Exploring Writing: Paragraphs and Essays 4th Edition Zoé L. Albright – eBook PDF

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 007353479X
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0073534794
• Author:  John Langan, Zoe Albright 

Now in its 4th edition, Exploring Writing emphasizes writing skills and process. By referring to a set of four skills for effective writing, Exploring Writing encourages new writers to see writing as a skill that can be learned and a process that must be explored. Langan identifies the four skills, or bases, for effective writing. Unity: Present a clearly-stated point or topic sentence, and make sure that all other information in the paragraph or essay reinforces that point. Support: Support the points with specific evidence, and plenty of it. Coherence: Organize and connect supporting evidence so that paragraphs and essays transition smoothly from one bit of supporting information to the next. Sentence skills: Revise and edit so that sentences are error-free for clearer and more effective communication. The four bases are essential to effective writing, whether it be a narrative paragraph, a cover letter for a job application, or an essay assignment. Updated with 11 new readings (including works by Carol Dweck and Ta-Nehisi Coates), new content on literary analysis, and updated student examples, Exploring Writing engages students in the writing process and facilitates their development as academic and professional writers. This title is also available as a low-cost rental option.

Table of contents:

PART 1 Writing: Skills and Process 
1. An Introduction to Writing
2. The Writing Process

PART 2 Basic Principles of Effective Writing 
3. The First and Second Steps in Writing
4. The Third and Fourth Steps in Writing
5. Four Bases for Revising Writing

PART 3 Paragraph Development 
6. Exemplification
7. Narration
8. Description
9. Process
10. Cause and/or Effect
11. Comparison and/or Contrast
12. Definition
13. Division-Classification
14. Argument

PART 4 Essay Development 
16. Writing the Essay
17. Introductions, Conclusions, and Titles
18. Patterns of Essay Development

PART 5 Research-Based Writing 
19. Information Literacy
20. Working with Sources
21. Writing a Research Paper

PART 6 Handbook of Sentence Skills
SECTION I Grammar
22. Subjects and Verbs
23. Sentence Sense
24. Fragments
25. Run-Ons
26. Regular and Irregular Verbs
27. Subject–Verb Agreement
28. More about Verbs
29. Pronoun Agreement and Reference
30. Pronoun Types
31. Adjectives and Adverbs
32. Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

SECTION II Mechanics
33. Capital Letters
34. Numbers and Abbreviations

SECTION III Punctuation
35. Apostrophe
36. Quotation Marks
37. Comma
38. Other Punctuation Marks

SECTION IV Word Use
39. Commonly Confused Words
40. Effective Word Choice

SECTION V Tests
41. Editing Tests

PART 7 Readings for Writers
INTRODUCTION TO THE
READINGS
GOALS AND VALUES
EDUCATION AND LEARNING
CHALLENGING SOCIETY

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