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Steps in Composition

ISBN: 9780136519850 | 0136519857
Edition: 7th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/1999

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SummaryTable of Contents
For one/two-semester paragraph-to-essay level basic writing courses, Developmental Writing, or Freshman Composition courses in the English Department. This time-honored, comprehensive program for basic writers features a unique instructional format that combines the fundamentals of grammar, mechanics, rhetoric, vocabulary, and spelling, with contemporary topics of interest and participatory exercises that require students to get fully involved by creating, changing, rewriting, or correcting. Using an integrated whole language approach and continual reinforcement of skills, the text shows respect for students' intelligence, maturity, and interests.
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CHAPTER ONE
1(58)
Springboards to Thinking
1(1)
Essay: "Pursuit of Happiness"
2(3)
Dympna Ugwu-Oju
Reading Survey
5(1)
Vocabulary Building
5(5)
LESSON ONE: THE VOCABULARY OF WOMEN IN A TRADITIONAL CULTURE
5(2)
LESSON TWO: THE VOCABULARY OF WOMEN IN MAINSTREAM AMERICA
7(3)
Spelling: Methods to Improve Your Spelling
10(4)
The Writing Process
14(3)
Prewriting Techniques
17(6)
Purposes for Writing
23(8)
Audience
31(9)
The Topic Sentence
40(10)
Paragraph Development, Part I
50(6)
Refresher Exercise
56(1)
Springboards to Writing
57(2)
CHAPTER TWO
59(34)
Springboards to Thinking
59(1)
Essay: "Fire, Hope and Charity"
60(4)
Jeanne Marie Laskas
Reading Survey
64(1)
Vocabulary Building
65(3)
LESSON ONE: THE VOCABULARY OF A TROUBLED SOCIETY
65(1)
LESSON TWO: THE VOCABULARY OF A HEALTHY SOCIETY
66(2)
Spelling: Sound-Alikes
68(3)
Paragraph Development, Part II
71(4)
Ordering of Details in a Paragraph
75(4)
Revising a Paragraph
79(11)
Refresher Exercise
90(1)
Springboards to Writing
91(2)
CHAPTER THREE
93(34)
Springboards to Thinking
93(1)
Essay: "My Daughter Smokes"
94(3)
Alice Walker
Reading Survey
97(1)
Vocabulary Building
97(5)
LESSON ONE: THE VOCABULARY OF CIGARETTE ADDICTION, PART I
97(3)
LESSON TWO: THE VOCABULARY OF CIGARETTE ADDICTION, PART II
100(2)
Spelling: Spelling Rule--Changing y to i
102(2)
The Sentence Fragment
104(10)
Comma Splices and Run-on Sentences
114(9)
Refresher Exercise
123(2)
Springboards to Writing
125(2)
CHAPTER FOUR
127(36)
Springboards to Thinking
127(1)
Essay: "Rapping Nasty"
128(3)
James Earl Hardy
Reading Survey
131(1)
Vocabulary Building
132(3)
LESSON ONE: THE VOCABULARY OF CENSORSHIP, PART I
132(1)
LESSON TWO: THE VOCABULARY OF CENSORSHIP, PART II
133(2)
Spelling: Proofreading
135(3)
Coordination
138(5)
Subordination
143(8)
A Special Case of Subordination
151(9)
Refresher Exercise
160(1)
Springboards to Writing
161(2)
CHAPTER FIVE
163(58)
Springboards to Thinking
163(1)
Essay: "Teenagers in Dreamland"
164(2)
Robert J. Samuelson
Reading Survey
166(1)
Vocabulary Building
167(4)
LESSON ONE: THE VOCABULARY OF TODAY'S ADOLESCENT SUBCULTURE, PART II
167(2)
LESSON TWO: THE VOCABULARY OF TODAY'S ADOLESCENT SUBCULTURE, PART II
169(2)
Spelling: Capitalization
171(4)
The -s Verb Ending
175(5)
Agreement of Subject and Verb
180(8)
Irregular Verbs
188(10)
The -ed Verb Ending
198(13)
Verb Tense Consistency
211(7)
Refresher Exercise
218(1)
Springboards to Writing
219(2)
CHAPTER SIX
221(50)
Springboards to Thinking
221(1)
Essay: "Born Beautiful: Confessions of a Naturally Gorgeous Girl"
222(5)
Ellen Paige
Reading Survey
227(1)
Vocabulary Building
227(5)
LESSON ONE: THE VOCABULARY OF PERSONALITY TRAITS, PART I
227(3)
LESSON TWO: THE VOCABULARY OF PERSONALITY TRAITS, PART II
230(2)
Spelling: Commonly Confused Words
232(7)
Pronoun Choice
239(11)
Pronoun Agreement
250(6)
Pronoun Reference and Consistency
256(12)
Refresher Exercise
268(1)
Springboards to Writing
269(2)
CHAPTER SEVEN
271(58)
Springboards to Thinking
271(1)
Essay: "Money and Freedom"
272(2)
Marshall Glickman
Reading Survey
274(1)
Vocabulary Building
275(3)
LESSON ONE: THE VOCABULARY OF THE FINANCIAL WORLD
275(2)
LESSON TWO: THE VOCABULARY OF AVOIDING BURNOUT
277(1)
Spelling: Spelling Rule--ie and ei
278(2)
From Paragraph Principles to Essay Writing
280(2)
Finding a Writing Topic
282(5)
Drafting a Thesis Statement
287(3)
Forming Main Body Ideas
290(14)
The Introductory Paragraph
304(2)
The Concluding Paragraph
306(7)
Revising an Essay
313(13)
Refresher Exercise
326(1)
Springboards to Writing
327(2)
CHAPTER EIGHT
329(38)
Springboards to Thinking
329(1)
Essay: "Abortion Is Too Complex to Feel All One Way About"
330(2)
Anna Quindlen
Reading Survey
332(1)
Vocabulary Building
333(4)
LESSON ONE: THE VOCABULARY OF THE PRO-CHOICE MOVEMENT
333(2)
LESSON TWO: THE VOCABULARY OF THE RIGHT-TO-LIFE MOVEMENT
335(2)
Spelling: The Apostrophe
337(4)
The Comma
341(13)
Other Marks of Punctuation
354(10)
Refresher Exercise
364(1)
Springboards to Writing
365(2)
CHAPTER NINE
367(34)
Springboards to Thinking
367(1)
Essay: "Honesty: Is It Going Out of Style?"
368(4)
Stacia Robbins
Reading Survey
372(1)
Vocabulary Building
372(4)
LESSON ONE: THE VOCABULARY OF DISHONESTY
372(2)
LESSON TWO: THE VOCABULARY OF POLICE WORK
374(2)
Spelling: Plurals
376(8)
The Unified Essay
384(1)
Words of Transition
385(5)
Key Words: Deliberate Repetition
390(8)
Refresher Exercise
398(1)
Springboards to Writing
399(2)
CHAPTER TEN
401(38)
Springboards to Thinking
401(1)
Essay: "The Shadow of a Stranger"
402(3)
Wally Lamb
Reading Survey
405(1)
Vocabulary Building
405(4)
LESSON ONE: THE VOCABULARY OF A VIOLENT SOCIETY, PART I
405(2)
LESSON TWO: THE VOCABULARY OF A VIOLENT SOCIETY, PART II
407(2)
Spelling: To Split or Not to Split
409(4)
Using the Right Word
413(14)
Informal Language
427(9)
Refresher Exercise
436(1)
Springboards to Writing
437(2)
CHAPTER ELEVEN
439(34)
Springboards to Thinking
439(1)
Essay: "Old Before Her Time"
440(6)
Katherine Barrett
Reading Survey
446(1)
Vocabulary Building
447(5)
LESSON ONE: THE VOCABULARY OF GROWING OLD, PART I
447(2)
LESSON TWO: THE VOCABULARY OF GROWING OLD, PART II
449(3)
Spelling: Spelling Rule--Dropping the Final e
452(2)
Sentence Logic
454(1)
Parallelism
454(7)
Misplaced Modifiers
461(5)
Dangling Modifiers
466(4)
Refresher Exercise
470(1)
Springboards to Writing
471(2)
CHAPTER TWELVE
473(57)
Springboards to Thinking
473(1)
Essay: "Why People Are Rude"
474(2)
David A. Wiessler
Reading Survey
476(1)
Vocabulary Building
477(3)
LESSON ONE: THE VOCABULARY OF RUDENESS
477(2)
LESSON TWO: THE VOCABULARY OF STRESS
479(1)
Spelling: Spelling Rule--Doubling
480(2)
The Essay: Explaining a Process
482(45)
Constructing a Definition
482(1)
Arguing an Opinion
482(45)
Refresher Exercise
527(1)
Springboards to Writing
528(2)
Appendix I: Critical Thinking--Logic530(6)
Appendix II: Common Prefixes and Suffixes536(5)
Appendix III: Spelling Demons541(2)
Appendix IV: Topics for Writing543(2)
Index545

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