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Table of Contents:
Preface     PART I             READING AND WRITING: AN OVERVIEW Chapter1      Reading and Writing in College   Why Learn How To Read And Write Well?   Thinking Of Yourself As A Reader And Writer   Keeping A Journal   Reading And Writing In Tandem With A Student Chapter2      The Reading Process Visualizing The Reading Process   The Reading Process Sample Reading Assignment Chapter3      Reading Critically Preparing To Read Reading First Rereading Second Rereading Chapter4      The Writing Process Visualizing The Writing Process   The Writing Process Writing On A Computer Sample Writing Assignment Chapter5      Preparing To Write Thinking Planning Writing The Thesis Statement CHAPTER 6      Writing Effectively   Developing Body Paragraphs   Organizing Your Essay   Writing The Introduction, Conclusion, And Title   Chapter7      Revising And Editing Revising Editing    PART II                        READING AND WRITING EFFECTIVE ESSAYS Chapter8         Describing   Preparing To Write A Description Essay Reading A Description Essay Margaret Bourke-White, “Dust Changes America”   Discovering How The Essay Works Writing A Description Essay  Reading The Prompt Thinking About The Prompt Guidelines For Writing A Description Essay Writing A Draft Of Your Essay  Revising And Editing Reading A Student Essay Abby Reed, “Grandma’s House”   Revising And Editing The Student Essay   Reading Your Own Description Essay Revising And Editing Your Own Essay   Practicing Description: From Reading To Writing Reading Workshop Mario Suarez, “El Hoyo”   Linda Hogan, “Dwellings”   Writing Workshop   Chapter9      Narrating  Preparing To Write A Narration Essay Reading A Narration Essay Jane Maher, “Girl” Discovering How The Essay Works Writing A Narration Essay  Reading The Prompt Thinking About The Prompt Guidelines For Writing A Narration Essay Writing A Draft Of Your Essay  Revising And Editing Reading A Student Essay Tommy Poulos, “My Brother”   Revising And Editing The Student Essay   Reading Your Own Narration Essay Revising And Editing Your Own Essay   Practicing Narration: From Reading To Writing Reading Workshop Lynda Barry, “The Sanctuary Of School”   Stan Higgins, “Writer’s Retreat”   Writing Workshop   Chapter10     Illustrating Preparing To Write An Illustration Essay Reading An Illustration Essay Julia Alvarez, “Hold The Mayonnaise”    Discovering How The Essay Works Writing An Illustration Essay  Reading The Prompt Thinking About The Prompt Guidelines For Writing An Illustration Essay Writing A Draft Of Your Essay  Revising And Editing Reading A Student Essay Taleah Trainor, “Murphy’s Law”   Revising And Editing The Student Essay   Reading Your Own Illustration Essay Revising And Editing Your Own Essay   Practicing Illustration: From Reading To Writing Reading Workshop Richard Rodriguez, “Dawn’s Early Light”   FranceBorel, “The Decorated Body”   Writing Workshop Chapter11        Analyzing A Process   Preparing To Write A Process Analysis Essay Reading A Process Analysis Essay Carole Kanchler, “Dare To Change Your Job And Your Life In 7 Steps” Discovering How The Essay Works Writing A Process Analysis Essay  Reading The Prompt Thinking About The Prompt Guidelines For Writing A Process Analysis Essay Writing A Draft Of Your Essay  Revising And Editing Reading A Student Essay Emily Bliss, “You Too Can Procrastinate”   Revising And Editing The Student Essay   Reading Your Own Process Analysis Essay Revising And Editing Your Own Essay   Practicing Process Analysis: From Reading To Writing Reading Workshop Brian O’Connell, “How To Protect Your Identity”   David Levy, “Why We Have A Moon”   Writing Workshop   Chapter12     Comparing and Contrasting Preparing To Write A Comparison/Contrast Essay Reading A Comparison/Contrast Essay Eric Minton, “Thrills And Chills”  Discovering How The Essay Works Writing A Comparison/Contrast Essay  Reading The Prompt Thinking About The Prompt Guidelines For Writing A Comparison/Contrast Essay Writing A Draft Of Your Essay  Revising And Editing Reading A Student Essay Maria Castillo, “The Truth About Cats And Dogs”  Revising And Editing The Student Essay   Reading Your Own Comparison/Contrast Essay Revising And Editing Your Own Essay   Practicing Comparison/Contrast: From Reading To Writing Reading Workshop Yi-Fu Tuan, “American Space, Chinese Place”   Tony Cohan, “Between Worlds”   Writing Workshop   Chapter13     Dividing and Classifying  236 Preparing To Write A DIVISION/CLASSIFICATION Essay Reading A Division/Classification Essay Fran Lebowitz, “The Sound of Music: Enough Already”   Discovering How the Essay Works Writing A Division/Classification Essay  Reading the Prompt Thinking about the Prompt Guidelines for Writing a Division/Classification Essay Writing a Draft of Your Essay  Revising and Editing Reading A Student Essay Sergio Mendola, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor”   Revising and Editing the Student Essay   Reading Your Own Division/Classification Essay Revising and Editing Your Own Essay   Practicing Division/Classification: from reading to writing Reading Workshop Bernice Reagon, “Black Music in Our Hands”   Marion Winik, “What Are Friends For?”  Writing Workshop   Chapter14        Defining   Preparing To Write A Definition Essay Reading A Definition Essay Lars Eighner, “Dumpster Diving”   Discovering How The Essay Works Writing A Definition Essay  Reading The Prompt Thinking About The Prompt Guidelines For Writing A Definition Essay Writing A Draft Of Your Essay  Revising And Editing Reading A Student Essay Francine Feinstein, “True Friends”   Revising And Editing The Student Essay   Reading Your Own Definition Essay Revising And Editing Your Own Essay   Practicing Definition: From Reading To Writing Reading Workshop Isaac Asimov, “What Is Intelligence, Anyway?”   Janice Castro, “Spanglish Spoken Here”   Writing Workshop   Chapter15        Analyzing Causes And Effects Preparing To Write A Cause/Effect Essay Reading A Cause/Effect Essay Lynnell Hancock, “Why Do Schools Flunk Biology?”     Discovering How The Essay Works Writing A Cause/Effect Essay  Reading The Prompt Thinking About The Prompt Guidelines For Writing A Cause/Effect Essay Writing A Draft Of Your Essay  Revising And Editing Reading A Student Essay Jefferson Wright, “The Budget Crisis”   Revising And Editing The Student Essay   Reading Your Own Cause/Effect Essay Revising And Editing Your Own Essay   Practicing Cause/Effect: From Reading To Writing Reading Workshop Linda Lee Andujar, “Shedding The Weight Of My Dad’s Obsession”   Stacey Colino, “Happiness Is Catching”   Writing Workshop   Chapter16     Arguing  Preparing To Write An Argument Essay Reading A Argument Essay Bob Herbert, “Racial Profiling Is Unjust”    Discovering How The Essay Works Writing An Argument Essay  Reading The Prompt Thinking About The Prompt Guidelines For Writing An Argument Essay Writing A Draft Of Your Essay  Revising And Editing Reading A Student Essay Melinda Jackson, “A Call For Policies On Drinking”   Revising And Editing The Student Essay   Reading Your Own Argument Essay Revising And Editing Your Own Essay   Practicing Description: From Reading To Writing Reading Workshop Warner Todd Huston, “Wrong Call For Regulating Sexting”   Richard K. Willard, “Anti-Loitering Laws Can Reduce Gang Violence”   David Cole, “Anti-Loitering Laws Are Ineffective And Biased”   Writing Workshop     PART III           THE RESEARCH PAPER Chapter 17        Recognizing a Research Paper Mary Minor, “Children as Robots”   Chapter 18        Avoiding Plagiarism   Common Knowledge   Original Ideas   Using And Synthesizing Sources   Direct Quotation, Paraphrase, And Summary   Taking Notes On Sources   Chapter 19        Finding Sources   Credibility Of Sources   Consulting Online Databases, Full-Text Indexes, And Electronic Journal Collections   Searching For Web Sites   Using The Library   Chapter 20        Writing a Research Paper Chapter 21        Documenting Sources   Introducing Your Sources Documentation Format Using a Handbook Chapter 22        Revising and Editing a Research Paper Revising And Editing A Student’s Research Paper Rick Schroeder, “Space Bucks”   Revising And Editing Your Own Research Paper Chapter 23        Writing Workshop   Guidelines for Writing a Research Paper Revising Workshop   Editing Workshop   Reflecting on Your Writing     Part IV: THE GRAMMAR HANDBOOK Chapter 24 Parts Of Speech Chapter 25 Phrases And Clauses Unit 1  SENTENCES Chapter 26  Subjects and Verbs   Chapter 27  Fragments   Chapter 28  Fused Sentences and Comma Splices   Unit 2  VERBS Chapter 29  Regular and Irregular Verbs   Chapter 30  Verb Tense   Chapter 31  Subject-Verb Agreement   Chapter 32  More on Verbs   Unit 3  PRONOUNS Chapter 33  Pronoun Problems   Chapter 34  Pronoun Reference and Point of View   Chapter 35  Pronoun Agreement   Unit 4  MODIFIERS Chapter 36  Adjectives   Chapter 37  Adverbs   Chapter 38  Modifier Errors   Unit 5  PUNCTUATION Chapter 39  End Punctuation   Chapter 40  Commas   Chapter 41  Apostrophes   Chapter 42  Quotation Marks   Chapter 43  Other Punctuation Marks   Unit 6  MECHANICS Chapter 44  Capitalization   Chapter 45  Abbreviations and Numbers   Unit 7  EFFECTIVE SENTENCES Chapter 46  Varying Sentence Structure   Chapter 47  Parallelism   Chapter 48  Combining Sentences   Unit 8  CHOOSING THE RIGHT WORD Chapter 49  Standard and Nonstandard English   Chapter 50  Easily Confused Words   Chapter 51  Spelling   Unit Tests Appendixes   Credits   Index  

About the Author :
Kim Flachmann received her doctorate in Rhetoric and Twentieth-Century American Literature at the University of Oregon. Her dissertation was a stylistic analysis of William Carlos Williams’ poetry. Kim has been teaching at California State University, Bakersfield, where she also administers the Composition Program–from remedial English through the Graduate Teaching Assistants. She has published numerous articles on rhetoric and American literature and has written six textbooks–among them a very successful college reader for Pearson (The Prose Reader, in its ninth edition) and a series of three books for Pearson, called Mosaics, for developmental English, progressing from sentence-level to paragraph-level and finally to essay work. In addition, she received the Outstanding Professor Award for 1998-99 at California State University, Bakersfield; the Rhetorician of the Year Award from the Young Rhetoricians’ Conference in 2007; and an award from California Association of Teachers of English for Classroom Excellence in 2009.