Patterns for College Writing by Laurie G. Kirszner; Stephen R. Mandell
New readings are marked with an asterisk * Introduction: How to Use This Book  Henry Louis Gates Jr., "What''s in a Name?"  Responding to an Essay  Responding to Other Kinds of Texts  PART ONE: The Writing Process  Chapter 1: Reading to Write: Becoming a Critical Reader  Understanding Critical Reading  Determining Your Purpose  CHECKLIST: Questions about Your Purpose Previewing  Highlighting Brent Staples, Cutting and Pasting: A Senior Thesis by (Insert Name)  Moisés Naím, The YouTube Effect  Annotating CHECKLIST: Questions for Critical Reading  Brent Staples, Cutting and Pasting: A Senior Thesis by (Insert Name) (with sample annotations) Reading Visual Texts  CHECKLIST: Reading Visual Texts  Chapter 2: Invention  Understanding Your Assignment  Setting Limits  Length  Purpose Audience  Occasion  Knowledge  CHECKLIST: Setting Limits  Moving from Subject to Topic  Questions for Probing  CHECKLIST: Questions for Probing Freewriting  A Student Writer: Freewriting  Finding Something to Say  Brainstorming  A Student Writer: Brainstorming  Journal Writing  A Student Writer: Journal Writing  Grouping Ideas  Clustering  A Student Writer: Clustering Making an Informal Outline  A Student Writer: Making an Informal Outline  Understanding Thesis and Support  Developing a Thesis  Defining the Thesis Statement  Deciding on a Thesis  Stating Your Thesis  Implying a Thesis  A Student Writer: Developing a Thesis  CHECKLIST: Stating Your Thesis  Chapter 3: Arrangement  Recognizing a Pattern  CHECKLIST: Recognizing a Pattern  Understanding the Parts of the Essay  The Introduction  CHECKLIST: What Not to Do in an Introduction  The Body Paragraphs  CHECKLIST: Effective Support  The Conclusion  CHECKLIST: What Not to Do in a Conclusion  Constructing a Formal Outline  CHECKLIST: Constructing a Formal Outline  A Student Writer: Constructing a Formal Outline  Chapter 4: Drafting and Revising  Writing Your First Draft  CHECKLIST: Drafting  A Student Writer: Writing a First Draft  Revising Your Essay   Revising with an Outline  Revising with a Checklist  CHECKLIST: Revising  Revising with Your Instructor''s Written Comments  Revising in a Conference  Revising in a Peer-Editing Group  CHECKLIST: Guidelines for Peer Editing  Strategies for Revising  A Student Writer: Revising a First Draft  Peer Editing Worksheet  Points for Special Attention: First Draft  The Introduction  The Body Paragraphs  The Conclusion A Student Writer: Revising a Second Draft  Points for Special Attention: Second Draft The Introduction  The Body Paragraphs  The Conclusion  Working with Sources  The Title  A Student Writer: Preparing a Final Draft  SAMPLE STUDENT ESSAY: Laura Bobnak, The Price of Silence (Student Essay)  Chapter 5: Editing and Proofreading  Editing for Grammar Be Sure Subjects and Verbs Agree  Be Sure Verb Tenses Are Accurate and Consistent  Be Sure Pronoun References Are Clear  Be Sure Sentences Are Complete  Be Careful Not to Run Sentences Together without Proper Punctuation  Be Careful to Avoid Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers  Be Sure Sentence Elements Are Parallel  CHECKLIST: Editing for Grammar  Editing for Punctuation Learn When to Use Commas -- and When Not to Use Them  Learn When to Use Semicolons  Learn When to Use Apostrophes  Learn When to Use Quotation Marks  Learn When to Use Dashes and Colons  CHECKLIST: Editing for Punctuation  Editing for Sentence Style and Word Choice  Eliminate Awkward Phrasing  Be Sure Your Sentences Are Concise  Be Sure Your Sentences Are Varied  &n
Call Number: ENGL 1101 Professor Hanief
ISBN: 9781319243791
Publication Date: 2020-10-07
A Student's Companion for Patterns for College Writing by 
