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Expressways for Writing Scenarios builds writing, reading, and critical thinking for greater writing success in academic, workplace, and everyday writing scenarios.

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Author:   Kathleen T. McWhorter
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Longman Inc
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 27.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   1.326kg
ISBN:  

9780205634217

ISBN 10:   0205634214
Pages:   688
Publication Date:   23 October 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents Rhetorical Contents writing success starts here! Tabs: Take Charge of Your Learning Use the Help Features in This Book Writing Success Tips Part I Getting Started Chapter 1 The Writing Process: An Overview WRITING What is Good Writing? The Five Steps in the Writing Process Generating Ideas When to Use Which Technique Organizing Your Ideas Using an Idea Map to Organize Your Ideas Writing a First Draft Student Essay (first draft) Revising and Rewriting Drafts Student Essay: Education: The Open Road, Doug Mello Proofreading Your Final Draft Benefits of the Five-Step Writing Process Considering Your Audience and Purpose Chapter Review and Practice Internet Activities Chapter 2 The Active Reading Process Reading Actively Previewing Before Reading Body Language: Never Be Lied to Again, David J. Lieberman Reading to Learn: Chapters, Student and Professional Essays, and Professional Essays Using Idea Maps to Understand Readings Understanding Difficult Readings Reading Critically Building Your Vocabulary Through Reading WRITING ABOUT A READING Thinking Before Reading READING: Saved by the Kindness of a Virtual Stranger, Mark Zelermyer Getting Reading to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Drawing and Idea Map Thinking Critically: Asking Critical Questions Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing About the Reading Chapter Review and Practice Internet Activities Part II Paragraph Writing Strategies Chapter 3 Writing Topic Sentences WRITING What Is a Paragraph? Writing Effective Topic Sentences AN ACADEMIC SCENARIO: A Student Essay: What It Means to Live in America, Loi To A WORKPLACE SCENARIO: A Job Application Letter: Jason McNaught WRITING ABOUT A READING Thinking Before Reading Reading: Stressed Out at the Front, Rod Nordland and Trent T. Gregax Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Immediate Review and Underlining Topic Sentences Thinking Critically: Discovering the Author's Purpose Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing About the Reading Chapter Review and Practice Skill Refresher 1: Sentence Fragments Internet Activities Chapter 4 Developing and Arranging Details WRITING Using Relevant and Sufficient Details Types of Supporting Details Methods of Arranging Details Using Specific Words Using Transitional Words AN ACADEMIC SCENARIO: Student Essay A Look Into the Past, Dan Kerstetler A WORKPLACE SCENARIO: A Resume Michael Herrara WRITING ABOUT READING Thinking Before Reading Reading The Most Hateful Words, AMY TAN Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Recognizing Types of Supporting Details Thinking Critically: Understanding Figurative Language Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Chapter Review and Practice Skill Refresher 2: Run-on Sentences Internet Activities Chapter 5 Strategies for Revising WHAT IS REVISION? Examining Your Ideas Consider Your Purpose and Audience Examine Specific and Vivid Language Revision Checklist What is Editing? Proofreading Checklist AN ACADEMIC SCENARIO: A Student Revision:The Muds of Okinawa, Gentry Carlson A WORKPLACE SCENARIO: A Letter Revision, Mary Cortez WRITING ABOUT A READING Thinking Before Reading Reading Your Player's Keeper, Gordon Marino Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Drawing Idea Maps Thinking Critically: Examining Assumptions Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing About the Reading Chapter Review and Practice Skill Refresher 3: Subject-Verb Agreement Internet Activities Part III Essay Writing Strategies Chapter 6 planning and organizing your essay MOVING FROM PARAGRAPHS TO ESSAYS What is an Essay? Assigned Topics Choosing Your Own Topics Generating Ideas about Your Topic Narrowing Your Topic Planning Your Essay Grouping Your Ideas to Discover a Thesis Statement Using Outlining and Mapping Deciding on an Appropriate Tone Organizing Your Essay AN ACADEMIC SCENARIO: Student Freewriting:Ted Sawchuck A WORKPLACE SCENARIO: A Cover Letter, Marguerite Morger WRITING ABOUT A READING Thinking Before Reading Reading Facebooking: Social Networks Online, James M. Henslin Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using Idea Maps to Understand a Reading Thinking Critically: Distinguishing Fact and Opinions Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing About the Reading Chapter Review and Practice Skill Refresher 4: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Internet Activities Chapter 7 drafting and revising your essay Drafting Your Essay Writing and Revising Your Thesis Statement Supporting Your Thesis with Substantial Evidence Writing a First Draft Student Essay (first draft) Use Transitions to Make Connections Among Your Ideas Clear Writing the Introduction, Conclusion, and Title Revising: Examining your Ideas Revising Essay Content and Structure Editing and Proofreading: Focusing on Clarity and Correctness AN ACADEMIC SCENARIO: Relationships 2.0: Dating and Relating in the Internet Age:Ted Sawchuck A WORKPLACE SCENARIO: A Letter of Reference, Samuel Epstein WRITING ABOUT A READING Thinking Before Reading Reading The Forgotten Food, Brian Wansink Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using Idea Maps to Understand a Reading Thinking Critically: Analyzing the Author's Word Choice Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing About the Reading Chapter Review and Practice Skill Refresher 5: Pronoun Reference Internet Activities Part IV Methods of Development CHAPTER 8 NARRATION Understanding Narrative Writing Narrative Paragraphs Writing Your Topic Sentence Writing Narrative Essays AN ACADEMIC SCENARIO: Student Essay: Flying Without Wings, Brittany Buck A WORKPLACE SCENARIO: A Case Report Maria Sanchez WRITING ABOUT A READING Thinking Before Reading Reading The Charwoman, Gordon Parks Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using Sequence Maps Thinking Critically: Understanding Point of View Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing About the Reading Revision Checklist Chapter Review and Practice Skill Refresher 6: Avoiding Shift Errors Internet Activities Chapter 9 Description UNDERSTANDING DESCRIPTION What is Descriptive Writing? Creating a Dominant Impression Developing and Selecting Sensory Details Using Descriptive Language Organizing Details and Using Transitions Applying Your Skills to Essay Writing: Description AN ACADEMIC SCENARIO: Student Essay Unfit, But I Didn't Know It, Jason Marinaccio WORKPLACE SCENARIO: A Business Letter Sandra Tucillo WRITING ABOUT A READING Thinking Before Reading Reading Obachan, Gail Y. Miyasaki Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Marking Revealing Actions, Descriptions, and Statements Thinking Critically: Understanding Connotative Language Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing About the Reading Revision Checklist Chapter Review and Practice Skill Refresher 7: Dangling Modifiers Internet Activities Chapter 10 Process UNDERSTANDING PROCESS (Need to change head in text) Writing is Process Writing Writing Your Topic Sentence Applying Your Skills to Essay Writing: Process AN ACADEMIC SCENARIO: Student Essay: A Delicious Mexican Treat, Shandrea Mays A WORKPLACE SCENARIO: A Hiring Policy Document, Jeannie Elsen WRITING ABOUT A READING Thinking Before Reading Reading How Writing a TV Show Works, Winifred Fordham Metz Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using Sequence Maps Thinking Critically: Analyzing Tone Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing About the Reading Revision Checklist Chapter Review and Practice Skill Refresher 8: Misplaced Modifiers Internet Activities Chapter 11 Example UNDERSTANDING EXAMPLES What is Example Writing? Writing Your Topic Sentence Arranging Your Details Useful Transitions Applying Your Skills to Essay Writing: Examples AN ACADEMIC SCENARIO: Student Essay: The Truth About Welfare in America, Ebtisam Abusamak A WORKPLACE SCENARIO: Advertising Copy WRITING ABOUT A READING Thinking Before Reading Reading First Big Shocks: MARY PIPHER Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using Idea Mapping to Organize an Example Essay Thinking Critically: Examining Comparisons Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing About the Reading Revision Checklist Chapter Review and Practice Skill Refresher 9: Verb Tense Internet Activities Chapter 12 Classification Understanding Classification What is Classification Writing? Writing About Your Topic Sentence Useful Transitions Applying Your Skills to Essay Writing: Classification AN ACADEMIC SCENARIO: Student Essay Label the Behavior-Not the Child Corrine Roberts A WORKPLACE SCENARIO: A Work Memo, C. Z. Shleviek WRITING ABOUT A READING Thinking Before Reading Reading The Family, Joseph A. DeVito Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using Idea Mapping to Review and Organize Ideas Thinking Critically: Evaluating an Author' Credentials Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing About the Reading Revision Checklist Chapter Review and Practice Skill Refresher 10: Coordinate Sentences Internet Activities Chapter 13 DEFINITION Understanding Definition What is Definition? Writing Your Topic Sentence Useful Transitions Applying Your Skills to Essay Writing: Definition AN ACADEMIC SCENARIO: Student Essay: Blogs, Ted Sawchuck A WORKPLACE SCENARIO: A Business Letter, Paul Queeg WRITING ABOUT A READING Thinking Before Reading Reading Spyware Defined Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using Idea Mapping to Review and Organize Ideas Thinking Critically: Examining the Author's Purpose Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing About the Reading Revision Checklist Chapter Review and Practice Skill Refresher 11: Subordinate Clauses Internet Activities Chapter 14 Comparison and Contrast Understanding Comparison and Contrast What Are Comparison and Contrast Identifying Similarities and Differences Writing Your Topic Sentence Organizing Your Paragraph Useful Transitions Applying Your Skills to Essay Writing: Comparison and Contrast AN ACADEMIC SCENARIO: Student Essay: How May I Help You? Frank Trapasso A WORKPLACE SCENARIO: A Flyer, Alice Witcoff WRITING ABOUT A READING Thinking Before Reading Reading The Talk of the Sandbox: How Johnny and Suzy's Playground Chatter Prepares Them for Life at the Office Deborah Tannen Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using the Three-Column List for Review Thinking Critically: Identifying and Examining Supporting Evidence Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing About the Reading Revision Checklist Chapter Review and Practice Skill Refresher 12: Parallelism Internet Activities Chapter 15 Cause and Effect Understanding Cause and Effect Distinguishing Between Cause and Effect Writing Your Topic Sentence Organizing Supporting Details Useful Transitions Applying Your Skills to Essay Writing: Cause and Effect AN ACADEMIC SCENARIO: Student Essay: Causes of Procrastination, Veronica Evans-Johnson A WORKPLACE SCENARIO: Writing a Speech, Glen Corma WRITING ABOUT A READING Thinking Before Reading Reading Why We Love Bad News, Hara Marano Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using an Idea Map to Grasp Cause and Effect Relationships Thinking Critically: Evaluating Cause-and-Effect Relationships Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing About the Reading Revision Checklist CHAPTER REVIEW AND PRACTICE Chapter Review Skill Refresher 13: When to Use Commas Internet Activities Chapter 16 Argument Understanding Argument (Need to change in text) What is Argumentative Writing? Writing Your Topic Sentence Supporting Your Position Applying Your Skills to Essay Writing: Argument AN ACADEMIC SCENARIO: Student Essay: Cigarettes, Anyone? Ebtisam Abusamak A WORKPLACE SCENARIO: A Petition, Juanita Garcia WRITING ABOUT A READING Thinking Before Reading Reading #1: The Captive Panther, Michael Fox Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using Idea Maps to Examine Persuasive Essays Thinking Critically: Evaluating Persuasive Writing Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing About the Reading READING #2 Predators on the Prowl, Mark Peyser Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using Idea Maps to Examine Argument Essays Thinking Critically: Evaluating Alternative Viewpoints Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing About the Readings Revision Checklist Chapter Review and Practice Skill Refresher 14: Using Colons and Semicolons Internet Activities Part V Strategies for Writing Essays Chapter 17 Summarizing and Synthesizing Sources USING SOURCES Working with Reference Sources Annotating a Source Writing a Paraphrase Writing Summaries Using Sources to Support Your Ideas Adding Information from Sources Synthesizing Sources Documenting Sources Avoiding Plagiarism and Cyberplagiarism Documentation An Overview of the MLA Style An ACADEMIC SCENARIO A Student Essay, Some Pros and Cons of Legalizing Drugs, Melinda Lawson Revision Checklist Chapter Review and Practice Internet Activities Chapter 18 Writing Essay Exams and Competency Tests UNDERSTANDING EXAMS AND COMPETENCY TESTS What Are Essay Exams and Competency Tests? Preparing for Essay Exams Taking Essay Exams Writing Your Answer Competency Tests and Exit Exams AN ACADEMIC SCENARIO. An Essay Answer, Sarah Evenhardt Revision Checklist-Essay Exams Revision Checklist-Competency Tests Chapter Review and Practice Internet Activities Part VI A Multicultural Reader 1. Bok Lived to Tell of Capture, Slavery. MARK MELADY 2. Spanglish Creeps Into Mainstream DEBORAH KING 3. If Hip-Hop Ruled the World AISHA FINCH 4. For My Indian Daughter LEWIS SAWAQUAT 5. In This Arranged Marriage, Love Came Later. SHOBA NARYAN 6. What Did I Love? MARARENA DEL ROCIO HERNANDEZ Part VII Reviewing the Basics A Understanding the Parts of Speech Nouns Pronouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Conjunctions Prepositions Interjections B Understanding the Parts of Sentences Subjects Predicates Complements Basic Sentence Patterns Expanding the Sentence with Adjectives and Adverbs Expanding the Sentence with Phrases Expanding the Sentence with Clauses Basic Sentence Classifications C Avoiding Sentence Errors Sentence Fragments Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices Uses of Verb Tenses Active and Passive Voices Subjunctive Mood Subject-Verb Agreement Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Pronoun Reference Pronoun Case Correct Adjective and Adverb Use D Writing Effective Sentences Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers Shifts in Person, Number, and Verb Tense Coordination Subordination Parallelism Sentence Variety Redundancy and Wordiness Diction E Using Punctuation Correctly End Punctuation Commas Unnecessary Commas Colons and Semicolons Dashes, Parentheses, Hyphens, Apostrophes, Quotation Marks F Managing Mechanics and Spelling Capitalization Abbreviations Hyphenation and Word Division Numbers Suggestions for Improving Spelling Six Useful Spelling Rules G Error Correction Exercises Part VIII ESL Guide for Nonnative Speakers of English I. VERBS A. Active Voice Verb Tenses and Related Forms B. Modal Auxiliaries C. Nonaction Verbs D. Passive Voice II. NOUNS A. Plural Forms of Regular Verbs B. Plural Forms of Irregular Verbs C. Possessive Forms of Nouns D. Gerunds and Infinitives III. PRONOUNS A. Personal Pronouns B. Indefinite Pronouns IV. ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS A. Some Grammatical Reminders B. Relative (Adjective) Clauses V. TRANSITIONAL WORDS AND PHRASES A. Transitions for Contrast B. Transitions for Equality, Addition, and Similarity C. Transitions for Time D. Transitions for Reasons or Purpose E. Transitions for Results VI. CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND SUBJUNCTIVE VERB FORMS A. Statements with If Clauses B. Additional Uses of the Subjunctive VII. WEBSITES FOR ESL STUDENTS Skill Refresher Answer Key Text and Art Credits Index

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