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Einband

Taschenbuch

Altersempfehlung

18 - 22 Jahr(e)

Erscheinungsdatum

11.01.2017

Verlag

McGraw Hill Academic

Seitenzahl

800

Maße (L/B/H)

23.1/18.8/2.5 cm

Gewicht

1021 g

Auflage

9. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-259-98854-7

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Altersempfehlung

18 - 22 Jahr(e)

Erscheinungsdatum

11.01.2017

Verlag

McGraw Hill Academic

Seitenzahl

800

Maße (L/B/H)

23.1/18.8/2.5 cm

Gewicht

1021 g

Auflage

9. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-259-98854-7

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  • Produktbild: Col Writing Skills W/readings

  • Preface xxii
    Part 1: Essay Writing 1
    Chapter 1 An Introduction to Writing 2
    Point and Support 3
    Structure of the Traditional Essay 6
    Benefits of Writing the Traditional Essay 11
    Writing as a Skill 11
    Writing as a Process of Discovery 12
    Writing as a Way to Communicate with Others 13
    Keeping a Journal 14
    Tips on Using a Computer 15
    Review Activities 17
    Using This Text 20


    Chapter 2 The Writing Process 22
    Prewriting 23
    Writing a First Draft 31
    Revising 33
    Editing 35
    Review Activities 38


    Chapter 3 The First and Second Steps in Essay Writing 50
    Step 1: Begin with a Point, or Thesis 51
    Step 2: Support the Thesis with Specific Evidence 60
    Practice in Advancing and Supporting a Thesis 67


    Chapter 4 The Third Step in Essay Writing 83
    Step 3: Organize and Connect the Specific Evidence 84
    Introductions, Conclusions, and Titles 94
    Practice in Organizing and Connecting Specific Evidence 102


    Chapter 5 The Fourth Step in Essay Writing 110
    Revising Sentences 111
    Editing Sentences 130
    Practice in Revising Sentences 133


    Chapter 6 Four Bases for Revising Essays 144
    Base 1: Unity 145
    Base 2: Support 148
    Base 3: Coherence 152
    Base 4: Sentence Skills 155
    Practice in Using the Four Bases 159


    Part 2: Patterns of Essay Development 173
    Chapter 7 Introduction to Essay Development 174
    Important Considerations in Essay Development 175
    Patterns of Essay Development 180


    Chapter 8 Description 182
    READING: Lou's Place by Beth Johnson 192


    Chapter 9 Narration 203
    READING: The Yellow Ribbon by Pete Hamill 214


    Chapter 10 Exemplification 222
    READING: Dad by Andrew H. Malcolm 233


    Chapter 11 Process 242
    READING: How to Do Well on a Job Interview by Glenda Davis 251


    Chapter 12 Cause and/or Effect 260
    READING: Taming the Anger Monster by Anne Davidson 269


    Chapter 13 Comparison and/or Contrast 281
    READING: Born to Be Different? by Camille Lewis 293


    Chapter 14 Definition 304
    READING: Television Addiction by Marie Winn 313


    Chapter 15 Division-Classification 325
    READING: Wait Divisions by Tom Bodett 334


    Chapter 16 Argument 343
    READING: Ban the Things. Ban Them All. by Molly Ivins 356


    Part 3: Special Skills 365
    Chapter 17 Taking Essay Exams 366
    Chapter 18 Writing a Summary 375
    Chapter 19 Writing a Report 387
    Chapter 20 Writing a Résumé and Cover Letter 392
    Chapter 21 Using the Library and the Internet 399
    Using the Library 400
    Using the Internet 407
    Practice in Using the Library and the Internet 411
    Chapter 22 Writing a Research Paper 413
    Model Paper 427


    Part 4: Handbook of Sentence Skills 439
    SECTION 1: Grammar 440
    Chapter 23 Subjects and Verbs 441
    Chapter 24 Fragments 447
    Chapter 25 Run-Ons 460
    Chapter 26 Regular and Irregular Verbs 473
    Chapter 27 Subject-Verb Agreement 484
    Words between Subject and Verb 485
    Verb before Subject 485
    Compound Subjects 486
    Indefinite Pronouns 487
    Chapter 28 Additional Information about Verbs 490
    Verb Tense 490
    Helping Verbs 491
    Verbals 492
    Chapter 29 Pronoun Agreement and Reference 494
    Pronoun Agreement 495
    Pronoun Reference 497
    Chapter 30 Pronoun Types 500
    Subject and Object Pronouns 500
    Possessive Pronouns 504

    Chapter 31 Adjectives and Adverbs 507
    Adjectives 507
    Adverbs 509
    Chapter 32 Misplaced Modifiers 513
    Chapter 33 Dangling Modifiers 517


    SECTION 2: Mechanics 522
    Chapter 34 Manuscript Form 523
    Chapter 35 Capital Letters 526
    Main Uses of Capital Letters 526
    Other Uses of Capital Letters 529
    Unnecessary Use of Capitals 532
    Chapter 36 Numbers and Abbreviations 534
    Numbers 535
    Abbreviations 536


    SECTION 3: Punctuation 538
    Chapter 37 Apostrophe 539
    Apostrophe in Contractions 540
    Apostrophe to Show Ownership or Possession 541
    Chapter 38 Quotation Marks 546
    Chapter 39 Comma 554
    Six Main Uses of the Comma 554
    Chapter 40 Other Punctuation Marks 564
    Colon (:) 564
    Semicolon (;) 565
    Dash (-) 565
    Parentheses () 566
    Hyphen (-) 567


    SECTION 4: Word Use 569
    Chapter 41 Spelling Improvement 570
    Chapter 42 Commonly Confused Words 575
    Homonyms 575
    Other Words Frequently Confused 580
    Chapter 43 Effective Word Choice 585
    Chapter 44 Editing Tests 592
    Chapter 45 ESL Pointers 605
    Articles with Count and Noncount Nouns 606
    Subjects and Verbs 610
    Adjectives 615
    Prepositions Used for Time and Place 617
    Correction Symbols 620


    Part 5: Readings for Writers 621
    Introduction to the Readings 622
    Looking Inward 627
    from Self-Reliance, Ralph Waldo Emerson 627
    Three Passions, Bertrand Russell 632
    Shame, Dick Gregory 636
    I Became Her Target, Roger Wilkins 643
    Stepping into the Light, Tanya Savory 650
    A Hanging, George Orwell 658
    What Your Closet Reveals About You, Amy Tan 667


    Observing Others 674
    The Professor Is a Dropout, Beth Johnson 674
    The Certainty of Fear, Audra Kendall 684
    What's Wrong with Schools? Teacher Plays Student,Learns to Lie and Cheat, Casey Banas 691
    Propaganda Techniques in Today's Advertising,Ann McClintock 697


    Confronting Problems 707
    Chief Seattle's Speech of 1854, Chief Seattle 707
    Single-Sex Schools: An Old Idea Whose Time Has Come,Diane Urbina 715
    Here's to Your Health, Joan Dunayer 722
    Mayor of Rust, Sue Halpern 728
    How to Make It in College, Now That You're Here,Brian O'Keeney 739
    College Lectures: Is Anybody Listening?, David Daniels 748
    Is Sex All That Matters?, Joyee Garity 755
    Reading Comprehension Chart 763
    Credits C-1
    Index I-1


    Instructor's Guide IG-1
    Suggested Approaches and Techniques IG-2
    A Model Syllabus IG-14
    Suggested Answers to the Discussion Questions in Parts IG-20