Full Description
The Writing Power series is unlike most other writing textbooks. Rather than focusing on one area of writing, such as fluency, language use, academic writing, or social writing, the series includes all of them to give students practical skills for writing in many different situations. Each book contains four separate parts that concentrate on four important aspects of writing proficiency. The structure is flexible, allowing the teacher to assign work from different sections of the book concurrently to target the students' greatest needs. To support and supplement in-class practice, there is the Writing Power blog. Teachers can log on to set up a private class blog, where students can post writing assignments and communicate wiht classmates in a fun online environment.
Contents
Introduction
Writing Questionnaire
Part 1 Writing Fluency
Introduction
Unit 1: Keeping a Journal
Unit 2: Blogging
Unit 3: Creative Writing
Part 2 Language Use
Introduction
Unit 1: Vocabulary Building
Unit 2: Pronouns
Unit 3: Gerunds and Infinitives
Unit 4: Articles
Unit 5: Parallel Structure
Part 3 Academic Writing
Introduction
Unit 1: What Is Academic Writing?
Unit 2: Working with Source Materials
Unit 3: Plagiarism, Quoting, and Paraphrasing
Unit 4: Summary Writing
Unit 5: Prewriting Techniques
Unit 6: Thesis Statements, Introductions, and Conclusions
Unit 7: Essay Support
Unit 8: Organizing and Drafting
Unit 9: Revision and Reference
Part 4 Social and Professional Writing
Introduction
Unit 1: Professional Networking
Unit 2: Opinion Writing
Unit 3: Business Correspondence
Unit 4: Resume and Cover Letters
Unit 5: Speech and Presentation Writing
Appendix: Frequently Used Words in English
