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Paragraphs and Essays With Integrated Readings

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ISBN-10: 0618767827

ISBN-13: 9780618767823

Edition: 10th 2008

Authors: Lee Brandon, Kelly Brandom

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Paragraphs and Essays with Integrated Readingsthe higher level of Lee Brandon's two-level series that also includesSentences, Paragraphs, and Beyondprovides extensive writing instruction in a fun, engaging manner. Written in Lee Brandon's unique style and voice, the text incorporates coverage of reading, a three-stage writing process, and in-depth instruction on different essay patterns. The last chapter (Chapter 16) covers research writing; and a Handbook section provides grammar, mechanics, and punctuation review for students to brush up on their skills. New to this edition are 12 full-color photographs that provide writing prompts for student essays, a wide variety of brand-new readings,…    
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List price: $163.95
Edition: 10th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: CENGAGE Learning
Publication date: 2/13/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 544
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.398
Language: English

Lee Brandon is the author of twelve college English textbooks with Cengage Learning, including the best-selling series, Sentences, Paragraphs, and Beyond with Integrated Readings, and Paragraphs and Essays with Integrated Readings and the highly successful At a Glance series. He has served as chair of the English Department at Mt. San Antonio College, where he taught for more than thirty years and occasionally still teaches. Few authors are as active in the promotion of their books as Lee Brandon, who regularly visits schools across the country and presents at professional conferences. Lee also has to his credit poems and short stories in magazines; songs recorded and in sheet music; a…    

LinkingReading and Writing
Reading for Writing Text-Based adn Reading-Related Writing
Types of Writing
Kinds of Support for Text-Based
Writing Basic Documentation in Text-Based Writing
Documentation in Action Student Documented Essay
"Listening to the Air [Guitar]"
Essay and Applications
"The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl"
Journal Writing Cross-Curricular and Career-Related Writing Writer's Guidelines
The Writing Process
The Writing Process: Stage One
Exploring/Experimenting/Gathering Information
The Writing Process Defined
The Writing Process Worksheet
The Assignment Your Audience Stage One Strategies
The Writing Process: Stage Two Writing the Controlling Idea/Organizing and Developing Support
Defining the Controlling Idea Writing the Controlling Idea as a Topic Sentence Organizing Support
The Writing Process: Stage Three Writing/Revising/Editing Writing the First Draft Revising
Editing Student Demonstration of All Stages of the Writing Process
Writing the Paragraph
The Paragraph Defined Basic Paragraph Patterns
The Writing Process and the Paragraph
Student Demonstration of All Stages of the Writing Process
Writing the Essay
The Essay Defined in Relation to the Developmental Paragraph Special Paragraphs Within the Essay
Student Demonstration of All Stages of the Writing Process
Writing Paragraphs and Essays: Instruction, with Integrated Reading Selections
Descriptive Narration: Moving Through Space and Time Writing
Descriptive Narration
Practicing Narrative Patterns
Practicing Descriptive Patterns
Finding Patterns in Photos Readings for Critical Thinking, Discussion, and Writing
Paragraph
"The Mousetrap"
Essays
"The Story of a Well-Made Shield"
"No Tears for Frankie"
"More"
Student Paragraphs and Essay
"Yearning for Love"
"The Drag" [with stages]
Text-Based
"Rituals as Comfort Food for the Soul" Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Descriptive Narration
Exemplification: Writing with Examples Writing
Exemplification Finding Patterns in Photos
Practicing Patterns of Exemplification
Readings for Critical Thinking, Discussion, and Writing
Paragraph
"Dropping Way Out"
Essays
"Love Me, Love My Hogs"
"Who's Cheap?"
"Let's Not Fool Ourselves: Pit Bulls Are Dangerous"
Student Paragraph and Essay
"Traveling the World at Home"
"Cheating Is Not Worth the Bother" [with stages]
Text-Based
"Grading a Professor's Writing" Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Exemplification
Analysis by Division: Examining the Parts
Writing Analysis by Division
Finding Patterns in Photos Practicing Patterns of Analysis by Division
Readings for Critical Thinking, Discussion, and Writing
Paragraphs
"The Family and Its Parts"
"The Zones of the Sea"
Essay, Restaurant Review, and Short Story
"Low Wages, High Skills"
"Food, Service Hit and Miss at Gianno's"
"The Girls in Their Summer Dresses" Student Paragraph and Essay
Text-Based
"More Than Just a House Call" [with Stages]
"Prison as a Community" Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Analysis by Division
Process Analysis: Writing About Doing Writing Process
Analysis Finding Patterns in Photos
Practicing Patterns of Process Analysis
Readings for Critical Thinking, Discussion, and Writing
Paragraphs
"The Birth of an Island"
"How to Sharpen a Knife"
Essays
"Pursuing and Ramming Vehicles"
"Coworkers from Hell and How to Cope"
"Flirting Fundamentals" Student Paragraph and Essay
Text-Based
"A Summary of 'Etiquette Book Camp'"
"Doing a Flame Hair Tattoo" [with stages] Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Process Analysis
Cause and Effect: Determining Reasons and Outcomes Writing
Cause and Effect Finding Patterns in Photos
Practicing Patterns of Cause and Effect
Readings for Critical Thinking, Discussion, and Writing
Paragraphs
"What Happens to Steroid Studs?"
"Family Heroes and Role Models"
Essays
"Romantic Love, Courtship, and Marriage"
"Why Marriages Fail"
"The Ghetto Made Me Do It"
Student Paragraph and Essay
"More Than the Classroom" [with stages]
Text-Based
"My Family Got Low-Balled in a Car Lot"
Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Cause and Effect
Classification
Establishing Groups Writing Classification
Finding Patterns in Photos Practicing
Patterns of Classification
Readings for Critical Thinking, Discussion, and Writing Paragraph
"Styles of Leadership"
Essays
"How Do I Love Thee?"
"The Different Ways of Being Smart"
"How to Deal with a Difficult Boss"
Student Paragraph and Essay
"Doctors Have Their Symptoms, Too" [with stages]
Text-Based
"Community College Pressures"
Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Classification
Comparison and Contrast
Showing Similarities and Differences
Writing Comparison and Contrast
Finding Patterns in Photos Practicing
Patterns of Comparison and Contrast
Readings for Critical Thinking, Discussion, and Writing
Paragraph
"Blue as in Boy, Pink as in Girl"
Essays
"Los Chinos Discover el Barrio"
"Chick Flicks vs. Macho Movies: Can You Tell the Difference?"
"Neat People vs. Sloppy People"
Student Paragraph and Essay
"Wives and Mothers in Vietnam and in America" [with stages]
Text-Based
"Struggling Against Silence"
Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Comparison and Contrast
Definition
Clarifying Terms Writing Definition
Finding Patterns in Photos
Practicing Patterns of Definition
Readings for Critical Thinking, Discussion, and Writing
Paragraphs
"Georgia on My Mind"
"Tornado"
Essays
"Americanization Is Tough on 'Macho'"
"Whose Values?"
"Graffiti: Taking a Closer Look"
Student Paragraph and Essay
"Going Too Far" [with Stages]
Text-Based
"My -Graines"
Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Definition
Argument: Writing to Persuade Writing Argument
Finding Patterns in Photos
Practicing Patterns of Argument
Readings for Critical Thinking, Discussion, and Writing
Essays
"Shouldn't Men Have 'Choice' Too?"
"Rape: A Bigger Danger Than Feminist Know"
"Abolish Restaurant Tipping"
Student Paragraph and Essay
"My Life to Live--or Not" [with stages]
Text-Based
"Schools as Political Combat Zones"
Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Argument
Using Sources
Writing the Research Paper
The Research Paper Defined Ten Steps to Writing a Research Paper
Student Essay
"Zoos--An Endangered Species?"
V. Handbook
Writing Effective Sentences
Parts of Speech
Subjects and Verbs Kinds of Sentences
Combining Sentences
Omissions Variety in Sentence Types
Order
Length
Beginnings Correcting Fragments
Comma Splices, and Run-Ons
Verbs Pronouns Adjectives and Adverbs Balancing Sentence
Parts Punctuation and Capitalization Spelling
Avoiding Wordy
Phrases Brief Guide for ESL Students
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