Focus on writing paragraphs and essays /

By:

Laurie G. Kirszner

Contributor(s):

Stephen R. Mandell

Language: Inglés Series: SeriePublication details: Bedford / St. Martin`s USA 2008Edition: 1Description: 664 Contiene imagenes 18cm de ancho X 23.5cm de largoISBN:

9780312434236

LOC classification:

Contents:

Brief Contents WRITING PARAGRAPHS AND ESSAYS CAROL E 1 Chapter 1 Sentence Fragments 316 UNIT 1 WRITING PARAGRAPHS Chapter 99 Satject-Verb Agreement. Shifts. 310 1 Chapter 21 Шogical Chapter 1 Understanding the Writing Process, Chapter 94 Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers 2 Checte TESTing Your Paragraphs 28 UNIT 6 UNDERSTANDING BASIC GRAMMAR UNIT 2 PATTERNS OF PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT 379 40 Chapter 25 Verbs Past Tense 080 Chapter 3 Using Exemplifleation...... 50 Chapter 26 Verbs: Past Participles. Chapter 4 Using Narration...... 62 Chapter 27 Nouns and Pronouns. 408 Chapter 5 Using Description 72 Chapter 28 Adjectives and Adverbs.. 434 Chapter 6 Using Process... 82 Chapter 29 Grammar and Usage for ESL Chapter 7 Using Cause and Effect...... 9-1 Writers 446 Chapter 8 Using Comparison and Contrast... 106 Chapter 9 Using Classification 122 UNIT 7 UNDERSTANDING PUNCTUATION, MECHANICS, AND SPELLING Chapter 10 Using Definition... 132 Chapter It Using Argument. 144 485 Chapter 30 Using Commas. 486 UNIT 3 WRITING ESSAYS 159 Chapter 31 Using Apostrophes 504 Chapter 12 Writing an Essay. Chapter 13 Writing Introductions and 160 Chapter 32 Using Other Punctuation Marks....514 Chapter 33 Understanding Mechanics 520 Conclusions 194 Chapter 34 Understanding Spelling 5-40 REVISING AND EDITING YOUR WRITING BECOMING A CRITICAL READER 565 205 UNIT 8 READING ESSAYS 565 UNIT 4 WRITING SENTENCES 205 Chapter 35 Reading for College 566 Chapter 14 Writing Simple Sentences 200 Chapter 36 Readings for Writers 570 Chapter 15 Writing Compound Sentences 220 Chapter 16 Writing Complex Sentences 238 APPENDIXES Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Writing Varied Sentences..... 252 Using Parallelism 272 A Strategies for College Success 625 Chapter 19 Using Words Effectively 280 B. Using Research in Your Writing 639 Taking Standardized Assessment Tests 609 HIT 5 SOLVING COMMON SENTENCE PROBLEMS 299 Word Power: Your Personal Vocabulary Chapter 20 Run-Ons 300 List 664

Summary: CAROL C. Preface for Instructors HE FID R sation sand ie at om When we set out to write a new paragraph-to-essay developmental text, we knew what we wanted to accomplish. We wanted Focus on Writing: Para-graphs and Essays to reflect two of our central beliefs: first, that in college, writing comes first and second, that students learn writing and grammar skills best in the context of their own writing. We also knew that we had an opportunity to bring developmental textbooks to another level to recog-nize who is taking basic writing classes today and to engage them in a new and different way. Our students may be basic writers, but they live in a world of images. We wanted to engage our students with a highly visual book and a contemporary design that reflected the most recent pedagogy about reaching basic writers. We conducted usability testing in classrooms to see how students responded to our books' designs and layouts. Consequently, the pages of Focus on Writing have clean, open margins, with the most important information moved directly into the body of the text, and an up-to-date look that takes the needs of today's basic writing students seriously. We also wanted this book to be accessible to all basic writers: the text explana tions and instructions are clear and streamlined throughout to make them as transparent as possible. Still, Focus on Writing is most importantly a writing text. For this reason, the book begins with thorough coverage of the writing process and includes extensive writing practice throughout the text. Most chapters open with a writing prompt that asks students to respond to an evocative and contempo rary visual. Students practice not only by working through effective exer-cises but also by applying each chapter's concepts to their own original writing, giving them a sense of ownership of their work. We included lots of grammar support to help basic writers understand and apply the fundamen-tals of good writing, and our up-to-date exercise topics relate to students as citizens of the world beyond the college campus. Further, because we know that the issues of the developmental class room are not limited to writing, Focus on Writing offers other resources such

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Brief Contents

WRITING PARAGRAPHS AND ESSAYS

CAROL

E

1

Chapter 1

Sentence Fragments

316

UNIT 1

WRITING PARAGRAPHS

Chapter 99

Satject-Verb Agreement. Shifts.

310

1

Chapter 21 Шogical

Chapter 1

Understanding the Writing Process,

Chapter 94

Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

2

Checte

TESTing Your Paragraphs

28

UNIT 6

UNDERSTANDING BASIC GRAMMAR

UNIT 2

PATTERNS OF PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT

379

40

Chapter 25

Verbs Past Tense

080

Chapter 3

Using Exemplifleation......

50

Chapter 26

Verbs: Past Participles.

Chapter 4

Using Narration......

62

Chapter 27

Nouns and Pronouns.

408

Chapter 5

Using Description

72

Chapter 28

Adjectives and Adverbs..

434

Chapter 6

Using Process...

82

Chapter 29

Grammar and Usage for ESL

Chapter 7

Using Cause and Effect......

9-1

Writers

446

Chapter 8

Using Comparison and Contrast... 106

Chapter 9

Using Classification

122

UNIT 7

UNDERSTANDING PUNCTUATION, MECHANICS, AND SPELLING

Chapter 10

Using Definition...

132

Chapter It

Using Argument.

144

485

Chapter 30

Using Commas.

486

UNIT 3

WRITING ESSAYS

159

Chapter 31

Using Apostrophes

504

Chapter 12

Writing an Essay.

Chapter 13

Writing Introductions and

160

Chapter 32

Using Other Punctuation Marks....514

Chapter 33

Understanding Mechanics

520

Conclusions

194

Chapter 34

Understanding Spelling

5-40

REVISING AND EDITING YOUR WRITING

BECOMING A CRITICAL READER

565

205

UNIT 8

READING ESSAYS

565

UNIT 4

WRITING SENTENCES

205

Chapter 35

Reading for College

566

Chapter 14

Writing Simple Sentences

200

Chapter 36

Readings for Writers 570

Chapter 15

Writing Compound Sentences

220

Chapter 16

Writing Complex Sentences

238

APPENDIXES

Chapter 17 Chapter 18

Writing Varied Sentences.....

252

Using Parallelism

272

A Strategies for College Success

625

Chapter 19

Using Words Effectively 280

B. Using Research in Your Writing

639

Taking Standardized Assessment Tests 609

HIT 5

SOLVING COMMON SENTENCE PROBLEMS

299

Word Power: Your Personal Vocabulary

Chapter 20

Run-Ons

300

List

664

CAROL C.

Preface for Instructors

HE FID R

sation sand ie at om

When we set out to write a new paragraph-to-essay developmental text, we knew what we wanted to accomplish. We wanted Focus on Writing: Para-graphs and Essays to reflect two of our central beliefs: first, that in college, writing comes first and second, that students learn writing and grammar skills best in the context of their own writing. We also knew that we had an opportunity to bring developmental textbooks to another level to recog-nize who is taking basic writing classes today and to engage them in a new and different way. Our students may be basic writers, but they live in a world of images. We wanted to engage our students with a highly visual book and a contemporary design that reflected the most recent pedagogy about reaching basic writers. We conducted usability testing in classrooms to see how students responded to our books' designs and layouts. Consequently, the pages of Focus on Writing have clean, open margins, with the most important information moved directly into the body of the text, and an up-to-date look that takes the needs of today's basic writing students seriously. We also wanted this book to be accessible to all basic writers: the text explana tions and instructions are clear and streamlined throughout to make them as transparent as possible.

Still, Focus on Writing is most importantly a writing text. For this reason, the book begins with thorough coverage of the writing process and includes extensive writing practice throughout the text. Most chapters open with a writing prompt that asks students to respond to an evocative and contempo rary visual. Students practice not only by working through effective exer-cises but also by applying each chapter's concepts to their own original writing, giving them a sense of ownership of their work. We included lots of grammar support to help basic writers understand and apply the fundamen-tals of good writing, and our up-to-date exercise topics relate to students as citizens of the world beyond the college campus.

Further, because we know that the issues of the developmental class room are not limited to writing, Focus on Writing offers other resources such