Ticket to Write, a cutting-edge developmental writing textbook, focuses on contemporary media and issues that stimulate student learning, covers paragraph and essay development simultaneously, and employs a “solutions approach” to grammar.

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Preface Part I: The Writing Process Chapter 1: The Writing Process and Prewriting Writing as a Winding Path    The Writing Process    The Building Blocks of Paragraphs and Essays Prewriting Techniques Listing Clustering    Fastwriting    Reporter’s Questions    Journaling Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 2: Discovery Drafting Drafting a Paragraph    Narrowing Your Topic    Discovering and Focusing Your Topic Sentence    Supporting Your Topic Sentence    Organizing Your Supporting Sentences    Identifying Irrelevant Sentences Drafting an Essay    Discovering and Focusing Your Thesis Statement    Supporting Your Thesis Statement    Organizing Your Ideas    Organizing by Outlining      Unity and Coherence in Paragraphs and Essays Introductions, Conclusions, and Titles Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 3: Revising Why You Should Revise Purpose Topic, Unity, and Coherence RAMS: Replace, Add, Move, Subtract Checking the Parts    Revision Checklist for a Paragraph    Revision Checklist for an Essay Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 4: Editing and Proofreading Check…1, 2, 3…Check…Readjust    Editing and Proofreading Checklist Getting Feedback: Peer Review    Peer Review Options    How to be a Helpful Peer Reviewer    Tips for Effective Peer Review    Sample Peer Reviewer’s Checklist Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 5: Publishing and Academic Writing Publishing Classroom Publishing: Formatting Your Paper    MLA Formatting Requirements    Formatting for Other Disciplines Other Publishing Opportunities    Personal Publishing    Online Publishing    Print Publishing Academic Writing    Organizational Structures for Academic Writing    The Five-Paragraph Essay    Digging Deeper: Beyond the Five-Paragraph Essay Run That by Me Again Learning Log Part II: Type of Paragraphs and Essays Chapter 6: Descriptive Writing Getting Started in Descriptive Writing Writing at Work: Snapshot of a Writer, Penny Pennington Take I – Getting Started with Your Descriptive Paragraph Step One: Choose a Topic Step Two: Generate Ideas Step Three: Define Your Audience Step Four: Draft Your Paragraph Step Five: Revise Your Paragraph Step Six: Peer Review Take II – Student and Professional Essays    Student Essay: “Exceedingly Extraordinary Games,”Jeff Blake    Professional Essay: “Mick, Mom, and Me,”Mary Beth Anderson Take III – Writing Your Descriptive Essay Step One: Choose a Topic and Develop a Working Thesis Step Two: Generate Ideas Step Three: Define Your Audience Step Four: Draft Your Essay Step Five: Organize Your Essay Step Six: Apply Critical Thinking Step Seven: Revise Your Essay Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 7: Narrative Writing Getting Started in Narrative Writing Writing at Work: Snapshot of a Writer, Joey Goebel Take I – Getting Started with Your Narrative Paragraph Step One: Choose a Topic Step Two: Generate Ideas Step Three: Define Your Audience1 Step Four: Draft Your Paragraph Step Five: Revise Your Paragraph Step Six: Peer Review Take II – Student and Professional Essays Student Essay: “Eyes Opened,” Jill Bryson Professional Essay: “Willie, My Thirteen-Year-Old Teacher,” Scott Leopold Take III – Writing Your Narrative Essay Step One: Choose a Topic and Develop a Working Thesis Step Two: Generate Ideas Step Three: Define Your Audience Step Four: Draft Your Essay Step Five: Organize Your Essay Step Six: Apply Critical Thinking Step Seven: Revise Your Essay Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 8: Illustration Writing Getting Started in Illustration Writing Writing at Work: Snapshot of a Writer, Erik Peterson Take I – Getting Started: Writing an Illustration Paragraph Step One: Choose a Topic Step Two: Generate Ideas Step Three: Define Your Audience and Purpose Step Four: Draft Your Paragraph Step Five: Revise Your Paragraph    Step Six: Peer Review Take II – Student and Professional Essays   Student Essay: “I Love My Dog, But I’m Not ‘In Love’ with Her,”Kya Maalouf   Professional Essay: “Our View on Free Speech: Want to Complain Online?    Look Out. You Might Be Sued.” USA Today Take III – Writing Your Illustration Essay Step One: Choose a Topic and Develop a Working Thesis Step Two: Generate Ideas Step Three: Define Your Audience Step Four: Draft Your Essay Step Five: Organize Your Essay Step Six: Apply Critical Thinking Step Seven: Revise Your Essay Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 9: Process Writing Getting Started in Process Writing Writing at Work: Snapshot of a Writer, Marvin Bartlett Take I – Getting Started with Your Process Paragraph Step One: Choose a Topic Step Two: Generate Ideas Step Three: Define Your Audience Step Four: Draft Your Paragraph Step Five: Revise Your Paragraph Step Six: Peer Review Take II – Student and Professional Essays Student Essay: “Choosing a College Major,” Zosima A. Pickens Professional Essay: “Finding Good Dining Away from Home,”    Ed Shuttleworth Take III – Writing Your Process Essay Step One: Choose a Topic and Develop a Working Thesis Step Two: Generate Ideas Step Three: Define Your Audience Step Four: Draft Your Essay Step Five: Organize Your Essay Step Six: Apply Critical Thinking Step Seven: Revise Your Essay Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 10: Definition Writing Getting Started in Definition Writing   Writing at Work: Snapshot of a Writer, Michael J. Minerva Take I – Getting Started with Your Definition Paragraph    Step One: Choose a Topic Step Two: Generate Ideas Step Three: Define Your Audience and Purpose Step Four: Draft Your Paragraph Step Five: Revise Your Paragraph Step Six: Peer Review Take II – Student and Professional Essays Student Essay: “Some Go Too Far,”Hassan Jones Professional Essay: “I Want a Wife,” Judy Brady Take III – Writing Your Definition Essay Step One: Choose a Topic and Develop a Working Thesis Step Two: Generate Ideas Step Three: Define Your Audience and Purpose Step Four: Draft Your Essay Step Five: Organize Your Essay Step Six: Apply Critical Thinking Step Seven: Revise Your Essay Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 11: Compare and Contrast Writing Getting Started in Compare-and-Contrast Writing   Writing at Work: Snapshot of a Writer, Deputy Chief Earl Brandon and Lt. Chip    Stauffer Take I – Getting Started with Your Compare-and-Contrast Paragraph Step One: Choose a Topic Step Two: Generate Ideas Step Three: Define Your Audience and Purpose Step Four: Draft Your Paragraph Step Five:  Revise Your Paragraph Step Six: Peer Review Take II – Student and Professional Essays Student Essay: “My Family Thanksgivings,” Frances Moret-Koerper Professional Essay: “What’s for Dinner, Sweetie? Heartburn,” Elizabeth Bernstein Take III – Writing Your Compare-and-Contrast Essay Step One: Choose a Topic and Develop a Working Thesis Step Two: Generate Ideas Step Three: Define Your Audience Step Four: Draft Your Essay Step Five: Organize Your Essay Step Six: Apply Critical Thinking Step Seven: Revise Your Essay Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 12: Classification Writing Getting Started in Classification Writing Writing at Work: Snapshot of a Writer, Renee La Plume Take I – Getting Started with Your Classification Paragraph Step One: Choose a Topic Step Two: Generate Ideas Step Three: Define Your Audience and Purpose Step Four: Create a Topic Sentence Step Five: Draft Supporting Details Step Six: Revise Your Paragraph Step Seven: Peer Review Take II – Student and Professional Essays   Student Essay: “Vacation Types for Everyone,”Skyy Laughlin   Professional Essay: “The 12 Most Annoying Types of Facebook,” Brandon    Griggs Take III – Writing Your Classification Essay Step One: Choose a Topic and Develop a Working Thesis Step Two: Generate Ideas Step Three: Define Your Audience and Purpose Step Four: Draft Your Essay Step Five: Organize Your Essay Step Six: Apply Critical Thinking Step Seven: Revise Your Essay Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 13: Cause-and-Effect Writing Getting Started in Cause-and-Effect Writing Writing at Work: Snapshot of a Writer, Judy Carrico Take I – Getting Started with Your Cause-and-Effect Paragraph Step One: Choose a Topic Step Two: Generate Ideas Step Three: Define Your Audience and Purpose Step Four: Draft Your Paragraph Step Five: Revise Your Paragraph Step Six: Peer Review Take II  – Student and Professional Essays   Student Essay: “A Cause for Pinching Pennies,”Richard Ervin   Professional Essay: “Life Interrupted,” Laura Winspear Take III  – Writing Your Cause-and-Effect Essay Step One: Choose a Topic and Develop a Working Thesis Step Two: Generate Ideas Step Three: Define Your Audience and Purpose Step Four: Draft Your Essay Step Five: Organize Your Essay Step Six: Apply Critical Thinking Step Seven: Revise Your Essay Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 14: Persuasive Writing   Writing at Work: Snapshot of a Writer, Breck Norment Take I – Getting Started with Your Persuasive Paragraph Step One: Choose a Topic Step Two: Generate Ideas Step Three: Define Your Audience and Purpose Step Four: Draft Your Paragraph Step Five: Revise Your Paragraph Step Six: Peer Review Take II – Student and Professional Essays Student Essay: “Keeping a Watchful Eye,” T.W. Burnette Professional Essay: “Texas Lawmakers’ Guns-On-Campus Bills Still a Bad    Idea,” The Dallas Morning News Take III – Writing Your Persuasive Essay Step One: Choose a Topic and Develop a Working Thesis Step Two: Generate Ideas Step Three: Define Your Audience Step Four: Draft Your Essay Step Five: Organize Your Essay Step Six: Apply Critical Thinking Step Seven: Revise Your Essay Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Part III: Writing Situations Chapter 15: Resource-Based Writing Integrating Sources Quoting Paraphrasing Summarizing MLA Documentation    In-Text Citations    Works Cited Page    MLA Handbook APA Citation    In-Text Citations    Reference Page    APA Manual Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 16: In-Class Writing Reading and Understanding Essay Questions to Determine Form and Purpose    Form: How to Organize Your Answer    Purpose: How to Determine Your Focus    Checklist for Reading Essay Questions Using the Writing Process to Answer Essay Questions Run That by Me Again Learning Log    Chapter 17: Personal and Business Writing Personal Journaling    Why Journal?    Three Journaling Categories Business Letters    Inquiries or Request Letters    Business Thank-you Letters Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 18: Electronic Writing and New Technologies Email Blogs Discussion Groups Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 19: Writing Newspaper Articles and Examining Journal Articles Newspapers    News Articles    Editorials    Feature Articles Professional Journals    Finding Professional Journals    Academic Writing and Writing for a Professional Journal    Literary Journals Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Part IV: Grammar and Mechanics Chapter 20: Sentence Fragments and Run-ons What Are Sentence Fragments? Complete Sentences Versus Sentence Fragments Recognizing Fragments    Four Methods for Recognizing Sentence Fragments Repairing Fragments Run That by Me Again Learning Log What Are Run-On Sentences? Recognizing Run-Ons Repairing Run-Ons Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 21: Consistency What Is Consistency? Verb Consistency    Verb Tenses    Six Main Tenses    Problems with Verb Consistency What Is Pronoun Consistency?    Point of View    Problems with Pronoun Consistency Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 22: Subject-Verb Agreement What Is Subject-Verb Agreement? Correcting Subject-Verb Agreement Errors    Prepositional Phrases Clauses Indefinite Pronouns Collective Nouns Expressions of Amounts Unusual Nouns Compound Subjects Inverted Order: When the Subject Follows the Verb Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 23: Pronouns  What Are Pronouns and Antecedents?  Types of Pronoun    Demonstrative pronouns    Relative Pronouns Interrogative Pronouns Personal Pronouns Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns Indefinite Pronouns  Pronouns Must Clearly Identify Their Antecedents  Pronouns Must Agree in Number with Their Antecedents Run That by Me Again Learning Log Chapter 24: Parallel Structure What Is Parallel Structure? Correcting Faulty Parallelism    Problems with Verbs    Problems with Nouns or Pronouns    Problems with Adjectives    Problems with Adverbs    Problems with Phrases    Problems with Clauses    Problems with Chronology (Time Order)    Problems with Order of Importance    Problems with Correlative Conjunctions Listen for Parallelism Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 25: Sentence Variety What is Sentence Variety? Sentence Functions Sentence Constructions and How to Vary Them Simple Sentences Complex Sentences Compound-Complex Sentences Varying Sentence Length Varying Sentence Beginnings    Rearrange Adjectives, Adverbs, and Prepositional Phrases    Rearrange Adverb Clauses, Noun Clauses, and Infinitive Phrases    Rearrange Present Participial Phrases, Past Participial Phrases, and      Gerund Phrases    Sentences That Begin with There is or There are Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 26: Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers What Are Misplaced Modifiers? Misplaced Single-Word Modifiers Misplaced Phrases and Clauses What Are Dangling Modifiers? Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 27: Word Choice Wordiness Redundancy (You’ve Said It Before; Don’t Say It Again) Wordy Phrases You Can Omit Vagueness Clichés Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 28: Figurative Language What is Figurative Language? Literal Language Figurative Language Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 29: Easily Confused Words and Phrases; Spelling, Abbreviations, and Numbers What Are Homophones? Easily Confused Phrases Why Is Spelling Difficult?    Five Handy Spelling Rules Abbreviations Numbers Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 30: Punctuation Marks  Final Punctuation Quotation Marks Apostrophes Commas Colons Semicolon Hyphens Dashes Parentheses Italics and Underlining Ellipsis Points Run That by Me Again Learning Log     Part V: Reading Tips and Additional Readings   Chapter 31: Reading Tips What is Critical Reading? Before You Begin Reading Create a Positive Reading Environment Get Acquainted with the Textbook Get Acquainted with Shorter Material Activate Your Background Knowledge Determine Your Purpose for Reading Skimming Scanning While You’re Reading Connect with the Material Annotate Increase Your Vocabulary Ask Questions Read and Reread After You Read    Summarizing    Take on a Different Persona Collaborate in a Study Group Get Help from the Professionals Run That by Me Again Learning Log     Additional Readings   “My Home Is New Orleans” by Mike Miller    A Closer Look    Making Critical Connections    Making Critical Connections “My Journey from Scribbling to Art in Only 60 Years” by Bob Allen  A Closer Look    Making Critical Connections “Ah, To Return to the Halcyon Days of Academe” by Craig Wilson    A Closer Look    Making Critical Connections  “Boxers, Briefs, and Books” by John Grisham    A Closer Look    Making Critical Connections  “Popular Culture: Shaping and Reflecting Who We Are” by Billy Wilson    A Closer Look    Making Critical Connections  “The Death of My Father” by Steve Martin  A Closer Look    Making Critical Connections “Can’t We Talk?” by Deborah Tannen  A Closer Look    Making Critical Connections “More Than Meet Public’s Eye” by Mike Hume  A Closer Look    Making Critical Connections “The Pitfalls of Linking Doctors’ Pay to Performance” by Sandeep Jauhar    A Closer Look    Making Critical Connections     Part VI: Study Skills (available in the MWL/eText only)   Chapter 32:  Motivation and Learning Styles What is Motivation? Rah-Rah-Rah! Erase Negative Attitudes and Low Self-Esteem Using Your Learning Style to Improve and Develop Your Study Skills    What is a Learning Style?    Why Determining Your Learning Style Can Help You    Ten Study Skills Tips to Use If You’re Predominantly a Visual Learner    Ten Study Skills Tips to Use If You’re Predominantly an Auditory Learner    Ten Study Skills Tips to Use If You’re Predominantly Kinesthetic Learner Using Intrinsic and Extrinsic Types of Motivation Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 33: Time Management What Is Time Management? Using Time Charts The Big Picture: Look at Your School Term The Smaller Picture: Look at Your Week The Daily Picture: Create Your To-Do List Your G.P.A. (Goals, Plans, Actions) Keep Your Eyes on the Prize Make a Sign Don’t Overcommit Do the Hard Parts First Run That by Me Again Learning Log    Chapter 34: Note-Taking and Listening Skills Why Taking Notes Is Important    Do’s and Don’ts for Taking Notes    Using Shorthand Taking Notes in Class    Before Class    During Class    Arranging Your Notes    Hone Your Listening Skills What to Listen for and Note in Classes    Main Points    Verbal Hints    Transitional Words and Phrases    Other Verbal Hints    Body Language    If You’re Overwhelmed After Class Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 35: Mnemonics What Is Mnemonics?    Short Sayings    Rhymes    Mental Pictures    Definitions    Acronyms    Acrostics    Auditory Aids Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 36: Vocabulary Vocabulary in Writing Dictionaries Thesauruses Denotation and Connotation Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 37: Strategies for Reducing Stress College Life = Stress    What Is Stress?    Causes of Stress Dealing with Stress    Deep Breathing    Progressive Muscle Relaxation    Changing Your Thought Patterns    Working It Out    Thinking It Out    Just Say No    Eat Right, Sleep Right    Write About It Dealing with Test Anxiety    What You Can Do Before a Test    What You Can Do During the Test    What You Can Do After the Test Run That by Me Again Learning Log   Chapter 38: Strategies for Taking Exams Objective Tests Word Choice: Absolute Words and Qualifiers Multiple Choice True/False Fill-in-the-Blank (Sentence Completion) Matching Essay Tests Hints for Taking Essay Tests Instruction Words and What They Mean Tips for Taking Timed Writing What to Do Before, During, and After an Exam Run That by Me Again Learning Log