With a combined process and product approach to academic writing, this Second Edition (formerly titled You¿re in Charge!) helps students progress from the basics of paragraph writing to the development of full-length essays. The text¿s new models and exercises are centered around three main themes ¿ milestones, ecology, and relationships ¿ to help students generate content and build vocabulary for their writing.

Table of Contents:
PART I: THE PARAGRAPH    Theme: Milestones   Chapter 1          Introduction to Academic Writing                         Beginning Studies at an AmericanUniversity                           Why Do You Write?                         How Do You Write?                         To Whom Do You Write?                         Writing to Communicate   Chapter 2          Types of Paragraphs                         Lifetime Firsts                           Types of Paragraphs                                     Narrative Paragraphs                                     Descriptive Paragraphs                                     Expository Paragraphs                         Mechanics                                     Paragraph Format                         The Writing Process–Part 1                                     Step 1: Assessing the Assignment                                     Step 2: Generating Ideas                                     Step 3: Organizing Your Ideas                                     Step 4: Writing the First Draft                         Writing to Communicate                         Paragraph Checklist   Chapter 3          Organization of Paragraphs                         Holidays                           Basic Organization                                     The Topic Sentence                                     The Body (Supporting Sentences)                                     The Concluding Sentence                         Mechanics                                     Punctuation Marks                                     Using Commas: Coordination Conjunctions                         The Writing Process–Part 2                                     Step 5: Rewriting                                     Step 6: Writing the Final Draft                         Writing to Communicate                         Paragraph Checklist   Chapter 4          Coherence and Cohesion                         Passages of Life                           Coherence                                     Narrative Paragraphs and Chronological Ordering                                     Descriptive Paragraphs and Spatial Ordering                                     Expository Paragraphs and Logical Ordering                         Cohesion                                     Linking Words Personal Pronouns                                     The Definite Article                                     Demonstrative Pronouns                                     Synonyms                         Mechanics                                     Using commas: Transitions and Adverbial Clauses                         Writing to Communicate                         Paragraph Checklist   Chapter 5          Unity and Completeness                         Events in U.S.History                           Unity                         Completeness                         Mechanics                                     Fragments                         Reviewing Coherence, Cohesion, Unity, and Completeness                         Writing to Communicate                         Paragraph Checklist     PART II: THE ESSAY Theme: Ecology   Chapter 6          From Paragraph to Essay                         Animals in Their Ecosystems                           Expanding the Paragraph                         Mechanics                                     Semicolons with Transitions                         Writing to Communicate                         Peer Help Worksheet   Chapter 7          The Thesis Statement                         How Human Beings Shape Their Environment                           Parts of a Thesis Statement                                     Topic and Controlling Idea                                     Predictor                         Rules for Thesis Statements                         Mechanics                                     Comma Splices                                     Run-on Sentences                         Writing to Communicate                         Peer Help Worksheet   Chapter 8          The Introductory Paragraph                         Nature vs. Nurture                           Guidelines for Introductory Paragraphs                         Types of Introductory Paragraphs                                     Anecdote                                     Interesting Facts or Statistics                                     Historical Introduction                                     General to Specific                         Mechanics                                     Using Commas: Lists                         Writing to Communicate                         Peer Help Worksheet   Chapter 9          The Concluding Paragraph                         A Safe Environment                           Parts of a Concluding Paragraph                                     Summary                                     Restatement                                     Final Comment                         Mechanics                                     Comma Review                         Writing to Communicate                         Peer Help Worksheet   Chapter 10        Body Paragraphs                         Population and the Environment                           Concrete Support                         Topic Sentences and Concluding Sentences in                                     Body Paragraphs                         Mechanics                                     Punctuation Errors                         Writing to Communicate                         Peer Help Worksheet   PART III: RHETORICAL PATTERNS Theme: Relationships   Chapter 11        Process                         Love                           Prewriting                         Graphic Organizers                         Freewriting                         Model Essays                         Paragraphs in the Process Essay                         Chronological Linking Words                         Writing to Communicate                         Peer Help Worksheet                         Other Essays   Chapter 12        Classification                         Family and Work                           Prewriting                         Graphic Organizers                         Freewriting                         Model Essays                         Paragraphs in the Classification Essay                         Linking Words of Example and Consequence                                     Linking Words of Example                                     Linking Words of Consequence                         Writing to Communicate                         Peer Help Worksheet                         Other Essays   Chapter 13       Cause and Effect                        Raising Children                          Prewriting                        Graphic Organizers                        Freewriting                        Model Essays                        The Introductory Paragraph in the Cause-and-Effect Essay                        Linking Words of Cause and Effect                                     Transitions                                     Subordinating Conjunctions                                     Coordinating Conjunctions                                     Prepositions                        Writing to Communicate                        Peer Help Worksheet                        Other Essays   Chapter 14       Comparison and Contrast                        People and Nature                          Prewriting                        Graphic Organizers                        Freewriting                        Model Essays                        Concluding Paragraphs                        Linking Words and Punctuation                                     Linking Words                        Writing to Communicate                        Peer Help Worksheet                        Other Essays   Appendix 1       Writing Under Time Pressure                        Taking Essay Exams                        Writing Essays for Standardized Tests   Appendix 2       The University Application Essay                        Organizing Your Essay   Appendix 3       Computer Formatting   Appendix 4       Punctuation                        Reviewing the Rules                        Punctuation Problems   Appendix 5       Common Linking Words   Appendix 6       General Peer Help Worksheet   Appendix 7       Paragraph and Essay Evaluation   Appendix 8       Suggested Correction Symbols   Answer Key