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9780136141914

Writing to Communicate 1 Paragraphs

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  • ISBN13:

    9780136141914

  • ISBN10:

    0136141919

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-11-20
  • Publisher: Pearson Education ESL

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Summary

With a combined process and product approach, Writing to Communicate puts students on a fast track to clear and effective academic writing.

 

Writing to Communicate 1 teaches students to write well-organized paragraphs in key rhetorical modes.

 

Features

  • Theme-based chapters encourage students to explore ideas.
  • Vocabulary Builder sections provide useful language for writing.
  • Abundant and clear models give students solid support.
  • Pair and group assignments promote collaborative learning.
  • Structure and Mechanics sections develop accuracy.
  • Paragraph checklists help students to revise their work.
  • Bring It All Together chapters provide opportunities for consolidation and assessment.

 

 

Table of Contents

Introduction: Writing in English
Paragraph Organization
The Topic Sentence
Predicting Personality
Vocabulary Builder
Writing Focus
Paragraph Organization in English
The Topic Sentence
More about Controlling Ideas
Structure and Mechanics
Simple Sentences
Paragraph Format
Writing a Title
Writing to Communicate
The Writing Process, Part 1
Understanding the Assignment
Brainstorming
Organizing Your Ideas
Your Turn
Paragraph Checklist
Writing to Communicate...More
Supporting Sentences
Analyzing Personality
Vocabulary Builder
Writing Focus
Supporting Sentences
Major Supporting Sentences
Minor Supporting Sentences
Using Connectors with Major Supporting Sentences
Structure and Mechanics
Parts of Speech
Lists and Commas
Writing to Communicate
The Writing Process, Part 2
Writing
Your Turn
Paragraph Checklist
Writing to Communicate...More
The Concluding Sentence
Family and Personality
Vocabulary Builder
Writing Focus
The Concluding Sentence
Types of Concluding Sentences
Transitions Used in Concluding Sentences
Structure and Mechanics
Simple Sentences
Compound Sentences
Combining Simple Sentences with the Same Subject
Writing to Communicate
The Writing Process, Part 3
Writing
Rewriting
Writing the Final Draft
Your Turn
Paragraph Checklist
Writing to Communicate...More
Bringing It All Together
Reviewing Items
Reviewing Ideas
Error Analysis
Basic Types of Paragraphs
Descriptive Paragraphs
Describing People
Vocabulary Builder
Writing Focus
Descriptive Paragraphs
Prepositions of Place in Descriptive Paragraphs
Structure and Mechanics
Using Adjectives
The Order of Adjectives before Nouns
Writing to Communicate
Your Turn
Paragraph Checklist
Writing to Communicate...More
Narrative Paragraphs
Telling Stories
Vocabulary Builder
Writing Focus
Narrative Paragraphs
Transitions in Narrative Paragraphs
Structure and Mechanics
Complex Sentences
Verb Tenses with Dependent Clauses of Time
Writing to Communicate
Your Turn
Paragraph Checklist
Writing to Communicate...More
Expository Paragraphs
Communicating
Vocabulary Builder
Writing Focus
Expository Paragraphs
Transitions in Expository Paragraphs
Structure and Mechanics
Using Transitions
Writing to Communicate
Your Turn
Paragraph Checklist
Writing to Communicate...More
Bringing It All Together
Reviewing Items
Reviewing Ideas
Error Analysis
Characteristics of Good Writing
Unity
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