College Writing Skills with Readings

Cover
About the Author
导读
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Preface
Chapter-By-Chapter Changes
Acknowledgements
Brief Contents
Contents
Readings Listed by Rhetorical Mode
Part 1 Essay Writing
	Chapter 1 An Introduction to Writing
		Point and Support
		Structure of the Traditional Essay
		Benefits of Writing the Traditional Essay
		Writing as a Skill
		Writing as a Process of Discovery
		Writing as a Way to Communicate with Others
		Keeping a Journal
		Review Activities
		Using This Text
	Chapter 2 The Writing Process
		Prewriting
		Writing a First Draft
		Revising
		Editing
		Review Activities
	Chapter 3 The First and Second Steps in Essay Writing
		Step 1: Begin with a Point, or Thesis
		Step 2: Support the Thesis with Specific Evidence
		Practice in Advancing and Supporting a Thesis
	Chapter 4 The Third Step in Essay Writing
		Step 3: Organize and Connectthe Specific lividence
		Introductions, Conclusions, and Titles
		Practice in Organizing and Connecting Specific Evidence
	Chapter 5 The Fourth Step in Essay Writing
		Revising Sentences
		Editing Sentences
		Practice in Revising Sentences
	Chapter 6 Four Bases for Revising Essays
		Base 1: Unity
		Base 2: Support
		Base 3: Coherence
		Base 4: Sentence Skills
		Practice in Using the Four Bases
Part 2 Patterns of Essay Development
	Chapter 7 Introduction to Essay Development
		Important Considerations in Essay Development
		Patterns of Essay Development
	Chapter 8 Description
	Chapter 9 Narration
	Chapter 10 Exemplification
	Chapter 11 Process
	Chapter 12 Cause and/or Effect
	Chapter 13 Comparison and/or Contrast
	Chapter 14 Definition
	Chapter 15 Division-Classification
	Chapter 16 Argument
Part 3 Academic Writing
	Chapter 17 Writing a Summary
		How to Summarize an Article
		How to Summarize a Book
	Chapter 18 Writing a Report
		A Model Report
	Chapter 19 Writing a Research Paper
		A Model Paper
Part 4 Handbook of Sentence Skills
	Section Ⅰ Grammar
		Chapter 20 Fragments
			Dependent-Word Fragments
			-ing and to Fragments
			Added-Detail Fragments
			Missing-Subject Fragments
		Chapter 21 Run-Ons
			What are Run-Ons?
			Three Ways to Correct Run-Ons
		Chapter 22 Misplaced Modifiers
		Chapter 23 Dangling Modifiers
	Section Ⅱ Mechanics
		Chapter 24 Manuscript Form
		Chapter 25 Capital Letters
			Main Uses of Capital Letters
			Other Uses of Capital Letters
			Unnecessary Use of Capitals
		Chapter 26 Numbers and Abbreviations
			Numbers
			Abbreviations
	Section Ⅲ Punctuation
		Chapter 27 Apostrophe
			Apostrophe in Contractions
			Apostrophe to Show Ownership or Possession
		Chapter 28 Quotation Marks
			Quotation Marks to Set Off the Words of a Speaker or Writer
			Quotation Marks to Set Off Titles of Short Works
			Other Uses of Quotation Marks
		Chapter 29 Comma
			Six Main Uses of the Comma
		Chapter 30 Other Punctuation Marks
			Colon(:)
			Semicolon (;)
			Dash (—)
			Parentheses ( )
			Hyphen (-)
	Section Ⅳ Effective Word Choice
		Chapter 31 Effective Word Choice
			Slang
			Clichés
			Pretentious Words
Part 5 Readings for Writers
	Introduction to the Readings
		The Format of Each Selection
		How to Read Well: Four General Steps
		How to Answer the Comprehension Questions: Specific Hints
	Looking Inward
		from Self-Reliance
		Three Passions
		Shame
		I Became Her Target
		Stepping into the Light
		A Hanging
		What Your Closet Reveals about You
	Observing Others
		The Professor Is a Dropout
		The Certainty of Fear
		What\'s Wrong with Schools? Teacher Plays Student, Learns to Lie and Cheat
		Propaganda Techniques in Today\'s Advertising
	Confronting Problems
		Chief Seattle\'s Speech of 1854
		Single-Sex Schools: An Old Idea Whose Time Has Come
		Here\'s to Your Health
		How to Make It in College, NowThat You\'re Here
		College Lectures: Is Anybody Listening?
	Reading Comprehension Chart
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