Steps for Writers: Composing Paragraphs, Volume 1

To the InstructorTo the Student Introduction Visualizing the Paragraph in ContextParagraphs as Building Blocks of EssaysSTEP ONE Writing Effective ParagraphsCHAPTER 1 The Writing ProcessOverview of the Writing ProcessFreewritingFocused WritingExploring Ideas: Brainstorming and Making ListsClustering and GroupingOrganizing and ComposingEditing and ProofreadingWRITING TIP #1Writing Assignments and Activities to Get StartedKeeping a JournalUsing the Computer Along With This BookCHAPTER 2 Paragraph BasicsWriting Activity: Creating ParagraphsModel ParagraphsParagraph UnityTest Yourself: Paragraph UnityBasic Exercise: Paragraph UnityIntermediate Exercise: Paragraph UnityChallenge Exercise: Paragraph UnityUsing Topic Sentences to Guide Your ReaderTest Yourself: Topic SentencesBasic Exercise: Topic SentencesIntermediate Exercise: Topic SentencesChallenge Exercise: Topic SentencesBasic Exercise II: Topic SentencesIntermediate Exercise II: Topic SentencesChallenge Exercise II: Topic SentencesBasic Exercise III: Topic SentencesIntermediate Exercise III: Topic SentencesChallenge Exercise III: Topic SentencesWRITING TIP #2 Using Key Words in Topic SentencesTest Yourself: Key WordsBasic Exercise: Key WordsIntermediate Exercise: Key WordsChallenge Exercise: Key WordsBasic Writing Assignment: Key WordsIntermediate Writing Assignment: Key WordsChallenge Writing Assignment: Key WordsCHAPTER 3 Qualities of Effective ParagraphsParagraph DevelopmentBasic Exercise: Paragraph DevelopmentIntermediate Exercise: Paragraph DevelopmentChallenge Exercise: Paragraph DevelopmentWRITING TIP # 3Basic Writing Assignment: Paragraph DevelopmentIntermediate Writing Assignment: ParagraphDevelopmentChallenge Writing Assignment: ParagraphDevelopmentCoherenceTransitionsTransitional Words and PhrasesExercises Using Transitional ExpressionsSequenceChronological SequenceSpatial SequenceClimactic SequenceCHAPTER 4 Creating Varied ParagraphsTypes of ParagraphsNarration: Telling About an EventBasic Writing Assignment: Narrative ParagraphsIntermediate Writing Assignment: Narrative ParagraphsChallenge Writing Assignment: Narrative ParagraphsDescription: Visualizing Persons, Places, and ObjectsBasic Exercise: Descriptive ParagraphsIntermediate Exercise: Descriptive ParagraphsChallenge Exercise: Descriptive ParagraphsBasic Writing Assignment: Details in DescriptiveParagraphsIntermediate Writing Assignment: Spatial Sequence inDescriptiveParagraphsChallenge Writing Assignment: Descriptive ParagraphsComparison: Exploring Similarities and DifferencesThree Kinds of ComparisonAttention to DetailBasic Exercise: Comparative ParagraphsIntermediate Exercise: Comparative ParagraphsChallenge Exercise: Comparative ParagraphsBasic Writing Activity: Comparative ParagraphsIntermediate Writing Activity: ComparativeParagraphsChallenge Writing Activity: Comparative ParagraphsExposition: “How-To” ParagraphsBasic Exercise: How-To ParagraphsIntermediate Exercise: How-To ParagraphsChallenge Exercise: Process ParagraphsBasic Writing Activity: How-To ParagraphsIntermediate Writing Activity: How-To ParagraphsChallenge Writing Activity: Process ParagraphsWRITING TIP #4Definition Paragraphs: Explaining a TermBasic Exercise: Definition ParagraphsIntermediate Exercise: Definition ParagraphsChallenge Exercise: Definition ParagraphsClassification: Dividing Into CategoriesGuidelines for ClassificationBasic Exercise: Classification ParagraphsIntermediate Exercise: Classification ParagraphsChallenge Exercise: Classification ParagraphsCause and Effect Paragraphs: Telling WhyGuidelines for Cause and Effect AnalysisBasic Writing Assignment: Cause and Effect ParagraphsIntermediate Writing Assignment: Cause and EffectParagraphsChallenge Writing Assignment: Cause and Effect ParagraphsPersuasion: Writing to ConvinceGuidelines for Persuasive WritingBasic Exercise: Persuasive WritingIntermediate Exercise: Persuasive WritingChallenge Exercise: Persuasive WritingBasic Exercise II: Persuasive ParagraphsIntermediate Exercise II: Persuasive ParagraphsChallenge Exercise II: Persuasive ParagraphsBasic Writing Activity: Persuasive ParagraphsIntermediate Writing Activity: Persuasive ParagraphsChallenge Writing Activity: Persuasive ParagraphsCHAPTER 5 Some Added Features of ParagraphWritingCritical Thinking in ParagraphsBasic Writing Activity: Critical Thinking in ParagraphsIntermediate Writing Activity: Critical Thinking inParagraphsChallenge Writing Activity: Critical Thinking in ParagraphsWRITING TIP #5Creative Thinking in ParagraphsBasic Writing Activity: Creative Thinking in ParagraphsIntermediate Writing Activity: Creative Thinking in ParagraphsChallenge Writing Activity: Creative Thinking in ParagraphsIncluding Quoted Text in ParagraphsTest Yourself: Including Quoted Text in ParagraphsBasic Exercise: Including Quoted Text in ParagraphsIntermediate Exercise: Including Quoted Text in ParagraphsChallenge Exercise: Including Quoted Text in ParagraphsSTEP TWO Revising and Correcting Your ParagraphsCHAPTER 6 Revising Your ParagraphsRevising vs. ProofreadingA Student Writer at WorkPeer Review QuestionsWRITING TIP #6Altering Your DesignEnriching Your ContentImproving Your StyleBasic Exercise: Improving Your StyleIntermediate Exercise: Improving Your StyleChallenge Exercise: Improving Your StyleCHAPTER 7 Writing and Correcting SentencesWriting Activities: Noticing Your SentencesCorrecting FragmentsTest Yourself: Correcting FragmentsBasic Exercise: Correcting FragmentsIntermediate Exercise: Correcting FragmentsChallenge Exercise: Correcting FragmentsOvercoming ESL Problems: Using Subjects CorrectlyTest Yourself: Using Subjects CorrectlyBasic Exercise: Using Subjects CorrectlyIntermediate Exercise: Using Subjects CorrectlyChallenge Exercise: Using Subjects CorrectlyWRITING TIP #7Run-On SentencesTest Yourself: Correcting Run-On SentencesBasic Exercise: Run-On SentencesIntermediate Exercise: Run-On SentencesChallenge Exercise: Run-On SentencesComma SplicesTest Yourself: Comma SplicesBasic Exercise: Comma SplicesIntermediate Exercise: Comma SplicesChallenge Exercise: Comma SplicesSubordinatingTest Yourself: SubordinatingBasic Exercise: SubordinatingIntermediate Exercise: SubordinatingChallenge Exercise: SubordinatingCHAPTER 8 Matching Sentence PartsWriting Activities: Noticing Your SentencesModel Paragraphs: Noticing Sentences in ContextMatching Subjects and VerbsTest Yourself: Correcting Basic Errors in AgreementBasic Exercise: Correcting Errors in AgreementIntermediate Exercise: Correcting Errors in AgreementChallenge Exercise: Correcting Errors in AgreementWRITING TIP #8Matching Pronouns and AntecedentsTest Yourself: Matching Pronouns and AntecedentsBasic Exercise: Matching Pronouns and AntecedentsIntermediate Exercise: Matching Pronouns and AntecedentsChallenge Exercise: Matching Pronouns and AntecedentsMatching Parallel PartsTest Yourself: Parallel PartsBasic Exercise: ParallelismIntermediate Exercise: ParallelismChallenge Exercise: ParallelismCHAPTER 9 Using Words Correctly Writing Activities: Noticing Your Use of WordsModel Paragraphs: Seeing Words in ContextParts of Speech: Seeing How Words WorkTest Yourself: Identifying Parts of SpeechBasic Exercise: Parts of SpeechIntermediate Exercise: Parts of SpeechChallenge Exercise: Parts of SpeechVerb and Noun EndingsAdding S Endings to WordsTest Yourself: -S EndingsBasic Exercise: Identifying -S EndingsIntermediate Exercise: Identifying -S EndingsChallenge Exercise: Identifying -S EndingsBasic Exercise: Adding -S EndingsIntermediate Exercise: Adding -S EndingsChallenge Exercise: Adding -S EndingsWRITING TIP #9Possessives: A Quick ReviewTest Yourself: PossessivesBasic Exercise: PossessivesIntermediate Exercise: PossessivesChallenge Exercise: PossessivesReview Exercises: -S EndingsRecognizing TensesPresent TensePast TenseFuture TenseBasic Exercise: Recognizing TensesIntermediate Exercise: Recognizing TensesChallenge Exercise: Recognizing TensesVerb Tenses and -D EndingsTest Yourself: -D Endings in the Past TenseBasic Exercise: -D EndingsIntermediate Exercise: -D EndingsChallenge Exercise: -D EndingsSTEP THREE From Paragraph to EssayCHAPTER 10 Building Essays out of ParagraphsStarting with a ThesisWRITING TIP #10Introductory ParagraphsBody ParagraphsStudent EssayTransitions between ParagraphsConcluding ParagraphsSome Essay TopicsCHAPTER 11 Revising and Correcting Your EssaysRevising for Unity and CoherencePeer Review QuestionsProofreading Practice: Applying What You’veLearnedWRITING TIP #11Test Yourself: Editing for Sentence Errors in ContextBasic Exercise: Editing for Sentence Errors in ContextIntermediate Exercise: Editing for Sentence Errors in ContextChallenge Exercise: Editing for Sentence Errors in ContextTest Yourself: Editing for Phrasing Errors in ContextBasic Exercise: Editing for Phrasing Errors in ContextIntermediate Exercise: Editing for Phrasing Errors in ContextChallenge Exercise: Editing for Phrasing Errors in ContextTest Yourself: Editing for Word Errors in ContextBasic Exercise: Editing for Word Errors in ContextIntermediate Exercise: Editing for Word Errors in ContextChallenge Exercise: Editing for Word Errors in ContextCHAPTER 12 Some Fine PointsSpellingTest Yourself: SpellingBasic Exercise: SpellingIntermediate Exercise: SpellingChallenge Exercise: SpellingCapitalizationTest Yourself: CapitalizationBasic Exercise: CapitalizationIntermediate Exercise: CapitalizationChallenge Exercise: CapitalizationLook-AlikesBasic Look-AlikesTest Yourself: Basic Look-AlikesIntermediate Look-AlikesTest Yourself: Intermediate Look-AlikesChallenge Look-AlikesTest Yourself: Challenge Look-AlikesBasic Exercise: Look-AlikesIntermediate Exercise: Look-AlikesChallenge Exercise: Look-AlikesWRITING TIP #12ModifiersAvoiding Double ComparativesTest Yourself: Avoiding Double ComparativesBasic Exercise: Avoiding Double ComparativesIntermediate Exercise: Avoiding Double ComparativesChallenge Exercise: Avoiding Double ComparativesAvoiding Double NegativesTest Yourself: Avoiding Double NegativesBasic Exercise: Avoiding Double NegativesIntermediate Exercise: Avoiding Double NegativesChallenge Exercise: Avoiding Double NegativesSome Problems with AdverbsTest Yourself: Problems with AdverbsBasic Exercise: Problems with AdverbsIntermediate Exercise: Problems with AdverbsChallenge Exercise: Problems with AdverbsArticles in ESL WritingTest Yourself: Using A, An, and The Basic Exercise: Using A, An, and The Intermediate Exercise: Using A, An, and The Challenge Exercise: Using A, An, and TheWord ChoiceSome Often Misused WordsTest Yourself: Misused WordsBasic Exercise: Misused WordsIntermediate Exercise: Misused WordsChallenge Exercise: Misused WordsIndex of Grammar Topics Index