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Tables of Contents for College Writing Skills With Readings
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Readings Listed
xiii
Rhetorical Mode
To the Instructor
xvii
Part One: Essay Writing
1
164
An introduction to Writing
3
20
Point and Support
4
2
Structure of the Traditional Essay
6
6
Benefits of Writing the Traditional Essay
12
1
Writing as a Skill
12
1
Writing as a Process of Discovery
13
1
Keeping a Journal
14
1
Using a Computer
15
3
Review Activities
18
2
Using This Text
20
3
The Writing Process
23
28
Prewriting
23
9
Writing a First Draft
32
2
Revision
34
2
Editing
36
3
Review Activities
39
12
The First and Second Steps in Essay Writing
51
26
Begin with a Point, or Thesis
51
4
Support the Thesis with Specific Evidence
55
6
Practice in Advancing and Supporting a Thesis
61
16
The Third Step in Essay Writing
77
26
Organize and Connect the Specific Evidence
77
10
Introductions, Conclusions, and Titles
87
7
Practice in Organizing and Connecting Specific Evidence
94
9
The Fourth Step in Essay Writing
103
36
Revising Sentences
103
18
Editing Sentences
121
3
Practice in Revising Sentences
124
15
Four Bases for Revising Essays
139
26
Unity
140
3
Support
143
3
Coherence
146
3
Sentence Skills
149
3
Practice in Using the Four Bases
152
13
Part Two: Patterns of Essay Development
165
174
Introduction to Essay Development
167
8
Description
175
20
Reading: Lou's Place
Beth Johnson
Narration
195
16
Reading: The Yellow Ribbon
Pete Hamill
Examples
211
20
Reading: Dad
Andrew H. Malcolm
Process
231
18
Reading: How to Do Well on a Job Interview
Glenda Davis
Cause and Effect
249
16
Reading: Why Do Most Mothers Cradle Their Babies in the Left Arm?
Desmond Morris
Comparison and Contrast
265
20
Reading: American Family Life: The Changing Picture
Donna Barron
Definition
285
18
Reading: Television Addiction
Marie Winn
Division and Classification
303
16
Reading: Wait Divisions
Tom Bodett
Argumentation
319
20
Reading: Ban the Things. Ban Them All.
Molly Ivins
Part Three: Special Skills
339
72
Taking Essay Exams
341
8
Writing a Summary
349
10
Writing a Report
359
5
Writing a Resume and Job Application Letter
364
6
Using the Library and the Internet
370
18
Writing a Research Paper
388
23
Part Four: Handbook of Sentence Skills
411
170
Grammar
Subjects and Verbs
413
5
Fragments
418
14
Run-Ons
432
13
Regular and Irregular Verbs
445
9
Subject-Verb Agreement
454
6
Additional Information about Verbs
460
4
Pronoun Agreement and Reference
464
6
Pronoun Types
470
6
Adjectives and Adverbs
476
5
Misplaced Modifiers
481
3
Dangling Modifiers
484
5
Mechanics
Manuscript Form
489
2
Capital Letter
491
8
Numbers and Abbreviations
499
3
Punctuation
Apostrophe
502
7
Quotation Marks
509
7
Comma
516
10
Other Punctuation Marks
526
5
Word Use
Spelling Improvement
531
5
Commonly Confused Words
536
11
Effective Word Choice
547
7
Editing Tests
554
13
ESL Pointers
567
14
Part Five: Readings for Writing
581
159
Introduction to the Readings
583
5
Looking Inward
Thank You
588
7
Alex Haley
Shame
595
6
Dick Gregory
I Became Her Target
601
6
Roger Wilkins
The Ambivalence of Abortion
607
6
Linda Bird Francke
Smash Thy Neighbor
613
8
John McMurtry
A Hanging
621
7
George Orwell
In My Day
628
8
Russell Baker
A Love Affair with Books
636
7
Bernadete Piassa
Observing Others
Sex, Lies, and Conversation
643
8
Deborah Tannen
The Monster
651
7
Deems Taylor
Why Are Students Turned Off?
658
5
Casey Banas
Propaganda Techniques in Today's Advertising
663
10
Ann McClintock
Confronting Problems
Bombs Bursting in Air
673
7
Beth Johnson
Kids and Computers: Digital Danger
680
6
Alison Sperry
Date Rape
686
11
Ellen Sweet
Here's to Your Health
697
5
Joan Dunayer
How to Make It in College, Now That You're Here
702
9
Brian O'Keeney
College Lectures: Is Anybody Listening?
711
7
David Daniels
Seven Ways to Keep the Peace at Home
718
10
Daniel A. Sugarman
In Praise of the F Word
728
5
Mary Sherry
Is Sex All That Matters?
733
7
Joyce Garity
Reading Comprehension Chart
740
1
Acknowledgments
741
2
Index
743