Kemper, Dave
Write 2 : Paragraphs and Essays / Dave Kemper, Verne Meyer, John Van Rys, Patrick Sebranek and Greg Holditch. - Canadian ed. - Toronto : Nelson Education Ltd., 2016. - xv,512 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. - Write .
"Our objective with WRITE 1: Sentences and Paragraphs and its companion WRITE 2: Paragraphs and Essays is to help you function, and even flourish, in college or university, and in the workplace. Now more than ever, you need effective communication skills in order to take your place in our information-driven world. There really is no alternative. Writing, speaking, collaborating, thinking critically—these are the survival skills for the 21st century. We have kept this crucial directive clearly in mind during the development of WRITE 1 and WRITE 2." (Book Preface) CONTENTS: Preface
Overview of Write 2
Research-Based Approach Developmental Design
Additional Special Features ESL Support Part 1: Writing and Reading for Success 1. Writing and Learning
Writing to Learn
Writing to Share Learning
Considering the Range of Writing
Reviewing Writing and Learning
2. Reading and Learning
Reading to Learn
Using Reading Strategies
Reading Graphics
Reviewing Reading and Learning
3. Making the Writing-Reading Connection
Analyzing the Assignment
Using the Traits
Using Graphic Organizers
Reviewing the Writing-Reading Connection
Part 2: The Writing Process and the Traits of Writing 4. Using the Writing Process and the Traits Understanding the Writing Process
The Steps in the Process
Understanding the Traits of Effective Writing
Connecting the Process and the Traits
Bonus Online Chapter
Overview: Sentences, Paragraphs and Essays 5. Prewriting
Analyzing the Assignment
Selecting a Topic
Gathering Details
Finding a Focus
Using Graphic Organizers
Establishing a Focus
Understanding a Pattern of Organization
Organizing Your Information
Reviewing Prewriting
6. Drafting Following a Drafting Plan
Forming a Meaningful Whole
Creating an Effective Opening
Developing an Effective Thesis Statement
Developing the Middle Part Writing a Strong Closing Reviewing Drafting
Bonus Online Chapter:Peer Reviewing 7. Revising Understanding Revision
Recognizing Strong Writing
Checking for Completeness
Checking for Coherence
Reviewing with Peers
Reviewing Revision
8. Editing
Understanding Word Choice
Writing Fluent Sentences Checking for Correctness
Using a Common Errors List
Reviewing Editing
Bonus Online Chapter:Publishing and Portfolios
9. Plagiarism and Documentation
Understanding Plagiarism and Its Consequences
Introduction to Documentation
MLA Style
APA Style
MLA Formatting
APA Formatting
10. Summarizing Source Material
Summarizing
Paraphrasing
Using Quotations
Part 3: Developing Paragraphs
11. Description and Narration
Analyzing a Descriptive Paragraph
Writing a Descriptive Paragraph
Analyzing a Narrative Paragraph
Writing a Narrative Paragraph
Reviewing Description and Narration
12. Illustration and Process
Analyzing an Illustration Paragraph
Writing an Illustration Paragraph
Reviewing a Process Paragraph
Writing a Process Paragraph Reviewing Illustration and Process
Prewriting : Planning
Writing : Creating a First Draft
Revising : Improving the Writing
Editing : Sentence Errors
Reviewing Process Writing
13. Definition and Classification
Analyzing a Definition Paragraph
Writing a Definition Paragraph
Reviewing a Classification Paragraph
Writing a Classification Paragraph
Reviewing Description and Classification
14. Cause-Effect Analyzing Cause-Effect Paragraph
Writing a Cause-Effect Paragraph
Reviewing Cause-Effect Paragraph
15. Comparison-Contrast
Analyzing a Comparison-Contrast Paragraph
Writing a Comparison-Contrast Paragraph
Reviewing Comparison-Contrast Paragraphs
16. Argument and Problem-Solution
Analyzing an Argument Paragraph
Writing an Argument Paragraph
Reviewing a Problem-Solution Paragraph
Writing a Problem-Solution Paragraph
Part Four: Developing Essays
17. Narrative Essay
Reviewing a Narrative Essay
Prewriting: Planning
Writing: Creating a First Draft
Revising: Improving the Writing
Editing: Correcting Your Writing
Reviewing Narrative Writing
18. Classification Essay Reviewing a Classification Essay
Prewriting: Planning
Writing: Creating a First Draft
Revising: Improving the Writing
Editing: Correcting Your Writing
Reviewing Classification Writing
19. Process Essay
Reviewing a Process Essay
Prewriting: Planning
Writing: Creating a First Draft
Revising: Improving the Writing
Editing: Correcting Your Writing
Reviewing Process Writing
20. Comparison-Contrast Essay
Reviewing a Comparison-Contrast Essay
Prewriting: Planning
Writing: Creating a First Draft
Revising: Improving the Writing
Editing: Correcting Your Writing
Reviewing Comparison Writing
21. Cause-Effect Essay Reviewing a Cause-Effect Essay
Prewriting: Planning
Writing: Creating a First Draft
Revising: Improving the Writing
Editing: Correcting Your Writing
Reviewing Cause-Effect Writing
22. Argument Essay
Reviewing an Argument Essay
Prewriting: Planning
Writing: Creating a First Draft
Revising: Improving the Writing
Editing: Correcting Your Writing
Reviewing Argument Writing
Part Five: Sentence Workshops
23. Sentence Basics
Subjects, Verbs, and Predicates
Special Types of Subjects
Special Predicates
Adjectives
Adverbs
Prepositional Phrases
Clauses
Real-World Application
24. Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
Simple Sentences
Simple Sentences with Compound Subjects
Simple Sentences with Compound Predicates
Compound Sentences
Complex Sentences
Complex Sentences with Relative Clauses
Applying Parallelism at the Cause Level
Real-World Application
25. Sentence Style
Variying Sentence Lengths
New Beginnings I
New Beginnings II
Using Coordination
Using Subordination
Combining by Moving Parts
Combining by Deleting
Sentence Expanding
Sentence Modelling
Real-World Application
Bonus Online Chapter: Sentence Analysis
26. Subject-Verb Agreement
Basic Subject-Verb Agreement
Agreement with Two Subjects
Agreement with I and You
Agreement with Singular Indefinite Pronouns
Agreement with Other Indefinite Pronouns
Agreement with Collective Nouns and Terms of Measurement
27. Sentence Fragments
Common Fragments
Tricky Fragments
Real-World Application
28. Comma Splices, Run-Ons, and Ramblers
Comma Splices
Run-On Sentences
Rambling Sentences
Real-World Application
29. Additional Sentence Problems
Misplaced/Dangling Modifiers
Shifts in Sentences
Faulty Parallelism
Real-World Application
Bonus Online Chapter: Idiomatic English
Part 6: Word Workshops
30. Noun
Classes of Nouns
Singular or Plural
Tricky Plurals
Count and Non-Count Nouns
Articles
Other Noun Markers
Real-World Application
31. Pronoun
Personal Pronouns
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Other Pronoun Problems
Indefinite Pronouns
Relative Pronouns
Other Pronoun Types
Real-World Application
32. Verb
Verb Classes
Number and Person of Verb
Voice of the Verb
Present and Future Tense Verbs
Past Tense Verbs
Progressive Tense Verbs
Perfect Tense Verbs
Verbals
Verbals as Objects
Real-World Application
33. Adjective and Adverb
Adjective Basics
Adjective Order
Adjective Questions and Adjectivals
Adverb Basics
Placement of Adverbs
Adverb Questions and Adverbials
Real-World Application
34. Conjunction and Preposition
Coordinating and Correlative Conjunctions
Subordinating Conjunctions
Common Prepositions
By, At, On, and In
Real-World Application
Bonus Online Chapter: Transfer Issues
Part 7: Punctuation and Mechanics Workshops
35. Comma
In Compound and Complex Sentences
With Introductory Phrases and Clauses
With Equal Modifiers
Between items in a Series
With Appositives and Non-Restrictive Modifiers
Other Uses of the Comma
Real-World Application
36. Semicolon, Colon, Hyphen, Dash
Semicolons and Colons
Hyphens
Dashes
Real-World Application
37. Apostrophe
38. Quotation Marks and Italics
Quotation Marks
Italics
Real-World Application
39. Capitalization
Basic Capitalization
Other Guidelines for Capitalization
Other Capitalization Rules I
Other Capitalization Rules II
Real-World Application
Bonus Online Chapter: Plurals Bonus Online Chapter: Numbers Bonus Online Chapter: Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms Bonus Online Chapter: Spelling Part 8: Reading 40. Narrative Essays
“Shark Bait" by Dave Barry
"A Doctor's Dilemma" by James N. Dillard
41. Process Essays “Conversational Ballgames" by Nancy Masterson Sakamoto
"How Our Skins Got Their Color" by Marvin Harris
42. Comparison-Contrast Essays
"Religious Faith Versus Spirituality" by Neil Bissoondath
"For Minorities, Timing Is Everything" by Olive Skene Johnson
43. Cause-Effect Essays “Embraced by the Needle" by Gabor Maté
"Spanglish Spoken Here" by Janice Castro
44. Argument Essays “What's Pro Hockey Got to Do with World Peace? Stand on Guard for Kids and the Game We Love" by Raffi Cavoukian
"Overpopulation Is Bad but Overconsumption Is Worse" by David Suzuki
Bonus Online Chapter: Testing for Success
Index
In Review Cards
9780176533892 (Canadian Edition) 9780176621957 (with MindTap)
2010935708
English language--Composition and exercises.
English Language--Paragraphs.
English Language --Essays.
Write 2 : Paragraphs and Essays / Dave Kemper, Verne Meyer, John Van Rys, Patrick Sebranek and Greg Holditch. - Canadian ed. - Toronto : Nelson Education Ltd., 2016. - xv,512 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. - Write .
"Our objective with WRITE 1: Sentences and Paragraphs and its companion WRITE 2: Paragraphs and Essays is to help you function, and even flourish, in college or university, and in the workplace. Now more than ever, you need effective communication skills in order to take your place in our information-driven world. There really is no alternative. Writing, speaking, collaborating, thinking critically—these are the survival skills for the 21st century. We have kept this crucial directive clearly in mind during the development of WRITE 1 and WRITE 2." (Book Preface) CONTENTS: Preface
Overview of Write 2
Research-Based Approach Developmental Design
Additional Special Features ESL Support Part 1: Writing and Reading for Success 1. Writing and Learning
Writing to Learn
Writing to Share Learning
Considering the Range of Writing
Reviewing Writing and Learning
2. Reading and Learning
Reading to Learn
Using Reading Strategies
Reading Graphics
Reviewing Reading and Learning
3. Making the Writing-Reading Connection
Analyzing the Assignment
Using the Traits
Using Graphic Organizers
Reviewing the Writing-Reading Connection
Part 2: The Writing Process and the Traits of Writing 4. Using the Writing Process and the Traits Understanding the Writing Process
The Steps in the Process
Understanding the Traits of Effective Writing
Connecting the Process and the Traits
Bonus Online Chapter
Overview: Sentences, Paragraphs and Essays 5. Prewriting
Analyzing the Assignment
Selecting a Topic
Gathering Details
Finding a Focus
Using Graphic Organizers
Establishing a Focus
Understanding a Pattern of Organization
Organizing Your Information
Reviewing Prewriting
6. Drafting Following a Drafting Plan
Forming a Meaningful Whole
Creating an Effective Opening
Developing an Effective Thesis Statement
Developing the Middle Part Writing a Strong Closing Reviewing Drafting
Bonus Online Chapter:Peer Reviewing 7. Revising Understanding Revision
Recognizing Strong Writing
Checking for Completeness
Checking for Coherence
Reviewing with Peers
Reviewing Revision
8. Editing
Understanding Word Choice
Writing Fluent Sentences Checking for Correctness
Using a Common Errors List
Reviewing Editing
Bonus Online Chapter:Publishing and Portfolios
9. Plagiarism and Documentation
Understanding Plagiarism and Its Consequences
Introduction to Documentation
MLA Style
APA Style
MLA Formatting
APA Formatting
10. Summarizing Source Material
Summarizing
Paraphrasing
Using Quotations
Part 3: Developing Paragraphs
11. Description and Narration
Analyzing a Descriptive Paragraph
Writing a Descriptive Paragraph
Analyzing a Narrative Paragraph
Writing a Narrative Paragraph
Reviewing Description and Narration
12. Illustration and Process
Analyzing an Illustration Paragraph
Writing an Illustration Paragraph
Reviewing a Process Paragraph
Writing a Process Paragraph Reviewing Illustration and Process
Prewriting : Planning
Writing : Creating a First Draft
Revising : Improving the Writing
Editing : Sentence Errors
Reviewing Process Writing
13. Definition and Classification
Analyzing a Definition Paragraph
Writing a Definition Paragraph
Reviewing a Classification Paragraph
Writing a Classification Paragraph
Reviewing Description and Classification
14. Cause-Effect Analyzing Cause-Effect Paragraph
Writing a Cause-Effect Paragraph
Reviewing Cause-Effect Paragraph
15. Comparison-Contrast
Analyzing a Comparison-Contrast Paragraph
Writing a Comparison-Contrast Paragraph
Reviewing Comparison-Contrast Paragraphs
16. Argument and Problem-Solution
Analyzing an Argument Paragraph
Writing an Argument Paragraph
Reviewing a Problem-Solution Paragraph
Writing a Problem-Solution Paragraph
Part Four: Developing Essays
17. Narrative Essay
Reviewing a Narrative Essay
Prewriting: Planning
Writing: Creating a First Draft
Revising: Improving the Writing
Editing: Correcting Your Writing
Reviewing Narrative Writing
18. Classification Essay Reviewing a Classification Essay
Prewriting: Planning
Writing: Creating a First Draft
Revising: Improving the Writing
Editing: Correcting Your Writing
Reviewing Classification Writing
19. Process Essay
Reviewing a Process Essay
Prewriting: Planning
Writing: Creating a First Draft
Revising: Improving the Writing
Editing: Correcting Your Writing
Reviewing Process Writing
20. Comparison-Contrast Essay
Reviewing a Comparison-Contrast Essay
Prewriting: Planning
Writing: Creating a First Draft
Revising: Improving the Writing
Editing: Correcting Your Writing
Reviewing Comparison Writing
21. Cause-Effect Essay Reviewing a Cause-Effect Essay
Prewriting: Planning
Writing: Creating a First Draft
Revising: Improving the Writing
Editing: Correcting Your Writing
Reviewing Cause-Effect Writing
22. Argument Essay
Reviewing an Argument Essay
Prewriting: Planning
Writing: Creating a First Draft
Revising: Improving the Writing
Editing: Correcting Your Writing
Reviewing Argument Writing
Part Five: Sentence Workshops
23. Sentence Basics
Subjects, Verbs, and Predicates
Special Types of Subjects
Special Predicates
Adjectives
Adverbs
Prepositional Phrases
Clauses
Real-World Application
24. Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
Simple Sentences
Simple Sentences with Compound Subjects
Simple Sentences with Compound Predicates
Compound Sentences
Complex Sentences
Complex Sentences with Relative Clauses
Applying Parallelism at the Cause Level
Real-World Application
25. Sentence Style
Variying Sentence Lengths
New Beginnings I
New Beginnings II
Using Coordination
Using Subordination
Combining by Moving Parts
Combining by Deleting
Sentence Expanding
Sentence Modelling
Real-World Application
Bonus Online Chapter: Sentence Analysis
26. Subject-Verb Agreement
Basic Subject-Verb Agreement
Agreement with Two Subjects
Agreement with I and You
Agreement with Singular Indefinite Pronouns
Agreement with Other Indefinite Pronouns
Agreement with Collective Nouns and Terms of Measurement
27. Sentence Fragments
Common Fragments
Tricky Fragments
Real-World Application
28. Comma Splices, Run-Ons, and Ramblers
Comma Splices
Run-On Sentences
Rambling Sentences
Real-World Application
29. Additional Sentence Problems
Misplaced/Dangling Modifiers
Shifts in Sentences
Faulty Parallelism
Real-World Application
Bonus Online Chapter: Idiomatic English
Part 6: Word Workshops
30. Noun
Classes of Nouns
Singular or Plural
Tricky Plurals
Count and Non-Count Nouns
Articles
Other Noun Markers
Real-World Application
31. Pronoun
Personal Pronouns
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Other Pronoun Problems
Indefinite Pronouns
Relative Pronouns
Other Pronoun Types
Real-World Application
32. Verb
Verb Classes
Number and Person of Verb
Voice of the Verb
Present and Future Tense Verbs
Past Tense Verbs
Progressive Tense Verbs
Perfect Tense Verbs
Verbals
Verbals as Objects
Real-World Application
33. Adjective and Adverb
Adjective Basics
Adjective Order
Adjective Questions and Adjectivals
Adverb Basics
Placement of Adverbs
Adverb Questions and Adverbials
Real-World Application
34. Conjunction and Preposition
Coordinating and Correlative Conjunctions
Subordinating Conjunctions
Common Prepositions
By, At, On, and In
Real-World Application
Bonus Online Chapter: Transfer Issues
Part 7: Punctuation and Mechanics Workshops
35. Comma
In Compound and Complex Sentences
With Introductory Phrases and Clauses
With Equal Modifiers
Between items in a Series
With Appositives and Non-Restrictive Modifiers
Other Uses of the Comma
Real-World Application
36. Semicolon, Colon, Hyphen, Dash
Semicolons and Colons
Hyphens
Dashes
Real-World Application
37. Apostrophe
38. Quotation Marks and Italics
Quotation Marks
Italics
Real-World Application
39. Capitalization
Basic Capitalization
Other Guidelines for Capitalization
Other Capitalization Rules I
Other Capitalization Rules II
Real-World Application
Bonus Online Chapter: Plurals Bonus Online Chapter: Numbers Bonus Online Chapter: Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms Bonus Online Chapter: Spelling Part 8: Reading 40. Narrative Essays
“Shark Bait" by Dave Barry
"A Doctor's Dilemma" by James N. Dillard
41. Process Essays “Conversational Ballgames" by Nancy Masterson Sakamoto
"How Our Skins Got Their Color" by Marvin Harris
42. Comparison-Contrast Essays
"Religious Faith Versus Spirituality" by Neil Bissoondath
"For Minorities, Timing Is Everything" by Olive Skene Johnson
43. Cause-Effect Essays “Embraced by the Needle" by Gabor Maté
"Spanglish Spoken Here" by Janice Castro
44. Argument Essays “What's Pro Hockey Got to Do with World Peace? Stand on Guard for Kids and the Game We Love" by Raffi Cavoukian
"Overpopulation Is Bad but Overconsumption Is Worse" by David Suzuki
Bonus Online Chapter: Testing for Success
Index
In Review Cards
9780176533892 (Canadian Edition) 9780176621957 (with MindTap)
2010935708
English language--Composition and exercises.
English Language--Paragraphs.
English Language --Essays.