Full Description
For courses in Developmental Writing - Essay.Turns students into college-level writersTicket to Write: Writing College Essays is the premier introduction to college-level writing for freshmen who need further practice before entering composition courses. The text focuses on critical reading skills and guides students through the five steps of writing: prewriting, discovery drafting, revising, editing and proofreading, publishing. It then moves on to discover different types of writing found in the college classroom, such as critical essays and resource-based writing. Strong imageryengages visual learners throughout, and writing is related to relevant modern technologies. With grammar and mechanics coverage and note-taking strategies, Ticket to Write sharpens the basic skills students must develop to write at a higher level. Also available with MyWritingLab (TM)MyWritingLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts.Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyWritingLab does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MyWritingLab, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyWritingLab, search for:0321990986 / 9780321990983 Ticket to Write: Writing College Essays Plus MyWritingLab - Access Card Package Package consists of:0133933296 / 9780133933291 MyWritingLab Generic without Pearson eText - Access Card013393330X / 9780133933307 MyWritingLab Generic - Inside Star Sticker0205822789 / 9780205822782 Ticket to Write: Writing College EssaysTicket to Write: Writing Paragraphs and Essays, Second Edition is also available via REVEL (TM), an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience.
Contents
I. READING AND WRITING IN COLLEGE1. The Reading-Writing Connection 2. Review of the Writing Process 3. Reflective Essay Writing: Description, Illustration, and Narration 4. Analytical Essay Writing: Process, Comparison and Contrast, Classification, and Cause and Effect 5. Position Essay Writing: Definition and Defense 6. Profile Essay Writing 7. Informative Essay Writing 8. Writing a Research Paper 9. Workplace Writing 10. College Competencies A. Sentence Fragments and Run-Ons B. Errors in Pronoun Usage C. Errors in Verb Usage D. Errors in Subject-Verb Agreement E. Errors in Modifiers F. Errors in Punctuation III. DIGGING DEEPER: ADDITIONAL READINGS
