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Writing Talk: Sentences and Paragraphs With Readings

by: Winkler, Anthony C.; McCuen, Joray; McCuen, Jo Ray

Writing Talk: Sentences and Paragraphs With Readings

by: Winkler, Anthony C.; McCuen, Joray; McCuen, Jo Ray

ISBN 13:
9780130996992
ISBN 10:
0130996998
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 07/01/1999
Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Summary

This is a basic writing text for students in a sentence to paragraph course. It is a combination rhetoric/grammar text, with readings (with accompanying apparatus) at the back of the text. Focuses on the connection between writing and speaking.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

xiv

(1)

PREFACE

PART I The Paragraph

(66)

UNIT 1 Myths About Writing

(12)

Myths About Writing

(4)

Standard English

(4)

Unit Talk Write Assignment

(2)

Unit Talking Assignment

(1)

Unit Writing Assignment

(1)

Photo Writing Assignment

(2)

UNIT 2 How to Start Writing

(14)

Freewriting

(3)

Brainstorming

(1)

Clustering

(2)

The Topic Sentence

(3)

Unit Talk Write Assignment

(2)

Unit Talking Assignment

(1)

Unit Writing Assignment

(2)

Photo Writing Assignment

(1)

UNIT 3 Moving from Sentences to Paragraphs

(14)

Supporting Details

(7)

Unit Talk Write Assignment

(2)

Unit Talking Assignment

(1)

Unit Writing Assignment

(1)

Photo Writing Assignment

(2)

UNIT 4 Writing a Solid Paragraph

(16)

Begin with a Discussible Point

(1)

Stick to the Point

(2)

Prove the Point; Don't Merely Repeat It

(2)

Link the Sentences

(6)

Unit Talk Write Assignment

(2)

Unit Talking Assignment

(1)

Unit Writing Assignment

(1)

Photo Writing Assignment

(1)

UNIT 5 Revising Paragraphs

(8)

What Is Revision?

(5)

Unit Talk Write Assignment

(1)

Unit Talking Assignment

(1)

Unit Writing Assignment

(1)

Photo Writing Assignment

(1)

PART II The Sentence

(240)

UNIT 6 The Basic Sentence

(22)

Subject and Verb

(4)

Prepositional Phrases

(3)

Action Verbs and Linking Verbs

(3)

Helping Verbs

(1)

Verbals

(5)

Compound Subjects and Verbs

(2)

Unit Talk Write Assignment

(2)

Unit Test

(1)

Unit Talking Assignment

(1)

Unit Writing Assignment

(1)

Photo Writing Assignment

(1)

UNIT 7 Building Sentences

(18)

Dependent and Independent Clauses

(3)

Three Basic Sentence Types

(8)

Sentence Variety

102

(1)

Unit Talk Write Assignment

103

(2)

Unit Test

105

(1)

Unit Talking Assignment

106

(1)

Unit Writing Assignment

106

(1)

Photo Writing Assignment

107

(2)

UNIT 8 Avoiding Non-Sentences

109

(28)

Fragments

109

(2)

Avoiding Sentence Fragments

111

(10)

Run-on Sentences

121

(10)

Unit Talk Write Assignment

131

(2)

Unit Test

133

(1)

Unit Talking Assignment

134

(1)

Unit Writing Assignment

135

(1)

Photo Writing Assignment

136

(1)

UNIT 9 Verbs--An Overview

137

(22)

Twelve Tenses

137

(1)

Present Tense Endings

138

(4)

Past Tense Endings

142

(3)

Difficult Verbs

145

(8)

Unit Talk Write Assignment

153

(2)

Unit Test

155

(1)

Unit Talking Assignment

156

(1)

Unit Writing Assignment

157

(1)

Photo Writing Assignment

158

(1)

UNIT 10 Regular and Irregular Verbs

159

(22)

Regular Verbs

159

(5)

Irregular Verbs

164

(8)

Problem Verbs

172

(3)

Lie/Lay, Sit/Set, Rise/Raise: Does It Really Matter?

175

(1)

Unit Talk Write Assignment

176

(1)

Unit Test

177

(1)

Unit Talking Assignment

177

(1)

Unit Writing Assignment

178

(1)

Photo Writing Assignment

179

(2)

UNIT 11 Subject-Verb Agreement

181

(20)

Do, Don't, Was, and Wasn't

182

(2)

Each, Every, Either/Or, and Neither/Nor

184

(2)

Phrases Between a Subject and Its Verb

186

(1)

Sentences Beginning with There/Here

187

(2)

Questions

189

(2)

Compound Subjects Joined by And, Or, Either/Or, or Neither/Nor

191

(2)

Everyone, Anyone, Somebody, Someone, Something, None, and Nobody

193

(2)

Who, Which, and That

195

(1)

Unit Talk Write Assignment

196

(1)

Unit Test

197

(1)

Unit Talking Assignment

198

(1)

Unit Writing Assignment

199

(1)

Photo Writing Assignment

200

(1)

UNIT 12 Problems with Verbs

201

(14)

Shifts in Tense

201

(3)

Would Have, Could Have, or Should Have

204

(1)

Double Negatives

205

(1)

Active and Passive Voice

206

(3)

Unit Talk Write Assignment

209

(3)

Unit Test

212

(1)

Unit Talking Assignment

213

(1)

Unit Writing Assignment

213

(1)

Photo Writing Assignment

214

(1)

UNIT 13 Using Pronouns Correctly

215

(20)

Referent Problems

216

(5)

Agreement Problems

221

(3)

Sexist Use of Pronouns

224

(2)

Shifting Point of View

226

(1)

Unit Talk Write Assignment

227

(3)

Unit Test

230

(1)

Unit Talking Assignment

231

(1)

Unit Writing Assignment

232

(1)

Photo Writing Assignment

233

(2)

UNIT 14 Pronoun Problems

235

(24)

Case Problems

236

(10)

Pesky Pronouns

246

(7)

Unit Talk Write Assignment

253

(3)

Unit Test

256

(1)

Unit Talking Assignment

257

(1)

Unit Writing Assignment

257

(1)

Photo Writing Assignment

258

(1)

UNIT 15 Distinguishing Between Adjectives and Adverbs

259

(22)

Adjectives and Adverbs

260

(5)

Comparisons

265

(2)

Using Superlatives

267

(4)

Using Good/Well and Bad/Badly

271

(2)

Unit Talk Write Assignment

273

(3)

Unit Test

276

(2)

Unit Talking Assignment

278

(1)

Unit Writing Assignment

279

(1)

Photo Writing Assignment

280

(1)

UNIT 16 Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

281

(14)

Dangling Modifiers

281

(2)

Misplaced Modifiers

283

(5)

Unit Talk Write Assignment

288

(3)

Unit Test

291

(1)

Unit Talking Assignment

292

(1)

Unit Writing Assignment

293

(1)

Photo Writing Assignment

293

(2)

UNIT 17 Using Prepositions

295

(12)

Prepositional Phrases

297

(1)

Frequently Misused Prepositions

298

(1)

Frequently Misused Expressions

299

(3)

Unit Talk Write Assignment

302

(2)

Unit Test

304

(1)

Unit Talking Assignment

305

(1)

Unit Writing Assignment

306

(1)

Photo Writing Assignment

306

(1)

PART III Mechanics

307

(124)

UNIT 18 Punctuation You Can Hear

309

(26)

End Punctuation

309

(2)

The Comma (,)

311

(13)

The Apostrophe (')

324

(5)

Unit Talk Write Assignment

329

(2)

Unit Test

331

(1)

Unit Talking Assignment

332

(1)

Unit Writing Assignment

333

(1)

Photo Writing Assignment

334

(1)

UNIT 19 Punctuation You Can't Hear

335

(18)

Semicolon (;)

335

(3)

Colon (:)

338

(2)

The Dash (--)

340

(1)

Quotation Marks ("")

341

(5)

Parentheses ()

346

(1)

Unit Talk Write Assignment

347

(3)

Unit Test

350

(1)

Unit Talking Assignment

351

(1)

Unit Writing Assignment

351

(1)

Photo Writing Assignment

352

(1)

UNIT 20 Capitalization

353

(24)

Unit Talk Write Assignment

372

(1)

Unit Test

373

(1)

Unit Talking Assignment

374

(1)

Unit Writing Assignment

375

(1)

Photo Writing Assignment

376

(1)

UNIT 21 How to Use the Dictionary

377

(16)

Spelling

378

(1)

Word Division

379

(1)

Pronunciation

380

(1)

Grammatical Uses

380

(1)

Meanings

381

(2)

Usage Labels

383

(1)

Origin

384

(1)

Synonyms

385

(2)

Unit Talk Write Assignment

387

(1)

Unit Test

388

(1)

Unit Talking Assignment

389

(1)

Unit Writing Assignment

390

(1)

Photo Writing Assignment

391

(2)

UNIT 22 Spelling Rules

393

(22)

Tips for Improving Your Spelling

393

(1)

Rules for Spelling

394

(14)

Unit Talk Write Assignment

408

(2)

Unit Test

410

(1)

Unit Talking Assignment

411

(1)

Unit Writing Assignment

412

(1)

Photo Writing Assignment

413

(2)

UNIT 23 Commonly Misspelled Words

415

(16)

Homophones and Frequently Confused Words

415

(6)

Commonly Misspelled Words

421

(4)

Unit Talk Write Assignment

425

(3)

Unit Test

428

(1)

Unit Talking Assignment

428

(1)

Unit Writing Assignment

429

(1)

Photo Writing Assignment

430

(1)

PART IV Readings

431

(74)

Help for Your Reading

433

(3)

An Object

436

(8)

Tortillas

436

(3)

Jose Antonio Burciaga

The Ritual of the Grill

439

(3)

Bonny Thomson Belgum

The Cello

442

(2)

Lorena Bruff

A Place

444

(11)

The Hole at Alcatraz

444

(3)

Jim Quillen

Letter from Tokyo

447

(4)

Michael A. Lev

The Monkey Garden

451

(4)

Sandra Cisneros

An Animal

455

(9)

Snakes

455

(3)

Michael Ondaatje

The Revolt of the Elephants

458

(3)

Ingrid E. Newkirk

Sport

461

(3)

Jimmy Carter

A Person

464

(9)

At the Core, Why Jordan Is Jordan

464

(3)

Bob Greene

Two Roads Converged in a Wood

467

(3)

Jenijoy La Belle

Barbie Doll

470

(3)

Marge Piercy

An Event

473

(11)

Last Flight

473

(3)

Isao Matsuo

Looking for Love in Cyberspace Isn't as Easy--or Safe--as It Seems

476

(4)

Sharon Whitley

Shame

480

(4)

Dick Gregory

A Problem

484

(11)

Senor Payroll

484

(5)

William E. Barrett

Talkin' White

489

(3)

Wayne Lionel Aponte

Unacceptable Behavior

492

(3)

Lynda Chavez

An Argument

495

(10)

Faith in the Future of Dreams

495

(4)

Leonard Pitts

Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides

499

(3)

Evelyn Storr Smart

Nation's Gun Play Is Dangerous Game

502

(3)

Norman A. Lockman

CREDITS

505

(2)

INDEX

507

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