Foundations for Writing: Building Paragraphs and Essay
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 236
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Foundations for Writing: Building Paragraphs and Essays provides the reader the keys needed to succeed in academic writing and beyond! The book is structured similar to an effective writing process. It begins with pre-writing strategies, followed by sentence and paragraph structure, and concludes with different types of essays typical at two and four year institutions. The comprehensive publication includes student-friendly pedagogical features such as Editing Tips vignettes, end of chapter exercises, checklists, and sample student essays.
Unit I Introduction
1. The Writing Process
Unit II Paragraphs
2. Topic Sentences
3. Supporting Details for the Topic Sentence
4. Arrangement of Details, Closing Sentences, and Titles
Unit III Methods of Development-Paragraphs
5. Writing Narrative Paragraphs
6. Writing Descriptive Paragraphs
7. Writing Process Paragraphs
8. Writing Comparison and Contrast Paragraphs
9. Writing Cause and Effect Paragraphs
Unit IV Paragraphs to Essays
10. Writing a Five-Paragraph Essay
11. Introductions
12. Listing Thesis Statements
13. Main Idea Thesis Statements
14. Listing Thesis Statements and Topic Sentences
15. Body Paragraphs
16. Conclusions and Titles
Unit V Methods of Development-Essays
17. Writing Narrative Essays
18. Writing Descriptive Essays
19. Writing Process Essays
20. Writing Cause and Effect Essays
21. Writing Compare and Contrast Essays
22. Writing Argument and Persuasion Essays
23. Critical Thinking: Writing an Analytical Essay
Unit VI Writing Tools
24. Combining and Expanding Sentences for Variety
25. Formality and Slang
26. Audience
27. Using a Dictionary and Thesaurus