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Sentences, Paragraphs and Beyond With Integrated Readings

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ISBN-10: 0618767835

ISBN-13: 9780618767830

Edition: 5th 2008

Authors: Lee Brandon, Kelly Brandon

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Sentences, Paragraphs, and Beyond with Integrated Readingsis the beginner level of Lee Brandon's two-level text series that also includesParagraphs and Essays.In this text, Brandon provides a review of sentence-level grammar and mechanics, as well as in-depth instruction in the writing process and patterns of writing. Brandon's friendly, informal tone and offbeat readings speak to students and encourage them to persevere in the writing process and become strong writers. Exercises as well as readings are integrated throughout every chapter of the text. In this edition, intriguing photos encourage student analysis, either individually or in groups, and serve as writing prompts; new "Mindset"…    
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List price: $163.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: CENGAGE Learning
Publication date: 2/13/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.134
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…    

Kelly Brandon is a partner in the father-son writing team for two best-selling series, SENTENCES, PARAGRAPHS, AND BEYOND WITH INTEGRATED READINGS and PARAGRAPHS AND ESSAYS WITH INTEGRATED READINGS, as well as the AT A GLANCE books. He is a tenured professor of English at Santa Ana College, where he has taught for twenty-four years. His B.A. is from the University of California at Los Angeles and his M.A. is from the University of California at Santa Barbara. For recreation he does bodybuilding, backpacks, plays the clarinet, drives his fully restored 1953 yellow and white Chevrolet Bel Air, listens to music, and reads eclectically and voraciously.

ConnectingReading with Writing
From Reading to Writing
Reading to Write
Reading Techniques
Written Responses to Reading Types of Writing
Kinds of Support for Text-Based Writing
Basic Documentation
Documentation in Action Essays and Applications
"American Space, Chinese Place"
"Everyone Pays the Price" Journal Writing Cross-Curricular and Career-Related Writing Writer's Guidelines
Writing Sentences
Parts of Speech Microtheme Principles for Identification
Subject and Verbs Microtheme Subjects Verbs Location of Subjects and Verbs
Kinds of Sentences Microtheme Clauses Writing Sentences Procedure for Sentences Analysis
Combining Sentences Microtheme Coordination: The Compound Sentence Subordination
The Complex Sentence Coordination and Subordination
The Compound-Complex Sentence Other Ways to Combine Ideas Omissions
When Parts Are Missing Variety in Sentences
Types, Order, Length, Beginnings
Correcting Fragments, Comma Spliced, and Run-Ons Microtheme Fragments
Comma Splices and Run-Ons Techniques for Spotting Probles Sentences
Verbs Microtheme Regular and Irregular Verbs "Problem" Verbs
The Twelve Verb Tenses Subject-Verb
Agreement Consistency in Tense Active and Passive Voice
Strong Verbs Subjective Mood
Pronouns Microtheme Pronoun Case Pronoun-Antecedent
Agreement Pronoun Reference
Adjectives and Adverbs Microtheme
Selecting Adjectives and Adverbs Comparative and Superlative
Forms Using Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers
Balancing Sentence Parts Microtheme
Basic Principles of Parallelism
Signal Words Combination Signal Words
Punctuation and Capitalization Microtheme
End Punctuation
Commas Semicolons
Quotation Marks
Punctuation with Quotation Marks
Italics Dashes
Colons
Parentheses
Brackets
Apostrophes
Hyphens
Capitalization
Spelling and Phrasing
Microtheme Steps to Efficient
Spelling Your Spell Checker
Spelling Tips
Frequently Misspelled Words
Confused Spelling and Confusing Words
Wordy Phrases
Brief Guide for ESL Students
Using the Writing Process
The Writing Process Stage One: Exploring/Experimenting/Gathering Information
The Paragraph Defined Basic Paragraph Patterns
The Writing Process Stage One Strategies
The Writing Process Stage Two: Writing the Controlling Idea/Organizing and Developing Support
Writing the Controlling Idea as a Topic Sentence Writing an Outline
The Writing Process Stage Three: Writing/Revising/Editing Writing
Your First Draft Revising
Your Writing Editing
Your Writing
The Writing Process Worksheet
Paragraphs and Essays
Writing the Short Essay
Examining a Paragraph and an Essay Topics for Short Essays
Writing Paragraphs and Essays: Instruction, with Integrated Reading Selections
Descriptive Narration: Moving Through Space and Time Writing Narration
Writing Description
Finding Patterns in Photos Practicing
Patterns of Narration
Practicing Patterns of Description
Readings for Critical Thinking, Discussion, and Writing
Paragraph: Thomas S. Whitecloud
"Blue Winds Dancing" Essays: Hellen Keller, "W-A-T-E-R"
"The Jacket" Short Story
"A & P" Student Paragraph and Essay
"King of Klutziness" [with stages]
Text-Based: Donald Sheppard, "Revenge and Punishment"
"My First Real Fire" Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Descriptive Narration
Exemplification: Using Examples Writing Exemplification
Finding Patterns in Photos Practicing Patterns of Exemplification
Readings for Critical Thinking, Discussion, and Writing
Paragraphs
"Colorado Springs--Every Which Way"
"When Cupid Aims at the Workplace"
Essay
"When Those Tattoos Really Get Under the Skin"
Student Paragraph and Essay
"Sweet and Sour Workplace" [with stages]
Text-Based
"Hungering for Sounds of Silence" Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Exemplification
Process Analysis: Writing About Doing Writing Process
Analysis Finding Patterns in Photos Practicing
Patterns of Process Analysis
Readings for Critical Thinking, Discussion, and Writing
Paragraph
"The Birth of an Island"
Essays
"Fast, Sleek, and Shiny: Using the Internet to Help Buy New Cars"
"Zen and the Art of Pomegranate Eating"
Student Paragraph and Essay
"Making Faces" [with stages]
Text-Based
"Everything We Do Becomes a System" 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
"Neighbors from Hell,"
"Life Change and Stress"
Essays
"Study Says Flirtatious Women Get Fewer Raises"
"Officer Survival and Stress Reduction"
Student Paragraph and Essay
"My Dad, the Bank Robber" [with stages]
Text-Based
"Summary of 'Girls Form Backbone of Gangs'" Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Cause and Effect
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
"The Small Town and the Big City"
Essays
"From B'wood to the 'Hood"
Jos? Antonio Burciaga, "A Mixed Tex-Cal Marriage"
Student Paragraph and Essay
"Chinese Parents and American Parents" [with stages]
Text-Based
"The Orderly, the Disorderly, and the Illogical: A Two-Part Response to 'The Messy Are in Denial'" Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Comparison and Contrast
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
"Golden Oldies"
"Who Are Our Heroes?"
Restaurant Review and Essay
"Small Plates, with Commitment Issues"
"Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus"
Student Paragraph and Essay: Text-Based
"Summary of 'A Big Wheel' by Louis Grossberger"
"More Than Book 'Em" [with stages] Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Analysis by Division
Argument: Writing to Persuade Writing Argument
Finding Patterns in Photos Practicing
Patterns of Argument
Readings for Critical Thinking, Discussion, and Writing
Paragraph
"The Most Underrated Candy Bar"
Essays
"Letting Teachers Pack Guns Will Make America's Schools Safer"
"A Modest Proposal: Guys Shouldn't Drive Till 25"
"Should Teachers Let Failing Students Pass by Doing an 'Extra Credit' Assignment?"
Student Essays: Text-Based
"Just Say No to Extra Credit for Rescuing Failing Students"
"Someone Is Listening" [with stages] Suggested Topics and Prompts for Writing Argument