Achieve for Real Writing with Readings (2-Term/Twelve-Months Online; International Edition)
Paragraphs and Essays for College, Work, and Everyday Life
Ninth Edition
Publication Date: July 28, 2022
Achieve ISBN: 9781319517205
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ISBN: 9781319517205
Achieve for Real Writing with Readings (2-Term/Twelve-Months Online; International Edition)
PART 1: How to Write Paragraphs and Essays
1 Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing: Making Connections
2 Writing Basics: Audience, Purpose, Form, and Process
3 Finding Your Topic and Writing Your Thesis Statement: Making a Point
4 Supporting Your Point: Finding Details, Examples, and Facts
5 Drafting: The Complete Version
*6 Revising: Seeing a Draft with Fresh Eyes
PART 2: Writing Different Kinds of Paragraphs and Essays
7 Narration: Writing That Tells Important Stories
8 Illustration: Writing That Gives Examples
9 Description: Writing That Creates Pictures in Words
10 Process Analysis: Writing That Explains How Things Happen
11 Classification: Writing That Sorts Things into Groups
12 Definition: Writing That Tells What Something Means
13 Comparison and Contrast: Writing That Shows Similarities and Differences
14 Cause and Effect: Writing That Explains Reasons or Results
15 Argument: Writing That Persuades
PART 3: Four Building Blocks of Effective Sentences
16 The Basic Sentence: An Overview
17 Make Sentences Complete: Avoiding Fragments
18 Join Sentences Accurately: Correcting Run-ons
19 Make Subjects and Verbs Match: Solving Agreement Problems
20 Indicate Time Clearly: Addressing Verb Problem
PART 4: Editing for Clarity, Cohesion, and Conventions
21 Word Choice: Selecting Accurate and Specific Nouns and Verbs
22 Pronouns: Keeping Reference Clear
23 Description: Modifying Nouns and Verbs
24 Balance and Rhythm: Making Sentences Easy to Read
25 Capitalization, Apostrophes, and Spelling
26 Commas
27 Quotation Marks and Italics
28 Other Punctuation
APPENDIX: Citing Research Sources in MLA Style
* = New to this edition
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