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008 030507s2004 mauab 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aPE1439$b.F65 2004
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100 1 $aFolse, Keith S.
245 10 $aGreat paragraphs :$ban introduction to writing paragraphs /$cKeith S. Folse, April Muchmore-Vokoun, Elena Vestri Solomon.
250 $a2nd ed.
260 $aBoston :$bHoughton Mifflin,$c℗♭2004.
300 $axvi, 272 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c28 cm
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500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $aunit 1. What is a paragraph? -- Example paragraphs -- Writer's note : repetition and present tense -- Writer's note : imperative form -- Writer's note : use of I and past tense -- Four features of a paragraph -- Writer's note : the title of a paragraph -- Working with paragraphs -- Language focus : identifying verbs in sentences -- Writer's note : check for the verb -- Introduction to peer editing -- Writer's note : once is not enough! -- Writer's note : suggestions for peer editing -- unit 2. Developing ideas for writing a paragraph -- Brainstorming -- Writer's note : the importance of brainstorming -- How brainstorming works -- Language focus : subject-verb agreement -- unit 3. The topic sentence -- Features of a good topic sentence -- Controlling ideas -- Working with topic sentences -- Writer's note : keep a journal for new ideas -- Language focus : sentence fragments and comma splices -- unit 4. Supporting and concluding sentences -- Good supporting sentences -- Kinds of supporting sentences -- Analyzing and writing supporting sentences -- Language focus : using pronouns for key nouns -- Writer's note : stay on track -- Good concluding sentences -- Kinds of concluding sentences -- Restate the main idea -- Make a prediction -- Analyzing and writing concluding sentences -- Writer's note : select important information -- unit 5. Paragraph review -- Features of a paragraph -- Language focus -- Working with the structure of a paragraph -- Writer's note : proofread your work -- Analyzing paragraphs -- Writer's note : check your supporting sentences -- Language focus : articles.
505 0 $aunit 6. Definition paragraphs -- What is a definition paragraph? -- Writer's note : quotation marks -- Putting the paragraph together : sequencing -- Writer's note : including examples -- Language focus : simple adjective clauses -- Writer's note : combine sentences for variety -- unit 7. Process analysis paragraphs -- What is a process analysis paragraph? -- Organizing a process analysis paragraph -- Writer's note : use index cards to help you organize -- Language focus : transition words and chronological order -- Writer's note : define technical terms -- Writer's note : check possessive adjectives -- unit 8. Descriptive paragraphs -- What is a descriptive paragraph? -- Describing with the five senses -- Language focus : adjectives -- Writer's note : use adjectives in the correct place -- Writer's note : use a bilingual dictionary -- Using denotation and connotation to describe -- Language focus : denotation and connotation -- Using prepositions of location to describe -- Language focus : prepositions of location -- Writer's note : word order with prepositions of location -- unit 9. Opinion paragraphs -- What is an opinion paragraph? -- Working with opinions -- Writer's note : include an opposing opinion -- Facts and opinions -- Language focus : word forms -- Choosing a topic for an opinion paragraph -- unit 10. Narrative paragraphs -- What is a narrative paragraph? -- Writer's note : including background information -- Beginning, middle, and end -- Working with ideas for narrative paragraphs -- Language focus : verb tense consistency.
505 0 $aunit 11. Paragraphs in an essay : putting it all together -- Getting to know essays -- What is an essay? -- Why do people write essays? -- How are essays and paragraphs similar? -- How are essays and paragraphs different? -- What does an essay look like? -- An essay outline -- Writer's note : vary your vocabulary -- The thesis statement -- Supporting ideas -- Different kinds of essay organization -- Putting an essay together -- Next steps -- Topics for writing -- Appendixes : additional writing practice -- Appendix 1. Understanding the writing process : the seven steps -- The assignment -- Steps in the writing process -- Step 1 : choosing a topic -- Step 2 : brainstorming -- Step 3 : writing a rough draft -- Step 4 : cleaning up the rough draft -- Step 5 : peer editing -- Step 6 : revising the draft -- Step 7 : proofing the final paper -- Appendix 2. Capitalization practice -- Basic capitalization rules -- Capitalization practice -- Appendix 3. Punctuation practice -- End punctuation -- Commas -- Apostrophes -- Quotation marks -- Semicolons -- Editing for errors -- Appendix 4. Additional grammar practice -- Verb tense -- Articles -- Editing for errors -- Appendix 5. Building better sentences -- Practice 1, unit 1 -- Practice 2, unit 1 -- Practice 3, unit 2 -- Practice 4, unit 3 -- Practice 5, unit 3 -- Practice 6, unit 3 -- Practice 7, unit 4 -- Practice 8, unit 4 -- Practice 9, unit 5 -- Practice 10, unit 5 -- Practice 11, unit 6 -- Practice 12, unit 6 -- Practice 13, unit 7 -- Practice 14, unit 7 -- Practice 15, unit 8 -- Practice 16, unit 8 -- Practice 17, unit 9 -- Practice 18, unit 6 -- Practice 19, unit 10 -- Practice 20, unit 10 -- Appendix 6. Peer editing sheets -- Unit 1, activity 15 -- Unit 2, activity 6 -- Unit 3, activity 12 -- Unit 4, activity 11 -- Unit 4, activity 14 -- Unit 6, activity 10 -- Unit 7, activity 8 -- Unit 8, activity 13 -- Unit 9, activity 8 -- Unit 10, activity 8 -- Unit 11, activity 9.
504 $aI ndex.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xParagraphs.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xRhetoric.
650 0 $aReport writing.
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700 1 $aMuchmore-Vokoun, April.
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