FREE SHIPPING BOTH WAYS
ON EVERY ORDER!
LIST PRICE:
$75.80

OUR PRICE:
$10.24

You may extend rentals at any time.


Mosaics: Focusing on Essays

ISBN: 9780131850194 | 0131850199
Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/2005

Why Rent from Knetbooks?

Because Knetbooks knows college students. Our rental program is designed to save you time and money. Whether you need a textbook for a semester, quarter or even a summer session, we have an option for you. Simply select a rental period, enter your information and your book will be on its way!

Top 5 reasons to order all your textbooks from Knetbooks:

  • We have the lowest prices on thousands of popular textbooks
  • Free shipping both ways on ALL orders
  • Most orders ship within 48 hours
  • Need your book longer than expected? Extending your rental is simple
  • Our customer support team is always here to help
SummaryTable of Contents
Part of a three-level developmental writing series that integrates critical thinking, reading, and writing, "Mosaics: Focusing on Essays," Third Edition" concentrates on the essay using the processes and skills common to all good academic writing by examining a host of writing samples. An abundance of exercises and activities is included to help readers apply the techniques and practices of good writing to their own work. This book is explored in five major parts: 1) a discussion of the writing process; 2) guidelines for writing essays in each rhetorical mode; 3) a look at writing with sources; 4) an anthology of reading selections; and 5) a complete handbook of grammar and usage. For professionals with a career in writing and/or education.
... MORE
Prefacep. xvii
The Writing Processp. 1
Writing in Collegep. 2
Why Learn How to Write Well?p. 2
Thinking of Yourself as a Writerp. 4
Keeping a Journalp. 6
Writing with a Computerp. 7
The Writing Processp. 9
Visualizing the Writing Processp. 11
Writing in Tandem with a Studentp. 12
Writing Assignmentp. 13
Prewritingp. 14
Thinkingp. 14
Planningp. 21
Writing a Thesis Statementp. 25
Developing Body Paragraphsp. 30
Support for Your Thesis Statementp. 30
Outliningp. 33
Topic Sentencesp. 34
Specific Detailsp. 39
Organizing Your Essayp. 45
General to Particularp. 45
Particular to Generalp. 47
Chronological Orderp. 49
Spatial Orderp. 51
One Extreme to Anotherp. 53
Writing the Introduction, Conclusion, and Titlep. 58
Introductionp. 58
Conclusionp. 59
Titlep. 60
Revisingp. 63
Revising Checklistp. 63
Editingp. 94
Editing Checklistp. 94
Your EQ (Editing Quotient)p. 95
How to Editp. 104
Review of the Writing Processp. 109
Writing Effective Essaysp. 113
Describingp. 115
Writing a Description Essayp. 116
"Dust Changes America"p. 116
How to Write a Description Essayp. 119
Working with a Student Essayp. 121
"Grandma's House"p. 122
Discovering How the Essay Worksp. 122
Revising and Editing the Student Essayp. 124
Working with Your Own Essayp. 130
Revising and Editing Your Own Essayp. 130
Practicing Descriptionp. 135
Reading Suggestionsp. 135
Service Learning Projectp. 136
Writing Workshopp. 136
Revising Workshopp. 137
Editing Workshopp. 137
Reflecting on Your Writingp. 138
Narratingp. 139
Writing a Narration Essayp. 140
"Girl"p. 140
How to Write a Narration Essayp. 143
Working with a Student Essayp. 145
"My Brother"p. 145
Discovering How the Essay Worksp. 146
Revising and Editing the Student Essayp. 148
Working with Your Own Essayp. 153
Revising and Editing Your Own Essayp. 153
Practicing Narrationp. 159
Reading Suggestionsp. 159
Service Learning Projectp. 159
Writing Workshopp. 159
Revising Workshopp. 160
Editing Workshopp. 161
Reflecting on Your Writingp. 161
Illustratingp. 162
Writing an Illustration Essayp. 163
"Hold the Mayonnaise"p. 163
How to Write an Illustration Essayp. 166
Working with a Student Essayp. 169
"Murphy's Law"p. 169
Discovering How the Essay Worksp. 170
Revising and Editing the Student Essayp. 171
Working with Your Own Essayp. 177
Revising and Editing Your Own Essayp. 177
Practicing Illustrationp. 182
Reading Suggestionsp. 182
Service Learning Projectp. 183
Writing Workshopp. 183
Revising Workshopp. 184
Editing Workshopp. 184
Reflecting on Your Writingp. 185
Analyzing a Processp. 186
Writing a Process Analysis Essayp. 187
"Dare to Change Your Job and Your Life in 7 Steps"p. 187
How to Write a Process Analysis Essayp. 191
Worms with a Student Essayp. 193
"You Too Can Procrastinate"p. 194
Discovering How the Essay Worksp. 195
Revising and Editing the Student Essayp. 196
Working with Your Own Essayp. 201
Revising and Editing Your Own Essayp. 201
Practicing Process Analysisp. 206
Reading Suggestionsp. 206
Service Learning Projectp. 206
Writing Workshopp. 207
Revising Workshopp. 208
Editing Workshopp. 208
Reflecting on Your Writingp. 208
Comparing and Contrastingp. 210
Writing a Comparison/Contrast Essayp. 211
"Thrills and Chills"p. 211
How to Write a Comparison/Contrast Essayp. 216
Working with a Student Essayp. 219
"The Truth About Cats and Dogs"p. 219
Discovering How the Essay Worksp. 220
Revising and Editing the Student Essayp. 221
Working with Your Own Essayp. 227
Revising and Editing Your Own Essayp. 227
Practicing Comparison/Contrastp. 232
Reading Suggestionsp. 232
Service Learning Projectp. 232
Writing Workshopp. 233
Revising Workshopp. 234
Editing Workshopp. 234
Reflecting on Your Writingp. 235
Dividing and Classifyingp. 236
Writing a Division/Classification Essayp. 237
"The Sound of Music: Enough Already"p. 237
How to Write a Division/Classification Essayp. 239
Working with a Student Essayp. 242
"Won't You Be My Neighbor"p. 242
Discovering How the Essay Worksp. 244
Revising and Editing the Student Essayp. 244
Working with Your Own Essayp. 250
Revising and Editing Your Own Essayp. 250
Practicing Division And Classificationp. 255
Reading Suggestionsp. 255
Service Learning Projectp. 256
Writing Workshopp. 256
Revising Workshopp. 257
Editing Workshopp. 257
Reflecting on Your Writingp. 258
Definingp. 259
Writing a Definition Essayp. 260
"Dumpster Diving"p. 260
How to Write a Definition Essayp. 262
Working with a Student Essayp. 265
"True Friends"p. 265
Discovering How the Essay Worksp. 266
Revising and Editing the Student Essayp. 267
Working with Your Own Essayp. 272
Revising and Editing Your Own Essayp. 273
Practicing Definitionp. 278
Reading Suggestionsp. 278
Service Learning Projectp. 278
Writing Workshopp. 278
Revising Workshopp. 279
Editing Workshopp. 280
Reflecting on Your Writingp. 280
Analyzing Causes and Effectsp. 281
Writing a Cause/Effect Essayp. 282
"Why Do Schools Flunk Biology?"p. 282
How to Write a Cause/Effect Essayp. 285
Working with a Student Essayp. 287
"The Budget Crisis"p. 288
Discovering How the Essay Worksp. 289
Revising and Editing the Student Essayp. 289
Working with Your Own Essayp. 295
Revising and Editing Your Own Essayp. 295
Practicing Cause/Effectp. 300
Reading Suggestionsp. 300
Service Learning Projectp. 300
Writing Workshopp. 301
Revising Workshopp. 302
Editing Workshopp. 302
Reflecting on Your Writingp. 302
Arguingp. 304
Writing an Argument Essayp. 305
"Racial Profiling Is Unjust"p. 305
How to Write an Argument Essayp. 307
Working with a Student Essayp. 312
"A Call for Policies on Drinking"p. 312
Discovering How the Essay Worksp. 314
Revising and Editing the Student Essayp. 315
Working with Your Own Essayp. 322
Revising and Editing Your Own Essayp. 322
Practicing Argumentp. 328
Reading Suggestionsp. 328
Service Learning Projectp. 328
Writing Workshopp. 328
Revising Workshopp. 329
Editing Workshopp. 330
Reflecting on Your Writingp. 330
The Essay with Sourcesp. 331
Recognizing an Essay with Sourcesp. 332
"Children as Robots"p. 332
Avoiding Plagiarismp. 339
Common Knowledgep. 339
Original Ideasp. 339
Using and Synthesizing Sourcesp. 341
Direct Quotation, Paraphrase, and Summaryp. 343
Taking Notes on Sourcesp. 345
Finding Sourcesp. 352
Credibility of Sourcesp. 352
Consulting Online Databases, Full-Text Indexes, and Electronic Journal Collectionsp. 353
Searching for Web Sitesp. 358
Using the Libraryp. 361
How to Write an Essay with Sourcesp. 363
Service Learningp. 375
Thinking About Your Service Learning Projectp. 375
Initiating Your Service Learning Projectp. 376
Revising and Editing an Essay with Sourcesp. 381
Revising Checklistp. 381
Editing Checklistp. 382
Revising and Editing a Student Essay with Sourcesp. 382
"Space Bucks"p. 383
Revising and Editing Your Own Essay with Sourcesp. 392
Writing Workshopp. 396
Guidelines for Writing an Essay with Sourcesp. 396
Service Learning Projectp. 397
Revising Workshopp. 397
Editing Workshopp. 398
Reflecting on Your Writingp. 398
From Reading to Writingp. 399
Describingp. 400
"El Hoyo"p. 400
"Dwellings"p. 404
Narratingp. 411
"The Sanctuary of School"p. 411
"Writer's Retreat"p. 414
Illustratingp. 421
"I Just Wanna Be Average"p. 421
"Getting to Know About You and Me"p. 426
Analyzing a Processp. 431
"Don't Be Cruel"p. 431
"Why We Have a Moon"p. 437
Comparing and Contrastingp. 443
"The American Family"p. 443
"Between Worlds"p. 451
Dividing and Classifyingp. 456
"Black Music in Our Hands"p. 456
"What Are Friends For?"p. 462
Definingp. 466
"Ways to Ai"p. 466
"Healing Myself with the Power of Work"p. 470
Analyzing Causes and Effectsp. 474
"A Family Dilemma: To Scout or Not to Scout?"p. 474
"Happiness Is Catching: Why Emotions Are Contagious"p. 477
Arguingp. 482
"We Are Training Our Kids to Kill"p. 482
"Anti-Loitering Laws Can Reduce Gang Violence"p. 492
"Anti-Loitering Laws Are Ineffective and Biased"p. 495
The Handbookp. 501
Introduction: Parts of Speech, Phrases, and Clausesp. 503
Parts of Speechp. 503
Phrasesp. 520
Clausesp. 522
Sentences
Subjects and Verbsp. 527
Fragmentsp. 535
Fused Sentences and Comma Splicesp. 548
Unit Testsp. 555
Verbs
Regular and Irregular Verbsp. 558
Verb Tensep. 569
Subject-Verb Agreementp. 585
More on Verbsp. 599
Unit Testsp. 605
Pronouns
Pronoun Problemsp. 607
Pronoun Reference and Point of Viewp. 619
Pronoun Agreementp. 626
Unit Testsp. 632
Modifiers
Adjectivesp. 635
Adverbsp. 646
Modifier Errorsp. 660
Unit Testsp. 666
Punctuation
End Punctuationp. 668
Commasp. 674
Apostrophesp. 687
Quotation Marksp. 696
Other Punctuation Marksp. 705
Unit Testsp. 713
Mechanics
Capitalizationp. 715
Abbreviations and Numbersp. 721
Unit Testsp. 728
Effective Sentences
Varying Sentence Structurep. 730
Parallelismp. 737
Combining Sentencesp. 742
Unit Testsp. 752
Choosing the Right Word
Standard and Nonstandard Englishp. 754
Easily Confused Wordsp. 764
Spellingp. 775
Unit Testsp. 787
Appendixesp. 789
Creditsp. 825
Indexp. 823
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

Related Products


  • Mosaics : Focusing on Essays
    Mosaics : Focusing on Essays
  • Mosaics : Focusing on Essays
    Mosaics : Focusing on Essays
  • Mosaics : Focusing on Essays (with MyWritingLab Student Access Code Card)
    Mosaics : Focusing on Essays (...
  • Mosaics : Focusing on Essays (with MyWritingLab Student Access Code Card)
    Mosaics : Focusing on Essays (...
  • Mosaics : Reading and Writing Essays
    Mosaics : Reading and Writing ...
  • Mosaics : Reading and Writing Essays with New Mywritinglab with Pearson Etext Access Code Card
    Mosaics : Reading and Writing ...
  • Mosaics Reading and Writing Essays Plus MyWritingLab -- Access Card Package
    Mosaics Reading and Writing Es...
  • Mosaics Reading and Writing EssaysPlus NEW MyWritingLab with eText -- Access Card Package
    Mosaics Reading and Writing Es...
  • Mosaics: Focusing On Essays (with MyWritingLab Student Access Code Card)
    Mosaics: Focusing On Essays (w...


Please wait while this item is added to your cart...