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Wordsmith: A Guide to Paragraphs and Essays, 3E is appropriate for basic writing courses covering paragraphs and essays. This text ships automatically with MyWritingLab. What do your students want in a textbook? Your life's work is centered on connecting to your students and preparing them for productive futures. Pamela Arlov created the Wordsmith series to help you connect with your students. We asked professors what they thought their students would want in a textbook. Here's what we heard and how Wordsmith addresses today's students: 1) Students find textbooks dry and tedious. Arlov includes engaging grammar openers, plenty of visuals, and has a writing style that is second to none! 2) Students find textbooks irrelevant to their lives. Arlov's combination of the rhetorical modes is realistic and models real life writing. She has also added Real Writing examples in the modes chapters to make Wordsmith even more relevant to students' lives. 3) Students become frustrated if the entire text is not used in class. Wordsmith is 100 pages briefer than similar texts on the market and an affordable option. This concise approach also does not overwhelm students with too much information. Wordsmith provides students with just the right balance of instruction and practice! TheWordsmith series is your value-packed option that students will appreciate while mastering key writing and grammar skills.

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Author:   Pamela Arlov
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Longman Inc
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.826kg
ISBN:  

9780205708758

ISBN 10:   0205708757
Pages:   608
Publication Date:   13 January 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780205703326
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PART 1. COMPOSITION. 1. The Writing Process. 2. Preparing to Write. 3. Writing Paragraphs: Topic Sentences. 4. Writing Paragraphs: Support. 5. Writing Paragraphs: Unity and Coherence. 6. Revising, Proofreading, and Formatting. 7. Showing and Telling: Description, Narration and Example. 8. Limiting and Ordering: Definition, Classification, and Process. 9. Examining Logical Connections: Comparison-Contrast, Cause-Effect and Argument. 10. Writing an Essay. 11. Writing Summary Reports. PART 2. GRAMMAR. 12. Verbs and Subjects. 13. Subject-Verb Agreement. 14. Verb Shift. 15. Sentence Variety. 16. Run-on Sentences. 17. Sentence Fragments. 18. Pronoun Case. 19. Pronoun Agreement, Reference, and Point of View. 20. Adjectives, Adverbs, and Articles. 21. Capital Letters. 22. Words Commonly Confused. 23. Word Choice. 24. Commas. 25. Other Punctuation. 26. Apostrophes. 27. Quotation Marks. PART 3. READINGS.

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