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Tables of Contents for English Skills
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
To the Instructor
x
Part One: Basic Principles of Effective Writing
1
158
Preview
2
1
An Introduction to Writing
3
14
Understanding Point and Support
4
3
An Overview: How the Book Is Organized
7
2
Benefits of Paragraph Writing
9
1
Writing as a Skill
10
2
Writing as a Process of Discovery
12
1
Keeping a Journal
13
2
Using This Text
15
2
The Writing Process
17
30
Prewriting
17
8
Writing a First Draft
25
1
Revising
26
4
Editing
30
1
Review Activities
31
16
The First and Second Steps in Writing
47
32
Begin with a Point
47
2
Support the Point with Specific Evidence
49
8
Practice in Making and Supporting a Point
57
22
The Third Step in Writing
79
18
Organize and Connect the Specific Evidence
79
9
Practice in Organizing and Connecting Specific Evidence
88
9
The Fourth Step in Writing
97
34
Write Clear, Error-Free Sentences
97
1
Revising Sentences
97
17
Editing Sentences
114
3
Practice in Revising Sentences
117
14
Four Bases for Revising Writing
131
28
Unity
132
2
Support
134
2
Coherence
136
2
Sentence Skills
138
4
Practice in Using the Four Bases
142
17
Part Two: Paragraph Development
159
132
Preview
160
1
Introduction to Paragraph Development
161
10
Nine Patterns of Paragraph Development
161
1
Important Considerations in Paragraph Development
162
2
Using a Computer
164
3
Using Peer Review
167
2
Doing a Persona) Review
169
2
Providing Examples
171
12
Explaining a Process
183
12
Examining Cause and Effect
195
10
Comparing or Contrasting
205
16
Defining a Term
221
10
Dividing and Classifying
231
12
Describing a Scene or Person
243
14
Narrating an Event
257
12
Arguing a Position
269
12
Additional Paragraph Assignments
281
10
Part Three: Essay Development
291
28
Preview
292
1
Writing the Essay
293
26
What Is an Essay?
293
3
Important Points about the Essay
296
4
Essays to Consider
300
4
Planning the Essay
304
2
Essay Writing Assignments
306
13
Part Four: Special Skills
319
84
Preview
320
1
Developing Key Study Skills
321
14
Writing an Exam Essay
335
8
Writing a Summary
343
6
Writing a Report
349
6
Writing a Resume and Job Application Letter
355
6
Using the Library and the Internet
361
18
Writing a Research Paper
379
24
Part Five: Handbook of Sentence Skills
403
224
Preview
404
1
Sentence-Skills Diagnostic Test
405
6
Grammar
Subjects and Verbs
411
5
Sentence Sense
416
3
Fragments
419
16
Run-Ons
435
15
Standard English Verbs
450
9
Irregular Verbs
459
9
Subject-Verb Agreement
468
7
Pronoun Agreement and Reference
475
7
Pronoun Types
482
6
Adjectives and Adverbs
488
5
Misplaced Modifiers
493
4
Dangling Modifiers
497
5
Mechanics
Paper Format
502
5
Capital Letters
507
9
Numbers and Abbreviations
516
3
Punctuation
Apostrophe
519
9
Quotation Marks
528
7
Comma
535
10
Other Punctuation Marks
545
5
Word Use
Using the Dictionary
550
9
Improving Spelling
559
7
Vocabulary Development
566
3
Commonly Confused Words
569
10
Effective Word Choice
579
6
Practice
Combined Mastery Tests
585
8
Editing Tests
593
19
Sentence-Skills Achievement Test
606
6
ESL Pointers
612
15
Appendix: Answers and Charts
627
1
Preview
628
1
Answers to Sentence-Skills Diagnostic Test and Introductory Projects
629
3
Charts
632
4
Index
636