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Pathways: Writing Scenarios covers the significant topics of sentence writing and paragraph writing, extending to an introduction to the essay. While continuing to provide comprehensive and integrated coverage of the reading-writing connection, the new edition goes in to greater depth with writing in college and visual literacy. Package consists of 0205058078 / 9780205058075 Pathways: Scenarios for Sentence and Paragraph Writing 0205752624 / 9780205752621 MyWritingLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card

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Author:   Kathleen T. McWhorter
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Longman Inc
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 20.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 27.40cm
Weight:   1.211kg
ISBN:  

9780205220632

ISBN 10:   0205220630
Pages:   672
Publication Date:   22 July 2011
Audience:   Adult education ,  Further / Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780321850393
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PrefaceWRITING SUCCESS STARTS HERE!PART I: GETTING STARTED Chapter 1: An Introduction to Writing Chapter 2: The Reading-Writing Connection Chapter 3: Expanding Your VocabularyPART II: SENTENCE BASICS AND DEVELOPMENT Chapter 4: Complete Sentences Versus Fragments Chapter 5: Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices Chapter 6: Combining and Expanding Your Ideas Chapter 7: Using Adjectives and Adverbs to Describe Chapter 8: Using Modifiers to Add Detail PART III: COMMON SENTENCE PROBLEMS AND HOW TO AVOID THEM Chapter 9: Revising Confusing and Inconsistent Sentences Chapter 10: Using Verbs Correctly PART IV: PARAGRAPH BASICS AND DEVELOPMENT Chapter 11: Planning and Organizing Chapter 12: Drafting and Revising Chapter 13: Developing, Arranging, and Connecting Details Chapter 14: Using Methods of Organization Chapter 15 Revising Underdeveloped Paragraphs Chapter 16: Using an Idea Map to Spot Revision Problems PART VI: ESSAYS BASICS, DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMON PROBLEMSChapter 17: Essay Basics and DevelopmentChapter 18: Avoiding Common Problems in EssaysPART VII: READ and RESPOND PART VIII: REVIEWING THE BASICS Guide to Reviewing the Basics A. Understanding the Parts of SpeechA.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 E. Commonly Confused Words

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Kathleen McWhorter is Professor Emeritus of Humanities and past Director of the Learning Skills Center at Niagara County Community College. She has also been on the faculty of the StateUniversity College at Buffalo. She holds bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She is the author of a number of best-selling textbooks for developmental reading, developmental writing, and study skills published with Pearson: Readingand Study SkillsEfficient and Flexible Reading, Guide to College Reading, Academic Reading, Essential Reading Skills, Active Reading Skills, Reading Across the Disciplines, Study and Critical Thinking Skills in College, and College Reading and Study Skills WritingPathways: Writing Scenarios and Expressways: Writing Scenarios

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