Every developing writer is different and has specific needs. Whether students lack confidence, are overconfident, or come to the course under prepared in grammar and process, writing their own event.  By organizing Steps for College Writers around three phases of college writing—finding one’s own writing process, writing essays based on one’s own experience and perceptions, and writing essays involving texts and research, Phil Eggers aims to transform writing into an intrinsic experience for today’s developing writers.  His graduated approach to grammar and writing teaches students the basic of composing solid paragraphs and essays by allowing students to mature in the process and build confidence.  Grammar correctness and peer review are heavily emphasized, and student and professional models are incorporated throughout the text to show “real” writing.    Note: This ISBN is a package. 020587519X / 9780205875191 Steps for Writers: Composing Essays, Volume 2 (with MyWritingLab Pearson eText Student Access Code Card) Package consists of:    0205074634 / 9780205074631 Steps for Writers II: Composing Essays 0205752624 / 9780205752621 MyWritingLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card

Table of Contents:
Introduction: Visualizing the Essay Student Essay Step One: Developing Your Own Thinking, Writing, and Learning Process 1. Prewriting Prewriting Experiments: Freewriting, Focused Writing, Brainstorming, Outlining, Clustering, Cubing Interacting with Your Readers Identifying Your Purpose Prewriting Activities: A Glimpse of a Student Writer at Work Writing Tip #1Writing Exercises: Basic, Intermediate, Challenge Proofreading Practice: Identifying Sentence Divisions in Your Prewriting Activities: Basic, Intermediate, Challenge 2. Making a Point Thesis Statements Introductory Paragraph Writing Tip #2 Writing Exercises: Basic, Intermediate, Challenge Proofreading Practice: Agreement of Subjects/Verbs: Basic, Int., Challenge 3. Developing Your Body Paragraphs and Making Conclusions Explaining and Illustrating Ideas in Your Body Paragraphs Applying Techniques of Development Choosing Modes of Development Writing Tip #3 Writing Exercises: Basic, Intermediate, Challenge Concluding Paragraphs Proofreading Practice: Special Problems with Agreement: Basic, Intermediate, Challenge 4. Global Revising: Doing an Extreme Makeover Moving from Draft to Essay: A Glimpse of a Student Writer at Work Testing Your Thesis: Looking for Digressions and Weak Spots Achieving Continuity through Transitions Improving Your Style: Breaking up, Varying and Combining Sentences Interacting with Your Reader (reading aloud to others) Peer Review Questions Writing Tip #4 Writing Exercises: Basic, Intermediate, Challenge Proofreading Practice: Subordination: Basic, Intermediate, Challenge 5. Putting on the Final Touches Improving Word Choice; Eliminating Wordiness Proofreading Aloud; Locating Your Patterns of Error Using Your Spelling and Grammar Check Writing Tip #5 Writing Exercises: Basic, Intermediate, Challenge Proofreading Practice: Spelling: Basic, Intermediate, Challenge: Step Two: Writing Essays Based on Your Own Experience and Perceptions 6. Describing a Situation, Person, or Group Visualizing Your Subject and Giving It Meaning Student Essay Organizing a Description Example by a Published Author: Using Details Writing Tip #6 Writing Exercises:Basic, Intermediate, Challenge Essay Topics: Descriptive Writing Peer Review Questions Proofreading Practice: Adjectives & Adverbs: Basic, Intermediate, Challenge 7. Telling a Story to Make a Point Organizing Chronologically Telling a Meaningful Story Student Essay: Telling a Story to Make a Point Example by a Published Author Writing Tip #7 Writing Exercises:Basic, Intermediate, Challenge Essay Topics: Narration Peer Review Questions Proofreading Practice: Past Tense: Basic, Intermediate, Challenge 8. Enumerating Examples Student Essay Example by a Published Author Writing Tip #8 Writing Exercises: Basic, Intermediate, Challenge Essay Topics: Illustrating with ExamplesPeer Review Questions Proofreading Practice: Parallelism: Basic, Intermediate, Challenge 9. Defining a Term Student Essay Example by a Published Author Examples of Short Definitions Limiting the Scope of Your Definition Examining Your Subject from Different Angles Giving Examples of the Concept Writing Tip #10Writing Exercises: Basic, Intermediate, Challenge Essay Topics: Definition Peer Review Questions Proofreading Practice: Who and Which Clauses: Basic, Int., Challenge Step Three: Writing Essays Based on Your Reading and Research 10. Making a Comparison Comparing and Contrasting as a Way of Knowing Types of Comparison Gathering Facts on Both Subjects Exploring Similarities and Differences: A Student Writer at Work Organizing Your Material Student Essay: Exploring Similarities and Differences Example by a Published Author Writing Tip #9 Writing Exercises: Basic, Intermediate, Challenge Essay Topics: Comparison and Contrast Peer Review Questions Proofreading Practice: Modifiers in Comparisons: Basic, Int., Challenge 11. Explaining a Process or Procedure “How To” Writing: Giving Clear Instructions Student Essay: Explaining a Procedure Analyzing a Process: Making the Connections Researching Facts on the Process Example by a Published Author: Analyzing a Process Writing Tip #11 Writing Exercises: Basic, Intermediate, Challenge Essay Topics: Procedural Writing Peer Review Questions Proofreading Practice: Present and Progressive Tenses: Basic, Intermediate, Challenge 12. Analyzing Cause and Effect Student Essay Example by a Published Author Being Logical: Causes vs. Coincidences Identifying all the Causes and Effects Finding the Necessary Information Writing Tip #12 Writing Exercises: Basic, Intermediate, Challenge Essay Topics: Cause and Effect Peer Review Questions Proofreading Practice: Compound and Complex Sentences 13. Arguing Persuasively Student Essay Example by a Published Author Guidelines for Persuasive Writing Stressing the Argument, Not the Personalities Approaching the Argument from Several Angles Researching and Presenting Supporting Material Writing Tip #13 Writing Exercises: Basic, Intermediate, Challenge Essay Topics: Arguing Persuasively Peer Review Questions Proofreading Practice: Sentence Combining: Basic, Intermediate, Challenge 14. Writing a Research Paper Making Sense with Sources Summarizing and Paraphrasing Quoting: the Long and Short of It Using the Library and Internet Analyzing Source Material; Evaluating Web Sites Avoiding Plagiarism Writing a Bibliography Sample Short MLA paper Writing Tip #14 Research Paper Checklist Writing Exercises:Basic, Intermediate, Challenge Essay Topics: Research Paper Peer Review Questions Proofreading Practice: MLA Form: Basic, Intermediate, Challenge 15. Writing about Literature Methods of Interpreting a Story, Play, or Poem Student Essay Example by a Published Author Analyzing vs. Paraphrasing Developing a Point by Using the Text Writing Tip #15 Writing Exercises: Basic, Intermediate, Challenge Essay Topics: Writing about Literature Peer Review Questions Proofreading Practice: Quoting Correctly from Literary Works, Basic, Intermediate, Challenge Appendix: Punctuation Handbook   Index of Grammar Topics Adjectives and Adverbs Agreement of Subject and Verb Comma Splice Compound and Complex Sentences D Endings Fragments Irregular Verbs Parallelism Past Tense Present and Progressive Tenses Pronoun Case Quoting Run-on Sentences S Endings Sentence Combining Sentence Divisions Spelling Subordination Who and Which Clauses Wordiness