Sentence Resources for Writers, with Readings (with MyWritingLab Student Access Code Card)

by Long, Elizabeth C.

• ISBN13: 9780205728008
• ISBN10: 0205728006
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2008-12-07
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

From the author of the highly successful paragraph to essay level text, Resources for Writers with Readings, 2/e, comes the companion text for the sentence to paragraph level course, Sentence Resources for Writers, with Readings, a textbook designed to fully meet the needs of the developing college writer and the developmental writing educator.All the resources students need to succeed in this course, and all the resources instructors need to successfully teach this course (without supplementing) are available exclusively in this one book. The integration of comprehensive skill instruction, a wealth of exercises, and a lab manual make Sentence Resources for Writers the most complete resource for developmental writing at the sentence to paragraph level. Sentence Resources for Writers gives clear and accessible writing instruction using appealing examples from cultural literacy. Each chapter uses a different cultural literacy topic drawing from light-hearted topics to serious ones. The "Four Cs" approach to writing is used consistently to reinforce corresponding skills and lead students through the process of writing effective sentences, and an abundance ofl exercises gives students effective reinforcement. Examples are drawn from a wide variety of sourcesnovels, newspapers, magazinesand provide high student interest. Chapters are modular giving instructors maximum flexibility. An appealing four-color design showcases the photos included and adds visual interest to each page. The text's Lab Manual consists of workbook activities for each text chapter that are supplemented by additional, correlated activities in the Online Lab Manual.

Table of Contents

Overview Of Good Writing

Your Strengths as a Writer

The Bases of Good Writing: The Four Cs

Overview of Paragraph Writing Skills

Essay Overview

Writing Process Overview

Writing Effective Sentences

Grammar Overview. Grammar diagnostic test

Basic Sentence Structure

Prepositional Phrases

Subjects and Verbs

Clauses

Run-On Sentences

Fragments

Sentence Combining 1

Verbs and Pronouns

Regular Verbs

Irregular Verbs

Subject-Verb Agreement

Verb Tense and Tense Consistency

Pronoun Types

Pronoun Agreement, Pronoun Reference, and Point of View

Sentence Combining 2

Adjectives, Adverbs, and Parallelism

Simple Modifiers: Adjectives and Adverbs

Misplaced Modifiers

Dangling Modifiers

Errors in Parallelism

Sentence Combining 3

Punctuation and Mechanics Overview. Punctuation and Mechanics Diagnostic Test

Punctuation and Mechanics

Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Marks

Commas

Apostrophes

Quotation Marks

Other Punctuation Marks: Colons and Semi-colons, Parentheses, Dashes, and Hyphens

Capitalization

Numbers and Abbreviations

Formal Writing Format

Sentence Combining 4

Word Choice

Using the Dictionary

Spelling Well

Words that Look Alike and Sound Alike

Choosing the Best Words

Sensitive Language

Proofing and Polishing (omitted words, incorrect word forms, editing tips)

Mastery Tests: Practice Writing Effective Sentences

Basic sentence structure

Verbs and pronouns

Adjectives, adverbs, and parallelism

Punctuation and mechanics

Word choice

Readings

Choices We Make

ldquo;How Do I Love Thee,rdquo;

ldquo;What You Do Is What You Are,rdquo;

ldquo;Saturday Night and Yoursquo;re All Alone?

Maybe You Need a Cyberdate,rdquo;

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