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9780205252008

Wordsmith A Guide to College Writing (with MyWritingLab with Pearson eText Student Access Code Card)

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    9780205252008

  • ISBN10:

    0205252001

  • Edition: 5th
  • Format: Package
  • Copyright: 2011-10-05
  • Publisher: Longman
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Summary

Wordsmith was written to counter students' objections to textbooks being too dry, too irrelevant, and too big, and is Pearson's value-priced option that students will appreciate across the developmental writing curriculum. Pamela Arlov wrote the Wordsmithseries for instructors who genuinely want to connect with their students. To engage students and enable instructors to meet students where they are, Pam Arlov provides students with just the right balance of instruction and practice via relevant instruction, plenty of visuals, and an inviting writing style that students really respond to. Wordsmithcovers the rhetorical modes, is realistic, and does not overwhelm students with too much information. 0205252001 / 9780205252008 Wordsmith: A Guide to College Writing (with MyWritingLab with Pearson eText Student Access Code Card) Package consists of 0205251277 / 9780205251278 Wordsmith: A Guide to College Writing 0205752624 / 9780205752621 MyWritingLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card

Table of Contents

Preface   

 

PART 1 COMPOSITION

 

Chapter 1  The Writing Process   

The Writing Process   

Review of the Paragraph   

Writing Assignment 1: Writing and You   

Writing Assignment 2: Reasons for Attending College   

 

Chapter 2  Preparing to Write   

Prewriting   

Prewriting Methods   

Progressive Writing Assignment   

 

Chapter 3  Building a Framework: Thesis and Organization   

The Structure of an Essay   

Constructing the Thesis Statement   

Organizing Your Essay   

Progressive Writing Assignment   

 

Chapter 4  Introducing the Essay   

Purposes of an Introduction   

Types of Introduction   

Progressive Writing Assignment   

 

Chapter 5  Developing Body Paragraphs   

Characteristics of an Effective Body Paragraph   

Progressive Writing Assignment   

 

Chapter 6  Concluding the Essay   

Methods of Conclusion   

Traps to Avoid   

Progressive Writing Assignment   

 

Chapter 7  Revising, Proofreading, and Formatting   

Revising   

Proofreading   

Formatting   

Progressive Writing Assignment   

 

Chapter 8  Showing and Telling: Description, Narration, and Example   

Description, Narration, and Example in Action   

Description   

Elements of Descriptive Writing   

Narration   

Example   

Topics for Combining Methods of Development   

 

Chapter 9  Limiting and Ordering: Definition, Classification,  and Process   

Definition, Classification, and Process in Action   

Definition   

Classification   

Process   

Topics for Combining Methods of Development   

 

Chapter 10  Examining Logical Connections: Comparison-Contrast, Cause-Effect, and Argument   

Comparison-Contrast, Cause-Effect, and Argument in Action   

Comparison-Contrast   

Cause and Effect   

Argument   

Topics for Combining Methods of Development   

 

Chapter 11  Writing a Summary   

Writing a Summary   

Five Steps in Writing a Summary   

Paraphrasing: An Essential Skill   

Brief Guide to APA (American Psychological Association) Style   

Brief Guide to MLA (Modern Language Association) Style   

Summary Report Assignments   

 

Chapter 12  Writing a Research Paper   

Five Steps in Writing a Research Paper   

Paraphrasing and Summarizing: Essential Research Skills   

Using Documentation Styles   

Using Online Sources   

Guide to APA (American Psychological Association) Style   

Guide to MLA (Modern Language Association) Style   

Assignments for Writing a Research Paper   

 

PART 2 GRAMMAR

 

Basic Grammar

Chapter 13  Verbs and Subjects   

Action and Linking Verbs   

Recognizing Verbs and Subjects   

Regular and Irregular Verbs   

Review Exercises   

 

Chapter 14  Subject-Verb Agreement   

The Basic Pattern   

Problems in Subject-Verb Agreement   

Review Exercises   

 

Chapter 15  Coordination and Subordination   

Writing Effective Sentences   

Connecting Ideas through Coordination   

Connecting Ideas through Subordination   

Creating Emphasis through Subordination   

Review Exercises   

 

Chapter 16  Run-on Sentences   

What Is a Run-on Sentence?   

Correcting Run-ons   

A Special Case: The Word That   

Review Exercises   

 

Chapter 17  Sentence Fragments   

What Is a Sentence Fragment?   

Review Exercises   

 

Chapter 18  Pronoun Case   

Subject and Object Pronouns   

Using Who and Whom   

Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns   

Review Exercises   

 

Chapter 19  Pronoun Agreement, Reference, and Point of View   

Pronoun Agreement   

Pronoun Reference   

Pronoun Point of View   

Review Exercises   

Editing Exercises: Basic Grammar    

 

Advanced Grammar

Chapter 20  Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers   

Misplaced Modifiers   

Dangling Modifiers   

Review Exercises   

 

Chapter 21  Parallel Structure   

Review Exercises   

 

Chapter 22  Verb Shifts   

Shifts in Tense   

Active and Passive Voice   

Review Exercises   

Editing Exercises: Advanced Grammar    

 

Chapter 23  Sentences with Style   

Style Tip 1: Limit Your Use of the Verb “To Be”   

Style Tip 2: Replace Ordinary Verbs with Vivid, Descriptive Verbs   

Style Tip 3: Revise Sentences That Begin with “There is” or “It is”   

Style Tip 4: Vary Sentence Openings   

Style Tip 5: Vary Sentence Structure and Length   

 

Punctuation, Word Choice, and Mechanics

 

Chapter 24  Commas   

Commas to Set off Introductory Words, Phrases, and Clauses   

Commas to Join Items in a Series   

Commas to Join Independent Clauses   

Commas Around Interrupters   

Commas with Direct Quotations   

Commas in Names and Dates   

Review Exercises   

 

Chapter 25  Other Punctuation   

End Punctuation: Period, Question Mark, and Exclamation Point   

The Semicolon   

Colons and Dashes: Formal and Informal Punctuation   

Parentheses: Tools of Understatement   

Review Exercises   

 

Chapter 26  Word Choice   

Slang and Textspeak   

Clichés   

Wordiness   

Conversational Constructions   

Review Exercises   

 

Chapter 27  Words Commonly Confused   

Words Commonly Confused   

Review Exercises   

 

Chapter 28  Capital Letters   

Capital Letters to Begin Sentences   

Capitalization of Words Referring to Individuals   

Capitalization of Words Referring to Groups   

Capitalization of Words Referring to Time and Place   

Capitalization of Words Referring to Things and Activities   

Review Exercises   

 

Chapter 29  Apostrophes   

Apostrophes in Contractions   

Apostrophes to Show Possession   

Review Exercises   

 

Chapter 30  Quotation Marks, Underlining, and Italics   

Quotation Marks to Signal Quotations   

Quotation Marks, Underlining, or Italics to Set Off Titles   

Review Exercises   

Editing Exercises: Punctuation, Word Choice, and Mechanics    

 

Part 3         Readings   

 

Has the Internet Killed Privacy? Richard Woods

Growing Up Bilingual, Sara Gonzalez   

The Game of My Life, Jeff Obafemi Carr   

Why Chinese Mothers are Different, Amy Chua   

When Words Get in the Way, Athlone G. Clarke   

Letting in Light, Patricia Raybon   

Coping with Procrastination, Roberta Moore, Barbara Baker, and Arnold H. Packer   

After 20 Years, I Want to See My Abusive Dad for His Money, Tony Kelso 

Date Rape: Exposing Dangerous Myths, John J. Macionis   

Is National Service a Cure for America's Woes? Larry Fennelly   

 

Credits   

Index

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