Overview

Mosaics illustrates how reading and writing are part of a interrelated process, and encourages students to discover how the mosaics of their own reading and writing processes work together to form a coherent whole.

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Author:   Kim Flachmann
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Longman Inc
Edition:   5th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   1.111kg
ISBN:  

9780205831616

ISBN 10:   0205831613
Publication Date:   09 July 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780321829009
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Preface PART I READING AND WRITING: AN OVERVIEWChapter1 Reading and Writing in College Why Learn How To Read And Write Well? Thinking Of Yourself As A Reader And Writer Keeping A Journal Reading And Writing In Tandem With A StudentChapter2 The Reading ProcessVisualizing The Reading Process The Reading ProcessSample Reading AssignmentChapter3 Reading CriticallyPreparing To ReadReadingFirst RereadingSecond RereadingChapter4 The Writing ProcessVisualizing The Writing Process The Writing ProcessWriting On A ComputerSample Writing AssignmentChapter5 Preparing To WriteThinkingPlanningWriting The Thesis StatementCHAPTER 6 Writing Effectively Developing Body Paragraphs Organizing Your Essay Writing The Introduction, Conclusion, And Title Chapter7 Revising And EditingRevisingEditing PART II READING AND WRITING EFFECTIVE ESSAYSChapter8 Describing Preparing To Write A Description EssayReading A Description EssayMargaret Bourke-White, Dust Changes America Discovering How The Essay WorksWriting A Description Essay Reading The PromptThinking About The PromptGuidelines For Writing A Description EssayWriting A Draft Of Your Essay Revising And EditingReading A Student EssayAbby Reed, Grandma's House Revising And Editing The Student Essay Reading Your Own Description EssayRevising And Editing Your Own Essay Practicing Description: From Reading To WritingReading WorkshopMario Suarez, El Hoyo Linda Hogan, Dwellings Writing Workshop Chapter9 Narrating Preparing To Write A Narration EssayReading A Narration EssayJane Maher, Girl Discovering How The Essay WorksWriting A Narration Essay Reading The PromptThinking About The PromptGuidelines For Writing A Narration EssayWriting A Draft Of Your Essay Revising And EditingReading A Student EssayTommy Poulos, My Brother Revising And Editing The Student Essay Reading Your Own Narration EssayRevising And Editing Your Own Essay Practicing Narration: From Reading To WritingReading WorkshopLynda Barry, The Sanctuary Of School Stan Higgins, Writer's Retreat Writing Workshop Chapter10 IllustratingPreparing To Write An Illustration EssayReading An Illustration EssayJulia Alvarez, Hold The Mayonnaise Discovering How The Essay WorksWriting An Illustration Essay Reading The PromptThinking About The PromptGuidelines For Writing An Illustration EssayWriting A Draft Of Your Essay Revising And EditingReading A Student EssayTaleah Trainor, Murphy's Law Revising And Editing The Student Essay Reading Your Own Illustration EssayRevising And Editing Your Own Essay Practicing Illustration: From Reading To WritingReading WorkshopRichard Rodriguez, Dawn's Early Light FranceBorel, The Decorated Body Writing WorkshopChapter11 Analyzing A Process Preparing To Write A Process Analysis EssayReading A Process Analysis EssayCarole Kanchler, Dare To Change Your Job And Your Life In 7 Steps Discovering How The Essay WorksWriting A Process Analysis Essay Reading The PromptThinking About The PromptGuidelines For Writing A Process Analysis EssayWriting A Draft Of Your Essay Revising And EditingReading A Student EssayEmily Bliss, You Too Can Procrastinate Revising And Editing The Student Essay Reading Your Own Process Analysis EssayRevising And Editing Your Own Essay Practicing Process Analysis: From Reading To WritingReading WorkshopBrian O'Connell, How To Protect Your Identity David Levy, Why We Have A Moon Writing Workshop Chapter12 Comparing and ContrastingPreparing To Write A Comparison/Contrast EssayReading A Comparison/Contrast EssayEric Minton, Thrills And Chills Discovering How The Essay WorksWriting A Comparison/Contrast Essay Reading The PromptThinking About The PromptGuidelines For Writing A Comparison/Contrast EssayWriting A Draft Of Your Essay Revising And EditingReading A Student EssayMaria Castillo, The Truth About Cats And Dogs Revising And Editing The Student Essay Reading Your Own Comparison/Contrast EssayRevising And Editing Your Own Essay Practicing Comparison/Contrast: From Reading To WritingReading WorkshopYi-Fu Tuan, American Space, Chinese Place Tony Cohan, Between Worlds Writing Workshop Chapter13 Dividing and Classifying 236Preparing To Write A DIVISION/CLASSIFICATION EssayReading A Division/Classification EssayFran Lebowitz, The Sound of Music: Enough Already Discovering How the Essay WorksWriting A Division/Classification Essay Reading the PromptThinking about the PromptGuidelines for Writing a Division/Classification EssayWriting a Draft of Your Essay Revising and EditingReading A Student EssaySergio Mendola, Won't You Be My Neighbor Revising and Editing the Student Essay Reading Your Own Division/Classification EssayRevising and Editing Your Own Essay Practicing Division/Classification: from reading to writingReading WorkshopBernice Reagon, Black Music in Our Hands Marion Winik, What Are Friends For? Writing Workshop Chapter14 Defining Preparing To Write A Definition EssayReading A Definition EssayLars Eighner, Dumpster Diving Discovering How The Essay WorksWriting A Definition Essay Reading The PromptThinking About The PromptGuidelines For Writing A Definition EssayWriting A Draft Of Your Essay Revising And EditingReading A Student EssayFrancine Feinstein, True Friends Revising And Editing The Student Essay Reading Your Own Definition EssayRevising And Editing Your Own Essay Practicing Definition: From Reading To WritingReading WorkshopIsaac Asimov, What Is Intelligence, Anyway? Janice Castro, Spanglish Spoken Here Writing Workshop Chapter15 Analyzing Causes And EffectsPreparing To Write A Cause/Effect EssayReading A Cause/Effect EssayLynnell Hancock, Why Do Schools Flunk Biology? Discovering How The Essay WorksWriting A Cause/Effect Essay Reading The PromptThinking About The PromptGuidelines For Writing A Cause/Effect EssayWriting A Draft Of Your Essay Revising And EditingReading A Student EssayJefferson Wright, The Budget Crisis Revising And Editing The Student Essay Reading Your Own Cause/Effect EssayRevising And Editing Your Own Essay Practicing Cause/Effect: From Reading To WritingReading WorkshopLinda Lee Andujar, Shedding The Weight Of My Dad's Obsession Stacey Colino, Happiness Is Catching Writing Workshop Chapter16 Arguing Preparing To Write An Argument EssayReading A Argument EssayBob Herbert, Racial Profiling Is Unjust Discovering How The Essay WorksWriting An Argument Essay Reading The PromptThinking About The PromptGuidelines For Writing An Argument EssayWriting A Draft Of Your Essay Revising And EditingReading A Student EssayMelinda Jackson, A Call For Policies On Drinking Revising And Editing The Student Essay Reading Your Own Argument EssayRevising And Editing Your Own Essay Practicing Description: From Reading To WritingReading WorkshopWarner Todd Huston, Wrong Call For Regulating Sexting Richard K. Willard, Anti-Loitering Laws Can Reduce Gang Violence David Cole, Anti-Loitering Laws Are Ineffective And Biased Writing Workshop PART III THE RESEARCH PAPERChapter 17 Recognizing a Research PaperMary Minor, Children as Robots Chapter 18 Avoiding Plagiarism Common Knowledge Original Ideas Using And Synthesizing Sources Direct Quotation, Paraphrase, And Summary Taking Notes On Sources Chapter 19 Finding Sources Credibility Of Sources Consulting Online Databases, Full-Text Indexes, And Electronic Journal Collections Searching For Web Sites Using The Library Chapter 20 Writing a Research PaperChapter 21 Documenting Sources Introducing Your SourcesDocumentation FormatUsing a HandbookChapter 22 Revising and Editing a Research PaperRevising And Editing A Student's Research PaperRick Schroeder, Space Bucks Revising And Editing Your Own Research PaperChapter 23 Writing Workshop Guidelines for Writing a Research PaperRevising Workshop Editing Workshop Reflecting on Your Writing Part IV: THE GRAMMAR HANDBOOKChapter 24 Parts Of SpeechChapter 25 Phrases And ClausesUnit 1 SENTENCESChapter 26 Subjects and Verbs Chapter 27 Fragments Chapter 28 Fused Sentences and Comma Splices Unit 2 VERBSChapter 29 Regular and Irregular Verbs Chapter 30 Verb Tense Chapter 31 Subject-Verb Agreement Chapter 32 More on Verbs Unit 3 PRONOUNSChapter 33 Pronoun Problems Chapter 34 Pronoun Reference and Point of View Chapter 35 Pronoun Agreement Unit 4 MODIFIERSChapter 36 Adjectives Chapter 37 Adverbs Chapter 38 Modifier Errors Unit 5 PUNCTUATIONChapter 39 End Punctuation Chapter 40 Commas Chapter 41 Apostrophes Chapter 42 Quotation Marks Chapter 43 Other Punctuation Marks Unit 6 MECHANICSChapter 44 Capitalization Chapter 45 Abbreviations and Numbers Unit 7 EFFECTIVE SENTENCESChapter 46 Varying Sentence Structure Chapter 47 Parallelism Chapter 48 Combining Sentences Unit 8 CHOOSING THE RIGHT WORDChapter 49 Standard and Nonstandard English Chapter 50 Easily Confused Words Chapter 51 Spelling Unit TestsAppendixes Credits Index

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