Composing With Confidence: Writing Effective Paragraphs and Essays

by Meyers, Alan

• ISBN13: 9780321038029
• ISBN10: 0321038029
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

(Includes Writers Toolkit CD-ROM) This paragraph-to-essay text features high interest, interconnected exercises designed to engage students. Includes 10 additional readings.

Table of Contents

Detailed Contents	vii
Rhetorical Contents	xvii
The Writing Process	xxi
Hints and Help for Writers	xxii
Preface	xxv
UNIT I The Writing---and Composing---Process	1	(62)
The Reasons for Writing	3	(8)
The Composing Process	11	(18)
Composing a Powerful Paragraph	29	(16)
Composing an Effective Essay	45	(18)
UNIT II Strengthening Writing	63	(78)
Developing Ideas	64	(14)
Achieving Coherence	78	(19)
Writing Directly and Vividly	97	(18)
Creating Sentence Variety	115	(26)
UNIT III Composing Types of Paragraphs and Essays	141	(144)
Composing a Description	142	(15)
Composing Narratives	157	(14)
Explaining a Process	171	(18)
Drawing Comparisons and Contrasts	189	(17)
Making Classifications	206	(15)
Composing Definitions	221	(16)
Examining Causes or Effects	237	(16)
Persuading an Audience	253	(17)
Writing Essay Exams	270	(15)
UNIT IV Troubleshooting	285	(200)
Writing Complete Sentences	287	(19)
Joining Sentences through Coordination and Subordination	306	(22)
Checking Subject---Verb Agreement and Noun Plurals	328	(19)
Checking Past-Tense and Past-Participle Forms	347	(20)
Achieving Consistency	367	(17)
Using Pronouns	384	(18)
Strengthening Modifiers	402	(15)
Using Apostrophes, Hyphens, and Capital Letters	417	(17)
Checking Punctuation	434	(23)
Checking Soundalike and Lookalike Words	457	(28)
Reading Selections	485	(47)
Glossary	532	(5)
Credits	537	(1)
Index	538