دانلود کتاب College Writing Skills

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Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
About the Author
Table of Contents
To the Instructor
Part 1: Essay Writing
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Writing
Point and Support
Structure of the Traditional Essay
Benefits of Writing the Traditional Essay
Writing as a Skill
Writing as a Process of Discovery
Writing as a Way to Communicate with Others
Keeping a Journal
Tips on Using a Computer
Review Activities
Using This Text
Chapter 2: The Writing Process
Prewriting
Writing a First Draft
Revising
Editing
Review Activities
Chapter 3: The First and Second Steps in Essay Writing
Step 1: Begin with a Point, or Thesis
Step 2: Support the Thesis with Specific Evidence
Practice in Advancing and Supporting a Thesis
Chapter 4: The Third Step in Essay Writing
Step 3: Organize and Connect the Specific Evidence
Introductions, Conclusions, and Titles
Practice in Organizing and Connecting Specific Evidence
Chapter 5: The Fourth Step in Essay Writing
Revising Sentences
Editing Sentences
Practice in Revising Sentences
Chapter 6: Four Bases for Revising Essays
Base 1: Unity
Base 2: Support
Base 3: Coherence
Base 4: Sentence Skills
Practice in Using the Four Bases
Part 2: Patterns of Essay Development
Chapter 7: Introduction to Essay Development
Important Considerations in Essay Development
Patterns of Essay Development
Chapter 8: Description
READING: Lou’s Place Beth Johnson
Chapter 9: Narration
READING: The Yellow Ribbon Pete Hamill
Chapter 10: Exemplification
READING: Dad Andrew H. Malcolm
Chapter 11: Process
READING: How to Do Well on a Job Interview Glenda Davis
Chapter 12: Cause and Effect
READING: Taming the Anger Monster Anne Davidson
Chapter 13: Comparison or Contrast
READING: Born to Be Different? Camille Lewis
Chapter 14: Definition
READING: Television Addiction Marie Winn
Chapter 15: Division-Classification
READING: Wait Divisions Tom Bodett
Chapter 16: Argument
READING: Ban the Things. Ban Them All. Molly Ivins
Part 3: Special Skills
Chapter 17: Taking Essay Exams
Chapter 18: Writing a Summary
Chapter 19: Writing a Report
Chapter 20: Writing a Résumé and Cover Letter
Chapter 21: Using the Library and the Internet
Chapter 22: Writing a Research Paper
Part 4: Handbook of Sentence Skills
Section 1: Grammar
Chapter 23: Subjects and Verbs
Chapter 24: Fragments
Chapter 25: Run-Ons
Chapter 26: Regular and Irregular Verbs
Chapter 27: Subject-Verb Agreement
Chapter 28: Additional Information about Verbs
Chapter 29: Pronoun Agreement and Reference
Chapter 30: Pronoun Types
Chapter 31: Adjectives and Adverbs
Chapter 32: Misplaced Modifiers
Chapter 33: Dangling Modifiers
Section 2: Mechanics
Chapter 34: Manuscript Form
Chapter 35: Capital Letters
Chapter 36: Numbers and Abbreviations
Section 3: Punctuation
Chapter 37: Apostrophe
Chapter 38: Quotation Marks
Chapter 39: Comma
Chapter 40: Other Punctuation Marks
Section 4: Word Use
Chapter 41: Spelling Improvement
Chapter 42: Commonly Confused Words
Chapter 43: Effective Word Choice
Chapter 44: Editing Tests
Chapter 45: ESL Pointers
Correction Symbols
Credits
Index