WRITE2 (with CourseMate Printed Access Card) / Edition 1

by Dave Kemper, Verne Meyer, John Van Rys, Patrick Sebranek

Overview

Created entirely by a student-tested, faculty-approved review process, WRITE 2: PARAGRAPHS AND ESSAYS is the second book in a two-level series devoted to helping students succeed as writers in college and in the workplace. The series is built on the premise that today s students must develop effective communication skills in order to thrive in our information-driven world. WRITE 2 includes extensive coverage of writing, speaking, collaborating, and thinking critically, all at a value price.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780618642861
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	01/01/2011
Series:	Basic Writing
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	528
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Dave Kemper has been a contributing partner with Write Source since 1986. He has co-authored FUSION 1, FUSION 2, WRITE 1 SENTENCES TO PARAGRAPHS, WRITE 2 PARAGRAPHS TO ESSAYS, and the complete line of Write Source handbooks and writing texts. In addition to his editorial work, Kemper has presented at national writing conventions and conducted writing workshops across the country. Prior to his work with Write Source, Kemper taught literature and writing for 11 years.


Dr. Verne Meyer is an educator and businessperson. For nine years, he taught English in high schools in Michigan and Wisconsin. In addition, for fifteen years, he taught dramatic literature, theater history, and composition at Dordt University in Iowa. In 1977, partnering with Mr. Sebranek, Dr. Meyer co-founded Write Source Educational Publishing House, now a subsidiary of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Supplemental. Dr. Meyer earned his B.A. from Calvin College, his M.A. from Marquette University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. In addition to this text, he has co-authored a number of texts for college students, including THE COLLEGE WRITER'S HANDBOOK, COMP, THE BUSINESS WRITER, and WRITE FOR WORK. To meet the needs of students in grades 8 through 12, he has co-authored WRITERS INC, SCHOOL TO WORK, WRITE FOR COLLEGE, and a number of Write Source textbooks. Dr. Meyer's publications for businesspeople include WRITE FOR BUSINESS and EFFECTIVE EMAIL MADE EZ. Dr. Meyer is currently a contributing editor for Write Source and UpWrite Press. He is also a featured speaker in the School Improvement Network's instructional videos, Writing Across the Curriculum.


Dr. John Van Rys has taught composition, business writing, creative writing, and literature to college students for more than 30 years. He began his teaching career at Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa, before moving to Redeemer University in Hamilton, Ontario, in 2005. He earned his M.A. and B.A. from the University of Western Ontario and his Ph.D. from Dalhousie University. Today, Dr. Van Rys pursues scholarly work in Canadian literature, while also writing fiction and poetry. For more than 20 years, he has worked on writing-across-the-curriculum theory and practice, on connections between workplace and academic writing. He has also pursued strategies for strengthening varied literacies in students, from reading and research to visual literacy. Dr. Van Rys has applied his expertise, co-authoring various writing handbooks for students, from middle school to college. He has also co-authored an award-winning business-writing handbook for workplace professionals, WRITE FOR BUSINESS, with UpWrite Press.


Patrick Sebranek (M.A. University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse) taught English, speech, and multimedia classes for 16 years at Union Grove High School in Wisconsin. During that time, he served as the English department chair and worked on several district-wide projects, including a writing-across-the-curriculum program and a K-12 writing sequence. He has studied the works of James Moffett, Ken Macrorie, Linda Reif, Nancie Atwell, and many other contemporary educators dealing with writing and learning. Mr. Sebranek is an author and editorial director for the Write Source Educational Publishing House and works closely with teachers and educators on all new and revised handbooks and sourcebooks.

Table of Contents

PART 1: WRITING AND READING FOR SUCCESS 1. Writing and Learning Writing to Learn. Writing to Share Learning. Considering the Range of Writing. Reviewing Writing and Learning. 2. Reading and Learning Reading to Learn. Using Reading Strategies. Reading Graphics. Reviewing Reading and Learning. 3. Making the Writing-Reading Connection Understanding the Assignment. Using the Traits. Using Graphic Organizers. Reviewing the Reading-Writing Connection. PART 2: THE WRITING PROCESS AND THE TRAITS OF WRITING 4. Using the Writing Process and the Traits Understanding the Writing Process. The Steps in the Process. Understanding the Traits of Writing. Connecting the Process and the Traits. Online Bonus Chapter: Overview: Sentences, Paragraphs, and Essays 5. Prewriting Analyzing the Assignment. Selecting a Topic. Gathering Details. Using Graphic Organizers. Establishing a Focus. Understanding Patterns of Organization. Organizing Your Information. Reviewing Prewriting. 6. Drafting Following a Drafting Plan. Forming a Meaningful Whole. Creating an Effective Opening. Developing Your Ideas. Writing a Strong Closing. Reviewing Drafting. Online Bonus Chapter: Peer Reviewing 7. Revising Understanding Revising. Recognizing Strong Writing. Checking for Completeness. Checking for Coherence. Reviewing with Peers. Reviewing Revision. 8. Editing Editing for Style. Checking for Correctness. Understanding Standard English. Using a Common Errors List. Reviewing Editing. Online Bonus Chapter: Publishing and Portfolios PART 3: DEVELOPING PARAGRAPHS 9. Description and Narration Analyzing a Descriptive Paragraph. Writing a Descriptive Paragraph. Analyzing a Narrative Paragraph. Writing a Narrative Paragraph. Reviewing Description and Narration. Online Bonus: Student Models 10. Illustration and Process Analyzing an Illustration Paragraph. Writing an Illustration Paragraph. Analyzing a Process Paragraph. Writing a Process Paragraph. Reviewing Illustration and Process. Online Bonus: Student Models 11. Definition and Classification Analyzing a Definition Paragraph. Writing a Definition Paragraph. Analyzing a Classification Paragraph. Writing a Classification Paragraph. Reviewing Definition and Classification. Online Bonus: Student Models 12. Cause-Effect and Comparison-Contrast Analyzing a Cause-Effect Paragraph. Writing a Cause-Effect Paragraph. Analyzing a Comparison-Contrast Paragraph. Writing a Comparison-Contrast Paragraph. Reviewing Cause-Effect and Comparison-Contrast. Online Bonus: Student Models 13. Argument and Problem-Solution Analyzing an Argument Paragraph. Writing an Argument Paragraph. Analyzing a Problem-Solution Paragraph. Writing a Problem-Solution Paragraph. Online Bonus: Student Models Online Bonus Chapter PART 4: DEVELOPING ESSAYS 14. Narrative Essay Reviewing a Narrative Essay. Prewriting: Planning. Writing: Creating a First Draft. Revising: Improving the Writing. Editing: Correcting Your Writing. Reviewing Narrative Writing. Online Bonus: Student Models 15. Classification Essay Reviewing a Classification Essay. Prewriting: Planning. Writing: Creating a First Draft. Revising: Improving the Writing. Editing: Correcting Your Writing. Reviewing Classification Writing. Online Bonus: Student Models 16. Process Essay Reviewing a Process Essay. Prewriting: Planning. Writing: Creating a First Draft. Revising: Improving the Writing. Editing: Correcting Your Writing. Reviewing Process Writing. Online Bonus: Student Models 17. Comparison-Contrast Essay Reviewing a Comparison Essay. Prewriting: Planning. Writing: Creating a First Draft. Revising: Improving the Writing. Editing: Correcting Your Writing. Reviewing Comparison Writing. Online Bonus: Student Models 18. Cause-Effect Essay Reviewing a Cause-Effect Essay. Prewriting: Planning. Writing: Creating a First Draft. Revising: Improving the Writing. Editing: Correcting Your Writing. Reviewing Cause-Effect Writing. Online Bonus: Student Models 19. Argument Essay Reviewing an Argument Paragraph. Prewriting: Planning. Writing: Creating a First Draft. Revising: Improving the Writing. Editing: Correcting Your Writing. Reviewing Argument Writing. Online Bonus: Student Models PART 5: SENTENCE WORKSHOPS 20. Sentence Basics Subjects and Verbs (Predicates). Special Types of Subjects. Special Verbs (Predicates). Adjectives. Adverbs. Prepositional Phrases. Clauses. Real-World Application. 21. Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences Simple Sentences Simple Sentences with Compound Subjects. Simple Sentences with Compound Verbs. Compound Sentences. Complex Sentences. Complex Sentences with Relative Clauses. Real-World Application. 22. Sentence Style Varying Sentence Lengths. New Beginnings I. New Beginnings II. Using Coordination. Using Subordination. Combining by Moving Parts. Combining by Deleting. Sentence Expanding. Sentence Modeling. Real-World Application. Online Bonus Chapter: Sentence Analysis. 23. Agreement Subject-Verb Agreement. Agreement with Two Subjects. Agreement with I and You. Agreement with Singular Indefinite Pronouns. Agreement with Other Indefinite Pronouns. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement. Other Pronoun Problems. Real-World Application. 24. Sentence Fragments Common Fragments. Tricky Fragments. Real-World Application. 25. Comma Splices, Run-Ons, and Ramblers Comma Splices. Run-On Sentences. Rambling Sentences. Real-World Application. 26. Additional Sentence Problems Misplace. Dangling Modifiers. Shifts in Sentences. Real-World Application. Online Bonus Chapter: Idiomatic English PART 6: WORD WORKSHOPS 27. Nouns Classes of Nouns. Singular or Plural. Tricky Plurals. Count and Noncount Nouns. Articles. Other Noun Markers. Real-World Application. 28. Pronoun Personal Pronouns. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement. Other Pronoun Problems. Indefinite Pronouns. Relative Pronouns. Other Pronoun Types. Real-World Application. 29. Verb Verb Classes. Number and Person of Verb. Voice of Verb. Present and Future Tense Verb. Past Tense Verbs. Progressive Tense Verbs. Perfect Tense Verbs. Verbals. Verbals as Objects. Real-World Application. 30. Adjective and Adverb Adjective Basics. Adjective Order. Adjective Questions and Adjectivals. Adverb Basics. Placement of Adverbs. Adverb Questions and Adverbials. Real-World Application. 31. Conjunction and Preposition Coordinating and Correlative Conjunctions. Subordinating Conjunctions. Common Prepositions. By, At, On, and In. Real-World Application. Online Bonus Chapter: Code-Switching Online Bonus Chapter: Transfer Issues PART 7: PUNCTUATION AND MECHANICS WORKSHOPS 32. Comma In Compound Sentences and After Introductory Clauses. With Introductory Words and Equal Adjectives. Between Items in a Series and Other Uses. With Appositives and Other Word Groups. Real-World Application. 33. Apostrophe Contractions and Possessives. Real-World Application. 34. Quotation Marks and Italics Quotation Marks. Italics. Real-World Application. 35. Capitalization Basic Capitalization. Advanced Capitalization. Other Capitalization Rules I. Other Capitalization Rules II. Real-World Application. Online Bonus Chapter: Semicolon, Colon, Hyphen, Dash Online Bonus Chapter: Plurals Online Bonus Chapter: Numbers Online Bonus Chapter: Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms Online Bonus Chapter: Spelling PART 8: READINGS 36. Narrative Essays Understanding Narrative Essays. Shark Bait by Dave Barry. You ve Got Hate Mail by Lydie Raschka. A Doctor s Dilemma by James Dillard. Writing a Narrative Essay. 37. Process Essays Understanding Process Essays. Conversational Ballgames by Nancy Masterson Sakamoto. How Our Skins Got Their Color by Marvin Harris. Sorry, What s Your Name Again? 6 Steps to Relieve the Most Common Memory Worry by Roger Seip. Writing a Process Essay. 38. Comparison-Contrast Essays Understanding Comparison-Contrast Essays. Truth in Advertising: Military Recruitment Ads Versus Reality by Hector Antinono. Chinese Space, American Space by Yi-Fu Tuan. Religious Faith Versus Spirituality by Neil Bissoondath. From Two Views on Social Order: Conflict or Cooperation? by Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. Writing a Comparison-Contrast Essay 39. Cause-Effect Essays Understanding Cause-Effect Essays. Yes, Accidents Happen. But Why? by Robert Strauss. Spanglish Spoken Here by Janice Castro. Why Schools Don t Educate by John Taylor Gatto. Writing a Cause-Effect Essay. 40. Argument Essays Understanding Argument Essays. Why I Changed My Mind on the Death Penalty by Lance Morrow. Choosing Virginity by Lorraine Ali and Julie Scelfo. Writing an Argument Essay. Online Bonus Chapter: Testing for Success.

Editorial Reviews

What separates WRITE 2 apart from most developmental texts is the way it is requiring students to think critically throughout the process.

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