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The Write Stuff: Thinking Through Essays (with MyWritingLab Student Access Code Card)
The Write Stuff: Thinking Through Essays (with MyWritingLab Student Access Code Card)

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The Write Stuff: Thinking Through Essays (with MyWritingLab Student Access Code Card)
Thinking Through Essays (with MyWritingLab Student Access Code Card)
Format: SA

About the Book

The Write Stuff: Thinking through Essays equips developing writers with the critical thinking skills they need to interpret and analyze information, and  to express their ideas clearly and logically in writing.

Table of Contents:

To the Instructor

Preface to the Student: About This Text and Student Success Tips                       

 

Part I: Critical Thinking

Chapter1: Critical Thinking in Writing and Reading

Chapter 2: Critical Thinking and Reading Techniques

 

Part II: Writing Expository Essays

Chapter 3: Writing Expository Paragraphs

Chapter 4: Writing Expository Essays: Building Blocks

Chapter 5: Writing Expository Essays: Process

Chapter 6: Writing Expository Essays: Order, Unity, and Coherence

 

Part III: Writing and Critical Thinking In the Modes

Chapter 7: Narration

Chapter 8: Description

Chapter 9: Process

Chapter 10: Classification

Chapter 11: Definition

Chapter 12: Example and Illustration

Chapter 13: Cause and Effect

Chapter 14: Comparison and Contrast

Chapter 15: Argument and Persuasion

Chapter 16: Essay Exams and In-Class or Timed Essays

 

Part IV: Using Sources with Integrity

Chapter 17: Summary, Paraphrase, and Analysis

Chapter 18: Finding, Evaluating, and Using Sources

Chapter 19: Modern Language Association (MLA): A Basic Introduction

 

Part V: Readings and Visuals for Thinking and Writing

Chapter 20: Writing About Visuals

Chapter 21: Reading Selections and Critical Thinking Tasks

 

Spudding Out, Barbara Ehrenreich

A Whole Lot of Cheatin’ Going On, Mark Clayton

Making Cell Phones in the Class a Community Builder, Alan Bloom

"Just Walk On By": A Black Man Ponders His Power to Alter Public Space, Brent

Staples

One Man’s Kids, Daniel R. Meier      

The Discus Thrower, Richard Selzer

Supersize Me, Greg Critser

Thank You for Shopping at Valencia, John Scolaro

The Other Side: Some Colleges DO Stress Customer Service, Robert Galin

The Lottery, Shirley Jackson

A Hanging, George Orwell

I Wonder: Was It Me Or Was It My Sari?, Shoba Narayan

Still Hungry, Still Homeless, America

All the Rage, Dave Barry

Barbie Madness, Cynthia Tucker

Our Tired, Our Poor, Our Kids, Anna Quindlen

 

Part VI: Sentence Construction and Common Sentence Errors

Chapter 22: Sentence Parts

Chapter 23: Sentence Constructions and Sentence Variety

Chapter 24: Correcting Major Sentence Errors

 

Part VII: Handbook of Grammar, Mechanics, and Style

Chapter 25: Commas, Semicolons, and Colons

Chapter 26: Other Punctuation

Chapter 27: Common Shifts and Construction Errors

Chapter 28: Spelling and Mechanics

Chapter 29: Tone, Style, Word Choice, and Usage

Chapter 30: Vocabulary in Context

Chapter 31: Typing and Word Processing Tips

 

Part VIII: Instructor Resources

Chapter 32: Creating a Successful Syllabus and Course Plan/Calendar

Chapter 33: Active Learning: In Class Tasks and Small group Activities

Chapter 34: Creating Successful Assignments

 

Appendix: Writing About Stories and Essays

Credits

Index

 

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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780205633685
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Longman Inc
  • Height: 232 mm
  • No of Pages: 720
  • Width: 191 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0205633684
  • Publisher Date: 28 Dec 2008
  • Binding: SA
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Thinking Through Essays (with MyWritingLab Student Access Code Card)

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