College Writing Skills With Readings

by Langan, John

• ISBN13: 9780073371665
• ISBN10: 0073371661
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780077348885, 9780078036279
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-08
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Summary

College Writing Skills with Readings offers students a practical guide to becoming better writers. From mastering the traditional five-paragraph essay and its variations to learning about the finer points of grammar and punctuation, College Writing Skills with Readings empowers students to take control of their writing and put it to work for them.

Now, with the new online writing program Connect Writing and the soon-to-come Connect Langan, an online interactive version of College Writing Skills with Readings, this new eighth edition brings writing closer to students and helps to take them where they need to go. The readings within it are short, simple, and easy for anyone of any skill to read.

Whether online or in class, College Writing Skills with Readings offers students the tools to succeed.

Table of Contents

Readings Listed by Rhetorical Mode	p. xvii
To the Instructor	p. xxi
Essay Writing	p. 1
An Introduction to Writing	p. 2
Point and Support	p. 3
Structure of the Traditional Essay	p. 7
Benefits of Writing the Traditional Essay	p. 11
Writing as a Skill	p. 11
Writing as a Process of Discovery	p. 12
Writing as a Way to Communicate with Others	p. 13
Keeping a Journal	p. 14
Tips on Using a Computer	p. 15
Review Activities	p. 17
Using This Text	p. 20
The Writing Process	p. 22
Prewriting	p. 23
Writing a First Draft	p. 31
Revising	p. 33
Editing	p. 35
Review Activities	p. 38
The First and Second Steps in Essay Writing	p. 50
Begin with a Point, or Thesis	p. 51
Support the Thesis with Specific Evidence	p. 60
Practice in Advancing and Supporting a Thesis	p. 67
The Third Step in Essay Writing	p. 83
Organize and Connect the Specific Evidence	p. 84
Introductions, Conclusions, and Titles	p. 94
Practice in Organizing and Connecting Specifi c Evidence	p. 102
The Fourth Step in Essay Writing	p. 110
Revising Sentences	p. 111
Editing Sentences	p. 130
Practice in Revising Sentences	p. 133
Four Bases for Revising Essays	p. 146
Unity	p. 147
Support	p. 150
Coherence	p. 154
Sentence Skills	p. 157
Practice in Using the Four Bases	p. 161
Patterns of Essay Development	p. 175
Introduction to Essay Development	p. 176
Important Considerations in Essay Development	p. 177
Patterns of Essay Development	p. 182
Description	p. 184
Reading: Lou’s Place Beth Johnson	p. 194
Narration	p. 209
Reading: The Yellow Ribbon Pete Hamill	p. 220
Exemplifi cation	p. 230
Reading: Dad Andrew H. Malcolm	p. 241
Process	p. 254
Reading: How to Do Well on a Job Interview Glenda Davis	p. 263
Cause and Effect	p. 276
Reading: Taming the Anger Monster Anne Davidson	p. 286
Comparison or Contrast	p. 300
Reading: Born to Be Different? Camille Lewis	p. 311
Definition	p. 324
Reading: Television Addiction Marie Winn	p. 333
Division-Classifi cation	p. 343
Reading: Wait Divisions Tom Bodett	p. 352
Argument	p. 363
Reading: Ban the Things. Ban Them All. Molly Ivins	p. 376
Special Skills	p. 385
Taking Essay Exams	p. 386
Writing a Summary	p. 395
Writing a Report	p. 407
Writing a Résumé and Cover Letter	p. 412
Using the Library and the Internet	p. 419
Writing a Research Paper	p. 433
Handbook of Sentence Skills	p. 457
Grammar	p. 458
Subjects and Verbs	p. 459
Fragments	p. 465
Run-Ons	p. 479
Regular and Irregular Verbs	p. 492
Subject-Verb Agreement	p. 502
Additional Information about Verbs	p. 508
Pronoun Agreement and Reference	p. 512
Pronoun Types	p. 518
Adjectives and Adverbs	p. 525
Misplaced Modifi ers	p. 531
Dangling Modifi ers	p. 535
Mechanics	p. 540
Manuscript Form	p. 541
Capital Letters	p. 544
Numbers and Abbreviations	p. 552
Punctuation	p. 556
Apostrophe	p. 557
Quotation Marks	p. 565
Comma	p. 573
Other Punctuation Marks	p. 583
Word Use	p. 588
Spelling Improvement	p. 589
Commonly Confused Words	p. 594
Effective Word Choice	p. 604
Editing Tests	p. 611
ESL Pointers	p. 625
Correction Symbols	p. 639
Readings for Writers	p. 641
Introduction to the Readings	p. 642
Looking Inward	p. 647
Three Passions Bertrand Russell	p. 647
Shame Dick Gregory	p. 651
I Became Her Target Roger Wilkins	p. 659
Stepping into the Light Tanya Savory	p. 666
A Hanging George Orwell	p. 675
Observing Others	p. 684
The Professor Is a Dropout Beth Johnson	p. 684
The Certainty of Fear Audra Kendall	p. 694
What’s Wrong with Schools? Teacher Plays Student, Learns to Lie and Cheat Casey Banas	p. 701
Propaganda Techniques in Today’s Advertising Ann McClintock	p. 707
Confronting Problems	p. 716
Single-Sex Schools: An Old Idea Whose Time Has Come Diane Urbina	p. 716
Here’s to Your Health Joan Dunayer	p. 723
Sleeping Your Way to the Top Sora Song	p. 729
How to Make It in College, Now That You’re Here Brian O’Keeney	p. 734
College Lectures: Is Anybody Listening? David Daniels	p. 744
Seven Ways to Keep the Peace at Home Daniel A. Sugarman	p. 751
In Praise of the F Word Mary Sherry	p. 762
Is Sex All That Matters? Joyee Garity	p. 768
A Scary Time to Raise a Daughter Steve Lopez	p. 776
Reading Comprehension Chart	p. 782
Instructor’s Guide	p. IG-1
Suggested Approaches and Techniques	p. IG-2
A Model Syllabus	p. IG-15
Suggested Answers to the Discussion
Questions in Part Five	p. IG-21
Diagnostic Tests	p. IG-56
Appendix: A Writer’s Journal (Student edition only)	p. 000
Index	p. 000
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