TY - BOOK AU - Ingram,Beverly AU - King,Carol TI - From Writing to Composing: An Introductory Composition Course SN - 0521539145 (Student book) AV - PE1128 .I477 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - English language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Composition and exercises KW - Report writing KW - High-beginner to low-intermediate N1 - "From Writing to Composing: An Introductory Composition Course introduces high beginner to low intermediate students to the basics of formal writing in English. The book employs a unique approach in which guided, structured writing activities interweave with freer, multi-draft composing activities. Some special features of From Writing to Composing:; Units that teach different rhetorical patterns of paragraph organization ; Lively oral activities to engage student interest ; Dictation tasks to promote accurate paragraph building ; Projects for students to "publish" their writing in class newspapers or wall displays ; Portfolio building of free and guided written work ; A self-study appendix for students to deepen their understanding of sentence and paragraph structure; The second edition of From Writing to Composing retains many of the activities form the popular first edition. However, this new edition has an all-new organization, incorporates new writing instruction theory, and contains many new activities and features." (Book Cover); TABLE OF CONTENTS: ; To the Teacher ; Acknowledgements ; PART ONE: GETTING STARTED ; UNIT 1: Dear Classmates ; Introduction to letters and e-mail ; 1.1 Letters and e-mail ; 1.2 A letter about a classmate ; 1.3 Features of a letter ; 1.4 More letters ; 1.5 E-mail messages ; UNIT 2: Friends and Relatives ; Introduction to the portfolio project ; 2.1 Important people ; 2.2 Independent-practice writing ; 2.3 The portfolio project ; 2.4 Introduction to capitalization and punctuation ; 2.5 Introduction to sentences ; UNIT 3: Staying in Touch ; Introduction to paragraphs and format ; 3.1 Enumeration dictation ("Staying in Touch") ; 3.2 Student paper format ; 3.3 Independent-practice portfolio writing; UNIT 4 Sharing Stories ; Introduction to the composing process ; 4.1 Talking about stories ; 4.2 Writing a story ; 4.3 Revising and editing ; 4.4 Letters and e-mails ; 4.5 Your story and the composing process ; 4.6 Thinking about the composing process ; 4.7 Independent-practice portfolio writing ; UNIT 5: Three Good Ways ; Introduction to formal writing ; 5.1 Three ways of writing ; 5.2 Independent-practice portfolio writing ; 5.3 Reading and editing ; 5.4 Introduction to outlines and diagrams ; 5.5 Introduction to formal style ; 5.6 Formal style paragraph ; UNIT 6: Class Publication ; Introduction to the class publication project ; 6.1 Types of publication ; 6.2 Newspapers ; 6.3 Web sites ; 6.4 Crossword puzzles ; 6.5 Independent-practice portfolio writing ; 6.6 Class publication ; PART TWO: WRITING MORE, WRITING BETTER ; UNIT 7: Follow these Steps ; Writing a paragraph that describes steps in a process ; 7.1 Process dictation ("Steps in Getting a Driver's License") ; 7.2 Revising process paragraphs ; 7.3 Editing ; 7.4 Publication project: How-to Guide ; 7.5 Independent-practice portfolio writing ; UNIT 8: Class Statistics ; Writing a paragraph using statistics to provide supporting details ; 8.1 Class data and statistics ; 8.2 Math terms ; 8.3 Organizing data into a paragraph ; 8.4 Revising and editing ; 8.5 Composition ; 8.6 Independent-practice portfolio writing ; UNIT 9: The Perfect Routine ; Writing a paragraph that describes actions in chronological order ; 9.1 Ms. Lee's daily routine ; 9.2 Complex sentences ; 9.3 Editing sentence structure ; 9.4 Composition: A routine day ; 9.5 Publication project: A perfect routine ; 9.6 Independent-practice portfolio writing ; UNIT 10: Great Trips ; Writing a paragraph that reports an experience ; 10.1 A virtual trip ; 10.2 A real trip ; 10.3 Independent-practice portfolio writing ; UNIT 11: Info Expo; Writing a paragraph that classifies an item into its different types ; 11.1 Classification dictation ("Advice about Dictionaries") ; 11.2 Reading and outlining ; 11.3 Revising and editing ; 11.4 Publication project: Info Expo ; 11.5 Independent-practice portfolio writing ; UNIT 12: Exercise Opinions ; Writing a paragraph that lists different reasons for doing something ; 12.1 Getting Some Exercise ; 12.2 Sentence combining ; 12.3 Enumeration dictation ("Why People Exercise") ; 12.4 Reading about reasons ; 12.5 Revising and editing ; 12.6 Fact and opinion ; 12.7 Opinion publication ; 12.8 Indpendent-practice portfolio writing ; UNIT 13: Portraits of Special People ; Writing a paragraph using examples as support ; 13.1 Portraits ; 13.2 Personal qualities ; 13.3 Portrait composition ; 13.4 Publication project: Portrait gallery of special people ; 13.5 Independent-practice portfolio writing ; UNIT 14: An Armchair Visit ; Writing an essay about a place ; 14.1 Dictation: The proud state of Texas ; 14.2 Paragraph to essay ; 14.3 A travel paragraph ; 14.4 Travel paragraph to essay ; 14.5 Independent-practice portfolio writing ; Appendix 1: The Mini-Handbook ; Appendix 2: Script ; Appendix 3: Guide to the Portfolio Project ; Appendix 4: List of Editing Symbols UR - https://www.cambridge.org/ca/cambridgeenglish/catalog/skills/writing-composing-2nd-edition ER -