College Composition Workbook
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 226
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 226
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College Composition Workbook provides students with a variety of tools to help improve upon the writing skills they already possess. Through a combination of direct information and examples, students have access to the raw materials they need to strengthen and build upon, not only their writing, but critical thinking skills as well. This publication provides the real nuts and bolts of a college composition course.
The text is divided into the following different sections, each designed to provide a set of tools that can be used to improve the students’ writing:
- the Basics of Critical Thinking section explores the importance of critical thinking for writing and life.
- the Writing Process section breaks down the components of an essay and examines the different commonly encountered college composition genres.
- the Research Essay section deepens the understanding of how to approach a research essay from choosing a topic to using research sources.
- the Readings section challenges and inspires students to use their critical thinking skills through reading essays and articles.
- the Grammar Reference provides a collection of the most common errors and important things to know about the technical side of writing.
Preface
CHAPTER 1 the Basics of Critical Thinking
Section One
Section Two
CHAPTER 2 The Writing Process
Rule 1. State a Thesis
Rule 2. Find a Thesis That Fits the Project
Rule 3. Support the Thesis with Serious Evidence
Rule 4. Structure the Project with Three User-Friendly Parts
Rule 5. Keep the Introduction Short
Rule 6. Use the Body to Develop the Evidence
Rule 7. Keep the Conclusion Short and Make the Project Come Full Circle
Rule 8. Write User-Friendly Paragraphs and Topic Sentences
Rule 9. Connect Sentences and Paragraphs with User-Friendly Transitions
Rule 10. Write for an Academic Audience
Rule 11. Give the Project an Academic Title
CHAPTER 3 Modes
Evidence-Based Thesis
Acknowledging and Refuting Opposing Viewpoints
Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
Logical Fallacies
Model Argumentative Essay
Narration
Conflict
Point of View
Organization and Development
Verb Tense
Sensory Detail
Dialogue
Conclusion
Checklist: Narrative Essay
Model Narrative Essay
Definition
Kinds of Definition
Definition and Persuasion
Research-Based Definition
Checklist: Definition Essay
Model Definition Essay
Works Cited
Description
Point of View
Organization and Development
Sensory Detail
Subjective and Objective Description
Using Description to Persuade
Checklist: Descriptive Essay
Model Descriptive Essay
Exemplification
Point of View
Organization and Development
Research-Based Exemplification
Checklist: Exemplification Essay
Model Exemplification Essay
Comparison and Contrast
Point of View
Organization and Development
Subject-Based Structure vs. Characteristic-Based Structure
Transitions
Simile, Metaphor, Analogy
Using Comparison and Contrast to Persuade
Checklist: Comparison/Contrast Essay
Model Comparison/Contrast Essay
Process Analysis
Process Analysis in Relation to other Modes
Point of View
Organization and Development
Transitions
Checklist: Process Analysis Essay
Model Process Analysis Essay
Cause and Effect
Point of View
Organization and Development
Kinds of Causes
Causation vs. Coincidence
Research-Based Causal Analysis
Checklist: Cause & Effect Essay
Model Cause & Effect Essay
Three Basic Rhetorical Strategies
Fallacies
How Do I Do a Rhetorical Analysis?
Speeches
A Working Visual Outline
Features of a Rhetorical Analysis
Writing Your Own Rhetorical Analysis
CHAPTER 4 The Research Essay
A Note on Project Planning
How to Evaluate Potential Topics
How to Develop a Research Topic Into a Line of Inquiry
Write a Project Description
Distinguishing Between Scholarly, News, Trade, and Popular Sources
BEAM: A Commonsense Way of Thinking About Sources
Finding Sources
Finding Good Sources: Summary
Evaluating and Choosing Sources
Evaluating Sources According to Basic Criteria
Choosing Sources That Meet Your Research Needs
Working With Sources—How to Review the Literature
Critical Reading and Note-Taking Strategies
Analyzing and Interpreting
Synthesizing
Plagiarism and Responsible Use of Sources
Best Note-Taking Practices to Avoid Plagiarism
Ways to Signal When You Are Borrowing Words and Ideas
Evaluating and Working with Sources: Summary
CHAPTER 5 Readings
CHAPTER 6 A Grammar Reference
Sentence Requirements
Subjects
Main Verbs
Helping Verbs
Phrases
Clauses
Types of Sentences
Spotting
Correcting
Run-On Sentences and Comma Splice Errors Review
The Simple Tense
The Perfect Tense
Commonly Misused Words and Phrases
Double Negatives
Audience Analysis
Categories of Language to Avoid
Agreement in Person
Agreement in Gender
Agreement in Number