Description
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsNOTE: Both Brief and Comprehensive Tables of Contents are listed below.
BRIEF CONTENTS
Part I: Getting Started
1. An Introduction to Writing
2. The Reading-Writing Connection
Part II: Sentence Basics and Development
4. Complete Sentences Versus Fragments
5. Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices
6. Combining and Expanding Your Ideas
7. Using Adjectives and Adverbs to Describe
8. Using Modifiers to Add Detail
Writers’ Workshops: Using Language Effectively
Part III: Common Sentence Problems and How to Avoid Them
9. Revising Confusing and Inconsistent Sentences
10. Using Verbs Correctly
Writers’ Workshops: Digital Literacy in the Wired Classroom
Part IV: Paragraph Basics, Development, and Revision
11. Planning and Organizing
12. Drafting and Revising
13. Developing, Arranging, and Connecting Details
14. Using Methods of Organization
Writers’ Workshops: Using Visuals in Your Writing
15. Revising Paragraphs
Part V: Essay Basics, Development, and Common Problems
16. Essay Basics and Development
17. Avoiding Common Problems in Essays
Part VI: A Thematic Reader
Part VII: Reviewing the Basics
COMPREHENSIVE CONTENTS
Part I: GETTING STARTED
Chapter 1. An Introduction to Writing
Writing Understanding What Writing Is and Is Not
Beginning Tips for Generating Ideas
Beginning Tips for Organizing Your Ideas
