REVEL for The Writer's World Paragraphs and Essays With Enhanced Reading Strategies -- Access Card

by Gaetz, Lynne; Phadke, Suneeti

• ISBN13: 9780134609140
• ISBN10: 013460914X
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2017-04-27
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

For courses in Developmental English with students of varying skill levels, or those in need of additional writing practice prior to college-level writing.

 

A highly visual, theme-based approach to writing that meets you where you are, and guides you to where you need to be.

 

The Writer’s World series integrates essential elements that are simply not found in other writing books – a stimulating visual program, thoughtful coverage for nonnative speakers, and effective strategies that address the skill levels of all readers. Authors Lynne Gaetz and Suneeti Phadke draw upon their more than 30 years of combined teaching experience to reach as many readers as possible, by meeting their needs and addressing their individual interests and abilities. The authors’ innovative instruction seamlessly infuses material for both native and nonnative speakers, while their exercises and activities encourage active participation and collaboration. The engaging design, open layout, and dynamic images support visual learners and prompt critical thinking.

 

Available to package with The Writer’s World: Paragraphs and Essays with Enhanced Reading Strategies, 5th Edition (Books a la Carte loose-leaf edition), MyLab ™  Writing is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work in tandem with the text to engage students and improve results. MyLab Writing is ideal for courses requiring additional writing skills practice and assessment.

 

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The Writer’s World: Paragraphs and Essays with Enhanced Reading Strategies, 5th Edition is also available via Revel ™ , an interactive digital learning environment that replaces the print textbook, enabling students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience. Revel is ideal for courses where student engagement and mobile access are important.

 

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Author Biography

Lynne Gaetz, a professor of English language and literature, has been teaching at the college level for over 20 years. She obtained a masters degree in English literature, as well as a TESL diploma and a college teaching diploma. In addition to the series, The Writer’s World, she has written over 30 successful English second language textbooks for college-level students. Her most recent series, containing a separate skills and grammar component, is Avenues. In her spare time, she loves creating art; her preference is mixed media and oil painting. She is also an avid traveler, who intends to visit every continent.

 

 

Suneeti Phadke has a graduate degree in Russian language and literature, as well as a bachelor of education degree in teaching English as a second language. She has been teaching English language and literature to college students for more than 20 years. She started her writing career around the same time as her teaching career. Her first writing project was to develop correspondence courses for college-level English for the Quebec Ministry of Education. This experience led her to writing academic textbooks for Pearson. Currently, she is also trying her hand at other types of writing, such as short stories and poetry. 

Table of Contents

Readings Listed by Rhetorical Mode

Preface

 

Part I: The Writing Process

1. Exploring

2. Developing

3. Revising and Editing

 

Part II: Paragraph Patterns

4. Illustration

5. Narration

6. Description

7. Process

8. Definition

9. Classification

10. Comparison and Contrast

11. Cause and Effect

12. Argument

 

Part III: The Essay

13. Writing the Essay

14. Essay Patterns

15. Enhancing Your Writing with Research

 

Part IV: The Editing Handbook

16. Subjects and Verbs in Simple Sentences

17. Compound Sentences

18. Complex Sentences

19. Sentence Variety

20. Fragments

21. Run-Ons

22. Faulty Parallel Structure

23. Present and Past Tenses

24. Past Participles

25. Other Verb Forms

26. Subject—Verb Agreement

27. Tense Consistency

28. Nouns, Determiners, and Prepositions

29. Pronouns

30. Adjectives and Adverbs

31. Mistakes with Modifiers

32. Exact Language

33. Spelling and Commonly Confused Words

34. Commas

35. The Apostrophe, Quotation Marks, and Titles

36. Capitalization and Other Punctuation Marks

37. Editing Paragraphs and Essays

 

Part V: Reading Strategies and Selections

38. Reading Strategies

39. Reading Selections

Popular Culture and College Life

Psychology and Health Care

Our Environment and the Workplace

Spies and Hackers and The Legal World

 

Appendices

Appendix 1: Grammar Glossary

Appendix 2: Irregular Verbs

Appendix 3: A Quick Guide to Verb Tenses

Appendix 4: Combining Ideas in Sentences

Appendix 5: Punctuation and Mechanics

Appendix 6: Writing Paragraphs and Essays in Exams

Appendix 7: Spelling, Grammar, and Vocabulary Logs

 

Credits

Index

 

Inside Back Cover

Revising Checklist for a Paragraph

Revising Checklist for an Essay

Editing Checklist

Revising and Editing Symbols