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"The seventh edition of John Langan's ""College Writing Skills"" focuses on the essay using Langan's renowned clear writing style, as well as his wide range of writing assignments and activities that reinforce the four bases of effective writing: unity, support, coherence, and sentence skills. For this new edition, John Langan has added a variety of fresh elements to his proven approach."

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Author:   John Langan
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw Hill Higher Education
Edition:   7th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 88.00cm , Height: 28.00cm , Length: 35.00cm
Weight:   1.008kg
ISBN:  

9780071266512

ISBN 10:   0071266518
Pages:   672
Publication Date:   01 November 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PART ONE: ESSAY WRITINGCHAPTER 1: An Introduction to WritingPoint and SupportStructure of the Traditional EssayBenefits of Writing the Traditional EssayWriting as a SkillWriting as a Process of DiscoveryWriting as a Way to Communicate with Others Keeping a JournalUsing a ComputerReview ActivitiesUsing This TextCHAPTER 2: The Writing ProcessPrewritingWriting a First DraftRevisionEditingReview ActivitiesCHAPTER 3: The First and Second Steps in Essay WritingStep 1: Begin with a Point, or ThesisStep 2: Support the Thesis with Specific EvidencePractice in Advancing and Supporting a ThesisCHAPTER 4: The Third Step in Essay WritingStep3: Organize and Connect the Specific EvidenceIntroductions, Conclusions, and TitlesPractice in Organizing and Connecting Specific EvidenceCHAPTER 5: The Fourth Step in Essay WritingRevising SentencesEditing SentencesPractice in Revising SentencesCHAPTER 6: Four Bases for Revising EssaysBase 1: Unity Base 2: SupportBase 3: CoherenceBase 4: Sentence SkillsPractice in Using the Four BasesPART TWO: PATTERNS OF ESSAY DEVELOPMENTCHAPTER 7: Introduction To Essay DevelopmentCHAPTER 8: DescriptionReading: Lou's Place, Beth JohnsonCHAPTER 9: NarrationReading: The Yellow Ribbon, Pete HamillCHAPTER 10: ExamplesReading: Dad, Andrew H. MalcolmCHAPTER 11: ProcessReading: How to Do Well On A Job Interview, Glenda DavisCHAPTER 12: Cause and Effect*Reading: Taming the Anger Monster, Anne Davidson CHAPTER 13: Comparison and Contrast*Reading: Born to Be Different? Camille LewisCHAPTER 14: DefinitionReading: Television Addiction, Marie WinnCHAPTER 15: Division and ClassificationReading: Wait Divisions, Tom BodettCHAPTER 16: ArgumentReading: Ban The Things. Ban Them All., Molly IvinsPART THREE: SPECIAL SKILLSCHAPTER 17: Taking Essay ExamsCHAPTER 18: Writing a SummaryCHAPTER 19: Writing a ReportCHAPTER 20: Writing a Resume and Cover LetterCHAPTER 21: Using the Library and the InternetCHAPTER 22: Writing a Research PaperPART FOUR: HANDBOOK OF SENTENCE SKILLSGRAMMARCHAPTER 23: Subjects and VerbsCHAPTER 24: FragmentsCHAPTER 25: Run-onsCHAPTER 26: Regular and Irregular VerbsCHAPTER 27: Subject-Verb AgreementCHAPTER 28: Additional Information about VerbsCHAPTER 29: Pronoun Agreement and ReferenceCHAPTER 30: Pronoun TypesCHAPTER 31: Adjectives and AdverbsCHAPTER 32: Misplaced ModifiersCHAPTER 33: Dangling ModifiersMECHANICSCHAPTER 34: Manuscript FormCHAPTER 35: Capital LettersCHAPTER 36: Numbers and AbbreviationsPUNCTUATIONCHAPTER 37: ApostropheCHAPTER 38: Quotation MarksCHAPTER 39: CommaCHAPTER 40: Other Punctuation MarksWORD USECHAPTER 41: Spelling ImprovementCHAPTER 42: Commonly Confused WordsCHAPTER 43: Effective Word ChoiceCHAPTER 44: Editing TestsCHAPTER 45: ESL Pointers

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John Langan has taught reading and writing at Atlantic Community College near Atlantic City, New Jersey, for over twenty years. The author of a popular series of college textbooks on both subjects, he enjoys the challenge of developing materials that teach skills in an especially clear and lively way. Before teaching, he earned advanced degrees in writing at Rutgers University and in reading at Glassboro State College. He also spent a year writing fiction.

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