Description: Preface. Part I: LOOKING AT THE WHOLE. 1. Discovering the Writing Process. Part II: CREATING EFFECTIVE PARAGRAPHS. 2. Working with Paragraphs: Topic Sentences and Supporting Details. 3. Developing Paragraphs: Illustration, Description, and Narration. 4. Developing Paragraphs: Comparison or Contrast and Cause and Effect. 5. Developing Paragraphs: Process, Definition and Analysis, and Classification. Part III: STRUCTURING THE COLLEGE ESSAY. 6. The Writing Process for the College Essay. 7. Watching a Student Essay Take Form. 8. Understanding Essay Form. 9. Writing an Essay Using Examples, Illustrations, or Anecdotes. 10. Writing an Essay Using Narration. 11. Writing an Essay Using Process. 12. Writing an Essay Using Comparison or Contrast. 13. Writing an Essay Using Persuasion. 14. Writing under Pressure. 15. The College Report: Using Summary and Direct Quotation. Part IV: CREATING EFFECTIVE SENTENCES. 16. Finding Subjects and Verbs in Simple Sentences. 17. Making Subjects and Verbs Agree. 18. Correcting the Fragment in Simple Sentences. 19. Combining Sentences Using the Three Methods of Coordination. 20. Combining Sentences Using Subordination. 21. Correcting the Run-On. 22. Making Sentence Parts Work Together. 23. Practicing More with Verbs. 24. Using Correct Capitalization and Punctuation. 25. Step 4 Review: Using All You Have Learned. Part V: UNDERSTANDING THE POWER OF WORDS. 26. Choosing Words That Work. 27. Paying Attention to Look-Alikes and Sound-Alikes. APPENDICES. A. Irregular Verbs. B. Parts of Speech. READINGS. INDEX.

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