Writer's World, The: Essays With Enhanced Reading Strategies, Books a la Carte Edition -- Access Card Package

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If you would like to purchase the Revel version, search for: 0134309650 / 9780134309651 Revel The Writer's World: Essays With Enhanced Reading Strategies -- Access Card, 4/e Cover Brief Contents Contents Readings Listed by Rhetorical Mode Preface Part I The Writing Process 1 Exploring Key Steps in Exploring Topic Audience Purpose Exploring Strategies Journal and Portfolio Writing 2 Developing the Main Idea Key Steps in Developing the Main Idea Writing a Thesis Statement Developing the Supporting Ideas 3 Developing the Essay Plan Key Steps in Developing the Essay Plan Organizing Supporting Ideas Developing an Essay Plan 4 Developing the First Draft Key Steps in Developing the First Draft Writing an Introduction Writing Complete Body Paragraphs Writing a Conclusion Choosing an Essay Title 5 Revising and Editing Key Steps in Revising and Editing Revising for Unity Revising for Adequate Support Revising for Coherence Revising for Style Editing for Errors Writing the Final Draft Part II Essay Patterns 6 Illustration What Is Illustration? The Illustration Essay Explore Topics The Thesis Statement The Supporting Ideas The Essay Plan The First Draft Revise and Edit an Illustration Essay A Professional Essay “We’re Watching What We Eat” by Al Kratina 7 Narration What Is Narration? The Narration Essay Explore Topics The Thesis Statement The Supporting Ideas The Essay Plan The First Draft Revise and Edit a Narration Essay A Professional Essay “Botched Tan” by Sarah Stanfield 8 Description What Is Description? The Description Essay Explore Topics The Thesis Statement The Supporting Ideas The Essay Plan The First Draft Revise and Edit a Description Essay A Professional Essay “With an Open Mouth” by Sy Montgomery 9 Process What Is Process? The Process Essay Explore Topics The Thesis Statement The Supporting Ideas The Essay Plan The First Draft Revise and Edit a Process Essay A Professional Essay ”Tips for Breaking Free of Compulsive Smartphone Use” by Melinda Smith, Lawrence Robinson, and Jeanne Segal 10 Definition What Is Definition? The Definition Essay Explore Topics The Thesis Statement The Supporting Ideas The Essay Plan The First Draft Revise and Edit a Definition Essay A Professional Essay ”Voluntourism” by Tristin Hopper 11 Classification What Is Classification? The Classification Essay Explore Topics The Thesis Statement The Supporting Ideas The Essay Plan The First Draft Revise and Edit a Classification Essay A Professional Essay ”Motivations of Terrorism” by Marjie T. Britz, Ed. 12 Comparison and Contrast What Is Comparison and Contrast? The Comparison and Contrast Essay Explore Topics The Thesis Statement The Supporting Ideas The Essay Plan The First Draft Revise and Edit a Comparison and Contrast Essay A Professional Essay “Heroes Versus Sociopaths” by Andrea Kuszewski 13 Cause and Effect What Is Cause and Effect? The Cause and Effect Essay Explore Topics The Thesis Statement The Supporting Ideas The Essay Plan The First Draft Revise and Edit a Cause and Effect Essay A Professional Essay “Why Some People Are Accident Prone” by Diane Mapes 14 Argument What Is Argument? The Argument Essay Explore Topics The Thesis Statement The Supporting Ideas The Essay Plan The First Draft Revise and Edit an Argument Essay A Professional Essay “Why Cheerleaders Should Be Paid” by Audra Williams Part III More College and Workplace Writing 15 The Essay Exam Preparing for Exams Writing Essay Exams 16 Summarizing What Is a Summary? How to Write a Summary Citing the Source in a Summary 17 The Research Essay Planning a Research Essay Gathering Information Evaluating Sources Taking Notes Organizing Your First Draft Incorporating Visuals Citing Sources Avoid Plagiarism Integrating Paraphrases, Summaries, and Quotations MLA Style: In‐Text Citations Sample Research Essay 18 The Response Essay Writing a Response Essay 19 The RÉsumÉ and Letter of Application Preparing a RÉsumÉ Writing a Letter of Application Part IV Editing Handbook SECTION 1 Effective Sentences THEME: Conflict 20 Subjects and Verbs in Simple Sentences Identifying Subjects Identifying Verbs 21 Sentence Combining The Parts of a Sentence and Sentence Types Compound Sentences Complex Sentences 22 Sentence Variety What Is Sentence Variety? Varying the Opening Words Combining Sentences with an Appositive Combining Sentences with Relative Clauses Writing Embedded Questions SECTION 2 Common Sentence Errors THEME: Urban Development 23 Fragments What Are Fragments? Phrase Fragments Fragments with ‐ing and To Explanatory Fragments Dependent‐Clause Fragments 24 Run‐Ons What Are Run‐Ons? Correcting Run‐Ons 25 Faulty Parallel Structure What Is Parallel Structure? Correcting Faulty Parallel Structure 26 Mistakes with Modifiers Misplaced Modifiers Dangling Modifiers SECTION 3 Verbs THEME: Travel and Survival 27 Subject–Verb Agreement Basic Subject–Verb Agreement Rules More Than One Subject Special Subject Forms Verb Before the Subject Interrupting Words and Phrases 28 Verb Tenses What Is Verb Tense? Present and Past Tenses Past Participles Present Perfect Tense Past Perfect Tense Passive Voice Progressive Forms 29 Problems with Verbs Verb Consistency Avoiding Double Negatives Nonstandard Forms—Gonna, Gotta, Wanna, Ain’t Problems in Conditional Forms Nonstandard Forms—Would of, Could of, Should of Recognizing Gerunds and Infinitives SECTION 4 More Parts of Speech THEME: Inventions and Discoveries 30 Nouns, Determiners, and Prepositions Count and Noncount Nouns Determiners Prepositions 31 Pronouns Pronoun–Antecedent Agreement Indefinite Pronouns Vague Pronouns Pronoun Shifts Pronoun Case Relative Pronouns 32 Adjectives and Adverbs Adjectives Adverbs Comparative and Superlative Forms SECTION 5 Word Use and Spelling THEME: Our Natural World 33 Exact Language Using Specific and Detailed Vocabulary Avoiding Wordiness and Redundancy Avoiding ClichÉs Using Standard English 34 Spelling and Commonly Confused Words Spelling Rules 120 Commonly Misspelled Words Look‐Alike and Sound‐Alike Words SECTION 6 Punctuation and Mechanics THEME: Human Development 35 Commas What Is a Comma? Commas in a Series Commas After Introductory Words and Phrases Commas Around Interrupting Words and Phrases Commas in Compound Sentences Commas in Complex Sentences 36 Apostrophes What Is an Apostrophe? Apostrophes in Contractions Apostrophes to Show Ownership Apostrophes in Expressions of Time 37 Quotation Marks, Capitalization, and Titles Quotation Marks (“ ”) Using Quotations in Research Essays Capitalization Titles 38 Numbers and Additional Punctuation Numbers Additional Punctuation SECTION 7 Editing 39 Editing Practice Why Bother Editing? PART V Reading Selections and Strategies 40 Reading Strategies An Overview of the Reading Process Previewing Reading Actively Understanding Difficult Words Making Inferences Analyzing Visuals 41 Reading Selections The Link Between Reading and Writing Reading Selections Conflict Reading 1: “My Bully, My Best Friend” by Yannick LeJacq, (Narration) Reading 2: “How Companies Deceive Us” by Megan Griffith‐Greene, (Classification) Reading 3: “The Price of Public Shaming in the Internet Age” by Todd Leopold, (Argument) Urban Development and Our Natural World Reading 4: “Living Environments” by Avi Friedman, (Classification) Reading 5: “Nature Returns to the Cities” by John Roach, (Cause and effect) Reading 6: “Slum Tourism” by Eric Weiner, (Definition) Inventions and Discoveries Reading 7: “Marketing New Inventions” by Robert Rodriguez, (Illustration) Reading 8: “Can We Talk?” by Josh Freed, (Illustration) Reading 9: “The Paradox of New Technologies” by Dorothy Nixon, (Argument) Travel and Survival Reading 10: “The Rules of Survival” by Laurence Gonzales, (Process) Reading 11: “Into Thin Air” by Jon Krakauer, (Description) Reading 12: “Buried Alive” by Ainsley Doty, (Description Reading 13: “460 Days” by Amanda Lindhout, (Narration) Human Development Reading 14. “Nudge” by Terry O’Reilly, (Cause and effect) Reading 15: “How Cults Become Religions” by John D. Carl, (Process) Reading 16: “The Untranslatable Word Macho’” by Rose del Castillo Guilbault, (Comparison and contrast) Reading 17: “Chance and Circumstance” by David Leonhardt, (Definition) Reading 18: “The Happiness Factor” by David Brooks, (Comparison and contrast) Reading 19: “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury, (Narration/short story) Appendices Appendix 1 Irregular Verbs Appendix 2 Using APA Style Credits Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Revising Checklist for an Essay Inside Back Cover Editing Checklist Revising and Editing Symbols NOTE: Before purchasing, check with your instructor to ensure you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of MyLabTM and MasteringTM platforms exist for each title, and registrations are not transferable. To register for and use MyLab or Mastering platforms, you may also need a Course ID, which your instructor will provide.