TY - BOOK AU - Kemper,Dave AU - Meyer, Verne AU - Sebranek, Patrick AU - Van Rys, John AU - Holditch, Greg TI - Write 2 : Paragraphs and Essays: Dave Kemper, Verne Meyer, John Van Rys, Patrick Sebranek and Greg Holditch SN - 9780176533892 (Canadian Edition) PY - 2016/// CY - Toronto PB - Nelson Education Ltd. KW - English language KW - Composition and exercises KW - English Language KW - Paragraphs KW - Essays N1 - "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 UR - https://www.cengage.ca/c/isbn/9780618642861/ ER -