The Pearson Lab Manual for Developing Writers Volume B: Paragraphs

by Copeland, Linda

• ISBN13: 9780205693412
• ISBN10: 0205693415
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2019-05-24
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

The Pearson Lab Manual for Developing Writers, Volume B, is a supplemental [printed] lab manual that complements all Pearson Developmental Writing titles. The lab manual provides exercises that encourage students to apply key concepts covered in most writing classes (i.e., topic sentences, thesis statements, coherence, unity, levels of development). Analysisexercises give further illustration of concepts explained in class and in the primary textbook;Buildingexercises give students the "raw materials" to develop paragraphs and/or essays along the various modes. Revision prompts encourage students to look at specific key elements of their own writing and assess whether they have met the needs of their reading audience.

Table of Contents

Identifying Topic Sentence Errors

Composing Topic Sentences

Paragraph Unity

Levels of Development

Developing a Paragraph with Reason and Examples

Analyzing Coherence in a Paragraph

Paragraph Analysis

Analyzing a Description Paragraph

Building a Description Paragraph

Analyzing a Narrative Paragraph

Building a Narrative Paragraph

Analyzing an Illustration Paragraph

Building an Illustration Paragraph

Analyzing a Process Paragraph

Building a Process Paragraph

Analyzing a Comparison/Contrast Paragraph

Building a Comparison/Contrast Paragraph

Analyzing a Cause and Effect Paragraph

Building a Cause and Effect Paragraph

Analyzing a Classification Paragraph

Building a Classification Paragraph

Analyzing a Definition Paragraph

Building a Definition Paragraph

Analyzing a Persuasion Paragraph

Building a Persuasion Paragraph

Answer Key

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