Full Description
Quick, comprehensive writing guidance at a low cost--the At a Glance series can be paired with any developmental title or used independently. This flexible series includes a separate textbook for sentences, paragraphs, essays, and a reader. Each book features clear, concise instruction reinforced by extensive practice, exercises, and examples.At a Glance: Readings features thirty paired readings covering different patterns of writing, including definition, compare and contrast, and cause an effect. Useful tools include guide questions for discussion and critical thinking, suggested topics for writing in response to individual reading selections and thematic groups, and a discussion of the writing process, including a student writing demonstration.
Contents
Note1. Writing Paragraphs and EssaysThe Writing Process: PrewritingThe Writing Process: Writing, Revising, and EditingThe Paragraph and Its PartsThe Essay and Its PartsReading-Related WritingInformal DocumentationFormal DocumentationDemonstration: Student Essay, My-graines," Vincent Sheahan2. Combined and Specific Patterns of WritingCombined Patterns of WritingSpecific Patterns of Writing3. Chapters from the Book of Love"How Do I Love Thee?" Robert J. Trotter"Romantic Love, Courtship, and Marriage," Ian Robertson"Why Marriages Fail," Anne Roiphe"The Story of an Hour," Kate Chopin"The Ballad of Anna Banana," John Cordell 4. Your Cheatin' Heart"The Roots of Temptation," Benedict Carey"The Girls in Their Summer Dresses," Irvin Shaw"Frankie and Johnny," Anonymous5. Drivers: Youngsters--Oldsters/Speedsters--Slowsters"Let Granny Drive If She Can," Suzanne Fields"A Modest Proposal: Guys Shouldn't Drive Till 25," Joyce Gallagher6. Neat-Freaks and Foes"Neat People vs. Sloppy People," Suzanne Britt"The Messy Are in Denial," Joyce Gallagher7. Writing on the Wall"Graffiti: Taking a Closer Look," Christopher Grant"Creepin' While You're Sleepin,'" Stephen Lemons8. Workplaces from Hell"How to Deal with a Difficult Boss," Donna Brown Hogarty"Coworkers from Hell and How to Cope," Erica Monfred9. Guns to Go"Letting Teachers Pack Guns Will Make America's Schools Safer," John R. Lott, Jr."Get a Knife, Get a Dog, But Get Rid of Guns," Molly Ivins10. Rocking Chair Rhapsodies and Blues"Ultimate Recycling: Adopt an Elder," Heather Cash"Tamales, a Family Production," Lvette Lohayza"Though Blindness Came to Grandpa, He Could See," John Cordell11. Changing (Gender) Places"Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus," John Gray"The Opposite Sex," Steven Doloff12. Fast Food Workers--Robots or Thinkers? "Behind the Counter," Eric Schlosser"Low Wages, High Skills," Katherine S. Newman13. Bullies 'R' Us? "Bully, Bully," John Leo"No Tears for Frankie," Gina Greenlee"Walk in My Full-Figure Shoes," Karen Peterson"Someone Is Listening," Michael HolguinAppendix: HandbookSubjects and VerbsKinds of SentencesSentence ProblemsSentence CombiningVariety in Sentences: Types, Order, Length, BeginningsParallel StructureOmissions: When Parts Are MissingVerbsPronounsAdjectives and AdverbsAvoiding Wordy PhrasesPunctuationCapitalization"
