Exploring writing. Sentences and paragraphs /

By:

Jhon Langan

Language: Inglés Series: SeriePublication details: Mc Graw hill USA 2008Edition: 1Description: 606 21.5cm de ancho X 27.5cm de largoISBN:

9780073533285

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Contents:

RIEF CONTENTS PART 1 Writing: Skills and Process 1 1. An Introduction to Writing 3 2. The Writing Process 15 PART 2 Effective Paragraphs 46 49 3. Four Steps for Writing, Four Bases for Revising 4. Nine Patterns of Paragraph Development 84 5. Moving from Paragraph to Essay 125 PART 3 Sentence Skills 150 SECTION Sentences 6. Subjects and Verbs 154 7. Fragments 162 8. Run-Ons 179 9. Sentence Variety 1 195 SECTION II Verbs, Pronouns, and Agreement 10. Standard English Verbs 210 11. Irregular Verbs 219 12. Subject-Verb Agreement 230 13. Consistent Verb Tense 239 14. Additional Information about Verbs 243 15. Pronoun Reference, Agreement, and Point of View 250 16. Pronoun Types 261 SECTION III Modifiers and Parallelism 17. Adjectives and Adverbs 274 18. Misplaced Modifiers 281 19. Dangling Modifiers 286 20. Faulty Parallelism 292 21. Sentence Variety II 300 SECTION IV Punctuation and Mechanics 22. Paper Format 315 23. Capital Letters 320 24. Numbers and Abbreviations 329 CONTENT Bill Wine. "Rudeness at the Movies" 534 Alice Walker, "My Daughter Smokes" 540 Appendixes 561 Appendix A: Parts of Speech 548 Appendix B: ESL Pointers 559 Appendix C: Sentence Skills Diagnostic Test 571 Appendix D: Sentence Skills Achievement Test 577 Appendix E: Answers to Exercises in Part Three 582 Appendix F: A Writer's Journal 597 Credits 599 Index 601

Summary: CEFACE To the Instructor Exploring Writing Emphasizing both process and practice, Exploring Writing Sendencre and Paragraphs will help students apply and advance their writing skills. Learn ing to write effective paragraphs, mast master essential sentence skills, and read critically are turning points for student writers these skills will prepare them to write essays in college and tackle many types of writing in the real world. Along the way, there are many small but important skills to develop using specific and concrete language, selecting good supporting details, writing an effective topic sentence, creating a convincing argument, orga nizing a paragraph in a way that best fits its purpose, and so on. Four Bases Exploring Writing asserts that four principles in particular are keys to el. fective composition: unity, support, coherence, and sentence skills. These s." are highlighted on four principles, es, or "bases, reinforced throughout the book. on the inside back cover and are Unity means seeing the whole as the sum of its parts; in an Ufective essay, the student should make one point and stick to it. Support stresses the importance of using specific evidence to back up that point. Coherence focuses on the ways writers organize and connect this evidence, as well as how they transition between ideas. Sentence skills demonstrate an attention to the craft of writing and its elements; clear, error-free sentences maximize the effectiveness of the other three bases. Countless Possibilities In this text, I encourage students to see writing as a skill that can be learned and a process that must be explored; while the four bases provide a founda-tion, there are many important factors in writing well. Chapter 1 asks stu-dents to examine their attitude toward writing, to write what they know-or can learn about-and to consider keeping a writing journal. Appendix F A Writer's Journal gives them room to start recording ideas. Personal Discoveries A writer's journey is as personal as it is practical; Exploring Writing ascribes to the belief that the best way to begin writing is with personal experience. After students have learned to support a point by providing material from

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RIEF CONTENTS

PART 1 Writing: Skills and Process 1

1. An Introduction to Writing 3

2. The Writing Process 15

PART 2 Effective Paragraphs 46

49

3. Four Steps for Writing, Four Bases for Revising

4. Nine Patterns of Paragraph Development 84

5. Moving from Paragraph to Essay

125

PART 3 Sentence Skills 150

SECTION Sentences

6. Subjects and Verbs

154

7. Fragments

162

8. Run-Ons 179

9. Sentence Variety 1 195

SECTION II Verbs, Pronouns, and Agreement

10. Standard English Verbs

210

11. Irregular Verbs 219

12. Subject-Verb Agreement

230

13. Consistent Verb Tense 239

14. Additional Information about Verbs

243

15. Pronoun Reference, Agreement, and Point of View

250

16. Pronoun Types

261

SECTION III Modifiers and Parallelism

17. Adjectives and Adverbs

274

18. Misplaced Modifiers

281

19. Dangling Modifiers

286

20. Faulty Parallelism

292

21. Sentence Variety II

300

SECTION IV Punctuation and Mechanics

22. Paper Format

315

23. Capital Letters

320

24. Numbers and Abbreviations

329
CONTENT

Bill Wine. "Rudeness at the Movies"

534 Alice Walker, "My Daughter Smokes" 540

Appendixes 561

Appendix A: Parts of Speech 548

Appendix B: ESL Pointers 559

Appendix C: Sentence Skills Diagnostic Test 571

Appendix D: Sentence Skills Achievement Test 577

Appendix E: Answers to Exercises in Part Three 582

Appendix F: A Writer's Journal 597

Credits 599

Index 601

CEFACE

To the Instructor

Exploring Writing

Emphasizing both process and practice, Exploring Writing Sendencre and Paragraphs will help students apply and advance their writing skills. Learn ing to write effective paragraphs, mast master essential sentence skills, and read critically are turning points for student writers these skills will prepare them to write essays in college and tackle many types of writing in the real world. Along the way, there are many small but important skills to develop using specific and concrete language, selecting good supporting details, writing an effective topic sentence, creating a convincing argument, orga nizing a paragraph in a way that best fits its purpose, and so on.

Four Bases

Exploring Writing asserts that four principles in particular are keys to el. fective composition: unity, support, coherence, and sentence skills. These s." are highlighted on four principles, es, or "bases, reinforced throughout the book. on the inside back cover and are

Unity means seeing the whole as the sum of its parts; in an Ufective essay, the student should make one point and stick to it.

Support stresses the importance of using specific evidence to back up that point.

Coherence focuses on the ways writers organize and connect this evidence, as well as how they transition between ideas.

Sentence skills demonstrate an attention to the craft of writing and its elements; clear, error-free sentences maximize the effectiveness of the other three bases.

Countless Possibilities

In this text, I encourage students to see writing as a skill that can be learned and a process that must be explored; while the four bases provide a founda-tion, there are many important factors in writing well. Chapter 1 asks stu-dents to examine their attitude toward writing, to write what they know-or can learn about-and to consider keeping a writing journal. Appendix F A Writer's Journal gives them room to start recording ideas.

Personal Discoveries

A writer's journey is as personal as it is practical; Exploring Writing ascribes to the belief that the best way to begin writing is with personal experience. After students have learned to support a point by providing material from