Overview

For Developmental writing courses There are many different ways in which developing writers learn. Winkler and McCuen-Matherall have created a writing series that takes into account many of the known difficulties that developing writing students have with English language skills and strategies. Writing Talk: Sentences & Paragraphs with Readings, 5/e is the first book in a series of two. This text reaches more students by providing the most varied practice exercises of any writing text. Every unit contains Practice Exercises, Unit Tests, Unit Talk-Write Exercises, Unit Collaborative Assignments, Unit Writing Assignments, and Photo Writing Assignments. These diverse exercises will help students of all types (including visual, audio, and collaborative learners) learn and retain the material. 0321907949 / 9780321907943 Writing Talk: Writing Sentences and Paragraphs with Readings with NEW MyWritingLab, 5/e Package consists of: 0135008808 / 9780135008805 Writing Talk: Writing Sentences and Paragraphs with Readings 0205869203 / 9780205869206 NEW MyWritingLab Generic - Access Card

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Author:   Anthony C Winkler ,  Jo Ray McCuen-Matherell
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Longman Inc
Edition:   5th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 20.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 27.40cm
Weight:   0.998kg
ISBN:  

9780321907943

ISBN 10:   0321907949
Pages:   552
Publication Date:   22 August 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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Table of Contents

* EVERY UNIT ENDS WITH UNIT TEST, UNIT TALK-WRITE ASSIGNMENT, UNIT COLLABORATIVE ASSIGNMENT, UNIT WRITING ASSIGNMENT, & PHOTO WRITING ASSIGNMENT FOR THIS REASON IT IS ONLY LISTED ONCE IN UNIT 1 PART 1: GETTING STARTED UNIT 1: The ESL Student and the Native Speaker Differences Between a Native and an ESL Student Pronunciation Homonyms Context Grammar Idioms The Importance of Speaking and Writing Well Unit Test Unit Talk-Write Assignment Unit Collaborative Assignment Unit Writing Assignment Photo Writing Assignment UNIT 2: Myths About Writing Myths About Writing Standard English UNIT 3: How to Start Writing Freewriting Keeping a Journal Brainstorming Clustering The Topic Sentence PART 2 THE SENTENCE UNIT 4:The Basic Sentence Subject and Verb Kernel Sentences Sentences Worded as Questions Prepositional Phrases Action Verbs and Linking Verbs Helping Verbs Verbals Compound Subjects and Verbs UNIT 5: Building Sentences Dependent and Independent Clauses Three Basic Sentence Types Sentence Variety UNIT 6: Avoiding Non-Sentences Sentence Fragments Avoiding Sentence Fragments Run-on Sentences UNIT 7: VERBS-An Overview Twelve Tenses Present Tense Endings Past Tense Endings Problems with -ing verbs Difficult Verbs: Be, Have, Do Helping verbs UNIT 8: Regular and Irregular Verbs Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs Problem Verbs: Lie/Lay, Sit/Set, Rise/Raise Lie/Lay, Sit/Set, Rise/Raise: Does It Really Matter? UNIT 9: Subject-Verb Agreement Do, Does, Doesn't, Don't, Was, Were, Wasn't, Weren't Indefinite Pronouns Phrases Between a Subject and Its Verb Sentences Beginning with There/Here Questions Compound Subjects Joined by And, Or, Either/Or, or Neither/Nor Who, Which, and That UNIT 10: Problems with Verbs Shifts in Tense Would Have, Could Have, Should Have, and Must Have Double Negatives Active and Passive Voice UNIT 11: Using Pronouns Correctly Antecedent Problems Agreement Problems Indefinite Pronouns Sexist Use of Pronouns Shifting Point of View UNIT 12: Pronoun Problems Case Problems Pesky Pronouns UNIT 13: Using Adjectives and Adverbs Adjectives and Adverbs Comparisons Using Superlatives Using Good/Well and Bad/Badly This/That and These/Those UNIT 14: Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers Dangling Modifiers Misplaced Modifiers UNIT 15: Using Prepositions Multiword Prepositions Prepositional Phrases Prepositions in Commonly Used Expressions Frequently Misused Prepositions Frequently Misused Prepositional Expressions PART 3 THE PARAGRPH UNIT 16: Moving from Sentences to Paragraphs Supporting Details UNIT 17: Writing a Solid Paragraph Begin with a Discussible Point Stick to the Point Prove the Point; Don't Merely Repeat It Link the Sentences UNIT 18: Revising Paragraphs What Is Revision? The Revising Checklist Using Talk Skills to Revise Your Work Getting Rid of Wordiness PART 4 MECHANICS UNIT 19: Punctuation You Can Hear End Punctuation Comma (,) The Apostrophe (') UNIT 20: Punctuation You Can't Hear Semicolon (;) Colon (:) Dash (-) Quotation Marks ( ) Parentheses [()] UNIT 21: Capitalization Rules of Capitalization UNIT 22: How to Use the Dictionary Spelling Word Division Pronunciation Grammatical Uses Meanings Usage Labels Origin Synonyms UNIT 23: Spelling Rules Tips for Improving Your Spelling Using a Spell Checker Rules for Spelling UNIT 24: Commonly Misspelled Words Homophones and Frequently Confused Words Commonly Misspelled Words Words Spelled with One or Two Words PART 5: READINGS Help for Your Reading An Object Tortillas, Jose Antonio Burciaga Beautiful Music, Dana Wall The Cello, Lorena Bruff A Place *How the Lawyers Stole Winter, Christopher B. Daly Letter from Tokyo, Michael A. Lev An Animal Snakes, Michael Ondaatje The Revolt of the Elephants, Ingrid E. Newkirk Sport, Jimmy Carter A Person A Brotherly Bond That Beat the Odds, Bill Paschke Two Roads Converged in a Wood, Jenijoy La Belle Barbie Doll, Marge Piercy An Event *The War Prayer, Mark Twain Shame, Dick Gregory A Problem Senor Payroll, William E. Barrett Talkin' White, Wayne Lionel Aponte An Argument *Welcome Our Planet, Ourselves, Dominique Browning Cheating, Iyah Romm

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