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The Write Stuff: Thinking Through Paragraphs is an all-in-one writing text designed for developmental and pre-college level composition courses. The Write Stuff provides all the basic information students need to develop their paragraph and short essay writing skills--- including the information and practice they need for doing so using correct grammar and an appropriate style--- and to build their analytical reading skills.
Table of Contents:
To the Instructor
Preface to the Student
PART I Critical Thinking
Chapter 1 Critical Thinking in Writing and Reading
Chapter 2 Critical Thinking and Reading Techniques
PART II Writing Expository Paragraphs AND ESSAYS
Chapter 3 Paragraphs:Building Blocks, Order, Unity, and Coherence
Chapter 4 Paragraphs: Planning and Process
Chapter 5 Essays: Building Blocks and Process
PART III Writing and Critical Thinking in the Modes
Chapter 6 NarrationParagraph
Chapter 7 Description
Chapter 8 Process
Chapter 9 Classification
Chapter 10 Definition
Chapter 11 Example and Illustration
Chapter 12 Cause and Effect
Chapter 13 Comparison and Contrast
Chapter 14 Argument and Persuasion
Chapter 15 Short Answer Exams and Timed Paragraphs
PART IV WRITING FROM SOURCESWRITING
Chapter 16 Summary, Paraphrase, and Quotation
Chapter 17 Researching and DocumentingSources
Chapter 18 Thinking and Writing About Reading
PART V Sentence Constructions and Common Sentence Errors
Chapter 19 Sentence Parts
Chapter 20 Sentence Variety
Chapter 21 Correcting Major Sentence Errors
Chapter 22 Common Shift and Construction Errors
PART VI Handbook of Grammar, Mechanics, and Style
Chapter 23 Commas, Semicolons, and Colons
Chapter 24 End Punctuation, Apostrophes, Quotation Marks, and Other Punctuation
Chapter 25 Spelling and Mechanics
Chapter 26 Tone, Style, Word Choice, and Usage
Chapter 27 Vocabulary in Context
Chapter 28 Grammar Practice for Non-Native Speakers
Credits
Index
