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    Exploring Writing: Paragraphs and Essays serves as a guidebook for every step of the writing process. Emphasizing both process and practice, with a focus on revision, the new second edition helps to apply and advance writing skills using John Langan's proven techniques. Mastering essential sentence skills, learning to write effective paragraphs and essays, and becoming a critical reader are turning points for every writer, and they will prepare the students for writing situations in college and beyond

    Exploring Writing: Paragraphs and Essays serves as a guidebook for every step of the writing process. Emphasizing both process and practice, with a focus on revision, the new second edition helps to apply and advance writing skills using John Langan's proven techniques. Mastering essential sentence skills, learning to write effective paragraphs and essays, and becoming a critical reader are turning points for every writer, and they will prepare the students for writing situations in college and beyond

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    EXPLORING WRITING: PARAGRAPHS AND ESSAYS, 2/e

    By John Langan

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    PREFACE

    PART ONE: WRITING: SKILLS AND PROCESS

    An Introduction to Writing

    Point and Support

    An Important Difference between Writing and Talking
    Point and Support in a Paragraph

    Knowing Your Purpose and Audience

    Benefits of Paragraph Writing

    Writing as a Skill

    Writing as a Process of Discovery

    Keeping a Journal

    Tips on Using a Computer

    Ways to Use a Computer at Each Stage of the Writing Process

    Review Activities

    The Writing Process

    Prewriting

    Technique 1: Freewriting
    Technique 2: Questioning
    Technique 3: Making a List
    Technique 4: Clustering
    Technique 5: Preparing a Scratch Outline

    Writing a First Draft

    Writing a First Draft: A Student Model

    Revising

    Revising Content
    Revising Sentences

    Editing

    An Illustration of the Revising and Editing Processes

    Using Peer Review

    Identification
    Scratch Outline
    Comments

    Review Activities

    Taking a Writing Inventory
    Prewriting
    Outlining
    Revising

    PART ONE: A Writer's Template: Across Disciplines

    PART TWO: BASIC PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE WRITING

    The First and Second Steps in Writing

    Step 1: Begin with a Point

    Identifying Common Errors in Topic Sentences
    Understanding the Two Parts of a Topic Sentence
    Selecting a Topic Sentence
    Writing a Topic Sentence I
    Writing a Topic Sentence II

    Step 2: Support the Point with Specific Evidence

    The Point as an ?Umbrella? Idea

    Reinforcing Point and Support

    The Importance of Specific Details

    Recognizing Specific Details I
    Recognizing Specific Details II
    Providing Supporting Evidence

    The Importance of Adequate Details

    Identifying Adequate Supporting Evidence
    Adding Details to Complete a Paragraph
    Writing a Simple Paragraph

    The Third Step and Fourth Steps in Writing

    Step 3: Organize and Connect the Specific Evidence

    Common Methods of Organization: Time Order and Emphatic Order
    Transitions
    Other Connecting Words

    Step 4: Write Clear, Error-Free Sentences

    Revising Sentences
    Use Parallelism
    Use a Consistent Point of View
    Use Specific Words
    Use Concise Wording
    Vary Your Sentences

    Editing Sentences

    Hints for Editing
    A Note on Proofreading

    Four Bases for Revising Writing

    Base 1: Unity

    Understanding Unity
    Checking for Unity

    Base 2: Support

    Understanding Support
    Checking for Support

    Base 3: Coherence

    Understanding Coherence
    Checking for Coherence

    Base 4: Sentence Skills

    Understanding Sentence Skills
    Checking for Sentence Skills

    Evaluating Paragraphs for All Four Bases: Unity, Support, Coherence, and Sentence

    Skills

    PART TWO: A Writer's Template: Across Disciplines

    PART THREE: PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT

    Exemplification

    Paragraphs to Consider

    Questions

    Developing an Exemplification Paragraph

    Development through Prewriting
    Development through Revising

    Writing an Exemplification Paragraph

    Narration

    Paragraphs to Consider

    Questions

    Developing a Narrative Paragraph

    Development through Prewriting
    Development through Revising

    Writing a Narrative Paragraph

    Description

    Paragraphs to Consider

    Questions

    Developing a Descriptive Paragraph

    Development through Prewriting
    Development through Revising

    Writing a Descriptive Paragraph

    Process

    Paragraphs to Consider

    Questions

    Developing a Process Paragraph

    Development through Prewriting
    Development through Revising

    Writing a Process Paragraph

    Cause and Effect

    Paragraphs to Consider

    Questions

    Developing a Cause-and-Effect Paragraph

    Development through Prewriting
    Development through Revising

    Writing a Cause-and-Effect Paragraph

    Comparison or Contrast

    Paragraphs to Consider

    Methods of Development

    One Side at a Time
    Point by Point

    Additional Paragraph to Consider

    Questions

    Developing a Comparison or Contrast Paragraph

    Development through Prewriting
    Development through Revising

    Writing a Comparison or Contrast Paragraph

    Definition

    Paragraphs to Consider

    Questions

    Developing a Definition Paragraph

    Development through Prewriting
    Development through Revising

    Writing a Definition Paragraph

    Division-Classification

    Paragraphs to Consider

    Questions

    Developing a Division-Classification Paragraph

    Development through Prewriting
    Development through Revising

    Writing a Division-Classification Paragraph

    Argument

    Strategies for Arguments

    Paragraphs to Consider

    Questions

    Developing an Argument Paragraph

    Development through Prewriting
    Development through Revising

    Writing an Argument Paragraph

    PART THREE: A Writer's Template: Across Disciplines

    PART FOUR: ESSAY DEVELOPMENT

    Introduction to Essay Development

    What Is an Essay?

    Differences Between an Essay and Paragraph

    Structure of the Traditional Essay

    A Model Essay
    Parts of an Essay
    Diagram of an Essay

    Identifying the Parts of an Essay

    Important Considerations in Essay Development

    Determining Your Point of View
    Doing a Personal Review

    Writing the Essay

    Step 1: Begin with a Point, or Thesis

    Understanding Thesis Statements
    Writing a Good Thesis I
    Writing a Good Thesis II

    Step 2: Support the Thesis with Specific Evidence

    The Importance of Specific Details
    The Importance of Adequate Details
    Adding Details to Complete an Essay

    Step 3: Organize and Connect the Specific Evidence

    Common Methods of Organization
    Transitions
    Other Connecting Words
    Identifying Transitions and Other Connecting Words

    Step 4: Write Clear, Error-Free Sentences

    Use Active Verbs
    Practice in Revising Sentences

    Revising Essays for All Four Bases: Unity, Support, Coherence, and Sentence Skills

    Introductions, Conclusions, and Titles

    Introductory Paragraph

    Functions of the Introduction
    Common Methods of Introduction

    Concluding Paragraph

    Common Methods of Conclusion

    Identifying Introductions and Conclusions

    Titles

    Essay Writing Assignments

    Patterns of Essay Development

    Developing an Exemplification Essay

    Developing a Process Essay

    Developing a Cause-and-Effect Essay

    Developing a Comparison or Contrast Essay

    Developing a Definition Essay

    Developing a Division-Classification Essay

    Developing a Descriptive Essay

    Developing a Narrative Essay

    Developing an Argument Essay

    Special College Skills

    Taking Essay Exams

    Step 1: Anticipate Ten Probable Questions
    Step 2: Prepare and Memorize an Informal Outline Answer for Each Question
    Step 3: Look at the Exam Carefully and Do Several Things
    Step 4: Prepare a Brief, Informal Outline before Writing Your Essay Answer
    Step 5: Write a Clear, Well-Organized Essay

    Writing a Summary

    How to Summarize an Article
    How to Summarize a Book

    Writing a Report

    Part 1 of a Report: A Summary of the Work
    Part 2 of a Report: Your Reaction to the Work
    Points to Keep in Mind When Writing a Report
    A Model Report

    Writing a Research Paper

    Step 1: Select a Topic That You Can Readily Research

    Researching at a Local Library
    Researching on the Internet

    Step 2: Limit Your Topic and Make the Purpose of Your Paper Clear

    Step 3: Gather Information on Your Limited Topic

    Step 4: Plan Your Paper and Take Notes on Your Limited Topic

    Preparing a Scratch Outline
    Note-Taking
    A Caution about Plagiarism

    Step 5: Write the Paper

    Step 6: Use an Acceptable Format and Method of Documentation

    Model Paper

    PART FOUR: A Writer's Template: Across Disciplines

    PART FIVE: HANDBOOK OF SENTENCE SKILLS

    GRAMMAR

    21.Subjects and Verbs

    22.Sentence Sense

    23.Fragments

    24.Run-Ons

    25..Regular and Irregular Verbs

    26.Subject-Verb Agreement

    27..Additional Information about Verbs

    28.Pronoun Agreement and Reference

    29.Pronoun Types

    30.Adjectives and Adverbs

    31.Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

    GRAMMAR EDITING TESTS

    MECHANICS

    32.Manuscript Form

    33.Capital Letters

    34.Numbers and Abbreviations

    MECHANICS EDITING TESTS

    PUNCTUATION

    35.Apostrophe

    36.Quotation Marks

    37.Comma

    38.Other Punctuation Marks

    PUNCTUATION EDITING TESTS

    WORD USE

    39.Spelling Improvement

    40.Commonly Confused Words

    41.Effective Word Choice

    42.Combined Editing Tests

    43.ESL Pointers

    PART FIVE: READINGS FOR WRITING

    Introduction to the Readings

    Looking Inward

    Thank You, Alex Haley
    Shame, Dick Gregory
    The Professor is a Dropout, Beth Johnson
    I Became Her Target, Roger Wilkins
    Prison Studies, Malcom X (personal essay) *NEW*
    When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge, Chanrithy Him (personal essay) *NEW*
    Address by Cesar Chavez, President United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO Before Building Industry
    *NEW*
    Association of Northern California, 11/21/91, San Jose (historical doc) *NEW*

    Observing Others

    Propaganda Techniques in Today's AdvertisingAnn McClintock
    This is How We Live, Ellen DeGeneres (book excerpt) *NEW*
    Kanye West World, Lola Ogunnaike (magazine article) *NEW*
    Start By Sitting Together, Randy Pausch (book excerpt) *NEW*
    Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy (historical doc) *NEW*
    Neat People vs. Sloppy People, Suzanne Brit (book excerpt) *NEW*
    Petophila, Jon Katz (Web article) *NEW*

    Confronting Problems

    How to Make It in College, Now That You're Here, Brian O'Keeney
    In Praise of the F Word, Mary Sherry
    Is Sex All That Matters?, Joyce Garity
    Cyberbullying, Thomas J. Billitteri (information/reports) *NEW*
    Why Profiling Won't Work, William Raspberry (newspaper article) *NEW*
    9/11 Commission Report, ?Heroism and Horror: Prepared
    ness as of September 11? (information/reports)
    *NEW*

    APPENDIX: Writing a Resume and Cover Letter

    INDEX

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