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:
I. Connecting Reading with Writing 1. Reading-Related Writing Reading for Writing Types of Reading-Related Writing Journal Writing Career-Related Writing Supporting Ideas with Quotations and References Basic Documentation Documentation in Action Essays and Applications. "The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl," Elizabeth Wong; "Native American Core Values and Cooperative Learning," Lee Little Soldier Guidelines for Reading-Related Writing II. Connecting Process with Product 2. The Writing Process: Stage One. Exploring/Experimenting/Gathering Information The Writing Process Defined The Writing Process Worksheet The Assignment Your Audience Stage One Strategies Guidelines for Exploring/Experimenting/Gathering Information 3. The Writing Process: Stage Two. Writing the Controlling Idea / Organizing and Developing Support Defining the Controlling Idea Writing the Controlling Idea as a Topic Sentence or Thesis Organizing Support Guidelines for Writing the Controlling Idea / Organizing and Developing Support 4. The Writing Process: Stage Three. Writing / Revising / Editing Writing the First Draft Revising Editing Student Demonstration of All Stages of the Writing Process Guidelines for Writing / Revising / Editing 5. Writing the Paragraph The Paragraph Defined Basic Paragraph Patterns The Writing Process and the Paragraph Student Demonstration of All Stages of the Writing Process Guidelines for Writing the Paragraph 6. Writing the Essay The Essay Defined in Relation to the Developmental Paragraph Special Paragraphs Within the Essay Student Demonstration of All Stages of the Writing Process Guidelines for Writing the Essay III. Connecting Patterns with Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing 7. Connections of Narration. Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Writing Narration Writing Workplace Reports Practicing Patterns of Narration Personal Writing. Student: "Red-Tag Sale," Marti Adrian. Professional: "One More Time," Gary Soto Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "A Teacher Who Matters," (Education). Professional: "The War Room at Bellevue," George Simpson (Health Science) Career-Related Writing. Student: "Not Invulnerable," Charles C. Ortiz (Law Enforcement) Professional: "A Case History in Emergency Medical Care," Nancy L. Caroline (Paramedical Training) Topics for Writing Narration Guidelines for Writing Narration 8. Connections of Analysis by Division. Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Writing Instruction Analysis by Division in Different Settings Practicing Patterns of Analysis by Division Personal Writing. Student: "Elvis as King," Emmett Davis. Professional: "Optimism, Tenacity Lead Way Back to Life," William Helmreich Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "Ben Franklin, Renaissance Man," Allison Udell (History). Professional: "Growing Up Asian in America," Kesaya E. Noda (Sociology, Psychology, Cultural Diversity) Career-Related Writer. Student: "My Chosen Career: Respiratory Therapy," Jolene Hawkins (Health Science, Respiratory Therapy). Professional: "You and Your Boss," Paul B. Hertneky (Business Management, Occupational Psychology, Restaurant Management) Topics for Writing Analysis by Division Guidelines for Writing Analysis by Division 9. Connections of Process Analysis: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Writing Process Analysis Working with Stages Basic Forms Combined Forms Practicing Patterns of Process Analysis Personal Writing. Student: "Making a Perfect Paper Airplane," John L. Tillman. Professional: "Fast, Sleek, and Shiny: Using the Internet to Help Buy New Cars," Preston Gralla (Retail Sales) Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "What' s Behind a Brilliant Smile," Chanya Werner (Dental Care). Professional: "How to Paint a Fresco," Adam Goodheart (Art, Art History) Career-Related Writing. Student: "How to Obtain a Real Estate Listing," Kay Eckert (Real Estate). Professional: "Traffic Collision Investigation," Thomas F. Adams (Law Enforcement) Topics for Writing Process Analysis Guidelines for Writing Process Analysis 10. Connections of Cause and Effect: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Writing Cause and Effect Cause and Effect in Solving Problems Practicing Patterns of Cause and Effect Personal Writing. Student: "A Child with a Child," Ana Reyes. Professional: "Female Mea Culpa," Lin Rolens Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "The Information Age," Vanessa Salcedo (Computer Science, Organizational Behavior). Professional: "Romantic Love, Courtship, and Marriage," Ian Robertson (Sociology, Psychology) Career-Related Writing. Student: "Modern Mother," Marie Maxwell (Marriage and Family, Career Counseling). Professional: "Officer Survival and Stress Reduction," Thomas F. Adams (Law Enforcement, Occupational Behavior) Topics for Writing Cause and Effect Guidelines for Writing Cause and Effect 11. Connections of Comparison and Contrast: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Comparison and Contrast Defined Generating Topics and Working with 4 Ps Comparison and Contrast in Relationships and Ranking and in Reports of Recommendation Practicing Patterns of Comparison and Contrast Personal Writing. Student: "The Loves: Puppy and True," Jennifer Jeffries. Professional: "Neat People vs. Sloppy People," Suzanne Britt Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "A Razor That's a Cut Above the Competition," Tina Hsui (Consumer Science, Marketing). Professional: "Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts," Bruce Catton (American History) Career-Related Writing. Student: "Angina and Myocardial Infarction," Julie Frazier (Health Science). Professional: "The Baby Boomers and the Generation Xers," Philip Kotler and Gary Armstrong (Consumer Psychology, Marketing, Business) Topics for Writing Comparison and Contrast Guidelines for Writing Comparison and Contrast 12. Connections of Persuasion and Argument: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Writing Persuasion and Argument Proposals for the Workplace Practicing Patterns of Argument Personal Writing. Student: "Walk in My Full-Figure Shoes," Karen Peterson. Professional: "Get a Knife, Get a Dog, But Get Rid of Guns," Molly Ivins Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "Are School Uniforms the Solution to Student Violence?" Mariam Ramirez (Teacher Training, Psychology). Professional: "Ten Is a Crowd, So Change the Game," Rob Ryder (Physical Education) Career-Related Writing. Student Writer: "Mandatory Tipping at Bobo' s," Roberto Bentancourt (Small Business Management, Labor Relations, Sociology). Professional Writer: "Four Weeks Vacation," Joe Robinson (Business Management, Labor Relations, Sociology) Topics for Writing Persuasion and Argument Guidelines for Writing Persuasion and Argument 13. Other Patterns for Connections: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Combined Patterns Description: Moving Through Space. Professional: "The Mousetrap," Craig Finley. Student: "The Drag," Mike Kavanagh Exemplification: Writing with Examples. Student: "Traveling the World at Home," Garabed Yegavian Classification: Establishing Groups. Professional: "Nobles, Peasants, and Clergy," T. Walter Wallbank Definition: Clarifying Terms. Professional: "Tornado," Morris Tepper IV. Connecting You with Careers 14. 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 V. The Research Paper: Connecting You with Sources 15. The Research Paper The Research Paper Defined Ten Steps to Writing a Research Paper Student: "Zoos--An Endangered Species?" Michael Chung Guidelines for Writing the Research Paper VI. Connecting You with Handbook Skills 16. Handbook: Writing Effective Sentences Parts of Speech Subjects and Verbs Kinds of Sentences Combining Sentences Correcting Fragments, Comma Splices, and Run-Ons Verbs Pronouns Adjectives and Adverbs Balancing Sentence Parts Punctuation and Capitalization Spelling Brief Guide for ESL Students Appendix. 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 :
I. Connecting Reading with Writing 1. Reading-Related Writing Reading for Writing Types of Reading-Related Writing Journal Writing Career-Related Writing Supporting Ideas with Quotations and References Basic Documentation Documentation in Action Essays and Applications. "The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl," Elizabeth Wong; "Native American Core Values and Cooperative Learning," Lee Little Soldier Guidelines for Reading-Related Writing II. Connecting Process with Product 2. The Writing Process: Stage One. Exploring/Experimenting/Gathering Information The Writing Process Defined The Writing Process Worksheet The Assignment Your Audience Stage One Strategies Guidelines for Exploring/Experimenting/Gathering Information 3. The Writing Process: Stage Two. Writing the Controlling Idea / Organizing and Developing Support Defining the Controlling Idea Writing the Controlling Idea as a Topic Sentence or Thesis Organizing Support Guidelines for Writing the Controlling Idea / Organizing and Developing Support 4. The Writing Process: Stage Three. Writing / Revising / Editing Writing the First Draft Revising Editing Student Demonstration of All Stages of the Writing Process Guidelines for Writing / Revising / Editing 5. Writing the Paragraph The Paragraph Defined Basic Paragraph Patterns The Writing Process and the Paragraph Student Demonstration of All Stages of the Writing Process Guidelines for Writing the Paragraph 6. Writing the Essay The Essay Defined in Relation to the Developmental Paragraph Special Paragraphs Within the Essay Student Demonstration of All Stages of the Writing Process Guidelines for Writing the Essay III. Connecting Patterns with Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing 7. Connections of Narration. Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Writing Narration Writing Workplace Reports Practicing Patterns of Narration Personal Writing. Student: "Red-Tag Sale," Marti Adrian. Professional: "One More Time," Gary Soto Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "A Teacher Who Matters," (Education). Professional: "The War Room at Bellevue," George Simpson (Health Science) Career-Related Writing. Student: "Not Invulnerable," Charles C. Ortiz (Law Enforcement) Professional: "A Case History in Emergency Medical Care," Nancy L. Caroline (Paramedical Training) Topics for Writing Narration Guidelines for Writing Narration 8. Connections of Analysis by Division. Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Writing Instruction Analysis by Division in Different Settings Practicing Patterns of Analysis by Division Personal Writing. Student: "Elvis as King," Emmett Davis. Professional: "Optimism, Tenacity Lead Way Back to Life," William Helmreich Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "Ben Franklin, Renaissance Man," Allison Udell (History). Professional: "Growing Up Asian in America," Kesaya E. Noda (Sociology, Psychology, Cultural Diversity) Career-Related Writer. Student: "My Chosen Career: Respiratory Therapy," Jolene Hawkins (Health Science, Respiratory Therapy). Professional: "You and Your Boss," Paul B. Hertneky (Business Management, Occupational Psychology, Restaurant Management) Topics for Writing Analysis by Division Guidelines for Writing Analysis by Division 9. Connections of Process Analysis: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Writing Process Analysis Working with Stages Basic Forms Combined Forms Practicing Patterns of Process Analysis Personal Writing. Student: "Making a Perfect Paper Airplane," John L. Tillman. Professional: "Fast, Sleek, and Shiny: Using the Internet to Help Buy New Cars," Preston Gralla (Retail Sales) Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "What' s Behind a Brilliant Smile," Chanya Werner (Dental Care). Professional: "How to Paint a Fresco," Adam Goodheart (Art, Art History) Career-Related Writing. Student: "How to Obtain a Real Estate Listing," Kay Eckert (Real Estate). Professional: "Traffic Collision Investigation," Thomas F. Adams (Law Enforcement) Topics for Writing Process Analysis Guidelines for Writing Process Analysis 10. Connections of Cause and Effect: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Writing Cause and Effect Cause and Effect in Solving Problems Practicing Patterns of Cause and Effect Personal Writing. Student: "A Child with a Child," Ana Reyes. Professional: "Female Mea Culpa," Lin Rolens Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "The Information Age," Vanessa Salcedo (Computer Science, Organizational Behavior). Professional: "Romantic Love, Courtship, and Marriage," Ian Robertson (Sociology, Psychology) Career-Related Writing. Student: "Modern Mother," Marie Maxwell (Marriage and Family, Career Counseling). Professional: "Officer Survival and Stress Reduction," Thomas F. Adams (Law Enforcement, Occupational Behavior) Topics for Writing Cause and Effect Guidelines for Writing Cause and Effect 11. Connections of Comparison and Contrast: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Comparison and Contrast Defined Generating Topics and Working with 4 Ps Comparison and Contrast in Relationships and Ranking and in Reports of Recommendation Practicing Patterns of Comparison and Contrast Personal Writing. Student: "The Loves: Puppy and True," Jennifer Jeffries. Professional: "Neat People vs. Sloppy People," Suzanne Britt Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "A Razor That's a Cut Above the Competition," Tina Hsui (Consumer Science, Marketing). Professional: "Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts," Bruce Catton (American History) Career-Related Writing. Student: "Angina and Myocardial Infarction," Julie Frazier (Health Science). Professional: "The Baby Boomers and the Generation Xers," Philip Kotler and Gary Armstrong (Consumer Psychology, Marketing, Business) Topics for Writing Comparison and Contrast Guidelines for Writing Comparison and Contrast 12. Connections of Persuasion and Argument: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Writing Persuasion and Argument Proposals for the Workplace Practicing Patterns of Argument Personal Writing. Student: "Walk in My Full-Figure Shoes," Karen Peterson. Professional: "Get a Knife, Get a Dog, But Get Rid of Guns," Molly Ivins Cross-Curricular Writing. Student: "Are School Uniforms the Solution to Student Violence?" Mariam Ramirez (Teacher Training, Psychology). Professional: "Ten Is a Crowd, So Change the Game," Rob Ryder (Physical Education) Career-Related Writing. Student Writer: "Mandatory Tipping at Bobo' s," Roberto Bentancourt (Small Business Management, Labor Relations, Sociology). Professional Writer: "Four Weeks Vacation," Joe Robinson (Business Management, Labor Relations, Sociology) Topics for Writing Persuasion and Argument Guidelines for Writing Persuasion and Argument 13. Other Patterns for Connections: Personal, Cross-Curricular, and Career-Related Writing Combined Patterns Description: Moving Through Space. Professional: "The Mousetrap," Craig Finley. Student: "The Drag," Mike Kavanagh Exemplification: Writing with Examples. Student: "Traveling the World at Home," Garabed Yegavian Classification: Establishing Groups. Professional: "Nobles, Peasants, and Clergy," T. Walter Wallbank Definition: Clarifying Terms. Professional: "Tornado," Morris Tepper IV. Connecting You with Careers 14. 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 V. The Research Paper: Connecting You with Sources 15. The Research Paper The Research Paper Defined Ten Steps to Writing a Research Paper Student: "Zoos--An Endangered Species?" Michael Chung Guidelines for Writing the Research Paper VI. Connecting You with Handbook Skills 16. Handbook: Writing Effective Sentences Parts of Speech Subjects and Verbs Kinds of Sentences Combining Sentences Correcting Fragments, Comma Splices, and Run-Ons Verbs Pronouns Adjectives and Adverbs Balancing Sentence Parts Punctuation and Capitalization Spelling Brief Guide for ESL Students Appendix. Taking Tests Answer Key
