Resources for Writers with Readings (with MyWritingLab with Pearson eText)

The integration of up-beat skill instruction, a wealth of exercises, and the availability of a supplemental lab manual make Resources for Writers the most complete resource for developmental writing at the paragraph to essay level.    Teaching writing through a structured, formulaic step-by step approach (being concise, credible, clear, and correct), Resources for Writers integrates the writing process with the rhetorical modes to move students from paragraph development to the final essay.  The instructional discourse, abundant exercises, and numerous writing assignments in each chapter are linked by the cultural literacy theme of that particular chapter to engage students and broaden the context of writing. The grammar section, refined in the fourth edition, also contains various and abundant exercises designed to assist students in mastering grammar skills and avoiding common pitfalls.   Note: This is a package 0205877621 / 9780205877621 Resources for Writers with Readings (with MyWritingLab with Pearson eText) Package consists of:    0205043208 / 9780205043200 Resources for Writers with Readings 0205752624 / 9780205752621 MyWritingLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card  

Table of Contents:
  Part One           Getting Started   PREFACE   CHAPTER 1      The Bases of Good Writing: The Four Cs Culture Note: WORLD GEOGRAPHY Recommended Readings, Good Writing Is . . ., Recognizing Concise Writing, Concise Writing Leads to Unity, In Your Own Writing, Making Sure Your Writing Is Concise, Identifying Concise Writing, Recognizing Credible Writing, In Your Own Writing, Making Sure Your Writing Is Credible, Practicing Credible Writing, Recognizing Clear Writing, In Your Own Writing, Making Sure Your Writing Is Clear, Identifying Clear Writing, Recognizing Correct Writing, In Your Own Writing, Making Sure Your Writing Is Correct, Identifying the Four Cs Together, Chapter Summary   CHAPTER 2      Writing for a Reader and a Reason Culture Note: VOTING Recommended Readings, Writing for a Reader, Writing for a Reason, Writing to Inform, Writing to Entertain, Writing to Persuade, Chapter Summary   Part Two           The Writing Process   CHAPTER 3      Prewriting: Coming Up with Ideas Culture Note: THE ROARING TWENTIES Recommended Readings, Getting Started, Freewriting, Listing, Questioning, Keeping a Journal, Clustering, Outlining, Using a Computer for Prewriting, Chapter Summary   CHAPTER 4      Drafting: First to Final Drafts Culture Note: TEXTING Recommended Readings, Ready to Put Pen to Paper, Rough Drafts Are Not Perfect, Writing a Rough Draft, Your Topic Sentence, Your Support Points and Specific Details, Your Rough Draft, Using a Computer for Drafting, Chapter Summary   CHAPTER 5      Revision: Making Changes Culture Note: STOCK CAR RACING Recommended Readings, Think You’re Done? Take Another Look, Doing Step-by-Step Revision, Making Sure Your Writing Is Concise, Making Sure Your Writing Is Credible, Making Sure Your Writing Is Clear, Using a Computer to Revise Your Draft, A Revised Draft, Exchanging Help with Your Peers, Remembering the Writer’s Feelings, Writing as a Response, Peer Review Guidelines, Making the Best Use of Other People’s Feedback, Setting Your Goals as a Writer, Chapter Summary   CHAPTER 6      Editing for Clarity and Correctness Culture Note: WINTER HOLIDAYS Recommended Readings, The Importance of Editing, Editing for Smooth, Effective Writing, Proofreading for Sentence-Level Errors, Proofreading Sentence by Sentence, Proofreading Word by Word, Reading Your Paragraph Backward, Using a Computer for Editing, Chapter Summary   CHAPTER 7      Putting the Writing Process Steps Together Culture Note: RUNNING Recommended Readings, The Writing Process in Action, Step 1: Prewriting Activities, Step 2: Drafting, Step 3: Revising, Step 4: Editing, How to Tell What Comes Next, Chapter Summary   Part Three         The Elements of Good Writing   CHAPTER 8      Writing an Effective Topic Sentence Culture Note: SCIENCE Recommended Readings, What Is a Good Topic Sentence?, Guidelines for Writing an Effective Topic Sentence, Choose a Topic You Care About, Let Your Topic Sentence Develop Slowly, Making Sure Your Topic Sentence Is a Sentence, Making Sure Your Topic Sentence Is Not Too Broad, Making Sure Your Topic Sentence Is Not Too Narrow, Making Sure Your Topic Sentence Expresses Your Purpose, Making Sure Your Topic Sentence Is Complete, Making Your Topic Sentence the First Sentence of Your Paragraph, Chapter Summary   CHAPTER 9      Using Specific Examples for Support and Illustration Culture Note: COFFEE Recommended Readings, Making Your Case, Three Types of Details, Descriptions of Objects or Events in Your Life, Accounts of Events in Other People’s Lives, Facts That You’ve Heard About or Read in Trusted Sources, Knowing What Details to Choose, Writing Vivid Details, Use Words That Appeal to the Five Senses, Use Descriptive Modifiers, Use Proper Names and Specific Nouns and Verbs, Use Specific Verbs, Chapter Summary   CHAPTER 10    Organizing and Linking Your Ideas Culture Note: INFLUENTIAL MUSICAL ENTERTAINERS, 1930–1960 Recommended Readings, Arranging the Pieces, Organizing for Clarity, Two Types of Order, Time Sequence Order, Emphatic Order, Using Transitions, Combining Organizing Strategies, Varying Transition Words and Terms, Other Ways to Link Ideas, Repeating Key Words, Using Pronouns, Using Synonyms, Chapter Summary   CHAPTER 11    Choosing the Best Words for Sensitive Writing Culture Note: ABRAHAM LINCOLN Recommended Readings, Understanding Language Choices, Choosing Language for Formal Writing Assignments, Slang, Clichés (Overused Expressions), Overly Formal Language, Wordiness, What Is Sensitive Language?, Using Sensitive Language, Don’t Exclude People, Don’t Make Assumptions About Groups of People, Don’t Call People by Names They Do Not Choose for Themselves, Don’t Assume That All Members of a Group Are the Same, Don’t Mention a Person’s Race, Sex, Age, Sexual Orientation, Disability, or Religion Unnecessarily, Chapter Summary   CHAPTER 12    Improving Your Spelling and Learning Words That Look and Sound Alike Culture Note: LOS ANGELES Recommended Readings, Understanding Your Spelling Habits, Improving Your Spelling, Reading, Using the Dictionary, Creating Your Own Spelling List, Understanding Basic Spelling Rules, Memorizing the Meanings of Words That Look or Sound Alike, Using a Computer’s Spelling Checker, Frequently Misspelled Words,  Words That Look and Sound Alike, Understanding Homonyms, Other Commonly Confused Words, Chapter Summary   CHAPTER 13    Expanding Your Vocabulary Culture Note: STEROIDS Recommended Readings, Understanding the Value of a Wide Vocabulary, Stretching Your Vocabulary, Reading for Pleasure and Education, Using a Dictionary, Using a Thesaurus, Keeping a Personal Vocabulary Journal, Chapter Summary   PART FOUR      Strategies for Paragraph Development   CHAPTER 14    Illustration and ExampleCulture Note: NEW YORK CITY Recommended Readings, What Is an Illustration and Example Paragraph?, Real-Life Writing, A Model Paragraph: Illustration and Example, Choosing a Good Topic for Development, Writing an Effective Topic Sentence, Developing Specific Details, Organizing and Linking Your Ideas, Chapter Summary   CHAPTER 15    Narration Culture Note: FAIRY TALES Recommended Readings, What Is a Narrative Paragraph?, Real-Life Writing, A Model Paragraph: Narrative, Choosing a Good Topic for Development, Writing an Effective Topic Sentence, Developing Specific Details for Narration, Background Details, Action Details, Sensory Details, Organizing and Linking Your Ideas, Chapter Summary   CHAPTER 16    Description Culture Note: INFLUENTIAL PAINTERS Recommended Readings, What Is a Descriptive Paragraph?, Real-Life Writing, A Model Paragraph: Description, Choosing a Good Topic for Development, Writing an Effective Topic Sentence, Developing Specific Details, What Are Sensory Details?, The Benefits of Sensory Details, Organizing and Linking Your Ideas, Chapter Summary   CHAPTER 17    Classification and Division Culture Note: FINANCIAL HABITS Recommended Readings, What Are Classification and Division Paragraphs?, Real-Life Writing, A Model Paragraph: Classification and Division, Choosing a Good Topic for Development, Writing an Effective Topic Sentence, Developing Specific Details, Organizing and Linking Your Ideas, Chapter Summary   CHAPTER 18    Explaining a Process Culture Note: GOING GREEN Recommended Readings, What Is a Process Paragraph?, How-To Paragraphs, Explanation Paragraphs, Real-Life Writing, A Model Paragraph: Explaining a Process, Choosing a Good Topic for Development, Writing an Effective Topic Sentence, Developing Specific Details, Organizing and Linking Your Ideas, Chapter Summary   CHAPTER 19    Comparing and Contrasting Culture Note: FLORIDA Recommended Readings, What Is a Comparison or Contrast Paragraph?, Real-Life Writing, A Model Paragraph: Contrast, A Model Paragraph: Comparison, Choosing a Good Topic for Development, Writing an Effective Topic Sentence, Developing Specific Details, Organizing and Linking Your Ideas, All-of-One-Side Approach, Point-by-Point Approach, Chapter Summary   CHAPTER 20    Cause and Effect Culture Note: HEALTH AND FITNESS Recommended Readings, What Is a Cause-and-Effect Paragraph?, Real-Life Writing, A Model Paragraph: Cause and Effect, Choosing a Good Topic for Development, Writing an Effective Topic Sentence, Developing Specific Details, Organizing and Linking Your Ideas, Chapter Summary   CHAPTER 21    Definition Culture Note: BASEBALL, THE AMERICAN PASTIME Recommended Readings, What Is a Definition Paragraph?, Real-Life Writing, Types of Definitions and Model Paragraphs, Formal Definition, Definition by Class, A Model Paragraph: Definition by Class, Definition by Negative Example, Definition by Extended Example, A Model Paragraph: Definition by Extended Example, Choosing a Good Topic for Development, Writing an Effective Topic Sentence, Developing Specific Details, Organizing and Linking Your Ideas, Chapter Summary   CHAPTER 22    Argument Culture Note: CIVILITY Recommended Readings, What Is an Argument Paragraph?, Real-Life Writing, A Model Paragraph: Argument, Choosing a Good Topic for Development, Choosing a Topic You Believe In, Writing an Effective Topic Sentence, Developing Specific Details, Making Your Side Stronger, Consulting Experts , Reading Up on Your Subject, Surfing the Net, Making the Opposing Side Weaker, Finding Incorrect Information in the Opposing Argument, Looking for Unsupported Claims in the Opposing Argument, Organizing and Linking Your Ideas, Chapter Summary   PART FIVE       Writing Essays   CHAPTER 23    The Essay and the Thesis Statement Culture Note: FEDERAL CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Recommended Readings, What Is an Essay?, Essay Form, A Model Essay, Writing an Effective Thesis Statement, Making Sure Your Thesis Statement Is a Complete Sentence, Making Sure Your Thesis Statement Is Broad Enough, Making Sure Your Thesis Statement Is Narrow Enough, Making Sure Your Thesis Statement Is Arguable, Making Sure You’re Clear on the Purpose of Your Thesis Statement, Consider Offering a “Map” of Your Essay, Developing the Paragraphs in an Essay, Introductory Paragraph, Providing Background Information, Using a Personal Anecdote, Beginning with a Quotation, Using Opposites, Asking Questions, Body Paragraphs, Making Connections to the Thesis Statement, Giving Support Points and Specific Details That Support the Thesis Statement, Conclusion, Adding Final Thoughts, Ending with a Question, Chapter Summary   CHAPTER 24    Prewriting for and Drafting an Essay Culture Note: RUNNING REVISITED Recommended Readings, Using the Writing Process with Essays, A Model Essay, Prewriting for Your Essay, Drafting Your Essay, Writing a Strong Introduction, Organizing and Connecting the Body Paragraphs Effectively, Repeating Key Words from the Thesis Statement, Repeating Key Words from the Preceding Paragraph, Using Transitional Terms to Signal Paragraphs, Using Transitional Sentences to Connect Paragraphs, Writing a Sharp Conclusion, Chapter Summary   CHAPTER 25    Revising an Essay Culture Note: PROCESSING CHOCOLATE Recommended Readings, Revising Your Essay, Making Sure Your Essay Is Concise, Is This Thesis Statement Effective?, Do All the Support Points Support the Thesis Statement?, Do All the Specific Details Support the Thesis Statement?, Making Sure Your Essay Is Credible, Is There Enough Information?, Is More Support Needed?, Making Sure Your Essay Is Clear, Are Key Words Repeated?, Do Transitional Expressions Signal the Support Points?, Are Transitional Sentences Used to Connect Paragraphs?, Checking Each Paragraph Individually for the Four Cs, Editing Your Essay, Making Your Writing Smoother, More Interesting, and More Effective, Proofreading to Correct Sentence-Level Errors, Chapter Summary   PART SIX          Writing for Different Purposes   CHAPTER 26    Essay Exams Culture Note: HORROR FILMS Recommended Readings, What’s Good About an Essay Exam?, Developing a Plan, Before the Exam, Know Your Subject Matter, Predict the Future, Answer Your Questions About the Subject, Make a Memory Plan, During the Exam, Read the Instructions, Budget Your Time, Make a Writing Plan, Relax, Write Neatly on Every Other Line, Write a Clear, Organized Essay, Chapter Summary   CHAPTER 27    Writing Summaries Culture Note: MALCOLM X Recommended Readings, Summaries Are Useful, Writing an Effective Summary, Steps 1–8, A Model Summary, Chapter Summary   CHAPTER 28    Writing to Get a Job Culture Note: THE RÉSUMÉ Recommended Readings, Employers Value Good Writing Skills, Crafting a Résumé, Making Your Résumé Look Professional, Emphasizing Your Good Points, Following a Logical Format, Being Brief, Omitting Unncessary or Negative Details, Proofread, Proofread, Proofread!, Mention That References Are Available, Writing a Letter to Apply for a Job, Writing and Sending E-mail, Chapter Summary   PART SEVEN   Writing Correct Sentences   CHAPTER 29      Prepositional Phrases Culture Note: FABLES Identifying Prepositional Phrases, Using Prepositional Phrases to Identify the Subject and Verb of a Sentence, Watching out for Infinitives   CHAPTER 30      Subjects and Verbs Culture Note: PROVERBS AND IDIOMS The Main Parts of a Sentence, Identifying Verbs, Complete Verbs, Linking Verbs, Identifying the Subject, Finding More Than One Subject or Verb, What to Watch out For, Nouns That Follow the Verb, Pronouns, Commands, No, Not, and Always 476 Words Ending in -ing, Infinitives   CHAPTER 31      Clauses Culture Note: BREAD Clauses and Sentences, What Is a Clause?, Independent Clauses, Dependent Clauses, Sentences Built with Clauses, Simple Sentences, Compound Sentences, Complex Sentences   CHAPTER 32      Run-On Sentences Culture Note: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE What Is a Run-On Sentence?, Fused Sentences, Comma Splices, Fixing Run-On Sentences, Making the Run-On into Two Separate Sentences, Using a Comma and a Coordinating Conjunction, Using a Semicolon, Creating a Dependent Clause   CHAPTER 33      Fragments Culture Note: MARVELS OF MODERN CONSTRUCTION What Is a Fragment?, Recognizing and Correcting Dependent Clause Fragments, Attaching the Fragment to Another Sentence, Eliminating the Dependent Word, Recognizing and Correcting Phrase Fragments, Correcting -ing Verb  Fragments, Correcting to Fragments, Correcting  Extra-Information Phrases, Recognizing and Correcting Missing-Information Fragments, Attaching the Fragment to the Sentence Before It, Turning the Fragment into a Sentence   CHAPTER 34    Regular  and Irregular Verbs Culture Note: PSYCHOLOGY The Principal Parts of Regular Verbs, The Present Tense, The Past Tense, The Past Participle, The Present Participle, Forming the Tenses of Regular Verbs, Present Tense, Past Tense, Participles, The Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs, The Big Three: To Be,  To Do, and To Have, Principal Parts, Tenses, Avoiding Common Errors   CHAPTER 35    Subject-Verb Agreement Culture Note: CLASSICAL MUSIC AND MUSICIANS Understanding Subject-Verb Agreement, Agreement When Words Come Between the Subject and the Verb, Agreement When the Verb Comes Before the Subject, Agreement When the Subject Has Two or More Parts, Agreement When the Subject Is an Indefinite Pronoun   CHAPTER 36      Verb Tense and Tense Consistency Culture Note: AMERICAN LEGENDS Consistency in Verb Tense, Changing Verb Tense   CHAPTER 37      Pronoun Types Culture Note: THE OLYMPIC GAMES Recognizing Pronouns, Subject Pronouns, Using a Subject Pronoun as Part of a Compound Subject, Using a Subject Pronoun After Forms of  To Be, Using a Subject Pronoun After Then and As, Object Pronouns, Possessive Pronouns, Pronouns Ending in -Self or -Selves, Reflexive Pronouns, Intensive Pronouns, Demonstrative Pronouns   CHAPTER 38     Pronoun Agreement, Pronoun Reference, and Point of View Culture Note: TEXAS Pronoun Agreement, Personal Pronouns, Indefinite Pronouns, Pronoun Reference, Pronoun Consistency and Point of View   CHAPTER 39       Adjectives and Adverbs Culture Note: SLEEP What Is an Adjective?, Types of Adjectives, Using Adjectives for Comparison, What Is an Adverb?, Correcting Common Errors with Adjectives and Adverbs, Good and Well   CHAPTER 40      Misplaced Modifiers Culture Note: TORNADOES What Is a Misplaced Modifier?, Correcting Misplaced Modifiers   CHAPTER 41      Dangling Modifiers Culture Note: MILK What Is a Dangling Modifier?, Correcting Dangling Modifiers   CHAPTER 42       Errors in Parallelism Culture Note: COOKIES What Is Parallelism?, Recognizing Special Sentence Structures, Balanced Word Order   PART EIGHT            Punctuation and Mechanics   CHAPTER 43    Commas Culture Note: CHICAGO Understanding Commas, Setting Apart Items in a Series, Comma Before a Conjunction in a Series, Commas in a Series of Adjectives, Setting Off Introductory Material, Setting Off Information That Interrupts the Main Ideas in a Sentence, Interruptions in the Middle of a Sentence, Essential and Unessential Information, Additional Material at the End of a Sentence, Direct Address, Joining Two Independent Clauses Linked by a Coordinating Conjunction, Setting Off Direct Quotations, Clarifying Everyday Information   CHAPTER 44      Apostrophes Culture Note: VIRUSES Understanding the Apostrophe, Showing the Omission of Letters, Showing Possession or Ownership, Singular Nouns, Plural Nouns, Unnecessary Apostrophes, Do Not Use Apostrophes with Possessive Pronouns, Do Not Use Apostrophes with Simple Plurals   CHAPTER 45    Quotation Marks Culture Note: FEMINISM AND GLORIA STEINEM Understanding Quotation Marks, Setting Off Direct Quotations, Using Parts of Quotations, Indirect Quotations, Setting Off Titles of Short Works, Setting Off Special Words or Expressions, Single Quotation Marks   CHAPTER 46      Other Punctuation Marks: Colons and Semicolons, Parentheses, Dashes, and Hyphens Culture Note: MARILYN MONROE, AN AMERICAN ICON Understanding Other Punctuation Marks, Semicolons, Colons, Hyphens, Dashes, Parentheses   CHAPTER 47    Capitalization Culture Note: NATURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD Main Uses of Capital Letters, Additional Uses of Capital Letters, Unnecessary Capitalization   CHAPTER 48       Numbers and Abbreviations Culture Note: THE BATTLE OF LITTLE BIG HORN Using Numbers, Spelling Numbers, Using Numerals for Everyday Information, Using Abbreviations   CHAPTER 49    Sentence Variation Culture Note: DR. SEUSS Recognizing Your Writing Style, Coordination: Adding Equally Important Ideas, Subordination: Adding Less Important Ideas, Combining Sentences for Brevity and Variety, Combining Sentences to Avoid Repetition, Combining Sentences for Variety       PART NINE        Readings for Informed Writing   Tips for Reading Critically How We Learn READING 1       “A Homemade Education,” Malcolm X READING 2       “What Is Intelligence, Anyway?” Isaac Asimov READING 3       “Learn How to Make Your Own Luck,” Meryl Davids Landau READING 4       “Education,” E. B. White READING 5       “How to Write with Style,” Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. What We Value READING 6       “ `Blaxicans’ and Other Reinvented Americans,” Richard Rodriguez READING 7       “Money for Morality,” Mary Arguelles        READING 8       “The Ways We Lie,” Stephanie Ericsson  READING 9       “Manners Matter,” Judith Martin   READING 10     “Too Much Information,” Anne Taylor Fleming Challenges We Face READING 11     “My Mother’s English,” Amy Tan READING 12     “The Plot Against People,” Russell Baker READING 13     “The Price We Pay,” Adam Mayblum       READING 14     “A Generation’s Vanity Heard Through Lyrics,” John Tierney READING 15     “The New Gender Gap,” Lisa Belkin