Writer's Resources From Sentence to Paragraph (with Writer's Resources 2.0 BCA/iLrn CD-ROM)

by Robitaille, Julie; Connelly, Robert

• ISBN13: 9781413001877
• ISBN10: 1413001874
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2003-10-03
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Focusing on the writing process and early writing assignments, this workbook introduces peers whose writing samples are developed and followed throughout the book. An accompanying interactive CD-ROM provides additional exercises and instructional support.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
About the Text	xi
Organization	xii
Features	xii
Supplements	xiii
Acknowledgments	xiii
About the Authors	xiv
To the Student	xv
Part I: Making the Transition to College	1	(24)
Getting Started	3	(12)
Getting to Know Your Materials	4	(2)
Getting to Know Your Classmates	6	(2)
Working with Classmates	8	(3)
Getting Organized	11	(4)
Setting Goals and Overcoming Obstacles	15	(10)
Examining Attitudes and Expectations	16	(1)
Setting Long-Term Goals	17	(1)
Setting Short-Term Goals	18	(1)
Problem Solving	19	(6)
Part II: Beginning College Writing	25	(64)
Using a Journal	27	(6)
What Is a Writer's Journal?	28	(1)
Your Journal	29	(2)
Suggested Journal Topics	31	(2)
Writing a Paragraph	33	(32)
Understanding the Assignment	34	(1)
Narrowing the Topic	34	(4)
Determining the Writing Context	38	(1)
Formulating a Topic Sentence	39	(3)
Developing the Topic Sentence with Supporting Details	42	(1)
Generating Ideas for Support	42	(11)
Drafting	53	(9)
Reviewing the Paragraph Writing Process	62	(2)
Getting the Paragraph Back	64	(1)
Patterns of Development	65	(24)
Narration	65	(5)
Illustration or Example	70	(5)
Comparison and Contrast	75	(7)
Cause and Effect	82	(7)
Part III: Grammar, Punctuation, and Mechanics	89	(184)
Learning to Write Correctly	91	(6)
Be Curious	91	(1)
Rely on Your Resources	91	(2)
Become a Skillful Learner	93	(4)
Capitalization	97	(8)
Sentence Beginnings	97	(1)
Proper Nouns	98	(7)
Problem Words	105	(12)
List I	106	(5)
List II	111	(6)
Parts of Speech	117	(16)
Nouns	118	(1)
Pronouns	119	(2)
Adjectives	121	(3)
Verbs	124	(1)
Adverbs	125	(3)
Prepositions	128	(1)
Conjunctions	129	(2)
Interjections	131	(2)
Word Choice	133	(14)
Effective Word Choice	134	(5)
Ineffective Word Choice	139	(8)
Subject-Verb Identification	147	(12)
Subjects	148	(4)
Verbs	152	(7)
Subject-Verb Agreement	159	(16)
Singular and Plural Subjects	159	(1)
Subject-Verb Agreement Rules	160	(15)
Verb Tenses	175	(14)
Forming the Past Tense and Past Participle	175	(6)
Using the Past Participle	181	(3)
Avoiding Shifts in Tense	184	(5)
Sentence Parts and Types	189	(6)
Definition of a Sentence	189	(1)
Definition of a Clause	190	(1)
Definition of a Phrase	190	(1)
Sentence Types	191	(1)
Sentence Purposes	192	(3)
Sentence Fragments	195	(10)
Types of Fragments	196	(3)
Identifying and Correcting Fragments	199	(6)
Run-ons	205	(8)
Types of Run-ons	206	(1)
Identifying and Correcting Run-ons	207	(6)
Commas	213	(16)
The Purpose of Using Commas	213	(1)
The Two Most Important Comma Rules: Compound Sentences and Introductory Elements	213	(8)
Other Useful Comma Rules: Transitions, Series, Dates	221	(8)
Pronoun Agreement	229	(12)
Pronoun Agreement	230	(4)
Avoiding Shifts in Number and Person	234	(7)
Apostrophes	241	(10)
Contractions	241	(1)
Possession	242	(5)
Letters and Numerals	247	(4)
Sentence Combining	251	(14)
Coordination	252	(4)
Subordination	256	(3)
Using Coordination and Subordination	259	(6)
Sentence Variety	265	(8)
Sentence Variety Techniques	266	(7)
Part IV: Readings	273	(78)
Successful Reading Strategies	275	(6)
Active Reading	275	(4)
Using a Reader's Journal	279	(2)
Measles, Mumps, and Chicken Pox	281	(3)
Faith Andrews Bedford
Papa, the Philosopher	284	(4)
Leo Buscaglia
Consider This	288	(4)
Jack Canfield
The First Job	292	(2)
Sandra Cisneros
From An American Childhood	294	(4)
Annie Dillard
From The Bats	298	(4)
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
The Girl Who Helped the Samburu	302	(3)
Cathy Dyson
The Coming Job Boom	305	(6)
Daniel Eisenberg
Too Good to Be True	311	(3)
John Garrity
The Man Who Planted Trees	314	(4)
Jean Giono
From Long Quiet Highway	318	(4)
Natalie Goldberg
Blind to Failure	322	(7)
Karl Taro Greenfeld
What Happens to a Dream Deferred?	329	(1)
Langston Hughes
The River	329	(3)
Bruce Springsteen
Saying Good-Bye	332	(3)
Cynthia Jabs
When Life Imitates Video	335	(3)
John Leo
From I Just Wanna Be Average	338	(4)
Mike Rose
Boys to Men	342	(4)
Ellen Sherman
From The Knock Out	346	(5)
Brent Staples
Part V: Appendixes	351	(44)
Appendix A: English as a Second Language (ESL)	353	(22)
Appendix B: Spelling	375	(6)
Appendix C: Creating a Portfolio	381	(6)
Appendix D: Paragraph Writing Checklists	387	(8)
Index	395