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This series takes students from beginning-level instruction on basic sentence structure through the development and production of advanced academic papers. Examples of student compositions, written by native and non-native speakers of English, as well as pair and group work enrich all three books.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 The Fundamentals of Writing: Audience and Purpose   The Audience             Fulfilling Audience Expectations Some Differences Between Written and Spoken English             “Voice” in Written English Writing Conventions: The Paragraph Form Purposes for Writing General and Specific             Focus Choosing “A Piece of the Pie”             Using memorable Detail Telling and Showing The Topic Sentence and Controlling Ideas Writing the Topic Sentence Writing a Point paragraph Outline The Function of Second Sentences             Second Sentences for More Focused Paragraph Topics The Paragraph and Academic Examinations Writing Strategies The Paragraph and the Essay     Chapter 2 Making Decisions in the Writing Process: Developing and Supporting Ideas   Strategies for Collecting Information             Listing             Brainstorming (and Revising)             Clustering             Outlining Supporting Techniques             Facts             Physical Description             Examples             Personal Experience Methods of Development             Process             Extended Definition             Comparison-Contrast Decision-Making for Writers Expanding a Paragraph into an Essay     Chapter 3 Planning the Essay: Explaining an Academic Topic   Drafting Overall Organization of the Academic Essay The Explaining Essay Selecting a Topic Pre-Writing for the Essay Audience Analysis The Optional Background Paragraph Titles for Academic Essays The Thesis Statement             Thesis Statements of Opinion and/or Intent Diagram of the Academic Essay Diagram of the Academic Essay Paragraph Relationships The Essay Map Writing Conventions for the Academic Essay             The Introduction             The Body of the Essay             Using Citations in Academic Essays             The Conclusion Writing a Memo     Chapter 4 Introduction to Academic Research: The Investigating Report   Using Sources for Research             Surveys and Interviews Organization of the Research Report Using the World Wide Web (WWW)             Introduction to the Web             Developing Keywords             Searching the Web with URLs             Citing WWW Material Using Nontext Materials in Academic Writing             Selecting Nontext Materials             Citing Nontext Materials Interviewing an Authority             Preparing for the Interview             Conducting the Interview             Using Interview Information Coherence and Cohesion in Academic Essays             Using Transitions             Using Paragraph Hooks Revision             Revision Plans The Oral Report             Preparing for an Oral Presentation     Chapter 5 Academic Written Responses: Summary and Analysis   Summary Writing             Writing Conventions for a Summary             Characteristics of a Successful Summary             Evaluation of the Summary Analysis             Writing a Short Analytic Report Writing Analyses of Written Material Revising and Editing Essay Drafts Writing Academic Summary-Analyses Assignments             Differences Between Summary-Analysis Essays and Other Academic Essays Written Summaries and Analyses of Academic Research             Writing the Summary-Analysis of a Research Report             Writing an Annotated Bibliography             Writing the Literature Review             Ration of Summary to Analysis in Academic Assignments Discipline-Specific Citation Formats     Chapter 6 Persuading an Audience: The Arguing Essay   Persuasion in Academic Writing             Argument Audience Analysis Oral Arguments Written Arguments Selecting an Argumentative Topic Planning the Arguing Essay             The Thesis Statement in Argumentation             “Voice” in the Arguing Essay Organizing the Arguing Essay             The Title for the Arguing Essay             The Optional Background Paragraph             Refuting the Counter-Argument(s)             Using Rogerian Argument Overall Organizational Structures for the Arguing Essay             Plan A             Plan B             Plan C             Writing an Essay Map What Kinds of Evidence, and How Much?             Paraphrasing or Quoting Sources Logical Fallacies Credibility of Authors and Student Writers Student Samples: Arguing Essays     Chapter 7 Evaluating in Academic Writing: The Problem-Solution Essay   Evaluating             Evaluation Processes             Evaluating in Academic Writing The Problem-Solution Essay Preparing to Write the Problem-Solution Essay             Audience Analysis             Demonstrating That the Problem Exists             Using Heading Using Sources in Academic Research             Using Interview Information in Research             Designing and Administering a Survey for Research Information             Reporting Survey Results Evaluating Sources Writing Conventions for the problem-Solution Essay Feasibility Analysis of Alternative Solution             Writing Feasibility Analysis Paragraphs Implementation of the Recommended Solution             Persuading the Audience Sending the Problem-Solution Essay     Chapter 8 Using and Evaluating Library Sources: The Academic Research Paper   Preparing to Write             Developing a Time Line for the Research paper             Student Suggestions for Research             Pre-Writing Identifying Necessary Library Sources             Strategies for Taking Notes from Library Research Materials             Strategies for Drafting the Academic Research Paper Writing Conventions for the Academic Research Paper             Plagiarism Preparing to Use the Library             Going to the Library             The Library of Congress System             Understanding Periodicals             Library Etiquette Using the Online Catalog Online Search Strategies for Library Research             Searching the Online Catalog             Using Printed Indexes to Identify Magazine/Journal Articles             Identifying Magazine/Journal Databases Online Locating Library Sources             Locating Books in the Stacks             Locating Periodicals (Magazines, Journals) Identifying and Locating Sources on the Web             Disadvantages of WWW Resources Evaluating Library Sources             Evaluating WWW Sources Student Samples: Research papers     Chapter 9 Grammatical Explanations and Exercises   Verb problems             Passive Voice             Active Voice Verbs             Report Verbs Parallel Structure Sentence Structure and Sentence Combining             Clauses and Phrases             Sentence Structure Rules             Joining Independent Clauses Sentence Combining and Punctuation             Using Colons             Using Quotation Marks Diction             Precision in Diction Confusing Words Prepositions Phrasal Verbs Editing Resources for Effective Editing Skills     Appendix A      Citation   What to Cite and Why General Rules for APA Format             APA for In-Text Citations             APA for End-of-Text Citations Citation of Internet (World Wide Web) Sources             Problems with WWW Resources Discipline-Specific Citation Styles Using Citations   Appendix B      Surveys   Perceptual Learning Style Preference Survey             Learning Style Preferences Self-Scoring Sheet             Explanation of Learning Style Preferences Student-Generated Inventory for Secondary Level and Young Adult Learners Type A/Type B Personality Inventory             Interpreting Your Results   Appendix C      The Résumé and the Application Letter   The Résumé             Using Action Verbs             Starting the Objective             Résumé Appearance             Information to Include             Online Résumés The Application Letter


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780130213174
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson Education (US)
  • Depth: 19
  • Height: 258 mm
  • No of Pages: 368
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 594 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0130213179
  • Publisher Date: 27 Apr 2000
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: 3
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • Width: 206 mm


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