Paragraphs and Essays With Integrated Readings

by Lee Brandon

• ISBN13: 9780618767823
• ISBN10: 0618767827
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-13
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Paragraphs and Essays with Integrated Readings--the higher level of Lee Brandon's two-level series that also includesSentences, Paragraphs, and Beyond--provides extensive writing instruction in a fun, engaging manner. Written in Lee Brandon's unique style and voice, the text incorporates coverage of reading, a three-stage writing process, and in-depth instruction on different essay patterns. The last chapter (Chapter 16) covers research writing; and a Handbook section provides grammar, mechanics, and punctuation review for students to brush up on their skills. New to this edition are 12 full-color photographs that provide writing prompts for student essays, a wide variety of brand-new readings, and new "Mindset" features that emphasize key concepts and point to additional exercises on the accompanying Online Study Center. Also new to this edition is Lee Brandon's co-author, son Kelly Brandon, who also teaches developmental writing. Strong emphasis on the writing process covers three separate stages of writing. Three chapters cover the writing process in detail: the exploring, experimenting, and gathering information stage; writing the controlling idea, organizing, and developing support stage; and writing, revising, and editing. Engaging writing samples by both professionals and students are integrated throughout the text. This edition incorporates more examples of text-based writing and stresses the importance of locating and qualifying sources, as well as incorporating and documenting sources. Intriguing topics such as cheating on papers, low-wage jobs, flirting, and the dangers of steroids, engage students' interest; paired readings in several chapters encourage critical thinking about the pros and cons of an issue. New!Writing across the disciplines and in the workplace is emphasized in every chapter. Every chapter begins with a consideration of how a particular type of writing can be helpful in college courses across the curriculum, as well as in the workplace. New!Application exercises are now linked with four-color photographs to provide critical thinking opportunities as well as writing prompts. These Application exercises can be used for individual or group consideration and discussion, or assigned as essay topics. The effective pedagogy includes a number of student exercises in every chapter for immediate review of chapter concepts; writing process worksheets to help students develop their essays; many annotated readings; and suggested writing topics. New to this edition are special features that point students to the Online Study Center, which contains self-study quizzes with immediate feedback and rejoinders for every chapter and "Mindset" features that provide additional questions and suggestions before many of the readings. A handbook of grammar, mechanics, and punctuation helps students refresh their understanding of parts of speech, sentence structure, and mechanics such as spelling and punctuation. Also included in the handbook is a brief guide for ESL students, with additional information on subjects such as idioms.

Table of Contents

LinkingReading and Writing

Reading for Writing Text-Based adn Reading-Related Writing

Types of Writing

Kinds of Support for Text-Based

Writing Basic Documentation in Text-Based Writing

Documentation in Action Student Documented Essay

"Listening to the Air [Guitar]"

Essay and Applications

"The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl"

Journal Writing Cross-Curricular and Career-Related Writing Writer's Guidelines

The Writing Process

The Writing Process: Stage One

Exploring/Experimenting/Gathering Information

The Writing Process Defined

The Writing Process Worksheet

The Assignment Your Audience Stage One Strategies

The Writing Process: Stage Two Writing the Controlling Idea/Organizing and Developing Support

Defining the Controlling Idea Writing the Controlling Idea as a Topic Sentence Organizing Support

The Writing Process: Stage Three Writing/Revising/Editing Writing the First Draft Revising

Editing Student Demonstration of All Stages of the Writing Process

Writing the Paragraph

The Paragraph Defined Basic Paragraph Patterns

The Writing Process and the Paragraph

Student Demonstration of All Stages of the Writing Process

Writing the Essay

The Essay Defined in Relation to the Developmental Paragraph Special Paragraphs Within the Essay

Student Demonstration of All Stages of the Writing Process

Writing Paragraphs and Essays: Instruction, with Integrated Reading Selections

Descriptive Narration: Moving Through Space and Time Writing

Descriptive Narration

Practicing Narrative Patterns

Practicing Descriptive Patterns

Finding Patterns in Photos Readings for Critical Thinking, Discussion, and Writing

Paragraph

"The Mousetrap"

Essays

"The Story of a Well-Made Shield"

"No Tears for Frankie"

"More"

Student Paragraphs and Essay

"Yearning for Love"

"The Drag" [with stages]

Text-Based

"Rituals as Comfort Food for the Soul" Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Descriptive Narration

Exemplification: Writing with Examples Writing

Exemplification Finding Patterns in Photos

Practicing Patterns of Exemplification

Readings for Critical Thinking, Discussion, and Writing

Paragraph

"Dropping Way Out"

Essays

"Love Me, Love My Hogs"

"Who's Cheap?"

"Let's Not Fool Ourselves: Pit Bulls Are Dangerous"

Student Paragraph and Essay

"Traveling the World at Home"

"Cheating Is Not Worth the Bother" [with stages]

Text-Based

"Grading a Professor's Writing" Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Exemplification

Analysis by Division: Examining the Parts

Writing Analysis by Division

Finding Patterns in Photos Practicing Patterns of Analysis by Division

Readings for Critical Thinking, Discussion, and Writing

Paragraphs

"The Family and Its Parts"

"The Zones of the Sea"

Essay, Restaurant Review, and Short Story

"Low Wages, High Skills"

"Food, Service Hit and Miss at Gianno's"

"The Girls in Their Summer Dresses" Student Paragraph and Essay

Text-Based

"More Than Just a House Call" [with Stages]

"Prison as a Community" Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Analysis by Division

Process Analysis: Writing About Doing Writing Process

Analysis Finding Patterns in Photos

Practicing Patterns of Process Analysis

Readings for Critical Thinking, Discussion, and Writing

Paragraphs

"The Birth of an Island"

"How to Sharpen a Knife"

Essays

"Pursuing and Ramming Vehicles"

"Coworkers from Hell and How to Cope"

"Flirting Fundamentals" Student Paragraph and Essay

Text-Based

"A Summary of 'Etiquette Book Camp'"

"Doing a Flame Hair Tattoo" [with stages] Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Process Analysis

Cause and Effect: Determining Reasons and Outcomes Writing

Cause and Effect Finding Patterns in Photos

Practicing Patterns of Cause and Effect

Readings for Critical Thinking, Discussion, and Writing

Paragraphs

"What Happens to Steroid Studs?"

"Family Heroes and Role Models"

Essays

"Romantic Love, Courtship, and Marriage"

"Why Marriages Fail"

"The Ghetto Made Me Do It"

Student Paragraph and Essay

"More Than the Classroom" [with stages]

Text-Based

"My Family Got Low-Balled in a Car Lot"

Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Cause and Effect

Classification

Establishing Groups Writing Classification

Finding Patterns in Photos Practicing

Patterns of Classification

Readings for Critical Thinking, Discussion, and Writing Paragraph

"Styles of Leadership"

Essays

"How Do I Love Thee?"

"The Different Ways of Being Smart"

"How to Deal with a Difficult Boss"

Student Paragraph and Essay

"Doctors Have Their Symptoms, Too" [with stages]

Text-Based

"Community College Pressures"

Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Classification

Comparison and Contrast

Showing Similarities and Differences

Writing Comparison and Contrast

Finding Patterns in Photos Practicing

Patterns of Comparison and Contrast

Readings for Critical Thinking, Discussion, and Writing

Paragraph

"Blue as in Boy, Pink as in Girl"

Essays

"Los Chinos Discover el Barrio"

"Chick Flicks vs. Macho Movies: Can You Tell the Difference?"

"Neat People vs. Sloppy People"

Student Paragraph and Essay

"Wives and Mothers in Vietnam and in America" [with stages]

Text-Based

"Struggling Against Silence"

Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Comparison and Contrast

Definition

Clarifying Terms Writing Definition

Finding Patterns in Photos

Practicing Patterns of Definition

Readings for Critical Thinking, Discussion, and Writing

Paragraphs

"Georgia on My Mind"

"Tornado"

Essays

"Americanization Is Tough on 'Macho'"

"Whose Values?"

"Graffiti: Taking a Closer Look"

Student Paragraph and Essay

"Going Too Far" [with Stages]

Text-Based

"My -Graines"

Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Definition

Argument: Writing to Persuade Writing Argument

Finding Patterns in Photos

Practicing Patterns of Argument

Readings for Critical Thinking, Discussion, and Writing

Essays

"Shouldn't Men Have 'Choice' Too?"

"Rape: A Bigger Danger Than Feminist Know"

"Abolish Restaurant Tipping"

Student Paragraph and Essay

"My Life to Live--or Not" [with stages]

Text-Based

"Schools as Political Combat Zones"

Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Argument

Using Sources

Writing the Research Paper

The Research Paper Defined Ten Steps to Writing a Research Paper

Student Essay

"Zoos--An Endangered Species?"

V. Handbook

Writing Effective Sentences

Parts of Speech

Subjects and Verbs Kinds of Sentences

Combining Sentences

Omissions Variety in Sentence Types

Order

Length

Beginnings Correcting Fragments

Comma Splices, and Run-Ons

Verbs Pronouns Adjectives and Adverbs Balancing Sentence

Parts Punctuation and Capitalization Spelling

Avoiding Wordy

Phrases Brief Guide for ESL Students

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