To Teachers: Arguments and Plans | p. 7 |
Developing Writing Skills | p. 27 |
The Paragraph | p. 36 |
Definitions | p. 36 |
Coherence: using word and logic glue | p. 38 |
Putting together the paragraph | p. 39 |
The editing keys | p. 43 |
Complete paragraphs | p. 72 |
Constructing the Paper | p. 86 |
Generating thesis statements | p. 86 |
Formulating a thesis | p. 88 |
Checking topic sentences | p. 89 |
Example thesis statements and topic sentences | p. 92 |
Introductions | p. 93 |
Conclusions | p. 97 |
Sample papers | p. 102 |
Grammar Review and Exercises | p. 110 |
Parts of speech | p. 110 |
Functions | p. 112 |
Sentences and structures | p. 113 |
Patterns of sentences | p. 114 |
Types of phrases | p. 115 |
Types of clauses | p. 118 |
Comma splices, run-ons, faulty parallelism | p. 120 |
Grammar exercises | p. 123 |
Extending elaboration with modification | p. 137 |
Assignments and Activities | p. 140 |
Showing writing assignments | p. 140 |
Writing assignments | p. 143 |
Grammar guide | p. 151 |
Writing progress chart | p. 152 |
Peer editing activities | p. 153 |
Appendix | |
General directions for compositions | p. 160 |
MLA documentation guide | p. 162 |
Grading rubrics | p. 166 |
Editing key | p. 169 |
Essay checklist | p. 171 |
Glossary | p. 172 |
Index | p. 177 |
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