Writer's Resources

by Robitaille, Julie; Connelly, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780155050846
• ISBN10: 0155050842
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Writer's Resources: From Sentence to Paragraph is packed with tips and resources that will help students succeed in college courses. Four student peers share their work and thoughts throughout this full-color book and its accompanying interactive CD-ROM. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

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