On the Go: Sentence to Paragraph
For your classes in Developmental Writing, McGraw-Hill introduces the latest in its acclaimed M Series. The M Series started with your students. McGraw-Hill conducted extensive market research with over 4,000 students to gain insight into their studying and buying behavior. Students told us they wanted more portable texts with innovative visual appeal and content that is designed according to the way they learn. We also surveyed instructors, and they told us they wanted a way to engage their...
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For your classes in Developmental Writing, McGraw-Hill introduces the latest in its acclaimed M Series. The M Series started with your students. McGraw-Hill conducted extensive market research with over 4,000 students to gain insight into their studying and buying behavior. Students told us they wanted more portable texts with innovative visual appeal and content that is designed according to the way they learn. We also surveyed instructors, and they told us they wanted a way to engage their students without compromising on high quality content.More current, more portable, more captivating, plus a rigorous and innovative research foundation adds up to more learning. When you meet students where they are, you can take them where you want them to be.This two-book developmental writing series with help students become more effective and more confident writers by meeting students where they are and by helping them get to where they want to go in life.One of the authors’ primary goals in teaching writing is to change the way their students look at writing. Far too often, students come to the first day of class thinking of the course as something simply to “get through,” something without any real connection to what goes on outside the classroom—either in their lives, in other courses, or in their jobs. In fact, writing is an essential part of their journey. Whatever their destination, effective writing will make a fundamental difference in where students go and what they do.As classroom teachers, the authors also know intimately the mechanical and grammatical challenges apparent in developmental writing. On the Go joins their theoretical grounding, owing much to the study of rhetoric and to their work with The National Writing Project, to their day-to-day research, consisting of a systematic collection and analysis of student writing samples. In short, both the theoretical and practical inform every page of this book.
ContentsPART I: THE WRITING PROCESSChapter 1 Getting Ready to WriteGetting StartedThe Context of College WritingSubject, Audience, and PurposeSubject, Audience, and Purpose at a GlanceSpecific and General Writing Assignments Specific Assignments General AssignmentsParagraph StructureThe Writing ProcessPrewritingTalkingFreewritingBrainstormingClusteringAsking QuestionsRecommendations for Ongoing PracticeChapter 2 Giving Shape to Your WritingGetting StartedThe Paragraph at a GlanceParagraph FormElements of the ParagraphThe Topic sentence Common Topic Sentence ProblemsWriting a Topic Sentence for a Specific AssignmentWriting a Topic Sentence for a General AssignmentMajor and Minor Supporting Details Major Details: Thinking in 3’s Minor DetailsUnity: Eliminating Irrelevant DetailsCoherence: Order and Transitions Time Order Spatial Order Order of Importance or ImpactThe Concluding sentenceDrafting a ParagraphThe Writing ProcessChapter 3 Revising and EditingGetting StartedThe Paragraph at a GlanceElements of RevisionRevise for detailRevise for unity Delete Details that Go Off the Subject Delete Unnecessary First Person Details Avoid Unnecessary RepetitionRevise for Coherence Move Ideas and Details Repeat Key Words and PhrasesRevise for languageEditing Strategies Search for errors You Make Regularly Eliminate Your Usual ErrorsPART II: PARAGRAPH WRITING AND PATTERNS OF THINKINGhapter 4 DescriptionGetting StartedA Description Paragraph at a GlanceWhere are You Going? Tips for PrewritingOrganizing Your ParagraphHow Will You Get There? Tips for DraftingHow a Pro Does It: excerpt from A Hanging, by George OrwellDescription and Specific LanguageMake the Most of It! Tips for RevisingChapter 5 ExampleGetting StartedAn Example Paragraph at a GlanceWhere are You Going? Tips for PrewritingOrganizing Your Paragraph Multiple Examples Extended ExampleHow Will You Get There? Tips for DraftingHow a Pro Does It: adapted from Undaunted Courage, by Stephen E. Ambrose Examples and ExplanationMake the Most of It! Tips for RevisingChapter 6 NarrationGetting StartedA Narration Paragraph at a GlanceWhere are You Going? Tips for PrewritingOrganizing Your ParagraphHow Will You Get There? Tips for DraftingHow a Pro Does It: excerpt from All Shook Up, by T. C. BoyleEliminate Irrelevant DetailsMake the Most of It! Tips for RevisingChapter 7 ProcessGetting StartedA Process Paragraph at a GlanceWhere are You Going? Tips for PrewritingOrganizing Your ParagraphHow Will You Get There? Tips for DraftingHow a Pro Does It: adapted from The Undertaking, by Thomas LynchThe Key Details in the ProcessMake the Most of It! Tips for RevisingChapter 8 ClassificationGetting StartedA Classification Paragraph at a GlanceWhere are You Going? Tips for PrewritingOrganizing Your ParagraphHow Will You Get There? Tips for DraftingHow a Pro Does It: excerpt from “Teaching Boys and Girls Separately,”Elizabeth Weil Classification and DetailsMake the Most of It! Tips for RevisingChapter 9 Cause and EffectGetting StartedA Cause and Effect Paragraph at a Glance: Emphasis on CausesA Cause and Effect Paragraph at a Glance: Emphasis on EffectsWhere are You Going? Tips for PrewritingOrganizing Your ParagraphHow Will You Get There? Tips for DraftingHow a Pro Does It: excerpt from “PHYS ED: Crash and Burnout,” Gretchen ReynoldsOutlining to Maintain FocusMake the Most of It! Tips for RevisingChapter 10 Comparison and ContrastGetting StartedA Comparison and Contrast Paragraph at a Glance: Point by Point A Comparison and Contrast Paragraph at a Glance: Subject by Subject Where are You Going? Tips for PrewritingOrganizing Your ParagraphHow Will You Get There? Tips for DraftingHow a Pro Does It: adapted from “Illness,” by Lewis ThomasPoints of Comparison-ContrastMake the Most of It! Tips for RevisingChapter 11 DefinitionGetting StartedA Definition Paragraph at a Glance Where are You Going? Tips for PrewritingOrganizing Your ParagraphHow Will You Get There? Tips for DraftingHow a Pro Does It: excerpt from “Shy,” by Ziba Kashef Definition and PurposeMake the Most of It! Tips for RevisingChapter 12 ArgumentGetting StartedAn Argument Paragraph at a Glance Where are You Going? Tips for PrewritingOrganizing Your ParagraphHow Will You Get There? Tips for DraftingHow a Pro Does It: adapted from “Professional Athletes Should Not Be Viewed as Role Models,” by Ashley BrownAvoiding GeneralizationsMake the Most of It! Tips for RevisingChapter 13 From Paragraphs to Essays Getting Started Essay Structure at a Glance Elements of the Essay Assignments and Subtopics Prewriting and Planning Your EssayWhere are You Going? Tips for Prewriting Formulate Your Thesis Sentence Your Essay PlanDrafting Your EssayHow Will You Get There? Tips for DraftingIntroductions and ConclusionsHow a Pro Does It: adapted from The Promised Land, by Nicholas Lemann Revising and Editing Your EssayMake the Most of It! Tips for Revising Revise for Detail Revise for Unity and Coherence Revise for LanguagePART III: Chapter 14 Parts of Speech Nouns Count Nouns and Non-Count Nouns Irregular Plural Nouns Pronouns Indefinite and Demonstrative Pronouns Verbs Verb Tense Helping Verbs Modals Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions ConjunctionsChapter 15 The Simple SentenceSimple Sentence: Subject and VerbSimple Sentence: Complete IdeaSubjects and PredicatesPrepositional PhrasesAction VerbsLinking VerbsHelping Verbs and Verb PhrasesChapter 16 Coordination and Subordination Coordination and Conjunctions A Predictable Punctuation Problem Coordination and Conjunctive Adverbs Subordination Subordination and The Relative pronounChapter 17 Sentence Variety and Parallelism -Ing Phrases-Ed, -N, -En ModifiersThe –Ing Sentence FragmentThe Dangling ModifierAppositivesParallel Structure The –Ing and To- Forms Nouns and AdjectivesPART IV: A TOOL KITChapter 18 Sentence Fragments Checking for Complete Ideas Checking Punctuation Checking Connectors Checking –Ing WordsChapter 19 Comma Splices and Run Ons Comma Splices, Run Ons and End Punctuation Comma Splices, Run Ons and Conjunctive AdverbsChapter 20 Verbs: Agreement, Irregular Verbs, and Consistency Verb Agreement Verbs Subject and Verb Agreement Additional Verb Agreement Problems Irregular Verbs Consistent Verb Tense Irregular Verbs ListChapter 21 Pronouns Pronouns and Their Antecedents Indefinite Pronouns Vague Pronoun Reference Pronoun Case Subjective Case Pronouns Objective Case Pronouns Possessive Case Pronouns Predictable Problems with Pronoun Case Reflexive Pronouns Shifts in PronounsChapter 22 Commas Commas and Conjunctions Introductory Commas Commas with Parentheticals Commas in SeriesChapter 23 Semicolons and Colons Semicolons Connecting Related Ideas Semicolons and Conjunctive Adverbs Common Semicolon Errors Colons Colons Before ListsChapter 24 Apostrophes Apostrophes and Possessives Apostrophes and Contractions Apostrophes and Simple PluralsChapter 25 Direct and Indirect Quotations Complete and Partial Quotations Quotations and Punctuation Direct and Indirect QuotationsChapter 26 Mechanics Spelling Spelling Tips Basic Spelling Rules Commonly Misspelled Words Commonly Misused Words Commonly Misused Words—Set 1 Commonly Misused Words—Set 2 Commonly Misused Words—Set 3 Capitalization Numbers AbbreviationsPART V: READING AND THINKING CRITICALLYChapter 27 Building Vocabulary Collect Vocabulary Daily Use Context Clues Use a Dictionary and a Thesaurus Take a Tour of a Dictionary How to Effectively Use a Dictionary Take a Tour of a Thesaurus How to Effectively Use a ThesaurusREADING: Whose Last Name Should Married Couples Choose? R. R. S. Stewart Write with a Thesaurus and Dictionary Improve Word Choice Precise Nouns and Verbs Denotation and Connotation Avoid Informal LanguageChapter 28 Critical Reading, Thinking, and Writing Critical Reading Five Strategies for Effective Reading READING: Carnivorous Plant Kills with Deadly Slime, Charles Q. Choi Read with a Pen READING: Bonus Babies, Barry Schwartz Additional Readings READING: Editorial A Bag Problem Blossoms READING: What Adolescents Miss When We Let Them Grow Up in Cyberspaces, Brent Staples READING: Who Are You Also Known As? Hollee McGinnis READING: Sense of Beauty Partly Innate, Study Suggests, Charles Q. Choi READING: The Fine Art of Deception, Kathleen Deveny with Ginny Power READING: Loyalty a Factor in Heroism, Michael Hill READING: Why There’s No Such Thing as a Good Night’s Sleep, Meredith F. Small READING: Strange Things Do Happen at Full Moon, Benjamin Radford READING: Jittery? Peevish? Can’t Sleep? What Are You Drinking? Richard A. Friedman, M. D. READING: Greener Grass, Susan Straight READING: Yes, Accidents Happen. But Why? Robert Strauss READING: Shells of Our Affection, Judith Warner READING: How to Boost Your Willpower, Tara Parker-Pope READING: Hobbies are Rich in Psychic Rewards, Eilene Zimmerman READING: Longing to Belong, Saira Shah READING: U. S. Democracy: Will the Last One Out Please Turn Off the Light, Thomas Prugh READING: The Fourth of July, Audre Lorde READING: You Can’t Say That, Diane Ravitch
