About the Book
Designed specifically for community colleges and business programs, Writing Connections helps students of varying backgrounds, ages, and majors recognize how strong writing skills can allow them to achieve both their academic and professional goals. Students practice finding common denominators and patterns across all key forms of writing and learn to apply what they learn to personal, cross-curricular, and workplace writing. Student examples illustrate all stages of the writing process and serve as good models on which students can pattern their own work.
Table of Contents:
Note: Chapters in Part II begin with a Microtheme and conclude with a Chapter Review and Chapter Review Exercises. I. Connecting Reading and Writing 1. Leading with Reading and Writing Reading to Write Reading Techniques Written Responses to Reading Guidelines for Reading and Writing II. Writing and Connecting Sentences 2. Subjects and Verbs Subjects Verbs Location of Subjects and Verbs 3. Kinds of Sentences Clauses Writing Sentences Procedure for Sentence Analysis 4. Combining Sentences Coordination: The Compound Sentence Subordination: The Complex Sentence Coordination and Subordination: The Compound-Complex Sentence Other Ways to Combine Ideas 5. Correcting Fragments, Comma Splices, and Run-Ons Fragments Comma Splices and Run-Ons Techniques for Spotting Problem Sentences 6. Verbs Regular and Irregular Verbs "Problem Verbs" The Twelve Verb Tenses Subject-Verb Agreement Consistency in Tense Active and Passive Voice Strong Verbs Subjunctive Mood 7. Pronouns Pronoun Case Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Pronoun Reference 8. Adjectives and Adverbs Selecting Adjectives and Adverbs Comparative and Superlative Forms Using Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers 9. Balancing Sentence Parts Basic Principles of Parallelism Signal Words Combination Signal Words 10. Punctuation and Capitalization End Punctuation Commas Semicolons Quotation Marks Punctuation with Quotation Marks Italics Dashes Colons Parentheses Brackets Apostrophes Hyphens Capitalization 11. Spelling Steps to Efficient Spelling Your Spell Checker Spelling Tips Frequently Misspelled Words Confused and Spelling and Confusing Words III. Connecting Process with Product 12. The Writing Process: Prewriting the Paragraph The Paragraph Defined Basic Paragraph Patterns The Writing Process Stage One Strategies Guidelines for Prewriting the Paragraph 13. The Writing Process: Developing and Organizing Support Writing the Controlling Idea as a Topic Sentence Writing an Outline Guidelines for Developing and Organizing Support 14. The Writing Process: Writing, Revising, and Editing the Paragraph Writing Your First Draft Revising Your Writing Editing Your Writing The Writing Process Worksheet Guidelines for Writing, Revising, and Editing the Pargraph 15. Moving from Paragraphs to Essays and Other Forms Writing the Short Essay Examining a Paragraph and an Essay Surveying Sentences, Paragraphs, and Essays on Campus and at the Workplace Topics for Short Essays Guidelines for Moving from Paragraphs to Essays and Other Forms IV. Connecting Patterns with Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing 16. Connections of Narration: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Narration Defined The Basic Pattern Verb Tense Point of View Description Dialogue Order for Narration: Time and Space Practicing Patterns of Narration Personal Writing. Student: "I Get a Pierce," Brittany Markovic. Professional: "Closets and Keepsakes," Willi Coleman Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "Alone in a Crowd," Roger Watowski (Psychology). Professional: "Case Review: Fire in a Home," from Firefighting Strategies and Tactics (Fire Science) Career-Related Writing. Student: "Incident Report of Mistaken Shoplifting," Michael Mendoza (Mall Management). Professional: "Over the Edge," Gregory Moorhead and Ricky W. Griffin (Business Management, Psychology) Topics for Writing Narration Guidelines for Writing Narration 17. Connections of Analysis by Division: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career- Related Writing Writing Instruction Practicing Patterns of Analysis by Division Personal Writing. Student: "More Than Ordinary," Nancy Samuels. Professional: "Who Are Our Heros?" Ponchitta Pierce Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "Layers of Skin," Selin Simon (Biology). Professional: "The Zones of the Sea," Leonard Engel (Oceanography) Career-Related Writing. Student: "More than Book "Em," Jerry Price (Law Enforcement, Occupational Psychology). Professional: "Food Service Managers: Nature of the Work," from the Occupational Outlook Handbook (Food Service Management) Topics for Writing Analysis by Division Guidelines for Writing Analysis by Division 18. Connections of Process Analysis: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Writing Instruction Working with Stages Basic Forms Combined Forms Useful Prewriting Procedure Practicing Patterns of Process Analysis Personal Writing. Student: "Sabzi Polo Mahi," Maysim Mondegaran (Multicultural Studies). Professional: "Popping the Cork," A. Del Turco Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "Guarding a Wide Receiver," Brian Landry (Physical Education). Professional: "The Birth of an Island," Rachel Carson (Physical Geology) Career-Related Writing. Student: "Making Faces," Seham Hemmat (Cosmetology). Professional: "A Successful Interview," C. Edward Good and William Fitzpatrick (Career Counseling, Personnel Management) Topics for Writing Process Analysis Guidelines for Writing Process Analysis 19. Connections of Cause and Effect: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career- Related Writing Writing Instruction Cause and Effect in Explaining Reasons and Results and in Solving Problems Practicing Patterns of Cause and Effect Personal Writing. Student: "My Dad, the Bank Robber," Louis Crissman. Professional: "Television Changed My Family Forever," Linda Ellerbee (Social Psychology) Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "A Divorce with Reasons," Sarah Bailey (Marriage and Family, Sociology). Professional: "The Robbers Cave Experiment," Sharon S. Brehm, Saul M. Kassin, and Steven Fein (Psychology) Career-Related Writing. Student: "Feng Shui," Jean Chew (Real Estate Marketing). Professional: "Work, Work, Work: For Workaholics, the Job Can Be a Disease," Bob Walter (Business Management, Organizational Psychology) Topics for Writing Cause and Effect Guidelines for Writing Cause and Effect 20. Connections of Comparison and Contrast: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Writing Instruction Generating Topics and Working with the 4 Ps Comparison and Contrast in Relationships and Ranking at the Workplace Practicing Patterns of Comparison and Contrast Personal Writing. Student: "Wives and Mothers in Vietnam and in America," Thung Tran (Cultural Anthropology). Professional: "A Mixed Tex-Cal Marriage," Jose Antonio Burciaga (Marriage and Family, Sociology) Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "The Piper Cherokee and the Cessna 172," Brittany Markovic (Aeronautics). Professional: "The Temple and the Cathedral," Louise Dudley and Austin Faricy (Art History) Career-Related Writing. Student: "To Act or Dance?" Galen Hooks (Career Guidance). Professional: "Type A and Type B Personality Profiles," Gregory Moorhead and Ricky W. Griffin (Psychology) Topics for Writing Comparison and Contrast Guidelines for Writing Comparison and Contrast 21. Connections of Persuasion and Argument: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Writing Instruction Proposals for the Workplace Practicing Patterns of Argument Personal Writing. Student: "A New Wind Blowing," Eric Miller (Health Science). Professional: "SUVs: Killer Cars," Ellen Goodman (Environmental Studies) Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "My Life to Live--or Not," Angela DeSarro (Philosophy, Ethics). Professional: "Living Together: Test Run for Loneliness," Mona Charen (Marriage and Family, Sociology) Career-Related Writing. Student: "Abolish Homework in Elementary School," Emily Lucero (Education, Teacher Training). Professional: "What Are They Probing For?" Barbara Ehrenreich (Ethics, Business) Topics for Writing Persuasion and Argument Guidelines for Writing Persuasion and Argument 22. Other Patterns for Connections: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Combined Patterns Description: Moving Through Space Writing Topics Exemplification: Writing with Examples Writing Topics Classification: Establishing Groups Writing Topics Definition: Clarifying Terms Writing Topics V. Connecting You with Careers 23. In Quest of a Career Developing Criteria for Making Career Choices Careers to Consider Key Interviewing Principles Writing a Job Application Letter and a Resume VI. Appendixes A. Parts of Speech B. Brief Guide for ESL Students C. Taking Tests Answer Key
About the Author :
Lee Brandon is the author of twelve college English textbooks with Cengage Learning, including the best-selling series, Sentences, Paragraphs, and Beyond with Integrated Readings, and Paragraphs and Essays with Integrated Readings and the highly successful At a Glance series. He has served as chair of the English Department at Mt. San Antonio College, where he taught for more than thirty years and occasionally still teaches. Few authors are as active in the promotion of their books as Lee Brandon, who regularly visits schools across the country and presents at professional conferences. Lee also has to his credit poems and short stories in magazines; songs recorded and in sheet music; a best-selling musical play for elementary school students (in print with Lorenz Music); a play produced by a college drama department; a published Ford Foundation grant project; a chapbook of ballads about his youth, Oklahoma, My Sweet Sorrow; a chapbook of ballads about his experience teaching for ten years in a high-security California women's prison, Butterflies on Barbwire; and newspaper articles about travel, adventures, and whimsical experiences.
Review :
Note: Chapters in Part II begin with a Microtheme and conclude with a Chapter Review and Chapter Review Exercises. I. Connecting Reading and Writing 1. Leading with Reading and Writing Reading to Write Reading Techniques Written Responses to Reading Guidelines for Reading and Writing II. Writing and Connecting Sentences 2. Subjects and Verbs Subjects Verbs Location of Subjects and Verbs 3. Kinds of Sentences Clauses Writing Sentences Procedure for Sentence Analysis 4. Combining Sentences Coordination: The Compound Sentence Subordination: The Complex Sentence Coordination and Subordination: The Compound-Complex Sentence Other Ways to Combine Ideas 5. Correcting Fragments, Comma Splices, and Run-Ons Fragments Comma Splices and Run-Ons Techniques for Spotting Problem Sentences 6. Verbs Regular and Irregular Verbs "Problem Verbs" The Twelve Verb Tenses Subject-Verb Agreement Consistency in Tense Active and Passive Voice Strong Verbs Subjunctive Mood 7. Pronouns Pronoun Case Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Pronoun Reference 8. Adjectives and Adverbs Selecting Adjectives and Adverbs Comparative and Superlative Forms Using Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers 9. Balancing Sentence Parts Basic Principles of Parallelism Signal Words Combination Signal Words 10. Punctuation and Capitalization End Punctuation Commas Semicolons Quotation Marks Punctuation with Quotation Marks Italics Dashes Colons Parentheses Brackets Apostrophes Hyphens Capitalization 11. Spelling Steps to Efficient Spelling Your Spell Checker Spelling Tips Frequently Misspelled Words Confused and Spelling and Confusing Words III. Connecting Process with Product 12. The Writing Process: Prewriting the Paragraph The Paragraph Defined Basic Paragraph Patterns The Writing Process Stage One Strategies Guidelines for Prewriting the Paragraph 13. The Writing Process: Developing and Organizing Support Writing the Controlling Idea as a Topic Sentence Writing an Outline Guidelines for Developing and Organizing Support 14. The Writing Process: Writing, Revising, and Editing the Paragraph Writing Your First Draft Revising Your Writing Editing Your Writing The Writing Process Worksheet Guidelines for Writing, Revising, and Editing the Pargraph 15. Moving from Paragraphs to Essays and Other Forms Writing the Short Essay Examining a Paragraph and an Essay Surveying Sentences, Paragraphs, and Essays on Campus and at the Workplace Topics for Short Essays Guidelines for Moving from Paragraphs to Essays and Other Forms IV. Connecting Patterns with Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing 16. Connections of Narration: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Narration Defined The Basic Pattern Verb Tense Point of View Description Dialogue Order for Narration: Time and Space Practicing Patterns of Narration Personal Writing. Student: "I Get a Pierce," Brittany Markovic. Professional: "Closets and Keepsakes," Willi Coleman Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "Alone in a Crowd," Roger Watowski (Psychology). Professional: "Case Review: Fire in a Home," from Firefighting Strategies and Tactics (Fire Science) Career-Related Writing. Student: "Incident Report of Mistaken Shoplifting," Michael Mendoza (Mall Management). Professional: "Over the Edge," Gregory Moorhead and Ricky W. Griffin (Business Management, Psychology) Topics for Writing Narration Guidelines for Writing Narration 17. Connections of Analysis by Division: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career- Related Writing Writing Instruction Practicing Patterns of Analysis by Division Personal Writing. Student: "More Than Ordinary," Nancy Samuels. Professional: "Who Are Our Heros?" Ponchitta Pierce Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "Layers of Skin," Selin Simon (Biology). Professional: "The Zones of the Sea," Leonard Engel (Oceanography) Career-Related Writing. Student: "More than Book 'Em," Jerry Price (Law Enforcement, Occupational Psychology). Professional: "Food Service Managers: Nature of the Work," from the Occupational Outlook Handbook (Food Service Management) Topics for Writing Analysis by Division Guidelines for Writing Analysis by Division 18. Connections of Process Analysis: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Writing Instruction Working with Stages Basic Forms Combined Forms Useful Prewriting Procedure Practicing Patterns of Process Analysis Personal Writing. Student: "Sabzi Polo Mahi," Maysim Mondegaran (Multicultural Studies). Professional: "Popping the Cork," A. Del Turco Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "Guarding a Wide Receiver," Brian Landry (Physical Education). Professional: "The Birth of an Island," Rachel Carson (Physical Geology) Career-Related Writing. Student: "Making Faces," Seham Hemmat (Cosmetology). Professional: "A Successful Interview," C. Edward Good and William Fitzpatrick (Career Counseling, Personnel Management) Topics for Writing Process Analysis Guidelines for Writing Process Analysis 19. Connections of Cause and Effect: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career- Related Writing Writing Instruction Cause and Effect in Explaining Reasons and Results and in Solving Problems Practicing Patterns of Cause and Effect Personal Writing. Student: "My Dad, the Bank Robber," Louis Crissman. Professional: "Television Changed My Family Forever," Linda Ellerbee (Social Psychology) Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "A Divorce with Reasons," Sarah Bailey (Marriage and Family, Sociology). Professional: "The Robbers Cave Experiment," Sharon S. Brehm, Saul M. Kassin, and Steven Fein (Psychology) Career-Related Writing. Student: "Feng Shui," Jean Chew (Real Estate Marketing). Professional: "Work, Work, Work: For Workaholics, the Job Can Be a Disease," Bob Walter (Business Management, Organizational Psychology) Topics for Writing Cause and Effect Guidelines for Writing Cause and Effect 20. Connections of Comparison and Contrast: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Writing Instruction Generating Topics and Working with the 4 Ps Comparison and Contrast in Relationships and Ranking at the Workplace Practicing Patterns of Comparison and Contrast Personal Writing. Student: "Wives and Mothers in Vietnam and in America," Thung Tran (Cultural Anthropology). Professional: "A Mixed Tex-Cal Marriage," Jose Antonio Burciaga (Marriage and Family, Sociology) Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "The Piper Cherokee and the Cessna 172," Brittany Markovic (Aeronautics). Professional: "The Temple and the Cathedral," Louise Dudley and Austin Faricy (Art History) Career-Related Writing. Student: "To Act or Dance?" Galen Hooks (Career Guidance). Professional: "Type A and Type B Personality Profiles," Gregory Moorhead and Ricky W. Griffin (Psychology) Topics for Writing Comparison and Contrast Guidelines for Writing Comparison and Contrast 21. Connections of Persuasion and Argument: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Writing Instruction Proposals for the Workplace Practicing Patterns of Argument Personal Writing. Student: "A New Wind Blowing," Eric Miller (Health Science). Professional: "SUVs: Killer Cars," Ellen Goodman (Environmental Studies) Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "My Life to Live--or Not," Angela DeSarro (Philosophy, Ethics). Professional: "Living Together: Test Run for Loneliness," Mona Charen (Marriage and Family, Sociology) Career-Related Writing. Student: "Abolish Homework in Elementary School," Emily Lucero (Education, Teacher Training). Professional: "What Are They Probing For?" Barbara Ehrenreich (Ethics, Business) Topics for Writing Persuasion and Argument Guidelines for Writing Persuasion and Argument 22. Other Patterns for Connections: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Combined Patterns Description: Moving Through Space Writing Topics Exemplification: Writing with Examples Writing Topics Classification: Establishing Groups Writing Topics Definition: Clarifying Terms Writing Topics V. Connecting You with Careers 23. In Quest of a Career Developing Criteria for Making Career Choices Careers to Consider Key Interviewing Principles Writing a Job Application Letter and a Resume VI. Appendixes A. Parts of Speech B. Brief Guide for ESL Students C. Taking Tests Answer Key
