The Pearson Lab Manual for Developing Writers, Volume C, is a supplemental [printed] lab manual that complements all Pearson Developmental Writing titles. The lab manual provides exercises that encourage students to apply key concepts covered in most writing classes (i.e., topic sentences, thesis statements, coherence, unity, levels of development). Analysis exercises give further illustration of concepts explained in class and in the primary textbook; Building exercises give students the “raw materials” to develop paragraphs and/or essays along the various modes. Revision prompts encourage students to look at specific key elements of their own writing and assess whether they have met the needs of their reading audience.
Table of Contents:
Audience and Purpose
Audience Awareness
The Thesis Statement
Essay Unity
Organizing Details into Paragraphs
Developing an Essay with Supporting Details I
Developing an Essay with Supporting Details II
Expanding a Cause and Effect Paragraph into an Essay
Building a Description Essay
Analyzing a Narrative Essay
Building a Narrative Essay
Building an Illustration Essay
Analyzing a Classification Essay
Building a Classification Essay
Building a Process Essay
Analyzing a Comparison/Contrast Essay
Building a Comparison/Contrast Essay
Analyzing a Definition Essay
Building a Definition Essay
Building a Persuasion Letter
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