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Author:   John Langan ,  Zoe Albright
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Education
Edition:   11th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.80cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   1.164kg
ISBN:  

9781265226596

ISBN 10:   1265226598
Pages:   818
Publication Date:   25 March 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 – Essay Writing 1.An Introduction to Writing 2.The Writing Process 3.The First and Second Steps in Essay Writing 4.The Third Step in Essay Writing 5.The Fourth Step in Essay Writing 6.Four Bases for Revising Essays 7.Developing an Essay Part 2 – Patterns of Essay Development 8.Description 9.Narration 10.Exemplification 11.Process 12.Cause and/or Effect 13.Comparison and/or Contrast 14.Definition 15.Division-Classification 16.Argument Part 3 – Researching, Writing and Documenting 17.Information Literacy 18.Summarizing and Paraphrasing 19.Writing a Source-Based Essay 20.Writing a Research Essay Part 4 – Handbook of Sentence Skills Section I – Grammar 21.Subject and Verbs 22.Fragments 23.Run-Ons 24.Regular and Irregular Verbs 25.Subject-Verb Agreement 26.More about Verbs 27.Pronoun Agreement and Reference 28.Pronoun Types 29.Adjectives and Adverbs 30.Misplaced Modifiers 31.Dangling Modifiers Section II – Mechanics and Punctuation 32.Capital Letters 33.Numbers and Abbreviations 34.Apostrophe 35.Quotation Marks 36.Comma Section III – Word Use 37.Commonly Confused Words 38.Effective Word Choice Section IV – Tests 39.Editing Tests Part 5 – Readings for Writers Introduction to the Readings Building Self-Awareness Education and Learning Challenging Societal Values Index Instructor’s Guide

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Zoé L. Albright has been involved in diverse aspects of education for 22 years. For the last 18 years, she has been a faculty member at Metropolitan Community College–Longview, teaching developmental writing, composition, and literature. She has created and implemented traditional and online curricula for high school and college English and composition courses and for a variety of literature courses. She continues to research new educational theory and practices. Zoé has most recently served as co-author of English Skills with Readings, ninth edition, and contributing author to other Langan texts. She received her M.A. from Goldsmiths, University of London; B.S. and B.A. from the University of Idaho; and A.A. from Cottey College. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Kansas. Zoé currently resides outside Kansas City, Missouri, with her husband and teenage son.

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