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UNIT 1 READING TO WRITE 1 Focus on Active Reading *1a Before You Read *Textbook excerpt, Time-Management Strategies *1b As Your Read*Colin Powell, What American Citizenship Makes Possible *1c After You Read 1d Writing a Response Chapter ReviewUNIT 2 FOCUS ON WRITING PARAGRAPHS 2 Writing a Paragraph 2a Understanding Paragraph Structure 2b Focusing on Your Assignment, Purpose, and Audience 2c Finding Ideas to Write About 2d Identifying Your Main Idea and Writing a Topic Sentence 2e Choosing Supporting Points 2f Developing Supporting Points 2g Making an Outline 2h Drafting Your Paragraph 2i TESTing Your Paragraph 2j Revising Your Paragraph 2k Editing and Proofreading Your ParagraphChapter Review3 TESTing Your Paragraphs 3a TESTing for a Topic Sentence 3b TESTing for Evidence 3c TESTing for a Summary Statement 3d TESTing for Transitions Chapter Review4 Exemplification Paragraphs 4a Understanding Exemplification 4b Case Study: A Student Writes an Exemplification ParagraphTESTing an Exemplification Paragraph5 Narrative Paragraphs 5a Understanding Narration 5b Case Study: A Student Writes a Narrative Paragraph TESTing a Narrative Paragraph6 Process Paragraphs 6a Understanding Process6b Case Study: A Student Writes a Process Paragraph TESTing a Process Paragraph7 Cause-and-Effect Paragraphs 7a Understanding Cause and Effect 7b Case Study: A Student Writes a Cause-and-Effect Paragraph TESTing a Cause-and-Effect Paragraph8 Comparison-and-Contrast Paragraphs 8a Understanding Comparison and Contrast 8b Case Study: A Student Writes a Comparison-and-Contrast ParagraphTESTing a Comparison-and-Contrast Paragraph9 Descriptive Paragraphs 9a Understanding Description 9b Case Study: A Student Writes a Descriptive Paragraph TESTing a Descriptive Paragraph10 Classification Paragraphs 10a Understanding Classification 10b Case Study: A Student Writes a Classification Paragraph TESTing a Classification Paragraph11 Definition Paragraphs 11a Understanding Definition 11b Case Study: A Student Writes a Definition Paragraph TESTing a Definition Paragraph12 Argument Paragraphs 12a Understanding Argumen 12b Case Study: A Student Writes an Argument Paragraph TESTing an Argument ParagraphUNIT 3 FOCUS ON WRITING ESSAYS13 Writing an Essay 13a Understanding Essay Structure 13b Moving from Assignment to Topic 13c Finding Ideas to Write About 13d Stating Your Thesis 13e Choosing Supporting Points 13f Making an Outline 13g Drafting Your Essay 13h TESTing Your Essay 13i Revising Your Essay 13j Editing Your Essay 13k Proofreading Your EssayChapter Review14 Introductions and Conclusions 14a Writing Introductions 14b Writing Conclusions Chapter Review15 Patterns of Essay Development: Exemplification, Narration, Process, Cause and Effect, and Comparison and Contrast 15a Exemplification EssaysFarhad Manjoo, No, I Do Not Want to Pet Your Dog15b Narrative Essays*Junot Diaz, Watching Spider-Man in Santo Domingo15c Process EssaysRussell Baker, Slice of Life15d Cause-and-Effect EssaysKathleen E. Bachynski and Daniel S. Goldberg, Facing the Concussion Risks of Youth Football 15e Comparison-and-Contrast EssaysMichael Martinez, Migrant vs. Refugee: What’s the Difference?Review Checklist16 Patterns of Essay Development: Description, Classification, Definition, and Argument16a Descriptive Essays*Trevor Noah, Soweto16b Classification EssaysAmy Tan, Mother Tongue16c Definition EssaysJudy Brady, I Want a Wife16d Argument EssaysBen Carson, Vaccinations Are for the Good of the NationReview Checklist*17 Writing with Sources17a Finding and Evaluating Information17b Using Sources in Your Writing17c Using Sources Ethically 17d MLA Documentation Style17e APA Documentation StyleChapter ReviewUNIT 4 REVISING AND EDITING YOUR WRITING 18 Writing Simple Sentences 18a Identifying Subjects 18b Identifying Prepositional Phrases 18c Identifying Verbs Chapter Review 19 Writing Compound Sentences 19a Using Coordinating Conjunctions 19b Using Semicolons 19c Using Transitional Words and Phrases Chapter Review 20 Writing Complex Sentences 20a Identifying Complex Sentences 20b Using Subordinating Conjunctions 20c Using Relative Pronouns Chapter Review 21 Writing Varied Sentences 21a Varying Sentence Types 21b Varying Sentence Openings 21c Combining Sentences 21d Mixing Long and Short Sentences Chapter Review22 Using Parallelism 22a Recognizing Parallel Structure 22b Using Parallel Structure Chapter Review23 Using Words Effectively 23a Using Specific Words 23b Using Concise Language 23c Avoiding Slang 23d Avoiding Clichés 23e Using Similes and Metaphors 23f Avoiding Sexist Language 23g Commonly Confused Words Chapter Review24 Run-Ons 24a Recognizing Run-Ons 24b Correcting Run-OnsChapter Review25 Fragments 25a Recognizing Fragments 25b Missing-Subject Fragments 25c Phrase Fragments 25d -ing Fragments 25e Dependent-Clause Fragments Chapter Review26 Subject-Verb Agreement 26a Understanding Subject-Verb Agreement 26b Compound Subjects 26c Be, Have, and Do 26d Words between Subject and Verb 26e Collective Noun Subjects 26f Indefinite Pronoun Subjects 26g Verbs before Subjects Chapter Review27 Illogical Shifts27a Shifts in Tense 27b Shifts in Person 27c Shifts in Voice Chapter Review28 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers 28a Correcting Misplaced Modifiers 28b Correcting Dangling Modifiers Chapter Review29 Verbs: Past Tense 29a Regular Verbs 29b Irregular Verbs 29c Problem Verbs: Be 29d Problem Verbs: Can/Could and Will/Would Chapter Review30 Verbs: Past Participles 30a Regular Past Participles 30b Irregular Past Participles 30c The Present Perfect Tense 30d The Past Perfect Tense 30e Past Participles as AdjectivesChapter Review31 Nouns and Pronouns 31a Identifying Nouns 31b Forming Plural Nouns 31c Identifying Pronouns 31d Understanding Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement 31e Identifying Problem Areas with Agreement 31f Vague and Unnecessary Pronouns 31g Understanding Pronoun Case 31h Identifying Problem Areas with Pronoun Case 31i Identifying Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns Chapter Review32 Adjectives and Adverbs 32a Identifying Adjectives and Adverbs 32b Understanding Comparatives and Superlatives Chapter Review33 Grammar and Usage for Multilingual Writers 33a Subjects in Sentences 33b Count and Noncount Nouns 33c Determiners with Count and Noncount Nouns 33d Articles 33e Negative Statements and Questions 33f Verb Tense 33g Stative Verbs 33h Gerunds 33i Choosing Prepositions 33j Prepositions in Phrasal Verbs Chapter Review34 Using Commas 34a Commas in a Series 34b Commas with Introductory Phrases and Transitional Words and Phrases 34c Commas with Appositives 34d Commas with Nonrestrictive Clauses 34e Commas in Dates and Addresses 34f Unnecessary Commas Chapter Review35 Using Apostrophes 35a Apostrophes in Contractions 35b Apostrophes in Possessives 35c Incorrect Use of Apostrophes Chapter Review36 Understanding Mechanics 36a Capitalizing Proper Nouns 36b Punctuating Direct Quotations 36c Setting Off Titles 36d Using Semicolons, Colons, Dashes, and Parentheses Chapter ReviewUNIT 5 READING ESSAYS 37 Readings for Writers Naomi S. Baron, The Case against E-Readers: Why Reading Paper Books Is Better for Your Mind *John Carlson, Real Solutions for Curtailing Gun Violence *Olivia Goldhill, Should Driverless Cars Kill Their Own Passengers to Save a Pedestrian?Tom Hanks, I Owe It All to Community College *Alex Hern, Don’t Know the Difference between Emoji and Emoticons? Let Me Explain *Rebecca Johnson, If You Want Women to Move Up, You Have to Accommodate Mothers Caroline Knapp, How to Have a Dog’s Life Eileen Pollack, What Really Keeps Women Out of Tech *Roger Spranz, Make Your Own Waste Pie Chart *Sherry Turkle, The Flight from Conversation *Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib, My First Police Stop *Jacqueline Woodson, When a Southern Town Broke a Heart
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