includes "with Essential Online Resources" and access code inside on the cover page.

"Ready to Write 3, From Paragraph to Essay, Fourth Edition, builds on the tremendous success of the Ready to Write series and its companion series Ready to Read. Ready to Write 3 teaches high--intermediate students the fundamental composition skills they need to be successful writers both in and out of the classroom.
Features:

- Organizational principles that lead to sound academic writing are emphasized, including writing thesis statements, maintaining unity and coherence, making and supporting a point, using transitions and writing clear introductory, body, and concluding paragraphs;
- Activities help students apply organizational principles to major rhetorical forms such as chronological order, classification, cause and effect, comparison and contrast, and problem and solution.

- Extensive practice activities and clear teachable steps guide students through the writing process of prewriting, writing, and revising/editing as they move from personal to academic writing.

- Updated model paragraphs, essays and web-based activities help students deal with real-life situations;

- Grammar for writing presents key grammar points and practice to boost accuracy in students' writing;

- Writer's tips help students as they work toward unity, accuracy, and coherence in their paragraphs;

- Editing and proofreading exercises encourage students to self-correct and refine their composition skills;

- New! Essential Online Resources contain the Answer Keys, plus additional activities that provide extra practice in basic punctuation, writing mechanics, and paragraph structure." (Book Cover)

Contents

Scope and Sequence

Introduction

Part 1: THE ELEMENTS OF GOOD WRITING

Chapter 1: Get Ready to Write

Chapter 2: Writing Paragraphs

Chapter 3: Revising and Editing

Chapter 4: Writing Essays

PART 2: TYPES OF ESSAYS

Chapter 5: Process Essays

Chapter 6: Division and Classification Essays

Chapter 7: Causes and Effects

Chapter 8: Comparison and Contract Essays

Chapter 9: Problem-Solution Essays

PART 3: WRITING FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES

Chapter 10: Writing Summaries

Chapter 11: Expressing Your Opinions

Chapter 12: Writing Undergraduate and Graduate School Application Essays

Appendix Answer Key

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