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Mosaics : Focusing on Essays
ISBN: 9780132729079 | 0132729075
Format: PaperbackPublisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 10/1/1997
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Welcome to Mosaics: Focusing on Essays, Third Edition-the text that helps students help themselves as they study their own writing. It contains a multitude of exercises and activities that encourages students to apply the techniques and skills of good writing to their own assignments. With all three texts in the Mosaics series, students start writing when the learning begins, not when the learning ends. Book jacket.
| Preface | p. xvii |
| The Writing Process | p. 1 |
| Writing in College | p. 2 |
| Why Learn How to Write Well? | p. 2 |
| Thinking of Yourself as a Writer | p. 4 |
| Keeping a Journal | p. 6 |
| Writing with a Computer | p. 7 |
| The Writing Process | p. 9 |
| Visualizing the Writing Process | p. 11 |
| Writing in Tandem with a Student | p. 12 |
| Writing Assignment | p. 13 |
| Prewriting | p. 14 |
| Thinking | p. 14 |
| Planning | p. 21 |
| Writing a Thesis Statement | p. 25 |
| Developing Body Paragraphs | p. 30 |
| Support for Your Thesis Statement | p. 30 |
| Outlining | p. 33 |
| Topic Sentences | p. 34 |
| Specific Details | p. 39 |
| Organizing Your Essay | p. 45 |
| General to Particular | p. 45 |
| Particular to General | p. 47 |
| Chronological Order | p. 49 |
| Spatial Order | p. 51 |
| One Extreme to Another | p. 53 |
| Writing the Introduction, Conclusion, and Title | p. 58 |
| Introduction | p. 58 |
| Conclusion | p. 59 |
| Title | p. 60 |
| Revising | p. 63 |
| Revising Checklist | p. 63 |
| Editing | p. 94 |
| Editing Checklist | p. 94 |
| Your EQ (Editing Quotient) | p. 95 |
| How to Edit | p. 104 |
| Review of the Writing Process | p. 109 |
| Writing Effective Essays | p. 113 |
| Describing | p. 115 |
| Writing a Description Essay | p. 116 |
| "Dust Changes America" | p. 116 |
| How to Write a Description Essay | p. 119 |
| Working with a Student Essay | p. 121 |
| "Grandma's House" | p. 122 |
| Discovering How the Essay Works | p. 122 |
| Revising and Editing the Student Essay | p. 124 |
| Working with Your Own Essay | p. 130 |
| Revising and Editing Your Own Essay | p. 130 |
| Practicing Description | p. 135 |
| Reading Suggestions | p. 135 |
| Service Learning Project | p. 136 |
| Writing Workshop | p. 136 |
| Revising Workshop | p. 137 |
| Editing Workshop | p. 137 |
| Reflecting on Your Writing | p. 138 |
| Narrating | p. 139 |
| Writing a Narration Essay | p. 140 |
| "Girl" | p. 140 |
| How to Write a Narration Essay | p. 143 |
| Working with a Student Essay | p. 145 |
| "My Brother" | p. 145 |
| Discovering How the Essay Works | p. 146 |
| Revising and Editing the Student Essay | p. 148 |
| Working with Your Own Essay | p. 153 |
| Revising and Editing Your Own Essay | p. 153 |
| Practicing Narration | p. 159 |
| Reading Suggestions | p. 159 |
| Service Learning Project | p. 159 |
| Writing Workshop | p. 159 |
| Revising Workshop | p. 160 |
| Editing Workshop | p. 161 |
| Reflecting on Your Writing | p. 161 |
| Illustrating | p. 162 |
| Writing an Illustration Essay | p. 163 |
| "Hold the Mayonnaise" | p. 163 |
| How to Write an Illustration Essay | p. 166 |
| Working with a Student Essay | p. 169 |
| "Murphy's Law" | p. 169 |
| Discovering How the Essay Works | p. 170 |
| Revising and Editing the Student Essay | p. 171 |
| Working with Your Own Essay | p. 177 |
| Revising and Editing Your Own Essay | p. 177 |
| Practicing Illustration | p. 182 |
| Reading Suggestions | p. 182 |
| Service Learning Project | p. 183 |
| Writing Workshop | p. 183 |
| Revising Workshop | p. 184 |
| Editing Workshop | p. 184 |
| Reflecting on Your Writing | p. 185 |
| Analyzing a Process | p. 186 |
| Writing a Process Analysis Essay | p. 187 |
| "Dare to Change Your Job and Your Life in 7 Steps" | p. 187 |
| How to Write a Process Analysis Essay | p. 191 |
| Worms with a Student Essay | p. 193 |
| "You Too Can Procrastinate" | p. 194 |
| Discovering How the Essay Works | p. 195 |
| Revising and Editing the Student Essay | p. 196 |
| Working with Your Own Essay | p. 201 |
| Revising and Editing Your Own Essay | p. 201 |
| Practicing Process Analysis | p. 206 |
| Reading Suggestions | p. 206 |
| Service Learning Project | p. 206 |
| Writing Workshop | p. 207 |
| Revising Workshop | p. 208 |
| Editing Workshop | p. 208 |
| Reflecting on Your Writing | p. 208 |
| Comparing and Contrasting | p. 210 |
| Writing a Comparison/Contrast Essay | p. 211 |
| "Thrills and Chills" | p. 211 |
| How to Write a Comparison/Contrast Essay | p. 216 |
| Working with a Student Essay | p. 219 |
| "The Truth About Cats and Dogs" | p. 219 |
| Discovering How the Essay Works | p. 220 |
| Revising and Editing the Student Essay | p. 221 |
| Working with Your Own Essay | p. 227 |
| Revising and Editing Your Own Essay | p. 227 |
| Practicing Comparison/Contrast | p. 232 |
| Reading Suggestions | p. 232 |
| Service Learning Project | p. 232 |
| Writing Workshop | p. 233 |
| Revising Workshop | p. 234 |
| Editing Workshop | p. 234 |
| Reflecting on Your Writing | p. 235 |
| Dividing and Classifying | p. 236 |
| Writing a Division/Classification Essay | p. 237 |
| "The Sound of Music: Enough Already" | p. 237 |
| How to Write a Division/Classification Essay | p. 239 |
| Working with a Student Essay | p. 242 |
| "Won't You Be My Neighbor" | p. 242 |
| Discovering How the Essay Works | p. 244 |
| Revising and Editing the Student Essay | p. 244 |
| Working with Your Own Essay | p. 250 |
| Revising and Editing Your Own Essay | p. 250 |
| Practicing Division And Classification | p. 255 |
| Reading Suggestions | p. 255 |
| Service Learning Project | p. 256 |
| Writing Workshop | p. 256 |
| Revising Workshop | p. 257 |
| Editing Workshop | p. 257 |
| Reflecting on Your Writing | p. 258 |
| Defining | p. 259 |
| Writing a Definition Essay | p. 260 |
| "Dumpster Diving" | p. 260 |
| How to Write a Definition Essay | p. 262 |
| Working with a Student Essay | p. 265 |
| "True Friends" | p. 265 |
| Discovering How the Essay Works | p. 266 |
| Revising and Editing the Student Essay | p. 267 |
| Working with Your Own Essay | p. 272 |
| Revising and Editing Your Own Essay | p. 273 |
| Practicing Definition | p. 278 |
| Reading Suggestions | p. 278 |
| Service Learning Project | p. 278 |
| Writing Workshop | p. 278 |
| Revising Workshop | p. 279 |
| Editing Workshop | p. 280 |
| Reflecting on Your Writing | p. 280 |
| Analyzing Causes and Effects | p. 281 |
| Writing a Cause/Effect Essay | p. 282 |
| "Why Do Schools Flunk Biology?" | p. 282 |
| How to Write a Cause/Effect Essay | p. 285 |
| Working with a Student Essay | p. 287 |
| "The Budget Crisis" | p. 288 |
| Discovering How the Essay Works | p. 289 |
| Revising and Editing the Student Essay | p. 289 |
| Working with Your Own Essay | p. 295 |
| Revising and Editing Your Own Essay | p. 295 |
| Practicing Cause/Effect | p. 300 |
| Reading Suggestions | p. 300 |
| Service Learning Project | p. 300 |
| Writing Workshop | p. 301 |
| Revising Workshop | p. 302 |
| Editing Workshop | p. 302 |
| Reflecting on Your Writing | p. 302 |
| Arguing | p. 304 |
| Writing an Argument Essay | p. 305 |
| "Racial Profiling Is Unjust" | p. 305 |
| How to Write an Argument Essay | p. 307 |
| Working with a Student Essay | p. 312 |
| "A Call for Policies on Drinking" | p. 312 |
| Discovering How the Essay Works | p. 314 |
| Revising and Editing the Student Essay | p. 315 |
| Working with Your Own Essay | p. 322 |
| Revising and Editing Your Own Essay | p. 322 |
| Practicing Argument | p. 328 |
| Reading Suggestions | p. 328 |
| Service Learning Project | p. 328 |
| Writing Workshop | p. 328 |
| Revising Workshop | p. 329 |
| Editing Workshop | p. 330 |
| Reflecting on Your Writing | p. 330 |
| The Essay with Sources | p. 331 |
| Recognizing an Essay with Sources | p. 332 |
| "Children as Robots" | p. 332 |
| Avoiding Plagiarism | p. 339 |
| Common Knowledge | p. 339 |
| Original Ideas | p. 339 |
| Using and Synthesizing Sources | p. 341 |
| Direct Quotation, Paraphrase, and Summary | p. 343 |
| Taking Notes on Sources | p. 345 |
| Finding Sources | p. 352 |
| Credibility of Sources | p. 352 |
| Consulting Online Databases, Full-Text Indexes, and Electronic Journal Collections | p. 353 |
| Searching for Web Sites | p. 358 |
| Using the Library | p. 361 |
| How to Write an Essay with Sources | p. 363 |
| Service Learning | p. 375 |
| Thinking About Your Service Learning Project | p. 375 |
| Initiating Your Service Learning Project | p. 376 |
| Revising and Editing an Essay with Sources | p. 381 |
| Revising Checklist | p. 381 |
| Editing Checklist | p. 382 |
| Revising and Editing a Student Essay with Sources | p. 382 |
| "Space Bucks" | p. 383 |
| Revising and Editing Your Own Essay with Sources | p. 392 |
| Writing Workshop | p. 396 |
| Guidelines for Writing an Essay with Sources | p. 396 |
| Service Learning Project | p. 397 |
| Revising Workshop | p. 397 |
| Editing Workshop | p. 398 |
| Reflecting on Your Writing | p. 398 |
| From Reading to Writing | p. 399 |
| Describing | p. 400 |
| "El Hoyo" | p. 400 |
| "Dwellings" | p. 404 |
| Narrating | p. 411 |
| "The Sanctuary of School" | p. 411 |
| "Writer's Retreat" | p. 414 |
| Illustrating | p. 421 |
| "I Just Wanna Be Average" | p. 421 |
| "Getting to Know About You and Me" | p. 426 |
| Analyzing a Process | p. 431 |
| "Don't Be Cruel" | p. 431 |
| "Why We Have a Moon" | p. 437 |
| Comparing and Contrasting | p. 443 |
| "The American Family" | p. 443 |
| "Between Worlds" | p. 451 |
| Dividing and Classifying | p. 456 |
| "Black Music in Our Hands" | p. 456 |
| "What Are Friends For?" | p. 462 |
| Defining | p. 466 |
| "Ways to Ai" | p. 466 |
| "Healing Myself with the Power of Work" | p. 470 |
| Analyzing Causes and Effects | p. 474 |
| "A Family Dilemma: To Scout or Not to Scout?" | p. 474 |
| "Happiness Is Catching: Why Emotions Are Contagious" | p. 477 |
| Arguing | p. 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 Handbook | p. 501 |
| Introduction: Parts of Speech, Phrases, and Clauses | p. 503 |
| Parts of Speech | p. 503 |
| Phrases | p. 520 |
| Clauses | p. 522 |
| Sentences | |
| Subjects and Verbs | p. 527 |
| Fragments | p. 535 |
| Fused Sentences and Comma Splices | p. 548 |
| Unit Tests | p. 555 |
| Verbs | |
| Regular and Irregular Verbs | p. 558 |
| Verb Tense | p. 569 |
| Subject-Verb Agreement | p. 585 |
| More on Verbs | p. 599 |
| Unit Tests | p. 605 |
| Pronouns | |
| Pronoun Problems | p. 607 |
| Pronoun Reference and Point of View | p. 619 |
| Pronoun Agreement | p. 626 |
| Unit Tests | p. 632 |
| Modifiers | |
| Adjectives | p. 635 |
| Adverbs | p. 646 |
| Modifier Errors | p. 660 |
| Unit Tests | p. 666 |
| Punctuation | |
| End Punctuation | p. 668 |
| Commas | p. 674 |
| Apostrophes | p. 687 |
| Quotation Marks | p. 696 |
| Other Punctuation Marks | p. 705 |
| Unit Tests | p. 713 |
| Mechanics | |
| Capitalization | p. 715 |
| Abbreviations and Numbers | p. 721 |
| Unit Tests | p. 728 |
| Effective Sentences | |
| Varying Sentence Structure | p. 730 |
| Parallelism | p. 737 |
| Combining Sentences | p. 742 |
| Unit Tests | p. 752 |
| Choosing the Right Word | |
| Standard and Nonstandard English | p. 754 |
| Easily Confused Words | p. 764 |
| Spelling | p. 775 |
| Unit Tests | p. 787 |
| Appendixes | p. 789 |
| Credits | p. 825 |
| Index | p. 823 |
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