Wordsmith A Guide to College Writing (with MyWritingLab Student Access Code Card)

Name: Wordsmith A Guide to College Writing (with MyWritingLab Student Access Code Card)
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ISBN: 9780205703319

ISBN-10: 0205703313

ISBN-13: 9780205703319

Edition: 4th 2010

Authors: Pamela Arlov

List price: $89.00

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TheWordsmithseries is the value-packed option that students will appreciate while mastering key writing and grammar skills. Wordsmithis the book for instructors who want to truly connect with their students. Arlov created a text that counters many of the objections instructors had about textbooks, such as: Students find textbooks dry and tedious.Arlov includes thought-provoking chapter openers, plenty of visuals, and a conversational, engaging writing style that students really respond to. Students find textbooks irrelevant to their lives.Arlov's coverage of the rhetorical modes is realistic and models real-life writing. She includes "Real Writing" examples in the modes chapters to…

Book details

List price: $89.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Publication date: 12/29/2008
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 606
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English




Composition



The Writing Process



Preparing to Write



Building a Framework: Thesis and Organization



Introducing the Essay



Developing Body Paragraphs



Concluding the Essay



Revising, Proofreading, and Formatting



Showing and Telling: Description, Narration, and Example



Limiting and Ordering Definition, Classification, and Process



Examining Logical Connections: Comparison-Contrast, Cause-Effect, and Argument



Writing a Summary



Writing a Research Paper



Grammar



Verbs and Subjects



Subject-Verb Agreement



Coordination and Subordination



Run-on Sentences



Sentence Fragments



Pronoun Case



Pronoun Agreement, Reference, and Point of View



Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers



Parallel Structure



Verb Shifts



Sentences with Style



Commas



Other Punctuation



Word Choice



Words Commonly Confused



Capital Letters



Apostrophes



Quotation Marks, Underlining, and Italics



Readings


Two Ways of Seeing a River



Growing Up Bilingual



The Game of My Life



When Words Get in the Way



Letting in Light



Coping with Procrastination



Migraine Blues



The Right to Die



The Brutal Business of Boxing



Date Rape: Exposing Dangerous Myths



Education Unplugged