 295 |
Grammar Review | p. 296 |
Applying the Grammar Lesson | p. 297 |
Writing the Second Draft | p. 297 |
Sentence Lesson: Parallelism | p. 298 |
Sentence Review | p. 303 |
Applying the Sentence Lesson | p. 304 |
Writing the Final Draft | p. 306 |
Portfolio Checklist | p. 307 |
Goals in Review | p. 309 |
Practice Chapter Test | p. 310 |
p. 310 | |
p. 311 | |
Credits | p. 313 |
Index | p. 315 |
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