Engaging Writing 1 : Essential Skills for Academic Writing /
Mary Fitzpatrick.
- 2nd ed.
- White Plains, NY : Pearson Education, 2011.
- 255 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Engaging Writing .
Includes index and appendices.
"Engaging Writing, a newly expanded two-level series, gives students the concepts and skills they need for success in academic writing. Engaging Writing provides clear, step-by-step instruction in the writing process, focusing first on paragraphs (Engaging Writing 1) and progressing to essays (Engaging Writing 2). Engaging Writing fully supports the needs of intermediate to advanced ESL learners. Features of Engaging Writing 1:
Well crafted instructional sequence allows for progressive skill building. Appealing themes and topics stimulate discussion and provide ideas for writing. Realistic models provide benchmarks for students to judge their own work. Guided writing activities show students how to brainstorm, focus and organize. Appendices include a review of grammar and mechanics with exercise. Together, Engaging Writing 1 and 2 feature a solid pedagogical core, using clearly presented and logically sequenced rhetorical, grammatical, and lexical teaching points supported by high-interest activities" (Book Cover). SCOPE AND SEQUENCE: Chapter 1: Accomplishments: Writing a Process Paragraph This chapter focuses on academic achievements and how they are accomplished. Students will work with paragraphs on topics such as giving a speech, memorizing terminology, and overcoming procrastination. The chapter-opening reading is a first-person narrative by a “Lost Boy” of Sudan, who recounts some of the steps that took him from his war-torn homeland to graduating from college. READING FOR WRITING Before you read “Healing and Learning to Learn” by Panther Alier Understanding the reading Vocabulary Building Academic Vocabulary and Word Families Exercise 1 WRITING Assignment: Write a one-paragraph composition about something you have accomplished. Tell about the steps you took to reach your goal. Understanding your assignment The Paragraph Exercises 2-4 The Writing Process Miriam’s Steps Miriam’s First Draft Miriam’s Final Draft Paragraph Form Exercise 5 REVISING Composition Focus Placement of the Topic Sentence Exercise 6 The Support Exercise 7 Supporting Points Transitions Exercises 8-9 Additional Explanation Exercise 10-11 Language Focus Past Tense Irregular Verbs Exercise 12 Combining Sentences Exercises 13-16 FINAL DRAFT Exercise 17 CHAPTER REVIEW Chapter 2: Places and Events: Writing a Descriptive Paragraph This chapter focuses on writing about places and events. Students will describe a location or event that is special to them, from a tranquil campsite to a thrilling soccer game. In the chapter-opening reading, a wildlife biologist describes a unique national park in Bolivia that he is dedicated to protecting. READING FOR WRITING Before you read Reading: “A Biological Treasure Chest” by Robert Wallace Understanding the reading Vocabulary Building Academic Vocabulary and Word Families Exercises 1-2 WRITING Assignment: Write a one-paragraph composition that describes two or three parts or qualities of a place or event. Understanding your assignment Description Exercises 3-5 Finding Focus Points for Your Paragraph The Controlling Idea of a Topic Sentence Exercises 6-7 THE WRITING PROCESS Clustering Rogerio’s Steps Rogerio’s First Draft Exercise 8 Rogerio’s Final Draft Exercise 9 REVISING Composition Focus The Controlling Idea Exercise 10 Transitions Exercises 11-12 Specific Support: Using Questions to Fill Information Gaps Exercise 15 Language Focus Expanding the Noun Phrase Exercise 16-17 Time Frames Exercise 18 Changing the Time Frame Exercises 19-20 FINAL DRAFT CHAPTER REVIEW Chapter 3 - Pastimes and Entertainment: Writing a Reason Paragraph This chapter focuses on all types of entertainment, from Mahjong to detective dramas. Students will compose paragraphs in which they identify and explain two or three reasons for their entertainment preference. The chapter-opening reading is by a blogger who lives in Bahrain and has used blogging to learn about the Middle East. READING FOR WRITING Before you read Reading: “How Blogging Changed My Life” by Ayesha Saldanha Understanding the reading Vocabulary Building Verbs and –ing Adjectives That Describe Feelings Exercise 1 Vocabulary That Describes Entertainment Exercise 2 WRITING Assignment: Write a one-paragraph composition that gives two or three reasons that either you or people, in general, enjoy a specific pastime or kind of entertainment. Understanding your assignment Choosing a Topic The Topic Sentence Finding Supporting Reasons for Your Paragraph Exercise 3 The Writing Process Outlining Exercise 4 Defining the Topic Exercise 5 Salina’s Steps Salina’s First Draft Salina’s Final Draft Exercise 6 REVISING Composition Focus Paragraph Structure Exercise 7 Developing the Third Level: Sensory Details, Examples, and Explanation Exercise 8 Transitions Exercise 9 Language Focus Gerunds Exercise 10 Verb + Gerund. Verb + Infinitive Exercise 11 Coordinating Conjunctions Exercise 12 Subordinating Conjunctions Exercise 13 Cause-and-Effect Signals Exercise 14 FINAL DRAFT CHAPTER REVIEW Chapter 4 - Occupations: Writing an Effect Paragraph This chapter focuses on work and its impact on the worker. Students will use a prewriting interview to explore the effects of work and to collect information for their paragraphs. In the chapter-opening reading, a firefighter explains his job and its physical and emotional effects. READING FOR WRITING Before you read Reading: “Being a Firefighter” by Anthony Campana Understanding the reading Vocabulary Building Word Families and Choices for Writers Exercise 1 -ly Adverbs Exercise 2 WRITING Assignment: Write a one-paragraph composition that discusses two or three effects of a certain occupation on you or another person. Interview Understanding your assignment Cause and Effect The Topic Sentence of an Effect Paragraph Exercise 3 Positive and Negative Effects in the Topic Sentence Exercise 4 Organizing Supporting Points The Writing Process Gathering Information Through an Interview Exercise 5 Exercise 6 Ahmad’s Steps Ahmad’s First Draft Ahmad’s Final Draft Exercise 7 REVISING Composition Focus The Second and Third Levels: Paragraph Unity Exercise 8 The Second and Third Levels: Paragraph Focus Exercise 9 The Third Level: Using Quotations as Support Exercise 10-12 Paragraph Connections: Transitions, Repeated Words, and Related Words Exercise 13 Language Focus Using the Present Perfect with the Simple Present and Simple Past Tenses Exercise 14 Choosing and Combing Verb Tenses Exercise 15-16 Participial Adjectives Exercises 17-18 FINAL DRAFT CHAPTER REVIEW Chapter 5 - Growing Up in Different Cultures: Writing a Contrast Paragraph This chapter looks at child rearing, child development, and family structure in countries around the world. Students will work on paragraphs focusing on the differences between two cultures or two age groups as they learn to manipulate comparison/contrast patterns. In the chapter-opening reading, an international team of social scientists presents some findings of their cross-cultural research on the phenomenon of putting a baby to bed. READING FOR WRITING Before you read Reading: “Putting the Baby to Bed in Five Cultures” by Sara Harkness, Charles M. Super, Jong-Hay Rha, Marjolijn Blom, Blanca Huitron, Ughetta Moscardino, Saskia van Schaik, and Margreet de Looze Understanding the reading Vocabulary Building Words Used as More Than One Part of Speech Exercise 1 Person Nouns and Concept Nouns Exercise 2 Academic Vocabulary That Describes Families and Child Rearing Exercise 3 WRITING Assignment: Write a one-paragraph composition that discusses two or three differences between two cultures or two age groups. Understanding your assignment The Topic Sentence of a Contrast Paragraph Exercise 4 The Organization of a Contrast Paragraph Exercises 5-7 The Writing Process Developing Parallel Lists Exercise 8 Denise’s Steps Denise’s First Draft Denise’s Final Draft Exercise 9 REVISING Composition Focus Developing the Third Level Exercise 10 Balanced Development Exercise 11 Concluding Sentences Exercise 12 Language Focus Signals of Contrast: Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions and Transitions Exercise 13-14 Using Consistent Pronoun Point of View to Keep Paragraph Focus Exercise 15 Third Person Point of View Exercises 16-17 FINAL DRAFT CHAPTER REVIEW Chapter 6 - Making Communities Better: Writing an Opinion Paragraph and Essay This chapter focuses on quality of life. Students will choose an issue they believe is important, from recreation and health to justice and equality, and recommend a related improvement to their town or city. First, they will support their point of view in a paragraph. Then they will expand their ideas in an essay. In the chapter-opening reading, a sociologist discusses urban crime and presents solutions from Tanzania, Japan, Uganda, and France. READING FOR WRITING Before you read Reading: “From Violence to Justice and Security in Cities” by Franz Vanderschueren Understanding the reading Vocabulary Building Synonyms Exercise 1 Nouns That Are Both Countable and Uncountable Exercise 2 WRITING Assignment: Write a one-paragraph composition that gives an opinion about improving the quality of life in your city, town, rural area, state, province, or country. Provide two or three supporting points Understanding your assignment The Topic Sentence of an Opinion Paragraph The Supporting Points of an Opinion Paragraph Identifying the Problem Exercise 3 Problems, Benefits, and Imagined Situations Exercises 4 The Third Level of an Opinion Paragraph Exercise 5 The Writing Process Using a Survey to Gather Ideas and Information for an Opinion Paragraph Using Survey Results in an Opinion Paragraph Tran’s Steps Tran’s First Draft Exercise 6 EXPANDING YOUR FIRST DRAFT TO AN ESSAY Exercise 7 The Process of Changing Your Paragraph to an Essay - Writing the Thesis Statement and the Body of the Essay Writing the Introduction of the Essay Exercise 8 Writing the Conclusion and Completing Your Essay Exercise 9-10 Language Focus Conditional Sentences: Real Future and Unreal Present or Future Exercise 11-12 Modal Verbs Exercise 13-14 FINAL DRAFT CHAPTER REVIEW Appendices: Appendix IA: GRAMMAR Appendix IB: CAPITAL LETTERS AND PUNCTUATION MARKS Appendix II: PEER REVIEW FORMS
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