College Resources with Readings

by Long, Elizabeth C.

• ISBN13: 9780321172235
• ISBN10: 032117223X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-04
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

College Writing Resources is a complete resource for essay- and bridge-level writing courses, providing strong, clear writing instruction to guide students in the process and an unmatched amount of exercises. The AUTHOR uses a successful writing framework throughout the text to show students how to check their work for the elements of good writing at every stage of development. College Writing Resources is a complete resource for essay- and bridge-level writing courses, providing strong, clear writing instruction to guide students in the process and an unmatched amount of exercises. Successful writing framework integrated throughout the text, Appealing four-color design with more than 75 color photos and 30 diagrams , Cultural literacy themein each chapter, A companion Lab Manual provides additional reinforcement.

Table of Contents

Preface	xii
PART ONE Getting Started	1	(52)
Your Strengths as a Writer	3	(12)
Culture Note Education	3	(1)
Finding Something to Say	4	(1)
Learning While You Write	4	(1)
You Already Have the Tools to Write Well	4	(1)
We All Have Different Experiences and Perspectives	4	(1)
Understanding the Essay	5	(7)
Understanding Audience and Purpose	12	(1)
Using a Computer to Write	12	(2)
Introduction and Orientation to the Lab Manual Online (LMO)	14	(1)
Having a Reader and a Reason: Understanding Audience and Purpose	15	(9)
Culture Note Tsunami	15	(1)
Writing for a Reader	16	(2)
Writing for a Reason	18	(6)
The Bases of Good Writing: The Four Cs	24	(29)
Culture Note Fairy Tales Revisited	24	(1)
Good Writing Is . . .	25	(1)
Recognizing Concise Writing	25	(5)
Recognizing Credible Writing	30	(4)
Recognizing Clear Writing	34	(7)
Recognizing Correct Writing	41	(12)
PART TWO The Writing Process	53	(58)
Prewriting: Preparing to Write	55	(12)
Culture Note The Internet	55	(1)
What's Important: The Product or the Process?	56	(1)
The Writing Process	56	(1)
Step 1: Prewriting---Coming Up with Ideas	57	(10)
Drafting: Writing a Rough Draft	67	(7)
Culture Note Acupuncture	67	(1)
Beginning a Draft	68	(1)
Rough Drafts Are Not Perfect	68	(1)
Writing a Rough Draft	69	(2)
Using a Computer for Drafting	71	(3)
Revision: Making Changes	74	(28)
Culture Note American Islands	74	(1)
Think You're Done? Take Another Look	75	(1)
Step-by-Step Revision	75	(13)
Using a Computer to Revise Your Draft	88	(2)
Following the Four Cs Through Revision	90	(3)
Exchanging Help with Your Peers	93	(9)
Editing: Checking for Correctness	102	(9)
Culture Note Boxing	102	(1)
The Importance of Editing	103	(1)
Editing for Smooth, Effective Writing	103	(1)
Proofreading for Sentence-Level Errors	104	(2)
Using a Computer for Editing	106	(5)
PART THREE Writing Essays	111	(122)
Essay Paragraphs and the Thesis Statement	113	(27)
Culture Note Alfred Hitchcock	113	(1)
What Is an Essay?	114	(1)
Essay Form	115	(1)
Writing an Effective Thesis Statement	116	(13)
Developing the Paragraphs in an Essay	129	(1)
Introductory Paragraph	129	(5)
Body Paragraphs	134	(2)
Conclusion	136	(4)
Supporting Your Ideas	140	(18)
Culture Note Pasta and Noodles	140	(1)
Making Your Case	141	(2)
Three Types of Details	143	(6)
Finding and Choosing Support Points	149	(3)
Distinguishing Support Points from Specific Details	152	(1)
Appeal to the Senses	153	(5)
Organizing and Linking Ideas	158	(17)
Culture Note American Outlaws	158	(1)
Arranging the Pieces	159	(7)
Using Transitional Sentences	166	(2)
Combining Organizing Strategies	168	(1)
Other Ways to Link Ideas	169	(3)
Planning Your Essay	172	(3)
Sensitive Language	175	(8)
Culture Note Hockey	175	(1)
What Is Sensitive Language?	176	(1)
Using Sensitive Language	176	(7)
Words That Look Alike and Sound Alike	183	(10)
Culture Note Golf	183	(1)
Understanding Homonyms	184	(4)
Other Commonly Confused Words	188	(5)
Choosing the Best Words	193	(11)
Culture Note Albert Einstein	193	(1)
Understanding Language Choices	194	(1)
Choosing Language for Formal Writing Assignments	194	(10)
Improving Your Spelling	204	(9)
Culture Note Onions	204	(1)
Understanding Your Spelling Habits	205	(1)
Improving Your Spelling	205	(4)
Frequently Misspelled Words	209	(4)
Varying Your Sentences	213	(16)
Culture Note Edgar Allan Poe	213	(1)
Recognizing Your Writing Style	214	(1)
Coordination: Adding an Equally Important Idea	215	(2)
Subordination: Adding a Less Important Idea	217	(3)
Combining Sentences for Brevity and Variety	220	(9)
Proper Format	229	(4)
Culture Note Swimming	229	(1)
General Format Guidelines	230	(1)
Title and Heading	230	(1)
Starting Your Paper	231	(2)
PART FOUR Strategies for Essay Development	233	(210)
Providing Illustrations and Examples	235	(21)
Culture Note Reality Television	235	(1)
What Is an Illustration and Example Essay?	236	(1)
Using Examples in Real-Life Writing	236	(1)
A Model Student Essay	237	(3)
A Professional Essay	240	(3)
Writing an Illustration and Example Essay	243	(5)
Following the Four Cs Through Revision	248	(8)
Narrating an Event or a Story	256	(21)
Culture Note The Criminal Justice System	256	(1)
What Is a Narrative Essay?	257	(1)
Using Narration in Real-Life Writing	257	(1)
A Model Student Essay	258	(2)
A Professional Essay	260	(4)
Writing a Narrative Essay	264	(5)
Following the Four Cs Through Revision	269	(8)
Describing a Scene, a Person, or an Object	277	(20)
Culture Note Ansel Adams's Photography	277	(1)
What Is a Descriptive Essay?	278	(1)
Using Description in Real-Life Writing	278	(1)
A Model Student Essay	279	(2)
A Professional Essay	281	(4)
Writing a Descriptive Essay	285	(5)
Following the Four Cs Through Revision	290	(7)
Classifying and Dividing	297	(23)
Culture Note Opera	297	(1)
What Are Classification and Division Essays?	298	(1)
Using Classification and Division in Real-Life Writing	299	(1)
A Model Student Essay	299	(3)
A Professional Essay	302	(6)
Writing a Classification or Division Essay	308	(4)
Following the Four Cs Through Revision	312	(8)
Explaining a Process	320	(21)
Culture Note Fishing	320	(1)
What Is a Process Essay?	321	(1)
Explaining a Process in Real-Life Writing	322	(1)
A Model Student Essay	323	(2)
A Professional Essay	325	(4)
Writing a Process Essay	329	(4)
Following the Four Cs Through Revision	333	(8)
Comparison and Contrast	341	(26)
Culture Note American Poverty	341	(1)
What Is a Comparison or Contrast Essay?	342	(1)
Using Comparison or Contrast in Real-Life Writing	343	(1)
A Model Student Essay	343	(3)
A Professional Essay	346	(5)
Writing a Comparison or Contrast Essay	351	(7)
Following the Four Cs Through Revision	358	(9)
Developing a Cause-and-Effect Essay	367	(19)
Culture Note Civility	367	(1)
What Is a Cause-and-Effect Essay?	368	(1)
Using Cause and Effect in Real-Life Writing	368	(1)
A Model Student Essay	369	(2)
A Professional Essay	371	(4)
Writing a Cause-and-Effect Essay	375	(5)
Following the Four Cs Through Revision	380	(6)
Definition	386	(21)
Culture Note Dictators	386	(1)
What Is a Definition Essay?	386	(1)
Using Definition in Real-Life Writing	386	(3)
A Model Student Essay	389	(3)
A Professional Essay	392	(4)
Writing a Definition Essay	396	(4)
Following the Four Cs Through Revision	400	(7)
Arguing a Position	407	(25)
Culture Note Privacy	407	(1)
What Is an Argument Essay?	408	(1)
Using Argument in Real-Life Writing	408	(1)
A Model Student Essay	409	(3)
A Professional Essay	412	(4)
Writing an Argument Essay	416	(8)
Following the Four Cs Through Revision	424	(8)
Using More Than One Organizational Strategy	432	(11)
Culture Note Black Women Writers	432	(1)
Strategies Combined: The Unplanned Miracle	433	(1)
Analyzing a Professional Essay for Development Strategies	433	(10)
PART FIVE Writing for Different Purposes	443	(40)
Writing an In-Class Essay	447	(16)
Culture Note The U.S. Supreme Court	447	(1)
Taking an Essay Exam	448	(15)
Writing Summaries and Reports	463	(11)
Culture Note Ernest Hemingway	463	(1)
Summaries Are Useful	464	(1)
Writing an Effective Summary	464	(2)
A Model Summary	466	(1)
Reports Are Relevant	467	(1)
Writing a Report in Two Steps	468	(1)
A Model Student Report	468	(1)
A Professional Report	469	(5)
Writing to Get a Job	474	(9)
Culture Note Job-Finding Tools	474	(1)
Employers Value Good Writing Skills	475	(1)
Crafting a Resume	475	(3)
Writing a Letter to Apply for a Job	478	(5)
PART SIX Research	483	(44)
Finding and Evaluating Information	485	(17)
Culture Note Fantasy Fiction	485	(1)
Doing Research: Knowledge Is Power	486	(1)
Using the Library	486	(8)
Searching the Internet	494	(8)
Writing a Research Essay	502	(25)
Culture Note The Works of J. R. R. Tolkien and J. K. Rowling	502	(1)
Why Write a Research Paper?	503	(3)
Integrating Research into Your Writing	506	(2)
Plagiarism	508	(2)
Benefits of Documenting Your Sources	510	(5)
Organizing Your Research	515	(2)
A Model Student Essay	517	(10)
PART SEVEN Writing Correct Sentences	527	(206)
Prepositional Phrases	529	(6)
Culture Note Music	529	(1)
Identifying Prepositional Phrases	530	(5)
Subjects and Verbs	535	(10)
Culture Note Title IX	535	(1)
The Main Parts of a Sentence	536	(1)
Identifying Verbs	536	(3)
Identifying the Subject	539	(1)
Finding More Than One Subject or Verb	539	(2)
What to Watch Out For	541	(4)
Clauses	545	(8)
Culture Note Potatoes	545	(1)
Clauses and Sentences	546	(1)
What Is a Clause?	546	(3)
Sentences Built with Clauses	549	(4)
Run-On Sentences	553	(18)
Culture Note Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott	553	(1)
What Is a Run-On Sentence?	554	(1)
Correcting Run-On Sentences	555	(16)
Fragments	571	(16)
Culture Note Timepieces	571	(1)
What Is a Fragment?	572	(1)
Recognizing and Correcting Dependent Clause Fragments	572	(4)
Recognizing and Correcting Phrase Fragments	576	(5)
Recognizing and Correcting Missing-Information Fragments	581	(6)
Regular Verbs	587	(8)
Culture Note Glass	587	(1)
The Principal Parts of Regular Verbs	588	(2)
Forming the Tenses of Regular Verbs	590	(5)
Irregular Verbs	595	(10)
Culture Note Poetry	595	(1)
The Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs	596	(3)
The Big Three: to be, to do, and to have	599	(6)
Subject-Verb Agreement	605	(9)
Culture Note Black Holes	605	(1)
Understanding Subject-Verb Agreement	606	(1)
Agreement When Words Come Between the Subject and the Verb	606	(1)
Agreement When the Verb Comes Before the Subject	607	(1)
Agreement When the Subject Has Two or More Parts	608	(2)
Agreement When the Sentence Contains an Indefinite Pronoun	610	(4)
Verb Tense and Verb Consistency	614	(5)
Culture Note Gambling	614	(1)
Consistency in Verb Tense	615	(1)
Changing Verb Tense	615	(4)
Pronoun Types	619	(11)
Culture Note Detectives	619	(1)
Recognizing Pronouns	620	(1)
Subject Pronouns	620	(2)
Object Pronouns	622	(2)
Possessive Pronouns	624	(1)
Pronouns Ending in -Self or -Selves	625	(2)
Demonstrative Pronouns	627	(3)
Pronoun Agreement	630	(9)
Culture Note Hypnosis	630	(1)
Pronoun Agreement	631	(2)
Pronoun Reference	633	(2)
Pronoun Consistency and Point of View	635	(4)
Adjectives and Adverbs	639	(7)
Culture Note Credit Cards	639	(1)
What Is an Adjective?	640	(2)
What Is an Adverb?	642	(4)
Misplaced Modifiers	646	(6)
Culture Note Zoos	646	(1)
What Is a Misplaced Modifier?	647	(1)
Correcting Misplaced Modifiers	647	(5)
Dangling Modifiers	652	(6)
Culture Note Public Libraries	652	(1)
What Is a Dangling Modifier?	653	(1)
Correcting Dangling Modifiers	653	(5)
Commas	658	(12)
Culture Note Water	658	(1)
Understanding Commas	659	(1)
Setting Apart Items in a Series	659	(1)
Setting Off Introductory Material	660	(1)
Setting Off Information That Interrupts the Main Ideas in a Sentence	661	(2)
Joining Two Independent Clauses Also Linked by a Coordinating Conjunction	663	(2)
Setting Off a Direct Quotation	665	(1)
Clarifying Everyday Information	666	(4)
Apostrophes	670	(9)
Culture Note The U.S. Armed Forces	670	(1)
Understanding Apostrophes	671	(1)
Showing the Omission of Letters	671	(1)
Showing Possession or Ownership	672	(3)
Unnecessary Apostrophes	675	(4)
Quotation Marks	679	(11)
Culture Note Mark Twain	679	(1)
Understanding Quotation Marks	680	(1)
Setting Off Direct Quotations	680	(4)
Setting Off Titles of Short Works	684	(2)
Setting Off Special Words or Expressions	686	(1)
What Are Single Quotation Marks?	687	(3)
Other Punctuation Marks	690	(7)
Culture Note Sandra Day O'Connor	690	(1)
Understanding Other Punctuation Marks	691	(1)
Semicolons	691	(1)
Colons	692	(1)
Hyphens	693	(1)
Dashes	694	(1)
Parentheses	695	(2)
Capitalization	697	(10)
Culture Note New Orleans, Louisiana	697	(1)
Primary Uses of Capital Letters	698	(3)
Additional Uses of Capital Letters	701	(3)
Avoiding Unnecessary Capitalization	704	(3)
Numbers and Abbreviations	707	(6)
Culture Note The Space Race	707	(1)
Using Numbers	708	(2)
Using Abbreviations	710	(3)
Tips for Second Language Writers	713	(20)
Culture Note The U.S. Constitution	713	(1)
Understanding ESL Needs	714	(1)
Using Subjects Correctly	714	(3)
Using Verbs Correctly	717	(6)
Using Articles Correctly	723	(5)
Using Adjectives Correctly	728	(2)
Using Prepositions Correctly	730	(3)
PART EIGHT Readings for Informed Writing	733	(122)
Our Identities
Reading 1 ``Liked for Myself''	736	(6)
Maya Angelou
Reading 2 ``Saving the Home from Martha Stewart''	742	(7)
Elizabeth Austin
Reading 3 ``The Misery of Silence''	749	(6)
Maxine Hong Kingston
Reading 4 ``Respectable Addiction''	755	(6)
Michael Kinsman
Reading 5 ``Labor''	761	(9)
Richard Rodriguez
Reading 6 ``Hearing the Sweetest Songs''	770	(7)
Nicolette Toussaint
Our World
Reading 7 ``So Tiny, So Sweet . . . So Mean''	777	(10)
Richard Conniff
Reading 8 ``Creatures That Haunt the Americas''	787	(5)
Constance Garcia-Barrio
Reading 9 ``Four Kinds of Reading''	792	(6)
Donald Hall
Reading 10 ``Caught in the Catty Corner''	798	(6)
Nanci Hellmich
Reading 11 ``Poor Winnie the Pooh: Not Even He Is Safe from Rampant `Therapism'''	804	(5)
Ben MacIntyre
Reading 12 Excerpt from ``The Woods in Hog Wallow''	809	(7)
John McPhee
Our Values
Reading 13 ``Whose Life Is It, Anyway?''	816	(10)
Mary Battiata
Reading 14 ``A Reason to Forgive''	826	(7)
Pat Burson
Reading 15 ``Petty Crime, Outrageous Punishment: Why the Three-Strikes Law Doesn't Work''	833	(6)
Carl M. Cannon
Reading 16 ``How to Paint a Fresco''	839	(5)
Adam Goodheart
Reading 17 ``How to Tell a Joke''	844	(5)
Joe Queenan
Reading 18 ``You Can't Say That''	849	(6)
Diane Ravitch
Credits	855	(2)
Index	857