Overview

This process-oriented, paragraph-to-essay level workbook teaches students to write well by drawing on the ways in which they already use language effectively - in thinking, speaking, writing informally, and reading. The text's integrated approach to grammar and its emphasis on writing's real-life applications set it apart from its competitors.

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Author:   Richard E. Bailey ,  Linda Denstaedt
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw Hill Higher Education
Dimensions:   Width: 21.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 27.10cm
Weight:   1.007kg
ISBN:  

9780072400212

ISBN 10:   0072400218
Pages:   512
Publication Date:   15 December 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"PART 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE WRITING Chapter 1: Meeting the Demands of College Writing Purpose and Form in WritingWriting Content and FocusCritical Reading and ThinkingFour Strategies To Read And Think CriticallyReading with a PenREADING from ""Mother Tongue,"" by Amy TanDrawing Inferences Setting Goals and Becoming a Reflective Student Reflective Writing Chapter 2: The Writing Process Prewrite: Reduce Your Fear of the Blank PageTalkCluster FreewriteBrainstorm Review Your Prewriting and Define Your TopicDraft: Consider Audience, Focus, Organize and ConnectConsider Your AudienceFocus Your Topic SentenceOrganize and ConnectWrite a First DraftReviseRead Critically READING from ""Growing Up Game,"" by Brenda PetersonRead Peer papersRethink Your Work Revising Strategy 1: AddStrategy 2: Cut Strategy 3: ReorganizeEdit: Eliminate, Focus, Search and CorrectEliminate Your Usual ErrorsEditing Strategy 1: Use a ChecklistFocus on One Common ErrorEditing Strategy 2: Eliminate One Error at a TimeSearch and Correct Editing Strategy 3: Read Your Work AloudEditing Strategy 4: Highlight Signal WordsEditing Strategy 5: Computer Aids--Spell Checks and Grammar ChecksEditing Strategy 6: Proofreading PalsEditing Strategy 7: Double-Check Your Work Reflect: Build ConfidenceIdentify SuccessesSet GoalsFollow a Student Through the Writing Process Chapter 3: Paragraph and Essay StructureParagraph FormThe Topic SentenceParagraph Structure: Deductive and Inductive OrderParagraph ContentEssay FormThe Thesis StatementIntroductions and ConclusionsEssay ContentFurther Exploration PART 2: PATTERNS OF THINKING AND WRITING Chapter 4: Illustration and Example Illustration-and-Example Thinking Elements of Illustration READING from ""America's Gambling Craze,"" by James Popkin with Katia HetterWhole-to-Part Analysis Related ExamplesSimilar ExamplesContrasting Examples Extended Examples A Process Approach to Writing the Illustration-and-Example Paragraph PrewriteTalk ClusterFreewriteBrainstorm Review Your Prewriting and Define Your TopicDraft Consider Your AudienceFocus Your Topic SentenceOrganize and ConnectWrite a First Draft ReviseRead Critically Read Peer PapersRethink Your Work Edit Eliminate Your Usual Errors Focus on One Common Error--Comma UseSearch and Correct Reflect Identify SuccessesSet GoalsStudent Sample of the Writing Process Chapter 5: Narrative and Description Narrative Thinking Elements of a NarrativeREADING from Fabrication, by Susan NevilleNarrative Analysis Narrative as ProofDescription as Picture Description as Main Idea A Process Approach to Writing the Narrative Paragraph PrewriteTalk ClusterFreewriteBrainstorm Review Your Prewriting and Define Your TopicDraft Consider AudienceFocus Your Topic SentenceOrganize and ConnectWrite a First DraftReviseRead Critically Read Peer PapersRethink Your WorkEdit Eliminate Your Usual Errors Focus on One Common Error--Introductory Modifiers Search and CorrectReflect Identify SuccessesSet GoalsStudent Sample of Writing Process Chapter 6: Process Process Thinking Elements of ProcessREADING from ""Polly Want a PhD?"" by Mark CaldwellREADING from ""Leave-Taking,"" by Bailey WhiteTime and Importance Process AnalysisThe Key Detail A Process Approach to Writing the Process Paragraph PrewriteTalk ClusterFreewriteBrainstorm Review Your Prewriting and Define Your TopicDraft Consider Your AudienceFocus Your Topic SentenceOrganize and ConnectWrite a First DraftReviseRead Critically Read Peer PapersRethink Your WorkEdit Eliminate Your Usual Errors Focus on One Common Error--Sentence Fragments Search and CorrectReflect Identify SuccessesSet GoalsStudent Sample of Writing Process Chapter 7: Cause and Effect Cause-and-Effect Thinking Elements of Cause and EffectREADING from ""Born to Bicker,"" by Laurence SteinbergCauses, Effects, and Time Primary Causes and ConditionsReasons as Causes A Process Approach to Writing the Cause and Effect Paragraph PrewriteTalk ClusterFreewriteBrainstorm Review Your Prewriting and Define Your TopicDraft Consider Your AudienceFocus Your Topic SentenceOrganize and ConnectWrite a First DraftReviseRead Critically Read Peer PapersRethink Your WorkEdit Eliminate Your Usual Errors Focus on One Common Error--Pronoun Case and Pronoun Agreement Search and CorrectReflect Identify SuccessesSet GoalsStudent Sample of the Writing ProcessGoing to the Next Level: Multiple-Paragraph PapersDig DeeperTalkClusterFreewriteBrainstormReview Essay StructureSharpen Your Thesis Chapter 8: Comparison and ContrastComparision-and-Contrast Thinking Elements of Comparison and ContrastREADING from ""The Tapestry of Friendships,"" by Ellen GoodmanNoticing Similarities and Differences Point-by-Point AnalysisElaborate on a Key Detail A Process Approach to Writing the Comparison-and-Contrast Paragraph PrewriteTalk ClusterFreewriteBrainstorm Review Your Prewriting and Define Your TopicDraft Consider Your AudienceFocus Your Topic SentenceOrganize and ConnectWrite a First DraftReviseRead Critically Read Peer PapersRethink Your WorkEdit Eliminate Your Usual Errors Focus on One Common Error--Subordination and CoordinationSearch and CorrectReflect Identify SuccessesSet GoalsStudent Sample of the Writing ProcessGoing to the Next Level: Multiple-Paragraph PapersDig DeeperTalkClusterFreewriteBrainstormReview Essay StructureForm Connections across Paragraphs Chapter 9: DefinitionDefinition Thinking Elements of DefinitionREADING from Care of the Soul, by Thomas MooreRename Your Subject Define with NegativesDefinition and Analysis A Process Approach to Writing the Definition Paragraph PrewriteTalk ClusterFreewriteBrainstorm Review Your Prewriting and Define Your TopicDraft Consider Your AudienceFocus Your Topic SentenceOrganize and ConnectWrite a First DraftReviseRead Critically Read Peer PapersRethink Your WorkEdit Eliminate Your Usual Errors Focus on One Common Error--Semicolon and Colon UseSearch and CorrectReflect Identify SuccessesSet GoalsStudent Sample of the Writing ProcessGoing to the Next Level: Multiple-Paragraph PapersDig DeeperTalk ClusterFreewriteBrainstorm Review Essay StructureConsider Order of Importance PART 3: INTEGRATING PATTERNS: SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS Chapter 10: Paraphrase, Summary, and QuotationParaphraseSummaryCapturing the Main IdeaCapturing the Details READING from ""Lives Changed in a Split Second,"" by Charles WheelanREADING from ""A Deadly Toll Is Haunting Football,"" by Ira BerkowREADING from ""Golf Course's Closure Meant to Save Land,"" by Lori Hall SteeleProviding an OverviewREADING from ""Housework Still Women's Work""READING from ""Just Say No to DARE,"" by Dawn MacKeenREADING from ""Toy Story; Looking for Lessons,"" by Lisa GuernseyREADING from ""A Green Light for Sinful Drivers; It's Election Time,"" by Suzanne DaleyREADING from ""Tree Rings Show a Period of Widespread Warming in Medieval Age,"" by Kenneth ChangREADING from ""Two Portraits of Children of Divorce; Rosy and Dark,"" by Mary DuenwaldQuotationIntroducing QuotationsDocumenting QuotationsREADING from ""Effects Of TV On Kids Becoming Less Remote,"" By Janet KornblumSuggestions for Daily Practice Chapter 11: Finding and Using SourcesSelecting SourcesFinding SourcesSearching the InternetSearching Periodicals DatabasesSearching the Library CatalogIntegrating Sources into Your PaperCiting Your Sources within Your PaperListing Works Cited at the End of Your Paper Chapter 12: The Essay Test Types of Essay Responses Sentence-Length Short Answer Paragraph-Length Short Answer The Essay TestInvestigating Essay Responses in College Classes Chapter 13: The Expository EssayThinking in the Expository ModeElements of ExpositionREADING from ""A Simple Glass of Water"" by Ted FishmanAssignments as Road MapsOutline and OrganizationA Process Approach to Writing the Expository EssayPrewriteTalk ClusterFreewriteBrainstorm Review Your Prewriting and Define Your TopicDraft Consider Your AudienceFocus Your Writing: Introductions and ConclusionsOrganize and ConnectWrite a First Draft ReviseRead Critically Read Peer PapersRethink Your WorkEdit Eliminate Your Usual Errors Focus on One Common Error--ApostrophesSearch and CorrectReflect Identify SuccessesSet GoalsStudent Sample of the Writing Process Chapter 14: The Argumentative Essay Thinking and ArgumentationElements of ArgumentREADING from ""Too Much Homework, Too Little Play,"" by Kathy SealeExploring Multiple ViewpointsUsing Forms of ProofEthical ProofEmotional and Logical ProofEvidence and TestimonyREADING from ""Piercing Opens Body to Potential Health Risks,"" by Sherice ShieldsREADING from ""Service-Learning Satisfies Young People's Desire for Public Service"" READING from ""Calculators in Class: Freedom from Scratch Paper or 'Crutch'?"" by Mark ClaytonREADING from ""Fad Diets""READING from ""Making Your Own Map - Success at a 2-Year College""READING from ""Study Finds '20-something' Dating Culture Focused More on Seeking 'Low-Committment' Relationships Than Finding Marriage Partners""A Process Approach to Writing the Expository EssayPrewriteTalk ClusterFreewriteBrainstorm Review Your Prewriting and Define Your TopicDraft Consider Your AudienceFocus Your Writing - Introductions and ConclusionsOrganize and ConnectManage Opposing Points of ViewRead for Testimony and EvidenceREADING from ""A High-Volume World Takes a Toll on Ever Younger Ears,"" by Linda KulmanREADING from ""Oh #$@%*! The Rise in Public Profanity,"" by Samantha BennettREADING from ""Keep Your Hormones Outside the Classroom!"" by P. M. FabianREADING: ""Screaming Me Me's,"" by Christina Waters READING: ""New Phys Ed Favors Fitness over Sports,"" by Kathy SloboginWrite a First Draft ReviseRead Critically Read Peer PapersRethink Your WorkEdit Eliminate Your Usual Errors Focus on One Common Error--Minimize ""You"" in Your WritingSearch and CorrectReflect Identify SuccessesSet GoalsStudent Sample of the Writing Process PART 4: A TOOL KIT Chapter 15: Building VocabularyStrategies to Build Vocabulary Develop a Daily Approach Read and Write with a Dictionary and Thesaurus on HandGetting Acquainted with a DictionaryREADING from ""Care of the Soul,"" by Thomas MooreGetting Acquainted with a ThesaurusREADING from ""Tiananmen Square,"" by John Simpson Improve Your Writing with Careful Word ChoiceREADING from ""On Compassion,"" by Barbara Lazear AscherLearn Commonly Misused Words and Edit CarefullyChapter 16: Sentence BasicsThe Simple SentenceThe SubjectThe Predicate Expanding the Simple SentenceThe Simple Sentence and CoordinationThe Compound Sentence and CoordinationThe Complex Sentence and SubordinationExperimenting with Sentence Variety Chapter 17: Sentence Variety and Style Vary Sentence LengthREADING from ""Why Has Our Weather Gone Wild?"" by Joseph D'AgneseREADING from ""Brave, Braver, Bravest,"" by Stewart Massad Vary the Placement of the Subject and VerbUse Repetition and ParallelismRepetition and Parallel ListsREADING from ""I Have a Dream"" by Martin Luther King Jr.READING from With These Hands, by Daniel RothenbergParallelism in Compounds Chapter 18: Repairing SentencesFragmentsFragments and PunctuationFragments and DependenceFragments and Connecting WordsFragments and PhrasesThe Intentional FragmentComma SplicesComma Splices and End PunctuationComma Splices and Connecting WordsRun-OnsRun-Ons and End PunctuationRun-Ons and Connecting WordsParallel StructureWords and PhrasesParallelism in Clauses and Consecutive SentencesParallel ClausesConsecutive SentencesDangling Modifiers Chapter 19: Agreement and ConsistencyVerb AgreementPairing Subjects and VerbsInconsistent Verb TensePronoun AgreementIdentifying Pronouns and Their AntecedentsDetecting Errors in Pronoun AgreementIndefinite Pronouns and AgreementPronoun CaseSubjective and Objective PronounsCompound and Comparative Forms Pronoun Consistency Chapter 20: PunctuationCommaCommas and ConjunctionsCommas and Introductory ModifiersCommas with Interrupters/Parenthetical ModifiersCommas in a SeriesSemicolon and ColonSemicolonColonQuotation MarksComplete SentencesPartial QuotesIndirect QuotesApostropheContractionsPossessive Form Part 5: READING AND THINKING CRITICALLY: TEXTS AND VISUALS Chapter 21: Critical Reading, Thinking, and Writing SkillsCritical Reading and Thinking Before, While, and After Reading Make Personal Connections Before Reading: Preview the TestREADING from ""Bottle Caps,"" by Stuart Dybek While Reading: Make Personal ConnectionsAfter Reading: Respond to a Reading through QuestionsRespond to a Reading by WritingDetermine Important Information and IdeasBefore Reading: Preview the TextREADING ""Night Walker,"" by Brent StaplesWhile Reading: Determine Important Information and IdeasAfter Reading: Respond to a Reading through QuestionsRespond to a Reading by WritingAsk Questions to Focus and ClarifyBefore Reading: Preview the TextREADING ""In the Current,"" by J. Ann BeardWhile Reading: Ask Questions to Focus and ClarifyAfter Reading: Respond to a Reading through QuestionsRespond to a Reading by WritingDraw InferencesBefore Reading: Preview the TextREADING from The Corrosion of Character, by Richard Sennett While Reading: Draw InferencesAfter Reading: Respond to a Reading through QuestionsRespond to a Reading by WritingBuild on What You Have Learned: Additional ReadingsREADING ""You've Got Hate Mail,"" by Lydie RaschkaREADING ""The Body of the Beholder"" by Michele IngrassiaREADING ""Smart Pills"" by William Speed WeedREADING ""SARS: A Rehearsal?"" by Frank ClancyREADING ""Nature or Nurture?"" by Robert SapolskyReading ""Keeping Hands on Wheel, and on Bow, and Strings,"" by Dan BarryUsing Photographs to Think and Write with a Critical VoiceGet Close-upLook for the StoryObserve the Details Define an ObjectState an Opinion"

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