Basic Writing, Reid Academic Writing

This series takes students from beginning-level instruction on basic sentence structure through the development and production of advanced academic papers. Examples of student compositions, written by native and non-native speakers of English, as well as pair and group work enrich all three books.

Table of Contents:
1         Family   MY FAMILY             Writing Assignment                    Writing Assignment             Writing Assignment             Writing Assignment             Writing Assignment   MY NAME             Interview             Writing Assignment             Writing Assignment             Other Writing Topics             Writing Projects   GRAMMAR FOCUS             to be             to have             Possessive Adjectives             Questions             Subject and Object Pronouns             Capital Letters             Subject-Verb-Complement             Paragraph Planning             The Paragraph   2         Home   MY HOMETOWN             Writing Assignment             Writing Assignment   MY HOME             Writing Assignment   MISSING MY HOME             Interview             Writing Assignment   SEASONS IN MY COUNTRY             Writing Assignment             Interview   HAIKU             Writing Assignment             Other Writing Topics             Writing Projects   GRAMMAR FOCUS             Present Tense Verbs (Every Day, A Habit)             Examples of Present Tense Verbs             Present Tense Spelling (he, she, it + Present Tense)             there is / there are             Adverbs of Frequency             Negatives to be and to have Verbs             Negative Regular Verbs   3         Country   MY COUNTRY’S FLAG             Interview                       Writing Assignment   GRAMMAR FOCUS             Prepositions of Place             Prepositional Phrases   HOLIDAYS IN MY COUNTRY             Writing Assignment             Interview   THE GEOGRAPHY OF MY COUNTRY             Writing Assignment             Other Writing Topics             Writing Projects   GRAMMAR FOCUS             Clauses             Joining Two Clauses             More Prepositions             Sample Prepositional Phrases             Subject-Verb Agreement   4         Culture   CHILD-RAISING RESPONSIBILITIES             Interview and Writing Assignment             Writing Assignment   HOW TO PREPARE TYPICAL FOOD             Writing Assignment             Writing Assignment             Collaborative Writing Assignment   WEDDING TRADITIONS             Writing Assignment   OTHER CUSTOMS             Other Writing Topics             Writing Projects   GRAMMAR FOCUS             Articles             Connectors             Chronological (Time) Connectors             Imperatives (Giving Directions)             Joining Clauses With Connectors   5         Travel Experiences   PREPARING FOR A TRIP             Writing Assignment             Interview   LEAVING MY COUNTRY             Interview   ARRIVAL             Writing Assignment             Collaborative Writing Assignment             Writing Assignment             Interview             Other Writing Topics             Writing Projects   GRAMMAR FOCUS             Past Tense (-ed) Spelling for Regular Verbs             Irregular Verbs — Past Tense (Examples)             Verbs of Feeling + Adjectives             Negative Past Tense   6         First Impressions, First Problems   SURPRISES             Writing Assignment             Interview   FIRST PROBLEMS             Writing Assignment             Writing Assignment             Writing Assignment             Writing Assignment             Other Writing Topics             Writing Projects   GRAMMAR FOCUS             Adjectives And Adverbs             Special Verbs: see, hear, say, tell             Special Adverbs: too and very             Present Continuous Verbs (Right Now)             Past Continuous Verbs (Last Week, Yesterday)   7         Adjustments and Solutions   MAKING ADJUSTMENTS             Writing Assignment             Writing Assignment   PERSONAL LETTERS             Writing Assignment   CHANGES             Writing Assignment             Writing Assignment             Other Writing Topics             Writing Projects   GRAMMAR FOCUS             Infinitive Verbs             Special Infinitive Verbs             Joining Clauses With Because   8         Similarities and Differences   BREAKFASTS   SHOPPING             Writing Assignment             Interview   OTHER SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES             Writing Assignment             Collaborative Writing Assignment Interview             Writing Assignment             GRAMMAR FOCUS             Time Clauses             Comparative Adjectives Comparison Structures Contrast Structures Comparison Among Three or More             Collaborative Writing Assignment             Other Paragraph Topics             Writing Projects   Appendices   Appendix A       Some Regular and Irregular English Verbs Appendix B       Some English Adjectives and Adverbs Appendix C       Spelling Rules for English Adjectives Appendix D       Spelling Rules for English Verbs