9780155046450

List of Readings Organized by Writing Skill

xii

Preface

Acknowledgments

xxi

Introduction to Writing

(1)

About Writing

(1)

Ways to Help Yourself Become a Better Writer

(1)

Being Willing to Take a Risk

(1)

Being Receptive

(1)

Being Yourself

(1)

Benefits of Becoming a Better Writer

(1)

The Writing Process

(1)

Prewriting

(7)

Talking

(2)

Freewriting

(2)

Brainstorming

(2)

Journal Writing

(1)

Reading

(1)

Searching the Internet

(1)

Organizing

(2)

Clustering

(2)

Outlining

(1)

Drafting

(1)

Revising

(2)

First Revision

(1)

Second Revision

(1)

Third Revision

(1)

Editing

(1)

Working in Small Groups

(2)

Collaborative Learning

(1)

Peer Review

(1)

Revising with a New Perspective

(1)

Using Computers

(1)

Putting It All Together

(3)

Collaborative Activity

(1)

Internet Activities

(3)

Unit 1: Writing Sentences and Paragraphs

(64)

Writing Skills: Topic Sentences and Paragraphs

(24)

The Topic Sentence

(7)

Parts of a Topic Sentence

(4)

Distinguishing Topic Sentences from Simple Facts

(3)

The Paragraph

(17)

Parts of a Paragraph

(1)

The Paragraph Writing Process

(5)

Elements of a Strong Paragraph

(11)

Collaborative Activity

(1)

Something to Think About, Something to Write About

(3)

Reading: Childhood

(1)

Dr. Linda Coble

Quotations: Additional Ideas on Childhood

(1)

Writing Assignment

(1)

Collaborative Writing Project: Working and Learning Together

(1)

Paragraphs for Discussion and Analysis

(5)

Student Writing

Summer at Aunt Clara and Uncle Frank's Farm

(1)

Phyllis J. Hilding

Playhouse Under the Orange Tree

(1)

Peggy Scarbrough

Concentration Camp

(1)

Jan-Georg Roesch

Fort Leonard Wood

(1)

Terry M. Donaldson

Munich

(1)

John Schulz

Professional Writing

An Eyewitness Account of the San Francisco Earthquake, excerpt from article

(1)

Jack London

Martin Luther King, excerpt from book

(1)

Rae Bains

Making a World of Difference, excerpt from article in Experienced Engineer

(1)

Birds of an Old Farm, excerpt from article

(1)

Edwin Way Teale

Grammar for Effective Writing: Basic Sentence Skills

(26)

Parts of Speech

(4)

Nouns

(1)

Pronouns

(1)

Verbs

(1)

Adjectives

(1)

Adverbs

(1)

Prepositions

(1)

Conjunctions

(1)

Interjections

(1)

Finding Prepositional Phrases

(4)

Finding Subjects and Verbs

(4)

Subjects

(2)

Verbs

(2)

Recognizing Sentence-Structure Errors

(2)

Sentence Fragments

(1)

Comma Splices

(1)

Run-On Sentences

(1)

Maintaining Subject-Verb Agreement

(3)

Forming Plural Nouns

(1)

Forming Plural Verbs

(3)

Recognizing Singular and Plural Pronouns

(5)

Maintaining Consistent Verb Tense

(3)

Putting It All Together

(5)

Cumulative Unit Exercise

(1)

Collaborative Writing Project: Working and Learning Together

(1)

Writing Assignment

(1)

Working in a Group

(1)

Working Individually

(1)

Peer Review

(1)

Final Checklist

(1)

Internet Activities

(3)

Unit 2: Being a Sensitive Writer

(40)

Writing Skills: Interaction of Topic, Purpose, Audience, and Voice

(14)

Topic and Purpose Influence Voice

(1)

Purpose and Audience Influence Voice

(1)

Word Choice Alters Voice

(9)

Collaborative Activity

101

(1)

Something to Think About, Something to Write About

102

(3)

Reading: Space to Sing

102

(1)

Dean K. Terasaki

Collaborative Writing Project: Working and Learning Together

103

(1)

Quotations: Additional Ideas on Prejudice

104

(1)

Writing Assignment

104

(1)

Peer Review

105

(1)

Paragraphs and Essays for Discussion and Analysis

105

(6)

Student Writing

The Nursing Home

105

(1)

Steve Bostrom

Subways

106

(1)

Muriel Gray

Growing Up Chicana

107

(1)

Eva Montoya

Professional Writing

Dear Dad, excerpt from book

108

(1)

Louie Anderson

Getting Off the Roller Coaster

109

(2)

Jerry L. Palmer

Grammar for Effective Writing: Consistent Point of View

111

(9)

Determining Point of View

112

(1)

Maintaining Consistent Point of View

113

(2)

Revising Inconsistent Point of View

115

(5)

Consistent 3rd Person Point of View

116

(1)

Consistent 1st Person Point of View

117

(1)

Consistent 2nd Person Point of View

117

(3)

Putting It All Together

120

(7)

Cumulative Unit Exercise

120

(1)

Collaborative Writing Project: Working and Learning Together

121

(2)

Writing Assignment

121

(1)

Working in a Group

122

(1)

Working Individually

122

(1)

Final Checklist

123

(1)

Internet Activities

123

(4)

Unit 3: Organizing Ideas and Writing Them Clearly

127

(56)

Writing Skills: The Thesis Sentence

128

(18)

Thesis Sentence That States the Direction

128

(1)

Thesis Sentence That States the Direction and Previews Main Points

129

(1)

Coordinate and Subordinate Ideas in Thesis Sentences

129

(5)

Overlapping Coordinate Ideas

134

(1)

Parallel Grammatical Form in Thesis Sentences

135

(4)

Generating a Thesis Sentence

139

(5)

State your topic

139

(1)

Brainstorm to find a direction

139

(1)

Find a direction

139

(1)

Brainstorm with direction

139

(1)

Cluster entries that fit together

139

(1)

Formulate the thesis sentence

139

(5)

Arranging the Order of Divisions or Subtopics

144

(2)

Collaborative Activity

146

(1)

Something to Think About, Something to Write About

146

(6)

Readings: Drawing the Lines

146

(1)

Liz Hufford

Your College Years

147

(3)

Dr. Bob Hartman

Collaborative Writing Project: Working and Learning Together

150

(2)

Quotations: Additional ideas on Independence

150

(1)

Writing Assignment

151

(1)

Working Individually

151

(1)

Peer Review

152

(1)

Essays for Discussion and Analysis

152

(6)

Student Writing

Respect

152

(1)

Phyllis J. Hilding

Being a Student

153

(1)

Young Mi Dauer

Golf

154

(2)

Kathy Bagby

Professional Writing

Building a Better Home, excerpt from article

156

(2)

John K. Terres

Grammar for Effective Writing: Eliminating Fragments, Run-On Sentences, and Comma Splices

158

(17)

Fragments

158

(8)

Fragments That Contain No Subject

158

(1)

Fragments That Have No Verb

159

(1)

Fragments with Verb Forms That Cannot Be the Main Verb

160

(4)

Fragments That Have Both a Subject and a Verb but Are Preceded by a Subordinator

164

(2)

Run-On Sentences

166

(1)

Ways to Revise Run-On Sentences

167

(4)

Add a period at the end of each complete thought

167

(1)

Use a comma and a coordinate conjunction

168

(1)

Use a semicolon

169

(1)

Use a semicolon, a conjunctive adverb, and a comma

170

(1)

Use a subordinator

171

(1)

Comma Splices

171

(1)

Ways to Revise Comma Splices

172

(3)

Use a comma and a coordinate conjunction

172

(1)

Use a semicolon

172

(1)

Use a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb

172

(1)

Use a subordinator that logically links the two sentences

172

(3)

Putting It All Together

175

(8)

Cumulative Unit Exercise

175

(2)

Collaborative Writing Project: Working and Learning Together

177

(3)

Working in a Group

177

(2)

Writing Assignment/Working in a Group

179

(1)

Working Individually

180

(1)

Final Checklist

180

(1)

Internet Activities

181

(2)

Unit 4: Writing with More Depth and Variety

183

(50)

Writing Skills: Writing with Examples

184

(21)

The Purpose of Examples

184

(1)

Sources of Examples

185

(3)

Personal Experiences

185

(1)

Observations of Other People

186

(1)

Short Stories, Novels, Television, or Movies

186

(1)

Facts, Statistics, or Reports from Authoritative Sources

187

(1)

Generating Examples Through Freewriting and Brainstorming

188

(5)

Freewriting for Examples

188

(1)

Brainstorming for Examples

189

(1)

How Finding Examples Fits into the Writing Process

189

(4)

Extended Examples and Shorter, Interrelated Examples

193

(12)

Extended Examples

193

(2)

Shorter, Detailed, Interrelated Examples

195

(2)

Stressing Relevance in Short, Interrelated Examples

197

(2)

Deciding How Many Short Examples to Use

199

(6)

Collaborative Activity

205

(1)

Something to Think About, Something to Write About

205

(4)

Reading: Would You Know a Computer If You Met One?

205

(3)

Alicia Ottenberg

Collaborative Writing Project: Working and Learning Together

208

(1)

Quotations: Additional Ideas on Technology and Quality of Life

208

(1)

Writing Assignment

208

(1)

Working Individually

209

(1)

Peer Review

209

(1)

Paragraphs and Essays for Discussion and Analysis

209

(10)

Student Writing

Legacy

209

(1)

Renee Robbe

A Surprising Experience

210

(2)

Mauro Guzman

What Have You Done to Help Someone?

212

(1)

Gudrun Waltraud Lorke

Responsibility

213

(1)

Charles Marchbanks

Professional Writing

Wandering Through Winter, excerpt from book

214

(1)

Edwin Way Teale

Overheard on a Train Trip Through England, excerpt from book

215

(1)

Paul Theroux

Courtship Through the Ages, exerpt from book

216

(3)

James Thurber

Grammar for Effective Writing: Sentence Variety--Forming and Punctuating Compound Sentences

219

(8)

Sentence Variety--Forming and Punctuating Compound Sentences

219

(8)

Using a Comma and a Coordinate Conjunction

219

(2)

Using a Conjunctive Adverb

221

(2)

Using a Semicolon

223

(4)

Putting It All Together

227

(6)

Cumulative Unit Exercise

227

(2)

Collaborative Writing Project: Working and Learning Together

229

(2)

Writing Assignment/Working in a Group

229

(1)

Working Individually to Write an Essay

230

(1)

Peer Review

230

(1)

Final Checklist

231

(1)

Internet Activities

231

(2)

Unit 5: Reaching an Audience by Creating Interest

233

(56)

Writing Skills: Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs

234

(23)

The Purpose of Introductory Paragraphs

234

(1)

Developing Introductory Paragraphs

234

(1)

Composing the Thesis Sentence

235

(1)

Developing the Hook

235

(9)

Using Personal Examples

235

(2)

Using Quotations

237

(2)

Using Facts or Statistics

239

(2)

Using Rhetorical Questions

241

(1)

Using Current Events

242

(1)

Using Contrast to the Thesis Sentence

243

(1)

Creating a Transition to the Thesis Sentence

244

(5)

The Purpose of Concluding Paragraphs

249

(1)

Recognizing Weak Conclusions

250

(2)

Recognizing and Writing Strong Conclusions

252

(4)

Collaborative Activity

256

(1)

Something to Think About, Something to Write About

257

(5)

Reading: Women in Science and Engineering

257

(2)

Shyrl Emhoff

Collaborative Writing Project: Working and Learning Together

259

(3)

Quotations: Additional Ideas on Personal Challenges

259

(1)

Writing Assignment/Working with a Partner

260

(1)

Working on Your Own

261

(1)

Peer Review

261

(1)

Essays for Discussion and Analysis

262

(7)

Student Writing

Dancer

262

(1)

Nancy Chandler

Qualities I Appreciate About My Dad

263

(2)

Agustin Rojas

A Good Manager

265

(1)

Marlene Reed

The Right Thing to Do

266

(1)

Jeff Collins

Living in Another Country

267

(2)

Alberto Montano Hernandez

Grammar for Effective Writing: Sentence Variety--Using Complex Sentences

269

(12)

Independent and Dependent Clauses

269

(12)

Using Subordinators to Form Complex Sentences

270

(6)

Putting the Dependent Clause First

276

(1)

Putting the Dependent Clause Last

277

(1)

Choosing Who or Whom

278

(3)

Putting It All Together

281

(8)

Cumulative Unit Exercise

281

(3)

Collaborative Writing Project: Working and Learning Together

284

(1)

Writing Assignment/Working in a Group

284

(1)

Working Individually

284

(1)

Final Checklist

285

(1)

Internet Activities

285

(4)

Unit 6: Making Ideas Flow Clearly

289

(48)

Writing Skills: Coherence

290

(9)

Creating Coherence Within Paragraphs

290

(5)

Repeating Key Words

291

(1)

Using Time Words and Transitional Words

292

(1)

Using Pronouns and Words That Point Out

293

(2)

Creating Coherence Between Paragraphs

295

(4)

Collaborative Activity

299

(1)

Something to Think About, Something to Write About

299

(4)

Reading: Harley a Bad Word to Say

299

(2)

Patrick Haas

Collaborative Writing Project: Working and Learning Together

301

(2)

Quotations: Additional Ideas on Kindness and Gratitude

301

(1)

Writing Assignment

302

(1)

Working Together

302

(1)

Working Individually

302

(1)

Peer Review

303

(1)

Essays for Discussion and Analysis

303

(7)

Student Writing

Home: Just How Safe Is It?

303

(2)

Cynthia L. Vinzant

Education

305

(1)

Jan-Georg Roesch

Never Again Homeless

306

(1)

Kimberly Adair

Professional Writing

The Strategy of Futureness, excerpt from book

307

(3)

Alvin Toffler

Mechanics for Effective Writing: Reviewing Punctuation

310

(17)

Using Commas

310

(9)

Items in a Series

311

(2)

Introductory Expressions

313

(1)

Commas for Clarity

314

(1)

Identifying and Nonidentifying Expressions

315

(1)

Interrupters

315

(1)

Misunderstandings

315

(2)

Addresses and Dates

317

(1)

Direct Address

318

(1)

Using Quotation Marks

319

(1)

Other Punctuation with Quotation Marks

319

(1)

Quotations Within Quotations

320

(1)

Words or Phrases That Require Special Attention

320

(1)

Titles Contained Within Larger Works

320

(1)

Using Apostrophes

320

(1)

Possessive Nouns

320

(1)

Possessive Pronouns

321

(1)

Contractions

321

(1)

Using Underlining

321

(1)

Using Parentheses

322

(1)

Punctuating Sentences

323

(4)

Simple Sentences

323

(1)

Compound Sentences

324

(1)

Compound-Complex Sentences

324

(3)

Putting It All Together

327

(10)

Cumulative Unit Exercise

327

(3)

Collaborative Activity: Memory Made Manageable

330

(3)

Collaborative Writing Project: Working and Learning Together

333

(1)

Writing Assignment/Working Individually

333

(1)

Peer Review

333

(1)

Final Checklist

334

(1)

Internet Activities

334

(3)

Unit 7: Composing with Effective Alternate Patterns

337

(62)

Writing Skills: Methods of Development

338

(26)

Illustration

339

(3)

Writing Assignment

342

(1)

Comparison/Contrast

342

(8)

Writing Assignment

350

(1)

Classification

350

(2)

Writing Assignment

352

(1)

Definition

352

(2)

Writing Assignment

354

(1)

Cause/Effect Analysis

354

(3)

Writing Assignment

356

(1)

Process Analysis

357

(3)

Writing Assignment

359

(1)

Argumentation

360

(4)

Writing Assignment

363

(1)

Collaborative Activity

364

(1)

Writing Assignment

364

(1)

Something to Think About, Something to Write About

364

(6)

Reading: Did You Do Your Best?

364

(6)

James W. Reed

Collaborative Writing Project: Working and Learning Together

368

(1)

Quotations: Additional Ideas on Success and and the Future

368

(1)

Writing Assignment/Working in a Group

368

(1)

Working Individually

369

(1)

Peer Review

369

(1)

Paragraphs for Discussion and Analysis

370

(15)

Student Writing

Illustration--Heroes--``Sung'' and ``Unsung''

370

(1)

Lorena Acosta

Comparison/Contrast--The Baptism in Blood and the Beach Party

371

(3)

Lonnie B. Noah III

Classification--Which One Are You?

374

(1)

Kristi Von Aspen

Definition--Wealth

375

(1)

Andrea Gonzales

Winter

375

(1)

Joan Papke

A Run

376

(1)

Tim Darcy

Cause and Effect Analysis--Parenting: Singular

377

(2)

Jenefer Radas

Process Analysis--Reducing Fear of a Hospital Stay for a Child

379

(2)

Eric Beach

Argumentation--Steroids and Bodybuilders

381

(1)

Samuel David

Professional Writing

Blend of Patterns--The Mutt Who Saved Mr. Lambert

382

(3)

William Thomas

Mechanics for Effective Writing: Capitalization

385

(5)

Capitalizing First Words

385

(1)

Capitalizing Names

385

(2)

Capitalizing Places, Events, Brand Names, and Dates

387

(1)

More Capitalization Rules

388

(2)

Putting It All Together

390

(9)

Cumulative Unit Exercise

390

(2)

Collaborative Writing Project: Working and Learning Together

392

(2)

Writing Assignment

393

(1)

Peer Review

394

(1)

Final Checklist

394

(1)

Internet Activities

394

(5)

Appendix A Confusing Words

399

(16)

Appendix B Keeping a Journal

415

(2)

Appendix C Irregular Verbs

417

(2)

Appendix D Spelling

419

(1)

Appendix E Using Documented Support

419

(6)

Answers to Odd-Numbered Items in Exercises (Including Appendixes A and D)

425

(44)

Credits

469

(2)

Index

471

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