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Write Time, Write Place: Paragraphs and Essays: Paragraphs and Essays(English)

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Write Time, Write Place complements writing and grammar instruction with carefully selected, academically-oriented readings and activities that will encourage students to read, think critically, and write at a college level. Mimi Markus underscores the importance of college-level writing, and readies students for these demands while improving their writing skills. The reading material in Write Time, Write Place includes high-interest material from a wealth of academic areas and exposes students to the types of readings they will encounter in their college-level courses (and may even pique their interest in a field or career path).

Table of Contents:
Part 1 Writing the College Paragraph and Essay 1 CHAPTER 1 Writing in College 2 Language Choices for College Writing 2 College Writing Assignments 4 The Writing Process 5 Writing Assignments 6 English Success Tip: You Are What You Email: Guidelines for Emailing Your Instructor 8 CHAPTER 2 Prewriting the Paragraph 9 What Is an Academic Paragraph? 9 Prewriting 11 Narrow Your Topic 17 Write the Topic Sentence 18 Writing Assignments 21 English Success Tip: First Impressions: Appearance Does Count 22 CHAPTER 3 Organizing and Drafting the Paragraph 23 Developing and Organizing Supporting Details 23 Drafting 36 • Paragraph Graphic Organizer 37 Writing Assignments 40 English Success Tip: Paragraph Length 41 CHAPTER 4 Revising, Editing, and Proofreading the Paragraph 42 Revising 42 Editing and Proofreading 56 Writing Assignments 59 English Success Tip: Ewe Can Knot Rely on You’re Spell-Checker 60 CHAPTER 5 Writing the College-Level Essay 61 What Is the College-Level Essay? 61 • Parts of the Essay 62 Writing the College-Level Essay 65 • Parts of the Body Paragraphs 71 Writing Assignments 75 • Essay Graphic Organizer 76 English Success Tip: The Perils of Padding 78 Part 2 Learning Paragraph and Essay Organization Plans 79 CHAPTER 6 Illustration 80 What Is Illustration? 80 The Illustration Paragraph 83 • Jason’s Illustration Paragraph Graphic Organizer 89 • Illustration Graphic Organizer for Multiple Examples 90 • llustration Graphic Organizer for an Extended Example 91 • Illustration Graphic Organizer 94 Paragraph Writing Assignments 95 The Illustration Essay 97 • Illustration Essay Graphic Organizer 98 Essay Writing Assignments 101 • Illustration Essay Graphic Organizer 102 English Success Tip: Getting Help with Writing 103 CHAPTER 7 Narration 104 What Is Narration? 104 The Narrative Paragraph 106 • Jetty’s Narrative Graphic Organizer 110 • Narrative Paragraph Graphic Organizer 112 Paragraph Writing Assignments 117 The Narrative Essay 119 • Myriam’s Narrative Essay Graphic Organizer 122 • Narrative Essay Graphic Organizer 124 Essay Writing Assignments 125 English Success Tip: Learn from Your Mistakes with a Writing Improvement Log 126 CHAPTER 8 Description 127 What Is Description? 127 The Descriptive Paragraph 130 • Description Prewriting Chart 133 • Daniel’s Description Prewriting Chart 134 • Daniel’s Descriptive Paragraph Graphic Organizer 138 • Descriptive Paragraph Graphic Organizer 139 Write a Technical Descriptive Paragraph 144 Paragraph Writing Assignments 144 The Descriptive Essay 147 • Amy’s Descriptive Essay Graphic Organizer 148 • Descriptive Essay Graphic Organizer 152 Essay Writing Assignments 152 English Success Tip: Using a Thesaurus 153 CHAPTER 9 Process 154 What Is Process? 154 The Process Paragraph 157 • Kyra’s How-to Process Graphic Organizer 162 • How-to Process Graphic Organizer 163 Paragraph Writing Assignments 168 The Process Essay 170 • Allycin’s Process Essay Graphic Organizer 172 • Process Essay Graphic Organizer 175 Essay Writing Assignments 176 English Success Tip: Keep a Learning Journal 177 CHAPTER 10 Comparison and Contrast 178 What Is Comparison and Contrast? 178 The Comparison and Contrast Paragraph 181 • Natasha’s Contrast Graphic Organizer 185 • Comparison and Contrast Graphic Organizer 186 Paragraph Writing Assignments 192 The Comparison and Contrast Essay 195 • Kathryn’s Point-by-Point Comparison and Contrast Essay Graphic Organizer 196 • Point-by-Point Compare/ Contrast Essay Organizer 200 • Subject-by-Subject Compare/Contrast Essay Graphic Organizer 201 Essay Writing Assignments 202 English Success Tip: Keeping a Portfolio of Your Writing 203 CHAPTER 11 Classification 204 What Is Classification? 204 The Classification Paragraph 206 • Sue’s Classification Paragraph Graphic Organizer 212 • Classification Paragraph Graphic Organizer 213 Paragraph Writing Assignments 217 The Classification Essay 220 • Nadine’s Classification Essay Graphic Organizer 221 • Classification Essay Graphic Organizer 225 Essay Writing Assignments 226 English Success Tip: Strategies to Reduce Writing Anxiety 227 CHAPTER 12 Cause and Effect 228 What Is Cause and Effect? 228 The Cause and Effect Paragraph 231 • Royce’s Cause and Effect Prewriting Chart 233 • Cause and Effect Prewriting Chart 233 • Cause and Effect Paragraph Graphic Organizer 239 Paragraph Writing Assignments 243 The Cause and Effect Essay 245 • Royce’s Cause and Effect Essay Graphic Organizer 247 Cause and Effect Essay Example 248 Essay Writing Assignments 251 English Success Tip: Avoiding Common Cause and Effect Errors 252 CHAPTER 13 Definition 253 What Is Definition? 253 The Definition Paragraph 256 • Definition Prewriting Chart 258 • Josh’s Extended Definition Paragraph Graphic Organizer 260 Paragraph Writing Assignments 265 The Definition Essay 268 • Jones’ Extended Definition Essay Graphic Organizer 270 • Extended Definition Essay Graphic Organizer 272 Essay Writing Assignments 275 English Success Tip: A New Word Every Day 276 CHAPTER 14 Argument 277 What Is Argument? 277 The Argument Paragraph 279 • Roxanne’s For/Against Argument Prewriting Chart 281 • For/Against Argument Prewriting Chart 282 • Roxanne’s Argument Paragraph Graphic Organizer 285 • Argument Paragraph Graphic Organizer 287 Paragraph Writing Assignments 290 The Argument Essay 292 • Roxanne’s Argument Essay Graphic Organizer 295 • Argument Essay Graphic Organizer 299 Writing Assignments 300 English Success Tip: Improve Your Writing by Reading 301 Part 3 Learning Other College Writing Assignments 303 CHAPTER 15 Writing under Pressure 304 What Is Timed Writing? 304 How to Approach Timed Writing: The 5 Ps 305 How to Manage Your Time 308 Timed Writing Examples 309 Writing Assignments 311 English Success Tip: Build Timed Writing Confidence with Practice 312 CHAPTER 16 Writing a Summary and Summary-Response Essay 313 What Is a Summary Essay? 313 Preparing to Write a Summary Essay 313 • Summary Notes Organizerr 315 Writing an Objective Summary Essay 316 Writing a Summary-Response Essay 318 • Reader Response Notes Organizer 319 Avoiding Plagiarism 320 Writing Assignments 323 English Success Tip: Summarize to Learn 324 CHAPTER 17 Using Research in College Writing 325 What Is Research? 325 Finding Sources 327 Evaluating Sources 329 Taking Notes from Sources 332 Adding Source Information and Giving Credit 335 Listing Sources: MLA Works Cited 337 Writing Assignments 347 English Success Tip: Signaling the Author 348 Part 4 Building Powerful Sentences 349 CHAPTER 18 Simple Sentences 350 Theme: Business 350 What Is a Simple Sentence? 350 Finding the Subject 351 Identifying Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases 353 Finding the Verb 354 Simple Sentences with Harder-to-Find Subjects and Verbs 358 Writing Assignment 361 CHAPTER 19 Joining Ideas Using Compound Sentences 362 Theme: Communication 362 What Is a Compound Sentence? 362 Building Compound Sentences 363 Writing Assignments 371 CHAPTER 20 Joining Ideas Using Complex Sentences 372 Theme: Health and Wellness 372 What Is a Complex Sentence? 372 Building Complex Sentences with Subordinating Conjunctions 373 Building Complex Sentences with Relative Pronouns 377 Writing Assignment 383 CHAPTER 21 Correcting Fragments, Comma Splices, and Run-ons 384 Theme: Astronomy 384 What Are Fragments, Comma Splices, and Run-ons? 384 Correcting Fragments 386 Correcting Comma Splices and Run-ons 390 Writing Assignment 394 Part 5 Building Grammar Skills 395 CHAPTER 22 Subject-Verb Agreement 396 Theme: Sociology 396 What is Subject-Verb Agreement? 396 Present Tense Verbs 397 Subject-Verb Agreement with Singular Subjects 398 Subject-Verb Agreement with Plural Subjects 400 Subject-Verb Agreement with Other Subjects 402 Subject-Verb Agreement with Helping Verbs 405 Writing Assignments 407 CHAPTER 23 Past Tense 408 Theme: Humanities 408 What Is the Past Tense? 408 Past Tense Forms 409 Questions and Negative Sentences 413 Writing Assignment 415 CHAPTER 24 Past Participles 416 Theme: Criminal Justice 416 What Is a Past Participle? 416 Regular and Irregular Past Participles 417 The Present Perfect Tense 421 The Past Perfect Tense 422 Passive Voice 424 Past Participles as Adjectives 426 Writing Assignments 428 CHAPTER 25 Pronouns 429 Theme: Music 429 What Is a Pronoun? 429 Pronoun Case 430 Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement 436 Pronoun Reference 441 Writing Assignment 443 CHAPTER 26 Nouns and Noun Markers 444 Theme: Travel and Tourism 444 What Is a Noun? 444 Types of Nouns 445 Singular and Plural Nouns 446 Noun Markers 451 Writing Assignment 455 CHAPTER 27 Adjectives and Adverbs 456 Theme: Culinary Arts 456 What Are Adjectives and Adverbs? 456 Adjectives 457 Adverbs 460 Using Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly 462 Comparatives and Superlatives 463 Writing Assignment 467 Part 6 Using Correct Punctuation, Mechanics, and Spelling 469 CHAPTER 28 Commas, Semicolons, and Colons 470 Theme: Business and Marketing 470 What Are Commas, Semicolons, and Colons? 470 Commas 471 Semicolons 477 Colons 478 Writing Assignment 480 CHAPTER 29 Other Marks of Punctuation 481 Theme: Fashion 481 What Are Other Marks of Punctuation? 481 Apostrophes 482 Quotation Marks 486 Hyphens, Dashes, and Parentheses 490 Writing Assignment 492 CHAPTER 30 Spelling and Capitalization 493 Theme: World Geography 493 What Are Spelling and Capitalization? 493 Spelling 494 Capitalization 500 Writing Assignment 504 Part 7 Improving Your Writing 507 CHAPTER 31 Concise and Appropriate Words 508 Theme: Business Communications 508 What Are Concise and Appropriate Words? 508 Choose Concise Words 509 Choose Appropriate Words 512 Commonly Confused Words 514 Writing Assignment 522 CHAPTER 32 Parallelism 523 Theme: Nursing 523 What Is Parallelism? 523 Words, Phrases, or Clauses in Pairs 524 Words or Phrases in a Series, List, or Outline 525 Writing Assignments 528 Part 8 Reading 529 CHAPTER 33 Active Reading 530 What Is Active Reading? 531 Stage 1. Get Ready to Read 531 • Prereading Graphic Organizer 532 • Tori’s Prereading Graphic Organizer 533 Stage 2. Understand the Reading 534 Stage 3. Remember and React to the Reading 537 • Reading Map 538 • Tori’s Reading Map 539 Readings 537 Family Studies Theme: Singlehood 541 Kelly J. Welch, excerpt from Family Life Now 541 Eleanore Wells, excerpt from The Spinsterlicious Life: 20 Life Lessons for Living Happily Single and Child-free 543 Sociology Theme: Peer Pressure 549 James M. Henslin, excerpt from Essentials of Sociology, “The Power of Peer Pressure: The Asch Experiment” 549 Julia Alvarez, “Names/Nombres” 552 History Theme: The Holocaust 557 Robert A. Devine et al., excerpt from America Past and Present, “The Face of the Holocaust” 557 Elie Wiesel, excerpt from Night 561 Hospitality Theme: Guest Service 564 John R. Walker, Excerpt from Introduction to Hospitality Management, “The Disney Approach to Guest Services” 564 Jane Engle, “Server Tips: How to Get More Out of Customers” 567 Biology Theme: The Science of Attraction 572 Teresa Audesirk, Gerald Audesirk, and Bruce E. Byers, Excerpt from Biology, “Sex and Symmetry” 572 David Perrett, “Why Women Fall for Men Who Look like Their Father . . . and Other Astonishing Secrets of the Science of Attraction” 575 Health and Wellness Theme: Mind-Body Connection 581 B. E. Pruitt, John P. Allegrante, and Deborah Prothrow-Stith, excerpt from Health, “Stages of Stress” 581 Daniel G. Amen, M.D., “Kill the Ants That Invade Your Brain” 584 Anthropology Theme: Race 587 Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember, and Peter N. Peregrine, Excerpt from Anthropology Race: A Meaningless Idea 587 Charisse Jones, “Light Skin Versus Dark” 590 Education Theme: Classroom Management 594 Don Kauchak and Paul Eggen, Excerpt from Introduction to Teaching, “What Role Should Punishment Play in Classroom Management?” 594 Alan Bloom, Making Cell Phones in the Class a Community Builder 597 Credits Index


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780321908506
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson Education (US)
  • Depth: 25
  • Height: 267 mm
  • No of Pages: 640
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: Paragraphs and Essays
  • Width: 210 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0321908503
  • Publisher Date: 20 Jan 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: 2
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 23 mm
  • Weight: 1114 gr


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