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College writing skills with readings / John Langan.

By: Langan, John, 1942-.
Series: Art & humanities series. Publisher: New York : Singapore : McGraw-Hill ; McGraw-Hill Book Co., 2001Edition: 5th ed., Int. ed.Description: xx, 748, 61 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0071189106.Subject(s): College readers | English language -- Grammar | English language -- Rhetoric | Report writingDDC classification: 808.0427
Contents:
Readings Listed by Rhetorical Mode. - To the Instructor. - Pt. One: Eassay Writing. 1. An Introduction to Writing. 2. The Writing Process. 3. The First and Second Steps in Essay Writing. 4. The Third Step in Essay Writing. 5. The Fourth Step in Essay Writing. 6. Four Bases for Revising Essays. - Pt. Two: Patterns of Essay Development. 7. Introduction to Essay Development. 8. Description. 9. Narration. 10. Examples. 11. Process. 12. Cause and Effect. 13. Comparison and Contrast. 14. Definition. 15. Division and Classification.16. Argumentation. - Pt. Three: Special Skills. 17. Taking Essay Exams. 18. Writing a Summary. 19. Writing a Report. 20. Writing a Resume and Job Application Letter. 21. Using the Library and the Internet. 22. Writing a Research Paper. - Pt. Four: Handbook of Sentence Skills. Grammar. 23. Subjects and Verbs. 24. Fragments. 25. Run-Ons. 26. Regular and Irregular Verbs. 27. Subject-Verb Agreement. 28. Additional Infomation about Verbs. 29. Pronoun Agreement and Reference. 30. Pronoun Types. 31.Adjectives and Adverbs. 32.Misplaced Modifiers. 33. Dangling Modifiers. Mechanics. 34. Manuscript Form. 35. Capital Letters. 36. Numbers and Abbreviations. Punctuation. 37. Apostrophe. 38. Quotation Marks. 39. Comma. 40 Other Punctuation Marks. Word Use. 41. Spelling Improvement. 42. Commonly Confused Words. 43. Effective Word Choice. 44. Editing Tests. 45. ESL Pointers. - Pt. Five: Readings for Writing. Introduction to the Readings. Looking Inward. Observing Others. Confronting Problems. Reading Comprehension Chart. - Acknowledgments. - Index.
Summary: College Writing Skills with Readings is a rhetoric with readings that will help students master the traditional five-paragraph essay and variations of this essay. It is a very practical book with a number of unique features designed to aid instructors and students. Key features of the book : Four principles are presented as keys to effective writing ; writing is treated as a process ; activities and assignments are numerous and varied ; clear thinking is stressed throughout ; the traditional esay is emphasized ; lively teaching models are provided ; the book is versatile ; twenty-one professional essays appear in Part Five. - To the Instructor
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Readings Listed by Rhetorical Mode. - To the Instructor. - Pt. One: Eassay Writing. 1. An Introduction to Writing. 2. The Writing Process. 3. The First and Second Steps in Essay Writing. 4. The Third Step in Essay Writing. 5. The Fourth Step in Essay Writing. 6. Four Bases for Revising Essays. - Pt. Two: Patterns of Essay Development. 7. Introduction to Essay Development. 8. Description. 9. Narration. 10. Examples. 11. Process. 12. Cause and Effect. 13. Comparison and Contrast. 14. Definition. 15. Division and Classification.16. Argumentation. - Pt. Three: Special Skills. 17. Taking Essay Exams. 18. Writing a Summary. 19. Writing a Report. 20. Writing a Resume and Job Application Letter. 21. Using the Library and the Internet. 22. Writing a Research Paper. - Pt. Four: Handbook of Sentence Skills. Grammar. 23. Subjects and Verbs. 24. Fragments. 25. Run-Ons. 26. Regular and Irregular Verbs. 27. Subject-Verb Agreement. 28. Additional Infomation about Verbs. 29. Pronoun Agreement and Reference. 30. Pronoun Types. 31.Adjectives and Adverbs. 32.Misplaced Modifiers. 33. Dangling Modifiers. Mechanics. 34. Manuscript Form. 35. Capital Letters. 36. Numbers and Abbreviations. Punctuation. 37. Apostrophe. 38. Quotation Marks. 39. Comma. 40 Other Punctuation Marks. Word Use. 41. Spelling Improvement. 42. Commonly Confused Words. 43. Effective Word Choice. 44. Editing Tests. 45. ESL Pointers. - Pt. Five: Readings for Writing. Introduction to the Readings. Looking Inward. Observing Others. Confronting Problems. Reading Comprehension Chart. - Acknowledgments. - Index.

College Writing Skills with Readings is a rhetoric with readings that will help students master the traditional five-paragraph essay and variations of this essay. It is a very practical book with a number of unique features designed to aid instructors and students. Key features of the book : Four principles are presented as keys to effective writing ; writing is treated as a process ; activities and assignments are numerous and varied ; clear thinking is stressed throughout ; the traditional esay is emphasized ; lively teaching models are provided ; the book is versatile ; twenty-one professional essays appear in Part Five. - To the Instructor

1 electronic optical disc (CD-ROM) : Student CD-ROM to accompany College writing skills and College writing skills with Readings, 5th ed. [by] John Langan. ISBN 0072423544 (CD-ROM attached to College writing skills, Media ed., 5th ed.)