Full Description
This combined rhetoric/worktext is designed for basic skills writing courses that focus on the paragraph. "English Skills" features John Langan's clear explanations and his wide range of motivating activities and assignments that reinforce the four bases of effective writing: unity, support, coherence, and sentence Skills.
Contents
PART ONE: Basic Principles of Effective WritingPreviewChapter 1: An Introduction to WritingUnderstanding Point and SupportAn Overview: How the Book is OrganizedBenefits of Paragraph Writing Writing as a SkillWriting as a Process of DiscoveryKeeping a JournalUsing This Text Chapter 2: The Writing ProcessPrewritingWriting a First DraftRevisingEditingReview ActivitiesChapter 3: The First and Second Steps in WritingStep 1: Begin With a PointStep 2: Support the Point with Specific EvidencePractice in Making and Supporting a PointChapter 4: The Third Step in WritingStep 3: Organize and Connect the Specific EvidencePractice in Organizing and Connecting Specific EvidenceChapter 5: The Fourth Step in WritingStep 4: Write Clear, Error-Free SentencesRevising SentencesEditing SentencesPractice in Revising SentencesChapter 6: Four Bases for Revising WritingBase 1: UnityBase 2: SupportBase 3: CoherenceBase 4: Sentence SkillsPractice in Using the Four BasesPART TWO: Paragraph DevelopmentPreviewChapter 7: Introduction to Paragraph DevelopmentNine Patterns of Paragraph DevelopmentImportant Considerations in Paragraph DevelopmentUsing a ComputerUsing Peer ReviewDoing a Personal ReviewChapter 8: Providing ExamplesChapter 9: Explaining a ProcessChapter 10: Examining Cause and EffectChapter 11: Comparing or ContrastingChapter 12: Defining a TermChapter 13: Dividing and ClassifyingChapter 14: Describing a Scene or PersonChapter 15: Narrating an EventChapter 16: Arguing a PositionChapter 17: Additional Paragraph AssignmentsPART THREE: Essay DevelopmentPreviewChapter 18: Writing the EssayWhat Is an Essay?Important Points About the EssayEssays to ConsiderPlanning the EssayEssay Writing AssignmentsPART FOUR: Special SkillsPreviewChapter 19: Developing Key Study SkillsChapter 20: Writing an Exam EssayChapter 21: Writing a SummaryChapter 22: Writing a ReportChapter 23: Writing a Resume and Job Application LetterChapter 24: Using the Library and the InternetChapter 25: Writing a Research PaperPART FIVE: Handbook of Sentence SkillsPreviewSentence-Skills Diagnostic TestGrammarChapter 26: Subjects and VerbsChapter 27: Sentence SenseChapter 28: FragmentsChapter 29: Run-onsChapter 30: Standard English Verbs Chapter 31: Irregular VerbsChapter 32: Subject-Verb AgreementChapter 33: Pronoun Agreement and ReferenceChapter 34: Pronoun TypesChapter 35: Adjectives and AdverbsChapter 36: Misplaced ModifiersChapter 37: Dangling ModifiersMechanicsChapter 38: Paper FormatChapter 39: Capital LettersChapter 40: Numbers and AbbreviationsPunctuationChapter 41: ApostropheChapter 42: Quotation MarksChapter 43: CommaChapter 44: Other Punctuation MarksWord UseChapter 45: Using the DictionaryChapter 46: Improving SpellingChapter 47: Vocabulary DevelopmentChapter 48: Commonly Confused WordsChapter 49: Effective Word ChoicePracticeChapter 50: Combined Mastery TestsChapter 51: Editing TestsSentence-Skills Achievement TestCHAPTER 52: ESL PointersAPPENDIX: Answers and ChartsPreviewAnswers to Sentence Skills Diagnostic Test and Introductory ProjectsChartsINDEX
