
Along These Lines
Florida Edition (with MyWritingLab Student Access Code Card)
Longman Inc (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published on 29. March 2010
Book
Mixed media product
836 pages
978-0-205-70872-7 (ISBN)
Description
For basic writing courses covering paragraphs and essays. This text ships automatically with MyWritngLab.
Along These Lines better prepares students for their future writing courses! Now, available in a special Florida Edition designed to help students pass the state's Basic Skills Exit Test!
Introducing Prentice Hall's first ever Florida Edition of ALONG THESE LINES: WRITING PARAGRAPHS AND ESSAYS. The Florida Edition mirrors the content of the traditional ALONG THESE LINES text, but also includes a 47-page Florida Exit Test Study Guide and marginal icons throughout noting if a particular writing or grammar topic is covered on the Florida Exit Test.
Adapted from THE PRENTICE HALL FLORIDA EXIT TEST STUDY GUIDE FOR WRITING, the 47-page guide includes:
-- Testing and Study Tips for the Florida Exit Test
-- Two sample tests - one to serve as a pretest and one to serve as a posttest.
-- Sample writing Paragraph Writing Test
-- Explanatory Answer Keys for the sample tests
How do you prepare your students for their future writing courses? John Biays and Carol Wershoven believe you offer students constant reinforcement of the writing process. With a conversational tone and a blend of engaging activities, each writing chapter takes students through all of the steps of generating ideas, planning, drafting, and proofreading. Along These Lines will help prepare your students by providing the best writing process coverage found in any basic writing series!
Along These Lines better prepares students for their future writing courses! Now, available in a special Florida Edition designed to help students pass the state's Basic Skills Exit Test!
Introducing Prentice Hall's first ever Florida Edition of ALONG THESE LINES: WRITING PARAGRAPHS AND ESSAYS. The Florida Edition mirrors the content of the traditional ALONG THESE LINES text, but also includes a 47-page Florida Exit Test Study Guide and marginal icons throughout noting if a particular writing or grammar topic is covered on the Florida Exit Test.
Adapted from THE PRENTICE HALL FLORIDA EXIT TEST STUDY GUIDE FOR WRITING, the 47-page guide includes:
-- Testing and Study Tips for the Florida Exit Test
-- Two sample tests - one to serve as a pretest and one to serve as a posttest.
-- Sample writing Paragraph Writing Test
-- Explanatory Answer Keys for the sample tests
How do you prepare your students for their future writing courses? John Biays and Carol Wershoven believe you offer students constant reinforcement of the writing process. With a conversational tone and a blend of engaging activities, each writing chapter takes students through all of the steps of generating ideas, planning, drafting, and proofreading. Along These Lines will help prepare your students by providing the best writing process coverage found in any basic writing series!
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New Jersey
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
1529 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-205-70872-7 (9780205708727)
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Content
PART I: WRITING IN STAGES: THE PROCESS APPROACH
1. Writing a Paragraph
2. Illustration
3. Description
4. Narration
5. Process
6. Comparison and Contrast
7. Classification
8. Definition
9. Cause and Effect
10. Argument
11. Writing an Essay
12. Different Essay Patterns
13. Writing from Reading
PART II: THE BOTTOM LINE: GRAMMAR FOR WRITERS
14. The Simple Sentence
15. Beyond the Simple Sentence: Coordination
16. Avoiding Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices
17. Beyond the Simple Sentence: Subordination
18. Avoiding Sentence Fragments
19. Using Parallelism in Sentences
20. Using Adjectives and Adverbs
21. Correcting Problems with Modifiers
22. Using Verbs Correctly
23. More on Verbs: Consistency and Voice
24. Making Subjects and Verbs Agree
25. Using Pronouns Correctly: Agreement and Reference
26. Using Pronouns Correctly: Consistency and Case
27. Punctuation: The Period and the Question Mark
28. Punctuation: The Comma
29. Punctuation: The Semicolon and the Colon
30. Punctuation: The Apostrophe
31. Other Punctuation and Mechanics
32. Spelling
33. Words That Sound Alike/Look Alike
34. Word Choice
35. Sentence Variety
READINGS TO ACCOMPANY THE WRITING CHAPTERS
APPENDIX A: GRAMMAR PRACTICE FOR ESL STUDENTS
APPENDIX B: THE RESEARCH PROCESS
FLORIDA EXIT TEST FOR WRITING STUDY GUIDE
1. Writing a Paragraph
2. Illustration
3. Description
4. Narration
5. Process
6. Comparison and Contrast
7. Classification
8. Definition
9. Cause and Effect
10. Argument
11. Writing an Essay
12. Different Essay Patterns
13. Writing from Reading
PART II: THE BOTTOM LINE: GRAMMAR FOR WRITERS
14. The Simple Sentence
15. Beyond the Simple Sentence: Coordination
16. Avoiding Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices
17. Beyond the Simple Sentence: Subordination
18. Avoiding Sentence Fragments
19. Using Parallelism in Sentences
20. Using Adjectives and Adverbs
21. Correcting Problems with Modifiers
22. Using Verbs Correctly
23. More on Verbs: Consistency and Voice
24. Making Subjects and Verbs Agree
25. Using Pronouns Correctly: Agreement and Reference
26. Using Pronouns Correctly: Consistency and Case
27. Punctuation: The Period and the Question Mark
28. Punctuation: The Comma
29. Punctuation: The Semicolon and the Colon
30. Punctuation: The Apostrophe
31. Other Punctuation and Mechanics
32. Spelling
33. Words That Sound Alike/Look Alike
34. Word Choice
35. Sentence Variety
READINGS TO ACCOMPANY THE WRITING CHAPTERS
APPENDIX A: GRAMMAR PRACTICE FOR ESL STUDENTS
APPENDIX B: THE RESEARCH PROCESS
FLORIDA EXIT TEST FOR WRITING STUDY GUIDE