Course Match

Progressions with Readings: Paragraph to Essay, 7/e

Barbara Fine Clouse, Slippery Rock University
©2007
ISBN: 0321433165
Format: Paper; 576 pages

Table of Contents

Checklists

Writing Process Tips

Editing Strategies

Strategies for Succeeding in College

Preface

PART ONE The Writing Process

CHAPTER 1 Planning and Writing
CHAPTER 2 Rewriting

PART TWO Paragraph Basics

CHAPTER 3 Paragraph Basics
CHAPTER 4 Narration
CHAPTER 5 Description
CHAPTER 6 Illustration
CHAPTER 7 Process Analysis
CHAPTER 8 Definition
CHAPTER 9 Comparison and Contrast
CHAPTER 10 Cause-and-Effect Analysis
CHAPTER 11 Classification
CHAPTER 12 Argument

PART THREE The Essay

CHAPTER 13 Writing an Essay

PART FOUR Effective Sentences

Diagnostic Self-Assessment for Part Four
CHAPTER 14 Identifying Subjects and Verbs
CHAPTER 15 Using Coordination and Subordination
CHAPTER 16 Avoiding Sentence Fragments
CHAPTER 17 Avoiding Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices
CHAPTER 18 Writing Sentences with Variety and Parallelism
CHAPTER 19 Choosing Words Carefully
Comprehensive Post Test for Part Four

PART FIVE Grammar and Usage

Diagnostic Self-Assessment for Part Five
CHAPTER 20 Using Verbs Correctly
CHAPTER 21 Using Pronouns Correctly
CHAPTER 22 Using Modifiers Correctly
CHAPTER 23 Using Capital Letters and Punctuation Correctly
CHAPTER 24 Eliminating Problems with Frequently Confused Words and Spelling
Comprehensive Post Test for Part Five

PART SIX Sentence Skills Workshop

CHAPTER 25 Editing for One Kind of Error
CHAPTER 26 Editing for Multiple Kinds of Errors

PART SEVEN From Reading To Writing

CHAPTER 27 Writing in Response to Reading
CHAPTER 28 Writing Summaries and Essay

Examination Answers

Appendix I Ten Tips for ESL Students

Appendix II Answers to Diagnostic Self-Assessments and Pretests

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