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Author:   D. J. Henry ,  - A. Dorling Kindersley
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Longman Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   0.966kg
ISBN:  

9780205634194

ISBN 10:   0205634192
Pages:   462
Publication Date:   13 February 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

Part 1 Getting Reading to Write Chapter 1: Preparing to Learn about Writing Chapter 2: Thinking through the Writing Process Part 2 Using Patterns of Organization to Develop Paragraphs Chapter 3: Understanding the Paragraph Chapter 4: The Descriptive Paragraph Chapter 5: The Narrative Paragraph Chapter 6: The Process Paragraph Chapter 7: The Example Paragraph Chapter 8: The Classification Paragraph Chapter 9: The Comparison and Contrast Paragraph Chapter 10: The Definition Paragraph Chapter 11: The Cause and Effect Paragraph Chapter 12: The Persuasive Paragraph Part 3 Writing an Essay Chapter 13: Understanding the Essay Chapter 14: Effective Introductions, Conclusions, and Titles Chapter 15: Using Patterns of Organization to Develop Essays Part 4 Mastering Grammar, Punctuation, and Mechanics with MyWritingLab Overview 16: Subjects, Verbs, and Simple Sentences Overview 17: Compound and Complex Sentences Overview 18: Sentence Variety Overview 19: Sentence Clarity: Point of View, Number, and Tense Overview 20: Parallelism Overview 21: Comma Splices and Run-ons Overview 22: Fragments Overview 23: Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers Overview 24: Subject-Verb Agreement: Present Tense Overview 25: The Past Tense of Verbs Overview 26: The Past Participle Overview 27: Nouns and Pronouns Overview 28: Adjectives and Adverbs Overview 29: The Comma Overview 30: The Apostrophe Overview 31: Quotation Marks Overview 32: End Punctuation: Period, Question Mark, and Exclamation Point Overview 33: Capitalization Overview 34: Improving Your Spelling Part 5 Reading Selections DESCRIPTION: * United States Park Services, Maya Lin's Design Submission to the Vietnam Memorial Competition NARRATION: * Sidney Poitier, from The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography PROCESS: * Clifford Stoll, Cyberschool EXAMPLE/ILLUSTRATION: * Robert Benchley, Why I Am Pale CLASSIFICATION: * Martin Luther King, Jr., Ways of Meeting Oppression COMPARISON/CONTRAST: * Rachel Carson, A Fable for Tomorrow DEFINITION: * Bernard Cooper, The Fine Art of Sighing CAUSE/EFFECT * Stephen King, Why We Crave Horror Movies PERSUASION * Joe Lieberman, Statement on Rating the Ratings System * Russell Simmons, The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network Statement for the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs Hearing on Entertainment Ratings July 25, 2001 LAYERED PATTERNS: * Mary Sarton, The Rewards of Living a Solitary Life * Gary Soto, The Jacket

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