College Writing Skills with Readingsoffers students a practical guide to becoming better writers. From mastering the traditional five-paragraph essay and its variations to learning about the finer points of grammar and punctuation,College Writing Skills with Readingsempowers students to take control of their writing and put it to work for them. Now, with the new online writing programConnect Writingand the soon-to-comeConnect Langan, an online interactive version ofCollege Writing Skills with Readings, this new eighth edition brings writing closer to students and helps to take them where they need to go. Whether online or in class,College Writing Skills with Readingsoffers students the tools to succeed.
Table of Contents
Readings Listed by Rhetorical Mode xvii To the Instructor xxi Part 1: Essay Writing 1 Chapter 1 An Introduction to Writing 2
Point and Support 3
Structure of the Traditional Essay 7
Benefits of Writing the Traditional Essay 11
Writing as a Skill 11
Writing as a Process of Discovery 12
Writing as a Way to Communicate with Others 13
Keeping a Journal 14
Tips on Using a Computer 15
Review Activities 17
Using This Text 20
Chapter 2 The Writing Process 22
Prewriting 23
Writing a First Draft 31
Revising 33
Editing 35
Review Activities 38
Chapter 3 The First and Second Steps in Essay Writing 50
Step 1: Begin with a Point, or Thesis 51
Step 2: Support the Thesis with Specific Evidence 60
Practice in Advancing and Supporting a Thesis 67
Chapter 4 The Third Step in Essay Writing 83
Step 3: Organize and Connect the Specific Evidence 84
Introductions, Conclusions, and Titles 94
Practice in Organizing and Connecting Specifi c Evidence 102
Chapter 5 The Fourth Step in Essay Writing 110
Revising Sentences 111
Editing Sentences 130
Practice in Revising Sentences 133
Chapter6 Four Bases for Revising Essays 146
Base 1: Unity 147
Base 2: Support 150
Base 3: Coherence 154
Base 4: Sentence Skills 157
Practice in Using the Four Bases 161 Part 2: Patterns of Essay Development 175
Chapter 7 Introduction to Essay Development 176
Important Considerations in Essay Development 177
Patterns of Essay Development 182
Chapter 8 Description 184
READING: Lou’s Place Beth Johnson 194
Chapter 9 Narration 209
READING: The Yellow Ribbon Pete Hamill 220
Chapter 10 Exemplifi cation 230
READING: Dad Andrew H. Malcolm 241
Chapter 11 Process 254
READING: How to Do Well on a Job InterviewGlenda Davis 263
Chapter 12 Cause and Effect 276
READING: Taming the Anger MonsterAnne Davidson 286
Chapter13 Comparison or Contrast 300
READING: Born to Be Different? Camille Lewis 311
Chapter 14 Definition 324
READING: Television Addiction Marie Winn 333
Chapter 15 Division-Classifi cation 343
READING: Wait Divisions Tom Bodett 352
Chapter 16 Argument 363
READING: Ban the Things. Ban Them All. Molly Ivins 376 Part 3: Special Skills 385
Chapter 17 Taking Essay Exams 386
Chapter 18 Writing a Summary 395
Chapter 19 Writing a Report 407
Chapter 20 Writing a R�sum� and Cover Letter 412
Chapter 21 Using the Library and the Internet 419
Chapter 22 Writing a Research Paper 433 Part 4: Handbook of Sentence Skills 457 SECTION 1: Grammar 458
Chapter 23 Subjects and Verbs 459
Chapter 24 Fragments 465
Chapter 25 Run-Ons 479
Chapter26 Regular and Irregular Verbs 492
Chapter27 Subject-Verb Agreement 502
Chapter 28 Additional Information about Verbs 508
Chapter 29 Pronoun Agreement and Reference 512
Chapter 30 Pronoun Types 518
Chapter 31 Adjectives and Adverbs 525
Chapter 32 Misplaced Modifi ers 531
Chapter 33 Dangling Modifi ers 535 SECTION 2: Mechanics 540
Chapter 34 Manuscript Form 541
Chapter 35 Capital Letters 544
Chapter 36 Numbers and Abbreviations 552 SECTION 3: Punctuation 556
Chapter 37 Apostrophe 557
Chapter 38 Quotation Marks 565
Chapter 39 Comma 573
Chapter40 Other Punctuation Marks 583 SECTION 4: Word Use 588
Chapter41 Spelling Improvement 589
Chapter42 Commonly Confused Words 594
Chapter43 Effective Word Choice 604
Chapter44 Editing Tests 611
Chapter45 ESL Pointers 625
Correction Symbols 639 Part 5: Readings for Writers 641
Introduction to the Readings 642
Looking Inward 647
Three Passions Bertrand Russell 647
Shame Dick Gregory 651
I Became Her Target Roger Wilkins 659
Stepping into the Light Tanya Savory 666
A Hanging George Orwell 675
Observing Others 684
The Professor Is a Dropout Beth Johnson 684
The Certainty of Fear Audra Kendall 694
What’s Wrong with Schools? Teacher Plays Student,
Learns to Lie and Cheat Casey Banas 701
Propaganda Techniques in Today’s AdvertisingAnn McClintock 707
Confronting Problems 716
Single-Sex Schools: An Old Idea Whose Time Has ComeDiane Urbina 716
Here’s to Your Health Joan Dunayer 723
Sleeping Your Way to the Top Sora Song 729
How to Make It in College, Now That You’re HereBrian O’Keeney 734
College Lectures: Is Anybody Listening? David Daniels 744
Seven Ways to Keep the Peace at HomeDaniel A. Sugarman 751
In Praise of the F Word Mary Sherry 762
Is Sex All That Matters? Joyee Garity 768
A Scary Time to Raise a Daughter Steve Lopez 776
Reading Comprehension Chart 782
Instructor’s Guide IG-1
Suggested Approaches and Techniques IG-2
A Model Syllabus IG-15
Suggested Answers to the Discussion
Questions in Part Five IG-21
Diagnostic Tests IG-56
Appendix: A Writer’s Journal (Student edition only) 000