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
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