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9780618265374

From Great Paragraphs To Great Essays

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  • ISBN13:

    9780618265374

  • ISBN10:

    0618265376

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-03-09
  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co
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Summary

From Great Paragraphs to Great Essays helps students perfect their paragraph writing skills in the first half of the text, and introduces the essay in the second half. Students will generate essays through a step-by-step process focusing on definition, process, description, and opinion.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Paragraphs Definition: What Is a Paragraph? Topic Sentences Supporting Detail Sentences Language
Identifying Verbs and Fragments Language
Nouns and Noun Forms Concluding Sentences Review: Four Features of a Well-Written Paragraph
Five Elements of Good Writing What Makes a Good Paragraph? Five Elements of Good Writing Language
Using Clear, Descriptive Language Language
Clear Pronoun Reference Proofreading
Types of Paragraphs Description Paragraphs Compare-Contrast Paragraphs Language
Subject-Verb Agreement Language
Word Form Cause-Effect Paragraphs Classification Paragraphs
Moving from Paragraph to Essay Reviewing Paragraph Basics Language
Describing With the Five Senses Language
Prepositions of Place Eight Steps in Writing an Essay Additional Topics for Writing
Compare-Contrast Essays Choosing a Subject Organization of a Compare-Contrast Essay Language
Forming the Comparative and Superlative Language
Parallel Structure Working with Language in a Compare-Contrast Essay Writing a Compare-Contrast Essay Additional Topics for Writing
Cause-Effect Essays Choosing a Subject Organization of a Cause-Effect Essay Language
Ways of Expressing Past Actions Language
Word and Preposition Combinations Working with Language in a Cause-Effect Essay Writing a Cause-Effect Essay Additional Topics for Writing
Classification Essays Choosing a Subject Organization of a Classification Essay Language
Passive Voice Language
Adjective Clauses Working with Language in a Classification Essay Writing a Classification Essay Additional Topics for Writing
Appendix: Peer Editing Sheets
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