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Pathways for Writing Scenarios, Kathleen McWhorter’s new text provides instruction for success in writing situations while featuring an integrated writing-reading approach, step-by-step instruction, and a supportive tone. Pathways teaches the fundamentals of sentence to paragraph writing through structured, sequential instruction; varied exercises that build upon each other; numerous examples of student writing; and the use of high-interest, issue-oriented or experience-related readings.

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Author:   Kathleen T. McWhorter
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Longman Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   1.420kg
ISBN:  

9780205728015

ISBN 10:   0205728014
Pages:   704
Publication Date:   13 January 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Writing Success starts Here! I. GETTING STARTED 1. An Introduction to Writing Writing What Writing Is and Is Not The Writing Process: An Overview Beginning Tips for Generating Ideas Writing Paragraphs Writing Essays Sample Student Essay: College and the Marine Corps Practical Advice for Getting Started Peer Review Writing Success Tip 1: Participating in Your Writing Class CHAPTER REVIEW AND PRACTICE Chapter Review Internet Activities 2. The Reading-Writing Connection Exploring The Reading-Writing Connection Previewing before Reading Reading: Ways to Improve Your Memory Saul M. Kassin Reading for Meaning Ways to Improve Your Memory How to Record Your Thinking: Annotation ESL Tip: Important Terms Using Idea Maps How to Write about a Reading Writing Success Tip 2: Organizing a Place and Time to read and Write Writing about a Reading Thinking before Reading Reading: What Really Scares Us? David Ropeik Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using an Idea Map to Review the Reading Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing about the Reading Paragraph Options Essay Options CHAPTER REVIEW AND PRACTICE Chapter Review Internet Activities 3. Expanding Your Vocabulary VOCABULARY Why Improve Your Vocabulary? Get the Right Tools ESL Tip: Limitations of Two-Way Dictionaries Use Context Clues to Figure Out Unfamiliar Words Pay Attention to Word Parts Learn Idioms Use Word Mapping to Expand Your Vocabulary Develop a System for Learning New Words ESL Tip: Learning English Vocabulary Writing Success Tip 3: Improving Your Writing Vocabulary WRITING ABOUT A READING Thinking Before Reading READING: The buzz on Caffeine, Paul Cuadro Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using an Idea Map to Review the Reading Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing about the Reading Paragraph Options Essay Options CHAPTER REVIEW AND PRACTICE Chapter Review Internet Activities II. SENTENCE BASICS AND DEVELOPMENT 4. Complete Sentence Versus Fragments Writing What is a Fragment? Subjects Verbs Clauses: An Overview How to Spot and Revise Fragments: A Brief Review ESL Tip: Learning from Your Mistakes Paragraph Writing Scenarios Writing Success Tip 4: Keeping an Error Log Writing about a Reading Thinking before Reading Reading: Scar, Cynthia Audet Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using an Idea Map Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing about the Reading Paragraph Options Essay Options CHAPTER REVIEW AND PRACTICE Chapter Review Editing Practice Internet Activities 5. Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices Writing The Function of Punctuation ESL Tip: Punctuation Run-on Sentences Comma Splices Paragraph Writing Scenarios Writing Success Tip 5: Proofreading Tips Writing about a Reading Thinking before Reading Reading: Back to School: Students Must Be Prepared to Use Debt Wisely Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using an Idea Map to Review the Reading Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing about the Reading Paragraph Options Essay Options CHAPTER REVIEW AND PRACTICE Chapter Review Editing Practice 6. Combining and Expanding Your Ideas Writing What Are Independent and Dependent Clauses? How to Combine Ideas of Equal Importance How to Combine Ideas of Unequal Importance How to Write Compound-Complex Sentences STUDENT ESSAY: Miracles Made, Prayers Answered Jennifer Tumiel Evaluating the Essay Paragraph Writing Scenarios Writing Success Tip 6: Writing with a Computer! Writing about a Reading Thinking before Reading READING: Not Close Enough for Comfort, David Bardeen Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using an Idea Map to Review the Reading Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing about the Reading Paragraph Options Essay Options CHAPTER REVIEW AND PRACTICE Chapter Review Editing Practice Internet Activities 7. Using Adjectives and Adverbs to Describe Writing How to Use Adjectives to Describe ESL Tip: Humor ESL Tip: Adjectives How to Use Adverbs to Describe ESL Tip: Adverbs How to Use Adjectives and Adverbs to Compare STUDENT ESSAY: The Longest Day, Gentry Carlson Evaluating the Essay Paragraph Writing Scenarios Writing Success Tip: Spelling Writing about a Reading Thinking before Reading READING: The Homecoming, and Then the Hard Part, Anthony Swofford Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using an Idea Map to Review the Reading Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing about the Reading Paragraph Options Essay Options CHAPTER REVIEW AND PRACTICE Chapter Review Editing Practice Internet Activities 8. Using Modifiers to Add Detail Writing Using Prepositional Phrases to Add Detail Using -ing Phrases to Add Detail Using Who, Which, and That Relative Clauses to Add Detail ESL Tip: Using Relative Pronouns STUDENT ESSAY: Just Coffee, Please? Liz Cole Evaluating the Essay Paragraph Writing Scenarios Writing Success Tip 8: Avoiding Slang Expressions Writing about a Reading Thinking before Reading READING: Before and After, Lance Armstrong Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using an Idea Map to Review the Reading Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing about the Reading Paragraph Options Essay Options CHAPTER REVIEW AND PRACTICE Chapter Review Editing Practice Internet Activities III. COMMON SENTENCE PROBLEMS AND HOW TO AVOID THEM 9. Revising Confusing and Inconsistent Sentences Writing Using Pronouns Clearly and Correctly ESL Tip: Pronoun Reference Avoiding Shifts in Person, Number, and Verb Tense Avoiding Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers Using Parallelism STUDENT ESSAY: Rick's Courage, Michaela Lozkova Evaluating the Essay Paragraph Writing Scenarios Writing Success Tip 9: Avoiding Trite Expressions Writing about a Reading Thinking before Reading Reading: Sudanese describes how he became a slave at 7, Lornet Turnbull Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using an Idea Map to Review the Reading Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing about the Reading Paragraph Options Essay Options CHAPTER REVIEW AND PRACTICE Chapter Review Editing Practice Internet Activities 10. Using Verbs Correctly Writing Using Verb Tenses Correctly Using Irregular Verbs Correctly Avoiding Subject-Verb Agreement Errors Using Active Instead of Passive Voice STUDENT ESSAY: The Places in My Life, Rachel Goodman Evaluating the Essay Paragraph Writing Scenarios Writing Success Tip 10: Eliminating Wordiness and Redundancy Writing about a Reading Thinking before Reading Reading: If ER Nurses Crash, Will Patients Follow? Paul Duke Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using an Idea Map to Review the Reading Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing about the Reading Paragraph Options Essay Options CHAPTER REVIEW AND PRACTICE Chapter Review Editing Practice Internet Activities IV. PARAGRAPH BASICS AND DEVELOPMENT 11. Planning and Organizing Writing Choosing a Topic ESL Tip: Choosing a Topic Keeping Your Reader in Mind Generating Ideas Organizing Your Ideas STUDENT ESSAY: Am I Conformist? Ebtisam Abusamak Evaluating the Essay Paragraph Writing Scenarios Writing Success Tip 11: Using the Computer to Generate Ideas Writing about a Reading Thinking before Reading READING: Can I Get You Some Manners With That? Christie Scotty Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using an Idea Map to Review the Reading Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing about the Reading Paragraph Options Essay Options CHAPTER REVIEW AND PRACTICE Chapter Review Editing Practice Internet Activities 12. Drafting and Revising Writing Choosing a Manageable Topic Writing Topic Sentences Developing the Paragraph Revising Paragraphs Revision Checklist Student Writing in Progress: Three versions of The Emotional Wall, Tracy Burgio Student Essay: First draft showing revisions Student Essay: Second Draft showing revisions Student Essay: Final Draft STTUDENT ESSAY: Beautiful Words + Beautiful Images + One Beautiful Advertisement, Rachel Goodman Evaluating the Essay Paragraph Writing Scenarios Revision Checklist Writing Success Tip 12: Using Nonsexist Language Writing about a Reading Thinking before Reading Reading: Can Self-Esteem Fight Poverty and Drugs, Teo Furtado Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using an Idea Map to Review the Reading Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing about the Reading Paragraph Options Essay Options CHAPTER REVIEW AND PRACTICE Chapter Review Editing Practice Internet Activities 13. Developing, Arranging, and Connecting Details Writing Developing a Paragraph Using Specific Details Methods of Arranging Details STUDENT ESSAY: Halloween: Fun without Cultural Guilt, Maya Prestwich Evaluating the Essay ESL Tip: Halloween Paragraph Writing Scenarios Revision Checklist Writing Success Tip 13: How to Write a Summary Writing about a Reading Thinking before Reading Reading: A Brother's Murder Brent Staples Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using an Idea Map to Review the Reading Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing about the Reading Paragraph Options Essay Options CHAPTER REVIEW AND PRACTICE Chapter Review Editing Practice Internet Activities 14. Using Methods of Organization METHODS OF ORGANIZATION A: NARRATION What is Narration? How to Develop a Narrative Paragraph How to Organize a Narrative Paragraph B: DESCRIPTION What is description? How to Develop a Descriptive Paragraph How to Organize a Descriptive Paragraph C: EXAMPLE What is an Example? How to Develop an Example Paragraph How to Organize an Example Paragraph D: DEFINITION What is Definition? How to Develop a Definition Paragraph How to Organize a Definition Paragraph E: COMPARISON-CONTRAST What is Comparison-Contrast? How to Develop a Comparison-Contrast Paragraph How to Organize a Comparison-Contrast Paragraph F: CLASSIFICATION What is Classification? How to Develop a Classification Paragraph How to Organize a Classification Paragraph G: PROCESS What is Process? How to Develop a Process Paragraph How to Organize a Process Paragraph H: CAUSE AND EFFEXT What is Cause and Effect? How to Develop a Cause and Effect Paragraph How to Organize a Cause and Effect Paragraph I: ARGUMENT What is Argument? How to Develop an Argument Paragraph How to Organize an Argument Paragraph STUDENT ESSAY: What My Culture Means to Me, Darlene Gallardo Evaluating the Essay Paragraph Writing Scenarios Writing Success Tip 14: Avoiding Plagiarism and Citing Sources Writing about a Reading Thinking before Reading READING: Mom Forced to Choose Sons During Tsunami, Meraiah Foley Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using an Idea Map to Review the Reading Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing about the Reading Paragraph Options Essay Options CHAPTER REVIEW AND PRACTICE Chapter Review Editing Practice Internet Activities V. COMMON PARAGRAPH PROBLEMS AND HOW TO AVOID THEM 15. Revising Underdeveloped Paragraphs Writing Revising Ineffective Topic Sentences Revising Paragraphs to Add Supporting Details STUDENT ESSAY: How to Raise a Happy Human, Rachel Goodman Evaluating the Essay Paragraph Writing Scenarios Writing Success Tip 15: How to Credit Sources Writing about a Reading Thinking before Reading READING: How to Put Off Doing a Job, Andy Rooney Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using an Idea Map to Review the Reading Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing about the Reading Paragraph Options Essay Options Revision Checklist CHAPTER REVIEW AND PRACTICE Chapter Review Editing Practice Internet Activities 16. Using an Idea Map to Spot Revision Problems Writing Does Your Paragraph Stray From Your Topic? Does Every Detail Belong? Are Your Details Arranged and Developed Logically? Is Your Paragraph Balanced? Is Your Paragraph Repetitious? STUDENT ESSAY: Sports and Life, Zoe Cole First Draft Final Draft Evaluating the Essay Paragraph Writing Scenarios Writing Success Tip 16: Writing Application Letters Writing about a Reading Thinking before Reading READING: Drivers Let Big Brother In to Get a Break, Kevin Maney Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using an Idea Map to Review the Reading Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing about the Reading Paragraph Options Essay Options Revision Checklist CHAPTER REVIEW AND PRACTICE Chapter Review Editing Practice Internet Activities VI. ESSAYS BASICS, DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMON PROBLEMS 17. Essay Basics and Development An Overview of the Essay The Structure of an Essay Planning Your Essay Write Strong Thesis Statements Support Your Thesis with Substantial Evidence STUDENT ESSAY: Angie's Big Show, Alicia Evaluating the Essay Make Connections Among Your Ideas Clear Writing the Introduction, Conclusion, and Title Essay Writing Scenarios Writing Success Tip 17: Writing Essay Exam Answers WRITING ABOUT A READING Thinking Before Reading READING: Callling in Late, Kate Zernike Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using an Idea Map to Review the Reading Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing about the Reading Paragraph Options Essay Options Revision Checklist CHAPTER REVIEW AND PRACTICE Chapter Review Editing Practice Internet Activities 18. Avoiding Common Problems in Essays Five Key Essay Writing Problems and How to Fix Them Problem # 1: The Topic is too Broad Problem # 2: The Topic is too Narrow Problem # 3: The Thesis Statement Needs Revsion Problem # 4: The Essay is Underdeveloped Problem # 5: The Essay is Disorganized Using Maps to Guide Your Revision Seeking Further Help STUDENT ESSAY: My Big Deal Knee Surgery, Anna Majerczyk Evaluating the Essay Essay Writing Scenarios Writing Success Tip 18: Taking Writing Competency Tests WRITING ABOUT A READING Thinking Before Reading READING: From Now On, Let Women Kill Their Own Spiders, Dave Barry Getting Ready to Write Reviewing the Reading Examining the Reading: Using an Idea Map to Review the Reading Strengthening Your Vocabulary Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing Writing about the Reading Paragraph Options Essay Options Revision Checklist CHAPTER REVIEW AND PRACTICE Chapter Review Editing Practice Internet Activities VII. A MULTICULTURAL READER The Beautiful Laughing Sisters---An Arrival Story, Mary Pipher In a Green Mood, Sabrina Ford 3. Los Chinos Discover el Barrio, Luis Torres 4. The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl, Elizabeth Wong 5. A Note to Parents, Ruben Navarrette, Jnr. Are Latinos Different? Sandra Marquez Light Skin Versus Dark, Charisse Jone Thank You M'am, Langston Hughes Tiger Woods and the Emerging Multiracial Identity: Mapping New Ethnic Terrain, James M. Henslin VIII. REVIEWING THE BASICS Guide to Reviewing the Basics A. Understanding the Parts of Speech A.1 Nouns A.2 Pronouns A.3 Verbs A.4 Adjectives A.5 Adverbs A.6 Conjunctions A.7 Prepositions A.8 Interjections B. Understanding the Parts of Sentences B.1 Subjects B.2 Predicates B.3 Complements B.4 Basic Sentence Patterns B.5 Expanding the Sentence with Adjectives and Adverbs B.6 Expanding the Sentence with Phrases B.7 Expanding the Sentence with Clauses B.8 Basic Sentence Classifications C. Using Punctuation Correctly C.1 End Punctuation C.2 Commas C.3 Unnecessary Commas C.4 Colons and Semicolons C.5 Dashes, Parentheses, Hyphens, Apostrophes, Quotation Marks D. Managing Mechanics and Spelling D.1 Capitalization D.2 Abbreviations D.3 Hyphenation and Word Division D.4 Numbers D.5 Suggestions for Improving Spelling D.6 Six Useful Spelling Rules Text and Cartoon Credits Index Selected Answer Key

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