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Ticket to Write Writing Skills for Success with MyWritingLab with eText -- Access Card Package
Ticket to Write Writing Skills for Success with MyWritingLab with eText -- Access Card Package
- ISBN 13:
9780321881458
- ISBN 10:
0321881451
- Edition: 1st
- Format: Package
- Copyright: 09/28/2012
- Publisher: Longman
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Summary
Table of Contents
Read morePreface
Part I: The Writing Process
Chapter 1: The Writing Process and Prewriting
Writing as a Winding Path
The Writing Process
The Building Blocks of Paragraphs and Essays
Prewriting Techniques
Listing
Clustering
Fastwriting
Reporter’s Questions
Journaling
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Chapter 2: Discovery Drafting
Drafting a Paragraph
Narrowing Your Topic
Discovering and Focusing Your Topic Sentence
Supporting Your Topic Sentence
Organizing Your Supporting Sentences
Identifying Irrelevant Sentences
Drafting an Essay
Discovering and Focusing Your Thesis Statement
Supporting Your Thesis Statement
Organizing Your Ideas
Organizing by Outlining
Unity and Coherence in Paragraphs and Essays
Introductions, Conclusions, and Titles
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Chapter 3: Revising
Why You Should Revise
Purpose
Topic, Unity, and Coherence
RAMS: Replace, Add, Move, Subtract
Checking the Parts
Revision Checklist for a Paragraph
Revision Checklist for an Essay
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Chapter 4: Editing and Proofreading
Check…1, 2, 3…Check…Readjust
Editing and Proofreading Checklist
Getting Feedback: Peer Review
Peer Review Options
How to be a Helpful Peer Reviewer
Tips for Effective Peer Review
Sample Peer Reviewer’s Checklist
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Chapter 5: Publishing and Academic Writing
Publishing
Classroom Publishing: Formatting Your Paper
MLA Formatting Requirements
Formatting for Other Disciplines
Other Publishing Opportunities
Personal Publishing
Online Publishing
Print Publishing
Academic Writing
Organizational Structures for Academic Writing
The Five-Paragraph Essay
Digging Deeper: Beyond the Five-Paragraph Essay
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Part II: Type of Paragraphs and Essays
Chapter 6: Descriptive Writing
Getting Started in Descriptive Writing
Writing at Work: Snapshot of a Writer, Penny Pennington
Take I — Getting Started with Your Descriptive Paragraph
Step One: Choose a Topic
Step Two: Generate Ideas
Step Three: Define Your Audience
Step Four: Draft Your Paragraph
Step Five: Revise Your Paragraph
Step Six: Peer Review
Take II — Student and Professional Essays
Student Essay: “Exceedingly Extraordinary Games,”Jeff Blake
Professional Essay: “Mick, Mom, and Me,”Mary Beth Anderson
Take III — Writing Your Descriptive Essay
Step One: Choose a Topic and Develop a Working Thesis
Step Two: Generate Ideas
Step Three: Define Your Audience
Step Four: Draft Your Essay
Step Five: Organize Your Essay
Step Six: Apply Critical Thinking
Step Seven: Revise Your Essay
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Chapter 7: Narrative Writing
Getting Started in Narrative Writing
Writing at Work: Snapshot of a Writer, Joey Goebel
Take I — Getting Started with Your Narrative Paragraph
Step One: Choose a Topic
Step Two: Generate Ideas
Step Three: Define Your Audience1
Step Four: Draft Your Paragraph
Step Five: Revise Your Paragraph
Step Six: Peer Review
Take II — Student and Professional Essays
Student Essay: “Eyes Opened,” Jill Bryson
Professional Essay: “Willie, My Thirteen-Year-Old Teacher,” Scott Leopold
Take III — Writing Your Narrative Essay
Step One: Choose a Topic and Develop a Working Thesis
Step Two: Generate Ideas
Step Three: Define Your Audience
Step Four: Draft Your Essay
Step Five: Organize Your Essay
Step Six: Apply Critical Thinking
Step Seven: Revise Your Essay
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Chapter 8: Illustration Writing
Getting Started in Illustration Writing
Writing at Work: Snapshot of a Writer, Erik Peterson
Take I — Getting Started: Writing an Illustration Paragraph
Step One: Choose a Topic
Step Two: Generate Ideas
Step Three: Define Your Audience and Purpose
Step Four: Draft Your Paragraph
Step Five: Revise Your Paragraph
Step Six: Peer Review
Take II — Student and Professional Essays
Student Essay: “I Love My Dog, But I’m Not ‘In Love’ with Her,”Kya Maalouf
Professional Essay: “Our View on Free Speech: Want to Complain Online?
Look Out. You Might Be Sued.” USA Today
Take III — Writing Your Illustration Essay
Step One: Choose a Topic and Develop a Working Thesis
Step Two: Generate Ideas
Step Three: Define Your Audience
Step Four: Draft Your Essay
Step Five: Organize Your Essay
Step Six: Apply Critical Thinking
Step Seven: Revise Your Essay
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Chapter 9: Process Writing
Getting Started in Process Writing
Writing at Work: Snapshot of a Writer, Marvin Bartlett
Take I — Getting Started with Your Process Paragraph
Step One: Choose a Topic
Step Two: Generate Ideas
Step Three: Define Your Audience
Step Four: Draft Your Paragraph
Step Five: Revise Your Paragraph
Step Six: Peer Review
Take II — Student and Professional Essays
Student Essay: “Choosing a College Major,” Zosima A. Pickens
Professional Essay: “Finding Good Dining Away from Home,”
Ed Shuttleworth
Take III — Writing Your Process Essay
Step One: Choose a Topic and Develop a Working Thesis
Step Two: Generate Ideas
Step Three: Define Your Audience
Step Four: Draft Your Essay
Step Five: Organize Your Essay
Step Six: Apply Critical Thinking
Step Seven: Revise Your Essay
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Chapter 10: Definition Writing
Getting Started in Definition Writing
Writing at Work: Snapshot of a Writer, Michael J. Minerva
Take I — Getting Started with Your Definition Paragraph
Step One: Choose a Topic
Step Two: Generate Ideas
Step Three: Define Your Audience and Purpose
Step Four: Draft Your Paragraph
Step Five: Revise Your Paragraph
Step Six: Peer Review
Take II — Student and Professional Essays
Student Essay: “Some Go Too Far,”Hassan Jones
Professional Essay: “I Want a Wife,” Judy Brady
Take III — Writing Your Definition Essay
Step One: Choose a Topic and Develop a Working Thesis
Step Two: Generate Ideas
Step Three: Define Your Audience and Purpose
Step Four: Draft Your Essay
Step Five: Organize Your Essay
Step Six: Apply Critical Thinking
Step Seven: Revise Your Essay
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Chapter 11: Compare and Contrast Writing
Getting Started in Compare-and-Contrast Writing
Writing at Work: Snapshot of a Writer, Deputy Chief Earl Brandon and Lt. Chip
Stauffer
Take I — Getting Started with Your Compare-and-Contrast Paragraph
Step One: Choose a Topic
Step Two: Generate Ideas
Step Three: Define Your Audience and Purpose
Step Four: Draft Your Paragraph
Step Five: Revise Your Paragraph
Step Six: Peer Review
Take II — Student and Professional Essays
Student Essay: “My Family Thanksgivings,” Frances Moret-Koerper
Professional Essay: “What’s for Dinner, Sweetie? Heartburn,” Elizabeth Bernstein
Take III — Writing Your Compare-and-Contrast Essay
Step One: Choose a Topic and Develop a Working Thesis
Step Two: Generate Ideas
Step Three: Define Your Audience
Step Four: Draft Your Essay
Step Five: Organize Your Essay
Step Six: Apply Critical Thinking
Step Seven: Revise Your Essay
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Chapter 12: Classification Writing
Getting Started in Classification Writing
Writing at Work: Snapshot of a Writer, Renee La Plume
Take I — Getting Started with Your Classification Paragraph
Step One: Choose a Topic
Step Two: Generate Ideas
Step Three: Define Your Audience and Purpose
Step Four: Create a Topic Sentence
Step Five: Draft Supporting Details
Step Six: Revise Your Paragraph
Step Seven: Peer Review
Take II — Student and Professional Essays
Student Essay: “Vacation Types for Everyone,”Skyy Laughlin
Professional Essay: “The 12 Most Annoying Types of Facebook,” Brandon
Griggs
Take III — Writing Your Classification Essay
Step One: Choose a Topic and Develop a Working Thesis
Step Two: Generate Ideas
Step Three: Define Your Audience and Purpose
Step Four: Draft Your Essay
Step Five: Organize Your Essay
Step Six: Apply Critical Thinking
Step Seven: Revise Your Essay
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Chapter 13: Cause-and-Effect Writing
Getting Started in Cause-and-Effect Writing
Writing at Work: Snapshot of a Writer, Judy Carrico
Take I — Getting Started with Your Cause-and-Effect Paragraph
Step One: Choose a Topic
Step Two: Generate Ideas
Step Three: Define Your Audience and Purpose
Step Four: Draft Your Paragraph
Step Five: Revise Your Paragraph
Step Six: Peer Review
Take II — Student and Professional Essays
Student Essay: “A Cause for Pinching Pennies,”Richard Ervin
Professional Essay: “Life Interrupted,” Laura Winspear
Take III — Writing Your Cause-and-Effect Essay
Step One: Choose a Topic and Develop a Working Thesis
Step Two: Generate Ideas
Step Three: Define Your Audience and Purpose
Step Four: Draft Your Essay
Step Five: Organize Your Essay
Step Six: Apply Critical Thinking
Step Seven: Revise Your Essay
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Chapter 14: Persuasive Writing
Writing at Work: Snapshot of a Writer, Breck Norment
Take I — Getting Started with Your Persuasive Paragraph
Step One: Choose a Topic
Step Two: Generate Ideas
Step Three: Define Your Audience and Purpose
Step Four: Draft Your Paragraph
Step Five: Revise Your Paragraph
Step Six: Peer Review
Take II — Student and Professional Essays
Student Essay: “Keeping a Watchful Eye,” T.W. Burnette
Professional Essay: “Texas Lawmakers’ Guns-On-Campus Bills Still a Bad
Idea,” The Dallas Morning News
Take III — Writing Your Persuasive Essay
Step One: Choose a Topic and Develop a Working Thesis
Step Two: Generate Ideas
Step Three: Define Your Audience
Step Four: Draft Your Essay
Step Five: Organize Your Essay
Step Six: Apply Critical Thinking
Step Seven: Revise Your Essay
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Part III: Writing Situations
Chapter 15: Resource-Based Writing
Integrating Sources
Quoting
Paraphrasing
Summarizing
MLA Documentation
In-Text Citations
Works Cited Page
MLA Handbook
APA Citation
In-Text Citations
Reference Page
APA Manual
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Chapter 16: In-Class Writing
Reading and Understanding Essay Questions to Determine Form and Purpose
Form: How to Organize Your Answer
Purpose: How to Determine Your Focus
Checklist for Reading Essay Questions
Using the Writing Process to Answer Essay Questions
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Chapter 17: Personal and Business Writing
Personal Journaling
Why Journal?
Three Journaling Categories
Business Letters
Inquiries or Request Letters
Business Thank-you Letters
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Chapter 18: Electronic Writing and New Technologies
Blogs
Discussion Groups
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Chapter 19: Writing Newspaper Articles and Examining Journal Articles
Newspapers
News Articles
Editorials
Feature Articles
Professional Journals
Finding Professional Journals
Academic Writing and Writing for a Professional Journal
Literary Journals
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Part IV: Grammar and Mechanics
Chapter 20: Sentence Fragments and Run-ons
What Are Sentence Fragments?
Complete Sentences Versus Sentence Fragments
Recognizing Fragments
Four Methods for Recognizing Sentence Fragments
Repairing Fragments
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What Are Run-On Sentences?
Recognizing Run-Ons
Repairing Run-Ons
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Chapter 21: Consistency
What Is Consistency?
Verb Consistency
Verb Tenses
Six Main Tenses
Problems with Verb Consistency
What Is Pronoun Consistency?
Point of View
Problems with Pronoun Consistency
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Chapter 22: Subject-Verb Agreement
What Is Subject-Verb Agreement?
Correcting Subject-Verb Agreement Errors
Prepositional Phrases
Clauses
Indefinite Pronouns
Collective Nouns
Expressions of Amounts
Unusual Nouns
Compound Subjects
Inverted Order: When the Subject Follows the Verb
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Chapter 23: Pronouns
What Are Pronouns and Antecedents?
Types of Pronoun
Demonstrative pronouns
Relative Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
Pronouns Must Clearly Identify Their Antecedents
Pronouns Must Agree in Number with Their Antecedents
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Chapter 24: Parallel Structure
What Is Parallel Structure?
Correcting Faulty Parallelism
Problems with Verbs
Problems with Nouns or Pronouns
Problems with Adjectives
Problems with Adverbs
Problems with Phrases
Problems with Clauses
Problems with Chronology (Time Order)
Problems with Order of Importance
Problems with Correlative Conjunctions
Listen for Parallelism
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Chapter 25: Sentence Variety
What is Sentence Variety?
Sentence Functions
Sentence Constructions and How to Vary Them
Simple Sentences
Complex Sentences
Compound-Complex Sentences
Varying Sentence Length
Varying Sentence Beginnings
Rearrange Adjectives, Adverbs, and Prepositional Phrases
Rearrange Adverb Clauses, Noun Clauses, and Infinitive Phrases
Rearrange Present Participial Phrases, Past Participial Phrases, and
Gerund Phrases
Sentences That Begin with There is or There are
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Chapter 26: Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
What Are Misplaced Modifiers?
Misplaced Single-Word Modifiers
Misplaced Phrases and Clauses
What Are Dangling Modifiers?
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Chapter 27: Word Choice
Wordiness
Redundancy (You’ve Said It Before; Don’t Say It Again)
Wordy Phrases You Can Omit
Vagueness
Clichés
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Chapter 28: Figurative Language
What is Figurative Language?
Literal Language
Figurative Language
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Chapter 29: Easily Confused Words and Phrases; Spelling, Abbreviations, and Numbers
What Are Homophones?
Easily Confused Phrases
Why Is Spelling Difficult?
Five Handy Spelling Rules
Abbreviations
Numbers
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Chapter 30: Punctuation Marks
Final Punctuation
Quotation Marks
Apostrophes
Commas
Colons
Semicolon
Hyphens
Dashes
Parentheses
Italics and Underlining
Ellipsis Points
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Part V: Reading Tips and Additional Readings
Chapter 31: Reading Tips
What is Critical Reading?
Before You Begin Reading
Create a Positive Reading Environment
Get Acquainted with the Textbook
Get Acquainted with Shorter Material
Activate Your Background Knowledge
Determine Your Purpose for Reading
Skimming
Scanning
While You’re Reading
Connect with the Material
Annotate
Increase Your Vocabulary
Ask Questions
Read and Reread
After You Read
Summarizing
Take on a Different Persona
Collaborate in a Study Group
Get Help from the Professionals
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Additional Readings
“My Home Is New Orleans” by Mike Miller
A Closer Look
Making Critical Connections
Making Critical Connections
“My Journey from Scribbling to Art in Only 60 Years” by Bob Allen
A Closer Look
Making Critical Connections
“Ah, To Return to the Halcyon Days of Academe” by Craig Wilson
A Closer Look
Making Critical Connections
“Boxers, Briefs, and Books” by John Grisham
A Closer Look
Making Critical Connections
“Popular Culture: Shaping and Reflecting Who We Are” by Billy Wilson
A Closer Look
Making Critical Connections
“The Death of My Father” by Steve Martin
A Closer Look
Making Critical Connections
“Can’t We Talk?” by Deborah Tannen
A Closer Look
Making Critical Connections
“More Than Meet Public’s Eye” by Mike Hume
A Closer Look
Making Critical Connections
“The Pitfalls of Linking Doctors’ Pay to Performance” by Sandeep Jauhar
A Closer Look
Making Critical Connections
Part VI: Study Skills (available in the MWL/eText only)
Chapter 32: Motivation and Learning Styles
What is Motivation?
Rah-Rah-Rah! Erase Negative Attitudes and Low Self-Esteem
Using Your Learning Style to Improve and Develop Your Study Skills
What is a Learning Style?
Why Determining Your Learning Style Can Help You
Ten Study Skills Tips to Use If You’re Predominantly a Visual Learner
Ten Study Skills Tips to Use If You’re Predominantly an Auditory Learner
Ten Study Skills Tips to Use If You’re Predominantly Kinesthetic Learner
Using Intrinsic and Extrinsic Types of Motivation
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Chapter 33: Time Management
What Is Time Management?
Using Time Charts
The Big Picture: Look at Your School Term
The Smaller Picture: Look at Your Week
The Daily Picture: Create Your To-Do List
Your G.P.A. (Goals, Plans, Actions)
Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
Make a Sign
Don’t Overcommit
Do the Hard Parts First
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Chapter 34: Note-Taking and Listening Skills
Why Taking Notes Is Important
Do’s and Don’ts for Taking Notes
Using Shorthand
Taking Notes in Class
Before Class
During Class
Arranging Your Notes
Hone Your Listening Skills
What to Listen for and Note in Classes
Main Points
Verbal Hints
Transitional Words and Phrases
Other Verbal Hints
Body Language
If You’re Overwhelmed
After Class
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Chapter 35: Mnemonics
What Is Mnemonics?
Short Sayings
Rhymes
Mental Pictures
Definitions
Acronyms
Acrostics
Auditory Aids
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Chapter 36: Vocabulary
Vocabulary in Writing
Dictionaries
Thesauruses
Denotation and Connotation
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Chapter 37: Strategies for Reducing Stress
College Life = Stress
What Is Stress?
Causes of Stress
Dealing with Stress
Deep Breathing
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Changing Your Thought Patterns
Working It Out
Thinking It Out
Just Say No
Eat Right, Sleep Right
Write About It
Dealing with Test Anxiety
What You Can Do Before a Test
What You Can Do During the Test
What You Can Do After the Test
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Chapter 38: Strategies for Taking Exams
Objective Tests
Word Choice: Absolute Words and Qualifiers
Multiple Choice
True/False
Fill-in-the-Blank (Sentence Completion)
Matching
Essay Tests
Hints for Taking Essay Tests
Instruction Words and What They Mean
Tips for Taking Timed Writing
What to Do Before, During, and After an Exam
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