Wordsmith : Guide to College Writing (with MyWritingLab Student Access Code Card)

by ARLOV

• ISBN13: 9780205723140
• ISBN10: 0205723144
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2008-11-01
• Publisher: PH COLLEGE HUMANITIES + SOCIAL SCIENCE

Summary

Your life's work is centered on connecting to your students and preparing them for productive futures. Pamela Arlov created the Wordsmithseries to help you connect with your students. We asked professors what they thought their students would want in a textbook. Here's what we heard and how Wordsmithaddresses today's students:   1)       Students find textbooks dry and tedious.Arlov includes engaging grammar openers, plenty of visuals, and has a writing style that is second to none!   2)       Students find textbooks irrelevant to their lives. Arlov's combination of the rhetorical modes is realistic and models real life writing. She has also added ;Real Writing ; examples in the modes chapters to make Wordsmitheven more relevant to students' lives.   3)       Students become frustrated if the entire text is not used in class.Wordsmith is 150 pages briefer than similar texts on the market and an affordable option. This concise approach also does not overwhelm students with too much information. Wordsmithprovides students with just the right balance of instruction and practice!

Table of Contents

Composition

The Writing Process

Preparing to Write

Building a Framework: Thesis and Organization

Introducing the Essay

Developing Body Paragraphs

Concluding the Essay

Revising, Proofreading, and Formatting

Showing and Telling: Description, Narration,andExample

Limiting and Ordering Definition,Classification,andProcess

Examining Logical Connections: Comparison-Contrast, Cause-Effect, and Argument

Writing a Summary

Writing a Research Paper

Grammar

Verbs and Subjects

Subject-Verb Agreement

Run-on Sentences

Sentence

Pronoun Case

Pronoun Agreement, Reference, and Point of View

Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

Parallel Structure

Verb Shifts

Commas

Other Punctuation

Word Choice

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