Focus on Reading and Writing
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Laurie G. Kirszner
During their long collaboration, Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell have written a number of best-selling college texts for Bedford/St. Martins, including Patterns for College Writing, Foundations First, *Writing First*, Focus on Writing, and, most recently, Practical Argument. Laurie Kirszner is a Professor of English, Emeritus at St. Joseph University. She has taught composition, literature, creative writing, and scientific writing, and she has also served as coordinator of a first-year writing program. Stephen Mandell is a Professor of English, Emeritus at Drexel University, where he founded and directed the basic writing program and has taught composition, literature, speech, and technical and business writing.
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Stephen R. Mandell
During their long collaboration, Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell have written a number of best-selling college texts for Bedford/St. Martins, including Patterns for College Writing, Foundations First, *Writing First*, Focus on Writing, and, most recently, Practical Argument. Laurie Kirszner is a Professor of English, Emeritus at St. Joseph University. She has taught composition, literature, creative writing, and scientific writing, and she has also served as coordinator of a first-year writing program. Stephen Mandell is a Professor of English, Emeritus at Drexel University, where he founded and directed the basic writing program and has taught composition, literature, speech, and technical and business writing.
Table of Contents
Chapter Review
3 Understanding the Writing Process STEP 1: PLANNINGUnderstanding Essay StructureMoving from Assignment to TopicFinding Ideas to Write AboutStating Your ThesisSTEP 2: ORGANIZINGChoosing Supporting PointsMaking an OutlineSTEP 3: DRAFTINGDrafting Your EssaySTEP 4: TESTING AND REVISINGTESTing Your EssayRevising Your EssaySTEP 5: EDITING AND PROOFREADINGEditing Your EssayProofreading Your EssayChapter Review4 Understanding Introductions, Body Paragraphs, and ConclusionsIntroductionsBody ParagraphsConclusionsChapter Review 5 Thinking, Reading, and Writing Critically Identifying Audience, Purpose, and ToneIdentifying Connotations and Figurative LanguageIdentifying the Main IdeaIdentifying Major and Minor PointsEvaluating the Writer’s Ideas Reading and Writing CriticallyChapter Review6 Reading and Writing about Different Kinds of TextsReading Written TextsReading VisualsResponding to VisualsChapter ReviewUNIT 2 READING AND WRITING ESSAYS7 Reading and Writing Exemplification EssaysReading Exemplification Essays Writing Exemplification Essays Integrating Reading and Writing Richard Rodriguez, "Around the World, Women Are on the Move" Chapter Review8 Reading and Writing Narrative Essays Reading Narrative Essays Writing Narrative Essays Integrating Reading and Writing Lynda Barry, "The Sanctuary of School" Chapter Review9 Reading and Writing Cause-and-Effect Essays Reading Cause-and-Effect Essays Writing Cause-and-Effect Essays Integrating Reading and Writing Julia Angwin, "How Facebook is Making Friending Obsolete" Chapter Review10 Reading and Writing Comparison-and-Contrast Essays Reading Comparison-and-Contrast Essays Writing Comparison-and-Contrast Essays Integrating Reading and Writing Steven Conn, "The Twin Revolutions of Lincoln and Darwin" Chapter Review11 Reading and Writing Argument Essays Reading Argument Essays Writing Argument Essays Integrating Reading and Writing Mary Sherry, "In Praise of the F Word" Chapter Review12 Additional Options for Organizing EssaysDescription Rachel Carson, "A Fable for Tomorrow"Process Amy Ma, "My Grandmother’s Dumpling"Classification Scott Russell Sanders, "The Men We Carry in Our Minds"Definition Julia Alvarez, "Quinceañera"UNIT 3 RESEARCH13 Working with SourcesFinding and Evaluating SourcesUsing Sources in Your WritingAvoiding PlagiarismDocumenting Sources [MLA and APA]Chapter ReviewUNIT 4 BASIC GRAMMAR GUIDE14 Understanding Verbs Regular VerbsIrregular VerbsProblem Verbs: BeProblem Verbs: Can/Could and Will/WouldRegular Past ParticiplesIrregular Past ParticiplesThe Present Perfect TenseThe Past Perfect Tense15 Understanding Nouns and Pronouns Identifying NounsForming Plural NounsIdentifying PronounsPronoun-Antecedent AgreementSpecial Problems with AgreementVague and Unnecessary PronounsPronoun CaseSpecial Problems with Pronoun CaseReflexive and Intensive Pronouns16 Understanding Adjectives and AdverbsIdentifying Adjectives and AdverbsComparatives and Superlatives 17 Writing Simple, Compound, and Complex SentencesSIMPLE SENTENCESIdentifying SubjectsIdentifying Prepositional PhrasesIdentifying VerbsCOMPOUND SENTENCESUsing Coordinating ConjunctionsUsing SemicolonsUsing Transitional Words and PhrasesCOMPLEX SENTENCESUsing Subordinating ConjunctionsUsing Relative Pronouns18 Writing Varied SentencesVarying Sentence TypesVarying Sentence OpeningsCombining SentencesMixing Long and Short Sentences19 Using ParallelismRecognizing Parallel StructureUsing Parallel Structure20 Using Words Effectively Using Specific WordsUsing Concise LanguageUsing Similes and MetaphorsAvoiding SlangAvoiding ClichésAvoiding Sexist LanguageCommonly Confused Words21 Run-Ons and Comma SplicesRecognizing Run-Ons Correcting Run-Ons22 FragmentsRecognizing FragmentsMissing-Subject FragmentsPhrase FragmentsIncomplete-Verb Fragments Dependent Clause Fragments 23 Subject-Verb AgreementUnderstanding Subject-Verb AgreementCompound SubjectsBe, Have, and DoWords between Subject and Verb Collective Noun SubjectsIndefinite Pronoun SubjectsVerbs before Subjects24 Illogical ShiftsShifts in TenseShifts in PersonShifts in Voice25 Misplaced and Dangling ModifiersCorrecting Misplaced ModifiersCorrecting Dangling Modifiers 26 Using CommasCommas in a SeriesCommas with Introductory Phrases and Transitional Words and PhrasesCommas with AppositivesCommas with Nonrestrictive ClausesCommas in Dates and AddressesUnnecessary Commas27 Using ApostrophesApostrophes in ContractionsApostrophes in PossessivesIncorrect Use of Apostrophes 28 Understanding MechanicsCapitalizing Proper NounsPunctuating Direct QuotationsSetting Off Titles Using HyphensUsing AbbreviationsUsing NumbersUsing Semicolons, Colons, Dashes, and ParenthesesUNIT 5 READING ESSAYS 29 Readings for Writers Reading and Writing Amy Tan, "Mother Tongue" Richard Lederer, "The Case for Short Words" Richard Wright, "The Library Card" Teaching and Learning Joshuah Bearman, "My Half-Baked Bubble" Adam Goodheart, "How to Mummify a Pharaoh" Carolyn Foster Segal, "The Dog Ate My Flashdrive, and Other Tales of Woe" Gender John Gray, "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus" Judy Brady, "I Want a Wife" D. B. Grady, "Why Women Soldiers Don’t Belong on the Front Lines"Current Issues John Edgar Wideman, "The Seat Not Taken" Bob Herbert, "Tweet Less, Kiss More" Adam Winkler, "The Guns of Academe"
Product Updates
Updated TEST feature.
Kirszner and Mandell’s signature feature has now been revised to apply equally to understanding and analyzing readings as well as developing, drafting, and revising essays. In the modes chapters, it provides expanded instruction on specific strategies for reading in the mode, giving students the tools they need to better understand what they’re reading and to recognize how to apply what they’ve learned to their own writing.
Expanded reading coverage.
- “As You Read” in Chapter 1 now features a reading by Colin Powell that serves as a model for marking, annotating, and testing a text. In addition, coverage of summarizing has been expanded and coverage of paraphrasing has been added.
- New “Preparing to Read” chart in Chapter 1 helps students focus so they read successfully, which aids in comprehension and retention of the material.
- Expanded coverage of inference and new information on how to identify and formulate implied main idea improves students’ ability to read and think critically.
- The sample professional reading in each modes chapter has been moved to the front of the chapter and is used to discuss techniques for reading in the mode, allowing students to immediately apply the TEST strategy for reading a mode to the professional reading, thus setting the stage for them to successfully write their own essays.
Chapter 30 features many new readings and three new high-interest themes that engage and inspire students:
- Technology and Science
- Working and Learning
- Identity and Self- image
Separate chapters on MLA and APA documentation styles provide models of in-text citations and Works Cited and References lists, supporting students as they learn how to write a research paper. Updated MLA coverage provides students with the most current information.
Exercises throughout the grammar chapters have been revised and replaced to provide students with more engaging and challenging practice opportunities.
Authors
-
Laurie G. Kirszner
During their long collaboration, Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell have written a number of best-selling college texts for Bedford/St. Martins, including Patterns for College Writing, Foundations First, *Writing First*, Focus on Writing, and, most recently, Practical Argument. Laurie Kirszner is a Professor of English, Emeritus at St. Joseph University. She has taught composition, literature, creative writing, and scientific writing, and she has also served as coordinator of a first-year writing program. Stephen Mandell is a Professor of English, Emeritus at Drexel University, where he founded and directed the basic writing program and has taught composition, literature, speech, and technical and business writing.
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Stephen R. Mandell
During their long collaboration, Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell have written a number of best-selling college texts for Bedford/St. Martins, including Patterns for College Writing, Foundations First, *Writing First*, Focus on Writing, and, most recently, Practical Argument. Laurie Kirszner is a Professor of English, Emeritus at St. Joseph University. She has taught composition, literature, creative writing, and scientific writing, and she has also served as coordinator of a first-year writing program. Stephen Mandell is a Professor of English, Emeritus at Drexel University, where he founded and directed the basic writing program and has taught composition, literature, speech, and technical and business writing.
Table of Contents
Chapter Review
3 Understanding the Writing Process STEP 1: PLANNINGUnderstanding Essay StructureMoving from Assignment to TopicFinding Ideas to Write AboutStating Your ThesisSTEP 2: ORGANIZINGChoosing Supporting PointsMaking an OutlineSTEP 3: DRAFTINGDrafting Your EssaySTEP 4: TESTING AND REVISINGTESTing Your EssayRevising Your EssaySTEP 5: EDITING AND PROOFREADINGEditing Your EssayProofreading Your EssayChapter Review4 Understanding Introductions, Body Paragraphs, and ConclusionsIntroductionsBody ParagraphsConclusionsChapter Review 5 Thinking, Reading, and Writing Critically Identifying Audience, Purpose, and ToneIdentifying Connotations and Figurative LanguageIdentifying the Main IdeaIdentifying Major and Minor PointsEvaluating the Writer’s Ideas Reading and Writing CriticallyChapter Review6 Reading and Writing about Different Kinds of TextsReading Written TextsReading VisualsResponding to VisualsChapter ReviewUNIT 2 READING AND WRITING ESSAYS7 Reading and Writing Exemplification EssaysReading Exemplification Essays Writing Exemplification Essays Integrating Reading and Writing Richard Rodriguez, "Around the World, Women Are on the Move" Chapter Review8 Reading and Writing Narrative Essays Reading Narrative Essays Writing Narrative Essays Integrating Reading and Writing Lynda Barry, "The Sanctuary of School" Chapter Review9 Reading and Writing Cause-and-Effect Essays Reading Cause-and-Effect Essays Writing Cause-and-Effect Essays Integrating Reading and Writing Julia Angwin, "How Facebook is Making Friending Obsolete" Chapter Review10 Reading and Writing Comparison-and-Contrast Essays Reading Comparison-and-Contrast Essays Writing Comparison-and-Contrast Essays Integrating Reading and Writing Steven Conn, "The Twin Revolutions of Lincoln and Darwin" Chapter Review11 Reading and Writing Argument Essays Reading Argument Essays Writing Argument Essays Integrating Reading and Writing Mary Sherry, "In Praise of the F Word" Chapter Review12 Additional Options for Organizing EssaysDescription Rachel Carson, "A Fable for Tomorrow"Process Amy Ma, "My Grandmother’s Dumpling"Classification Scott Russell Sanders, "The Men We Carry in Our Minds"Definition Julia Alvarez, "Quinceañera"UNIT 3 RESEARCH13 Working with SourcesFinding and Evaluating SourcesUsing Sources in Your WritingAvoiding PlagiarismDocumenting Sources [MLA and APA]Chapter ReviewUNIT 4 BASIC GRAMMAR GUIDE14 Understanding Verbs Regular VerbsIrregular VerbsProblem Verbs: BeProblem Verbs: Can/Could and Will/WouldRegular Past ParticiplesIrregular Past ParticiplesThe Present Perfect TenseThe Past Perfect Tense15 Understanding Nouns and Pronouns Identifying NounsForming Plural NounsIdentifying PronounsPronoun-Antecedent AgreementSpecial Problems with AgreementVague and Unnecessary PronounsPronoun CaseSpecial Problems with Pronoun CaseReflexive and Intensive Pronouns16 Understanding Adjectives and AdverbsIdentifying Adjectives and AdverbsComparatives and Superlatives 17 Writing Simple, Compound, and Complex SentencesSIMPLE SENTENCESIdentifying SubjectsIdentifying Prepositional PhrasesIdentifying VerbsCOMPOUND SENTENCESUsing Coordinating ConjunctionsUsing SemicolonsUsing Transitional Words and PhrasesCOMPLEX SENTENCESUsing Subordinating ConjunctionsUsing Relative Pronouns18 Writing Varied SentencesVarying Sentence TypesVarying Sentence OpeningsCombining SentencesMixing Long and Short Sentences19 Using ParallelismRecognizing Parallel StructureUsing Parallel Structure20 Using Words Effectively Using Specific WordsUsing Concise LanguageUsing Similes and MetaphorsAvoiding SlangAvoiding ClichésAvoiding Sexist LanguageCommonly Confused Words21 Run-Ons and Comma SplicesRecognizing Run-Ons Correcting Run-Ons22 FragmentsRecognizing FragmentsMissing-Subject FragmentsPhrase FragmentsIncomplete-Verb Fragments Dependent Clause Fragments 23 Subject-Verb AgreementUnderstanding Subject-Verb AgreementCompound SubjectsBe, Have, and DoWords between Subject and Verb Collective Noun SubjectsIndefinite Pronoun SubjectsVerbs before Subjects24 Illogical ShiftsShifts in TenseShifts in PersonShifts in Voice25 Misplaced and Dangling ModifiersCorrecting Misplaced ModifiersCorrecting Dangling Modifiers 26 Using CommasCommas in a SeriesCommas with Introductory Phrases and Transitional Words and PhrasesCommas with AppositivesCommas with Nonrestrictive ClausesCommas in Dates and AddressesUnnecessary Commas27 Using ApostrophesApostrophes in ContractionsApostrophes in PossessivesIncorrect Use of Apostrophes 28 Understanding MechanicsCapitalizing Proper NounsPunctuating Direct QuotationsSetting Off Titles Using HyphensUsing AbbreviationsUsing NumbersUsing Semicolons, Colons, Dashes, and ParenthesesUNIT 5 READING ESSAYS 29 Readings for Writers Reading and Writing Amy Tan, "Mother Tongue" Richard Lederer, "The Case for Short Words" Richard Wright, "The Library Card" Teaching and Learning Joshuah Bearman, "My Half-Baked Bubble" Adam Goodheart, "How to Mummify a Pharaoh" Carolyn Foster Segal, "The Dog Ate My Flashdrive, and Other Tales of Woe" Gender John Gray, "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus" Judy Brady, "I Want a Wife" D. B. Grady, "Why Women Soldiers Don’t Belong on the Front Lines"Current Issues John Edgar Wideman, "The Seat Not Taken" Bob Herbert, "Tweet Less, Kiss More" Adam Winkler, "The Guns of Academe"
Product Updates
Updated TEST feature.
Kirszner and Mandell’s signature feature has now been revised to apply equally to understanding and analyzing readings as well as developing, drafting, and revising essays. In the modes chapters, it provides expanded instruction on specific strategies for reading in the mode, giving students the tools they need to better understand what they’re reading and to recognize how to apply what they’ve learned to their own writing.
Expanded reading coverage.
- “As You Read” in Chapter 1 now features a reading by Colin Powell that serves as a model for marking, annotating, and testing a text. In addition, coverage of summarizing has been expanded and coverage of paraphrasing has been added.
- New “Preparing to Read” chart in Chapter 1 helps students focus so they read successfully, which aids in comprehension and retention of the material.
- Expanded coverage of inference and new information on how to identify and formulate implied main idea improves students’ ability to read and think critically.
- The sample professional reading in each modes chapter has been moved to the front of the chapter and is used to discuss techniques for reading in the mode, allowing students to immediately apply the TEST strategy for reading a mode to the professional reading, thus setting the stage for them to successfully write their own essays.
Chapter 30 features many new readings and three new high-interest themes that engage and inspire students:
- Technology and Science
- Working and Learning
- Identity and Self- image
Separate chapters on MLA and APA documentation styles provide models of in-text citations and Works Cited and References lists, supporting students as they learn how to write a research paper. Updated MLA coverage provides students with the most current information.
Exercises throughout the grammar chapters have been revised and replaced to provide students with more engaging and challenging practice opportunities.
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The Second Edition strengthens and further integrates reading coverage throughout, helping improve students comprehension and ability to think critically as they read. An updated TEST feature now applies equally to understanding and analyzing readings as well as developing, drafting, and revising essays, a new annotated model has been added in Chapter 1, and new information has been added on identifying and formulating implied main ideas.
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The Second Edition strengthens and further integrates reading coverage throughout, helping improve students comprehension and ability to think critically as they read. An updated TEST feature now applies equally to understanding and analyzing readings as well as developing, drafting, and revising essays, a new annotated model has been added in Chapter 1, and new information has been added on identifying and formulating implied main ideas.
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