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9780134273198

REVEL for Ticket to Write -- Access Card

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  • ISBN13:

    9780134273198

  • ISBN10:

    0134273192

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2016-09-15
  • Publisher: Pearson
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Summary

REVEL™ for  Ticket to Write: Writing Paragraphs and Essays, Second Edition is the premier introduction to college-level writing for students who need further practice before entering composition courses. The text focuses on critical reading skills and guides students through the five steps of writing: prewriting, discovery drafting, revising, editing and proofreading, publishing. It then moves on to discover different types of writing found in the college classroom, such as critical essays and resource-based writing. Strong imageryengages visual learners throughout, and writing is related to relevant modern technologies. With extensive grammar and mechanics coverage as well as note-taking and study skills strategies,  Ticket to Write  sharpens the basic skills students must develop to write at a higher level.


REVEL™ is Pearson’s newest way of delivering our respected content. Fully digital and highly engaging, REVEL gives students everything they need for the course. Informed by extensive research on how people read, think, and learn, REVEL is an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience — for less than the cost of a traditional textbook.


NOTE: REVEL is a fully digital delivery of Pearson content. This ISBN is for the REVEL access card. In addition, you will need a course invite link, provided by your instructor, to register for and use REVEL.


Table of Contents

<>I: THE WRITING PROCESS

1: Critical Reading

2: The Writing Process and Prewriting

3: Discovery Drafting

4: Revising

5: Editing and Proofreading

6: Publishing and Academic Writing

 

II: TYPES OF PARAGRAPHS AND ESSAYS

7: Descriptive Writing

8: Narrative Writing

9: Illustration Writing

10: Process Writing

11: Definition Writing

12: Compare-and-Contrast Writing

13: Classification Writing

14: Cause-and-Effect Writing

15: Persuasive Writing

 

III: WRITING SITUATIONS

16: Resource-Based Writing

17: In-Class Writing

18: Electronic Writing and New Technologies

 

IV: GRAMMAR AND MECHANICS

19: Sentence Fragments and Run-ons

20: Consistency

21: Subject-Verb Agreement

22: Pronouns

23: Parallel Structure

24: Sentence Variety

25: Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

26: Word Choice

27: Figurative Language

28: Easily Confused Words and Phrases; Spelling, Abbreviations, and Numbers

29: Punctuation Marks

 

V: STUDY SKILLS

30: Note-Taking and Listening Skills

31: Mnemonics

32: Strategies for Taking Exams

 

IV: ADDITIONAL READINGS

Credits

Index

Supplemental Materials

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