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Tables of Contents for Heath English 12
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Unit 1 Exploring the Writer's Craft
The Writing Process
2
48
Reading Literature for Writing Ideas
2
7
``The Singing Lesson''
3
6
Katherine Mansfield
Theme: Communication
Responding to the Theme: Communication
9
1
Responding in Your Journal
Speaking and Listening
Critical Thinking: Contrasting
Extending Your Vocabulary
Exploring the Writing Process
10
2
Prewriting
12
13
Strategies for Finding a Subject
12
5
Choosing and Limiting a Subject
17
1
Considering Your Purpose and Audience
18
2
Strategies for Developing Your Subject
20
5
Critical Thinking: Recalling
25
5
Strategies for Organizing Details
26
4
Drafting
30
3
Revising
33
5
Revising on Your Own
33
3
Revising through Conferencing
36
2
Editing and Publishing
38
2
Strategies for Editing
38
2
Editing: Integrating Language Skills
40
2
Sentence Fragments
Subject and Verb Agreement
Run-on Sentences
Ways to Publish
42
7
A Writer Writes: More Writing Ideas
46
3
An Informational Booklet for Freshmen
Independent Writing
Creative Writing
Writing about Literature
Writing in Other Subject Areas
Checklist for the Writing Process
49
1
Developing Your Writing Style
50
36
Reading Literature for Writing Ideas
50
3
``Sonnet 73''
51
1
William Shakespeare
``Ozymandias''
52
1
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Theme: Passage of Time
Responding to the Theme: Passage of Time
53
1
Responding in Your Journal
Speaking and Listening
Critical Thinking: Inferring
Extending Your Vocabulary
Developing Your Writing Style
54
1
Choosing Vivid Words
55
5
Specific Words
56
2
Figurative Language
58
2
Critical Thinking: Comparing
60
3
Writing Concise Sentences
63
4
Redundancy and Empty Expressions
63
2
Wordiness
65
2
Creating Sentence Variety
67
5
Sentence-Combining Strategies
67
4
Varying Sentence Structure
71
1
Correcting Faulty Sentences
72
8
Faulty Coordination
72
1
Faulty Subordination
73
2
Rambling Sentences
75
2
Faulty Parallelism
77
1
Active Voice and Passive Voice
78
2
Editing and Publishing:
Integrating Language Skills
80
2
Capitalization of Proper Nouns
Punctuation with Possessive Nouns
Punctuation with a Series
Spelling the Plurals of Nouns
A Writer Writes: More Writing Ideas
82
3
A TV News Feature
Independent Writing
Creative Writing
Writing about Literature
Writing in Other Subject Areas
Checklist for Developing Your Writing Style
85
1
Writing Different Kinds of Paragraphs
86
44
Reading Literature for Writing Ideas
86
5
``Dead Men's Path''
87
4
Chinua Achebe
Theme: Traditions
Responding to the Theme: Traditions
91
1
Responding in Your Journal
Speaking and Listening
Critical Thinking: Evaluating
Extending Your Vocabulary
Writing Different Kinds of Paragraphs
92
1
Analyzing Paragraphs
93
3
Paragraph Structure
94
2
Critical Thinking: Generalizing
96
9
Features of a Good Paragraph
97
8
The Process of Writing Paragraphs
105
7
Writing Narrative Paragraphs
106
3
Writing Descriptive Paragraphs
109
3
Editing and Publishing:
Integrating Language Skills
112
2
Regular Comparison of Adjectives
Irregular Comparison of Adjectives
Capitalization of Proper Adjectives
Punctuation of Adjectives
Writing Expository Paragraphs
114
6
Writing Persuasive Paragraphs
120
4
A Writer Writes: More Writing Ideas
124
3
A Letter about a Family Tradition
Independent Writing
Creative Writing
Writing about Literature
Writing in Other Subject Areas
Checklist for Writing Different Kinds of Paragraphs
127
3
Unit 2 Achieving the Writer's Purpose
Writing Essays to Inform
130
44
Reading Literature for Writing Ideas
130
5
``Shakespeare's Sister''
131
4
Virginia Woolf
Theme: Opportunities
Responding to the Theme: Opportunities
135
1
Responding in Your Journal
Speaking and Listening
Critical Thinking: Applying
Extending Your Vocabulary
Writing Essays to Inform
136
1
Essay Structure
137
4
Prewriting
141
5
Discovering Subjects
141
1
Choosing and Limiting a Subject
142
2
Gathering Information
144
2
Critical Thinking: Developing Analogies
146
10
Developing a Working Thesis
147
1
Organizing and Outlining
148
8
Drafting
156
10
Drafting the Thesis Statement
156
2
Drafting the Introduction
158
2
Drafting the Body
160
3
Drafting the Conclusion
163
3
Revising
166
2
Checking for Unity, Coherence, and Emphasis
166
1
Using a Revision Checklist
166
2
Editing and Publishing: Integrating Language Skills
168
5
Tenses of Verbs
Shifts in Tense
Principal Parts of Verbs
A Writer Writes: More Writing Ideas
170
3
A Comparison and Contrast Essay about Opportunities
Independent Writing
Creative Writing
Writing about Literature
Writing in Other Subject Areas
Checklist for Writing Essays to Inform
173
1
Writing Essays to Persuade
174
42
Reading Literature for Writing Ideas
174
7
from Hard Times
175
6
Charles Dickens
Theme: Education
Responding to the Theme: Education
181
1
Responding in Your Journal
Speaking and Listening
Critical Thinking: Analyzing
Extending Your Vocabulary
Writing Essays to Persuade
182
1
Analyzing Persuasive Essays
183
16
Structure
183
4
Facts and Opinions
187
3
Reasoning
190
9
Writing a Persuasive Essay
199
3
Prewriting
199
3
Critical Thinking: Evaluating Evidence
202
8
Drafting
205
1
Revising
206
4
Editing and Publishing: Integrating Language Skills
210
5
A Writer's Glossary of Usage
A Writer Writes: More Writing Ideas
212
3
A Proposal for a New School Course
Independent Writing
Creative Writing
Writing about Literature
Writing in Other Subject Areas
Checklist for Writing Essays to Persuade
215
1
Writing Personal Essays
216
30
Reading Literature for Writing Ideas
216
7
from Agatha Christie: An Autobiography
217
6
Agatha Christie
Theme: Memories
Responding to the Theme: Memories
223
1
Responding in Your Journal
Speaking and Listening
Critical Thinking: Organizing
Extending Your Vocabulary
Writing Personal Essays
224
1
Prewriting
225
4
Drawing on Personal Experience
226
1
Determining the Meaning of an Experience
226
2
Determining Purpose and Audience
228
1
Critical Thinking: Interpreting Experience
229
5
Developing and Selecting Details
231
2
Organizing Your Essay
233
1
Drafting
234
5
Drafting the Introduction
234
2
Drafting the Body
236
1
Drafting the Conclusion
237
2
Revising
239
1
Editing and Publishing: Integrating Language Skills
240
5
Prepositional Phrases
Punctuation with Prepositional Phrases
Appositive Phrases
Punctuation with Appositive Phrases
Combining Sentences by Using Phrases
A Writer Writes: More Writing Ideas
242
3
A Personal Essay about a Memory
Independent Writing
Creative Writing
Writing about Literature
Writing in Other Subject Areas
Checklist for Writing Personal Essays
245
1
Writing Essays about Literature
246
44
Reading Literature for Writing Ideas
246
9
``Shaving''
247
6
Leslie Norris
``A Nincompoop''
253
2
Anton Chekhov
Theme: Relationships
Responding to the Theme: Relationships
255
1
Responding in Your Journal
Speaking and Listening
Critical Thinking: Extending
Extending Your Vocabulary
Writing Essays about Literature
256
2
Prewriting
258
9
Responding from Personal Experience
258
3
Responding from Literary Knowledge
261
6
Critical Thinking: Making Inferences about Character
267
11
Choosing a Subject
268
2
Limiting a Subject
270
1
Developing Your Thesis
271
2
Gathering Evidence
273
3
Organizing Details into an Outline
276
2
Drafting
278
5
Using Quotations
278
5
Revising
283
1
Editing and Publishing: Integrating Language Skills
284
5
Participial Phrases
Punctuation with Participial Phrases
Combining Sentences by Using Participial Phrases
A Writer Writes: More Writing Ideas
286
3
A Critical Essay
Independent Writing
Creative Writing
Writing about Literature
Writing in Other Subject Areas
Checklist for Writing Essays about Literature
289
1
Writing Summaries
290
30
Reading Literature for Writing Ideas
290
7
``The Beauty of Life''
291
6
E. M. Forster
Theme: Perspectives
Responding to the Theme: Perspectives
297
1
Responding in Your Journal
Speaking and Listening
Critical Thinking: Evaluating
Extending Your Vocabulary
Writing Summaries
298
1
Analyzing a Summary
299
3
Prewriting
302
4
Recognizing Main Ideas
302
4
Critical Thinking: Using Criteria to Make Evaluations
306
1
Drafting
307
6
Condensing
307
4
Paraphrasing
311
2
Revising
313
1
Editing and Publishing: Integrating Language Skills
314
5
Adverb Clauses
Punctuation with Adverb Clauses
Combining Sentences with Adverb Clauses
A Writer Writes: More Writing Ideas
316
3
A Summary
Independent Writing
Creative Writing
Writing about Literature
Writing in Other Subject Areas
Checklist for Writing Summaries
319
1
Writing Research Papers
320
52
Reading Literature for Writing Ideas
320
9
``Shooting an Elephant''
321
8
George Orwell
Theme: Countries of the World
Responding to the Theme: Countries of the World
329
1
Responding in Your Journal
Speaking and Listening
Critical Thinking: Analyzing
Extending Your Vocabulary
Writing Research Papers
330
1
Prewriting
331
6
Discovering Subjects
331
1
Choosing and Limiting a Subject
332
2
Gathering Information
334
3
Critical Thinking: Analyzing
337
11
Evaluating Sources
338
2
Taking Notes and Summarizing
340
4
Developing a Working Thesis Statement
344
1
Organizing Your Notes
345
1
Outlining
345
3
Drafting
348
17
Writing the Thesis Statement
348
2
Structuring the Research Paper
350
6
Using Transitions
356
1
Using and Citing Sources
356
9
Revising
365
1
Editing and Publishing: Integrating Language Skills
366
5
Kinds of Sentence Structure
Punctuation with Compound Sentences
Capitalization and Punctuation of Titles
A Writer Writes: More Writing Ideas
368
3
A Research Paper
Independent Writing
Creative Writing
Writing about Literature
Writing in Other Subject Areas
Checklist for Writing Research Papers
371
1
Creative Writing
372
40
Reading Literature for Writing Ideas
372
7
``Quality''
373
6
John Galsworthy
Theme: Values
Responding to the Theme: Values
379
1
Responding in Your Journal
Speaking and Listening
Critical Thinking: Imagining
Extending Your Vocabulary
Exploring Creative Writing
380
1
Writing a Short Story
381
8
Prewriting
381
8
Critical Thinking: Implying
389
7
Drafting
390
2
Revising
392
4
Editing and Publishing: Integrating Language Skills
396
2
Cases of Pronouns
Quotations Marks with Dialogue
Capital Letters with Dialogue
Commas and End Marks with Dialogue
Indentation with Dialogue
Writing a Poem
398
11
Finding Ideas for Poems
398
2
Using Sound Devices
400
2
Using Figurative Language
402
1
Choosing a Form
403
3
A Writer Writes: More Writing Ideas
406
3
A Short Story
Independent Writing
Creative Writing
Writing about Literature
Writing in Other Subject Areas
Checklist for Creative Writing
409
3
Unit 3 Applying Communication and Study Skills
Communication for Careers and College
412
18
Communication for Careers
412
11
Business Letters
413
4
Integrating Language Skills
417
2
Using Commas in Dates and Addresses
Resumes
419
3
Interviewing for a Job
422
1
Communication for College
423
6
Completing College Applications
425
1
Writing Essays on College Applications
425
2
Interviewing for College Admission
427
2
Review
429
1
Speaking and Listening
430
16
Preparing a Speech
430
6
Knowing Your Audience and Purpose
431
1
Choosing and Limiting a Subject
432
1
Gathering and Organizing Information
433
1
Practicing Your Speech
434
2
Delivering Your Speech
436
2
Evaluating an Oral Presentation
436
2
Listening
438
4
Listening to Directions
438
1
Listening for Information
438
1
Recognizing Propaganda
439
3
Integrating Language Skills
Analyzing a Misleading Advertisement
Group Discussions
442
3
Discussion Leaders
443
1
Cooperative Learning
444
1
Review
445
1
Vocabulary
446
24
Integrating Language Skills
446
1
Word Bank for Writing
The History of English
447
4
Old English (450-1150)
447
1
Middle English (1150-1500)
448
1
Modern English (1500 to Present)
448
1
Origins of American Words
448
3
Enriching Your Vocabulary
451
17
Using Context Clues
451
3
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots
454
10
Synonyms and Antonyms
464
1
Analogies
465
3
Review
468
2
Spelling
470
10
Integrating Language Skills
470
1
Recognizing Commonly Misspelled Words
Spelling Improvement
471
1
Spelling Rules
472
7
Spelling Patterns
472
1
Plurals
473
3
Prefixes and Suffixes
476
3
Review
479
1
Reference Skills
480
20
Integrating Language Skills
480
1
Personal Reference File for Writing
The Library
481
11
Library Arrangement
481
3
The Card Catalog
484
3
Reference Materials
487
5
The Dictionary
492
6
Information in an Entry
492
6
Review
498
2
Study and Test-Taking Skills
500
36
Learning Study Skills
500
5
Adjusting Reading Rate to Purpose
501
1
Taking Notes
501
3
Preparing Subject-Area Assignments
504
1
Taking Standardized Tests
505
22
Analogies
506
3
Sentence-Completion Tests
509
3
Reading Comprehension Tests
512
7
Tests of Standard Written English
519
8
Taking Essay Tests
527
5
Kinds of Essay Questions
527
1
Writing an Effective Essay Answer
528
3
Integrating Language Skills
531
1
Timed Writing
Review
532
4
Unit 4 Language Skills Resource
Grammar
The Parts of Speech
536
24
Diagnostic Test
536
1
Nouns and Pronouns
537
5
Nouns
537
1
Pronouns
538
4
Verbs
542
4
Action Verbs
542
1
Linking Verbs
543
2
Verb Phrases
545
1
Adjectives and Adverbs
546
5
Adjectives
546
3
Adverbs
549
2
Other Parts of Speech
551
4
Prepositions
551
2
Conjunctions and Interjections
553
2
Parts of Speech Review
555
3
Integrating Language Skills
557
1
Grammar: Substituting Specific Words
Review
558
2
Mastery Test
559
1
The Sentence Base
560
24
Diagnostic Test
560
1
Subjects and Predicates
561
8
Simple Subjects and Predicates
561
4
Position of Subjects
565
3
Integrating Language Skills
568
1
Grammar: Combining Sentences
Complements
569
9
Direct Objects and Indirect Objects
569
2
Objective Complements
571
2
Subject Complements
573
3
Integrating Language Skills
576
2
Grammar: Using Sentence Patterns
Diagraming the Sentence Base
578
4
Subjects and Verbs
578
1
Adjectives and Adverbs
578
1
Complements
579
3
Review
582
2
Mastery Test
583
1
Phrases
584
26
Diagnostic Test
584
1
Prepositional Phrases
585
4
Adjective Phrases
585
1
Adverb Phrases
586
3
Appositives and Appositive Phrases
589
2
Verbals and Verbal Phrases
591
9
Participles and Participial Phrases
591
4
Gerunds and Gerund Phrases
595
2
Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases
597
3
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
600
4
Integrating Language Skills
602
2
Grammar: Combining Sentences
Diagraming Phrases
604
4
Review
608
2
Mastery Test
609
1
Clauses
610
20
Diagnostic Test
610
1
Independent and Subordinate Clauses
611
1
Uses of Subordinate Clauses
612
10
Adverb Clauses
612
4
Adjective Clauses
616
3
Misplaced Modifiers
619
1
Noun Clauses
620
2
Kinds of Sentence Structure
622
4
Integrating Language Skills
624
2
Grammar: Combining Sentences
Diagraming Sentences
626
2
Review
628
2
Mastery Test
629
1
Sound Sentences
630
10
Diagnostic Test
630
1
Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentences
631
7
Sentence Fragments
631
3
Run-on Sentences
634
3
Integrating Language Skills
637
1
Grammar: Editing for Sentence Errors
Review
638
2
Mastery Test
639
1
Usage
Using Verbs
640
30
Diagnostic Test
640
1
Principal Parts
641
9
Regular and Irregular Verbs
641
9
Verb Tense
650
12
Conjugation of a Verb
650
4
Uses of the Tenses
654
4
Problems with Tenses
658
4
Active and Passive Voice
662
3
Use of Voice
664
1
Mood
665
3
Integrating Language Skills
667
1
Usage: Editing for Verb Errors
Review
668
2
Mastery Test
669
1
Using Pronouns
670
24
Diagnostic Test
670
1
The Cases of Personal Pronouns
671
10
The Nominative Case
672
3
The Objective Case
675
4
The Possessive Case
679
2
Pronoun Problems
681
4
Who and Whom
681
2
Elliptical Clauses
683
2
Pronouns and Their Antecedents
685
7
Indefinite Pronouns as Antecedents
688
2
Integrating Language Skills
690
2
Usage: Editing for Pronoun Errors
Review
692
2
Mastery Test
693
1
Subject and Verb Agreement
694
20
Diagnostic Test
694
1
Agreement of Subjects and Verbs
695
17
Interrupting Words
697
1
Compound Subjects
698
3
Special Agreement Problems
701
10
Integrating Language Skills
711
1
Usage: Editing for Errors in Agreement
Review
712
2
Mastery Test
713
1
Using Adjectives and Adverbs
714
54
Diagnostic Test
714
1
Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
715
11
Regular and Irregular Comparison
715
3
Problems with Modifiers
718
7
Integrating Language Skills
725
1
Usage: Editing for Correct Use of Modifiers
Review
726
2
Mastery Test
727
1
A Writer's Glossary of Usage
728
24
Capital Letters
752
1
Diagnostic Test
752
1
Rules for Capital Letters
753
13
First Words
753
1
I and O
754
1
Proper Nouns
754
6
Proper Adjectives
760
1
Titles
761
4
Integrating Language Skills
765
1
Mechanics: Editing for Capital Letters
Review
766
2
Mastery Test
767
1
End Marks and Commas
768
20
Diagnostic Test
768
1
Kinds of Sentences and End Marks
769
3
Periods and Abbreviations
771
1
Commas
772
14
Commas That Separate
772
7
Commas That Enclose
779
6
Integrating Language Skills
785
1
Mechanics: Editing for Correct Use of Commas
Review
786
2
Mastery Test
787
1
Other Punctuation
788
30
Diagnostic Test
788
1
Apostrophes
789
5
Apostrophes to Show Possession
789
3
Other Uses of Apostrophes
792
2
Semicolons and Colons
794
6
Semicolons
794
3
Colons
797
3
Underlining
800
1
Quotation Marks
801
9
Quotation Marks with Titles
802
1
Quotation Marks with Direct Quotations
803
5
Other Uses of Quotation Marks
808
2
Other Marks of Punctuation
810
6
Hyphens
810
2
Dashes, Parentheses, and Brackets
812
3
Integrating Language Skills
815
1
Mechanics: Editing for Correct Punctuation
Review
816
2
Mastery Test
817
1
Appendix
818
5
Using a Word Processor
818
5
Useful Conventions of Writing
823
1
Glossary of Terms
823
8
Index
831
13
Acknowledgments
844