Discovery
From Sentence to Paragraph (with MyWritingLab)
4th Edition
Published on 1. December 2008
Book
Mixed media product
546 pages
978-0-321-45224-5 (ISBN)
Description
Discovery - with a full-color design, an encouraging tone, meticulous explanations, and abundance of precisely sequenced and incrementally challenging exercise sets - focuses on helping students build sentence and paragraph writing skills through self and academic discovery.
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New Jersey
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
1383 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-321-45224-5 (9780321452245)
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Content
Preface
I. THE ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE WRITING
1. Understanding the Writing Process
Overview: Discovery through Writing
The Stages of the Writing Process
The Dynamics of Writing
Your Reader
The Purpose Behind Your Writing
The Relationship between Reading and Writing
Spotlight Piece: Process, Dynamics, and Purpose
The Subject through Writing
RECAP: Understanding the Writing Process
2. Prewriting: Developing Ideas
Overview: Prewriting
Freewriting
Brainstorming
Clustering
Branching
Idea Mapping
Journal Writing
The Response Journal
Spotlight Piece: Development of Prewriting Ideas
Understanding the Subject through Writing
RECAP: Prewriting: Developing Ideas
3. Composing: Creating Topic Sentences and Supporting Sentences
Overview: Composing
The Paragraph
Topic Focus
Topic Sentence Development
Clear and Specific Topic Sentences
Effective Topic Sentences
Supporting Ideas
Effective Arrangement of Details and Examples
Writer-Centered Words; Reader-Centered Sentences
The Complete Paragraph
Spotlight Piece: The Complete First Draft Writing
Understanding the Subject through Writing
RECAP: Composing: Creating Topic Sentences and Supporting Sentences
4. Revising: Refining Your Draft
Overview: Revision
Reassessment
Unity
Coherence
Transitions
Effective Organization
Effective Language
Making Your Writing Specific
Keeping Your Writing Concise
Feedback from an Objective Reader
Sample: Peer Response
Redrafting
Editing
A Personal Proofreading System
A Proofreading Partner
Computer Tools
A Final Draft, "The Little City within the Big City," Jamie McArdle (Student Paper)
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Spotlight Piece: Considering a Final Draft Writing
Understanding the Subject through Writing
RECAP: Revising: Refining Your Draft
5. Moving from Paragraph to Essay
Overview: The Difference between a Paragraph and an Essay
Essay Structure
The Introduction
The Body
The Conclusion
The Essay Writing Process
Prewriting
Composing
An Effective Thesis
Your Reader's Needs
An Effective Introduction and Conclusion
Revising
Reassessing
Redrafting
Editing
The Essay Writing Process: A Sample
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Spotlight Piece: A Sample Final Draft Writing
Understanding the Subject through Writing
RECAP: Moving from Paragraph to Essay
THE FACES OF DISCOVERY
II. EFFECTIVE SENTENCES: CONSTRUCTING MEANING
6. Subjects and Verbs
Overview: Elements of a Complete Sentence
Action Verbs
Linking Verbs
Identifying Subjects
The Simple Subject; the Complete Subject
Verb Phrases and Compound Verbs
Compound Subjects
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Subjects and Verbs
Summary Exercise: Subjects and Verbs
RECAP: Subjects and Verbs
7. Sentence Fragments
Overview: Complete Sentences
Fragments with Missing Verbs
Fragments with Missing Subjects
Phrase Fragments
Appositive Phrase Fragments
Subordinate Clause Fragments
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Sentence Fragments
Summary Exercise: Sentence Fragments
RECAP: Sentence Fragments
8. Subordination
Overview: Complex Sentences with Supporting Clauses
Simple and Complex Sentences
Subordinating Conjunctions
Relative Pronouns
Punctuation of Subordinate Clauses Introduced by Relative Pronouns
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Subordination
Summary Exercise: Subordination
RECAP: Subordination
9. Coordination
Overview: Compound Sentences
Coordinating Conjunctions
Semicolons
Conjunctive Adverbs
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Coordination
Summary Exercise: Coordination
RECAP: Coordination
10. Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences
Overview: Sentence-Combining Errors
Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences
Correcting Comma Splices and Run-Ons with Coordinating Conjunctions
Semicolons
Subordinating Conjunctions
Periods
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences
Summary Exercise: Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences
RECAP: Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences
The Faces of Discovery
III. VERBS: CONVEYING ACTION AND TIME
11. Maintaining Subject-Verb Agreement
Overview: Subjects-Verb Agreement
Agreement When the Subject Follows the Verb
Sentences Beginning with There and Here
Words that Separate Subjects and Verbs
Problems with Compound Subjects
Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns
Maintaining Agreement with Collective Nouns, Singular Nouns Ending in -s, and Words Indicating Amounts
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Maintaining Subject-Verb Agreement
Summary Exercise: Maintaining Subject-Verb Agreement
RECAP: Maintaining Subject-Verb Agreement
12. Forming Basic Tenses for Regular Verbs
Overview: The Basic Tenses
The Present Tense
The Future Tense
The Past Tense
The Perfect Tenses
Past Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Tense
Future Perfect Tense
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Forming Basic Tenses for Regular Verbs
Summary Exercise: Forming Basic Tenses for Regular Verbs
RECAP: Forming Basic Tenses for Regular Verbs
13. Using Irregular Verbs Correctly
Overview: Verbs That Do Not Follow the Rules
A List of Irregular Verbs
Strategies for Mastering Irregular Verbs
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Using Irregular Verbs Correctly
Summary Exercise: Using Irregular Verbs Correctly
RECAP: Using Irregular Verbs Correctly
14. Using Passive Voice and Progressive Tenses, and Maintaining Consistency in Tense
Overview: Passive Voice and Progressive Tense
Passive Voice
Progressive Tenses
Consistency in Tense
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Using Passive Voice and Progressive Tenses, and Maintaining Consistency in Tense
Summary Exercises: Using Passive Voice and Progressive Tenses, and Maintaining Consistency in Tense
RECAP: Using Passive Voice and Progressive Tenses, and Maintaining Consistency in Tense
15. Dealing with Additional Elements of Verb Use
Overview: Special Problems with Verbs
Can and Could
Will and Would
Forms of to Be
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Dealing with Additional Elements of Verb Use
Summary Exercise: Dealing with Additional Elements of Verb Use
RECAP: Additional Elements of Verb Use
THE FACES OF DISCOVERY
IV. SENTENCE ELEMENTS: STRIVING FOR PRECISION
16. Working with Nouns
Overview: Words That Name
The Function and Form of Nouns
Singular Nouns Ending in -s and Collective Nouns
Cue Words That Identify Number
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Nouns
Summary Exercise: Nouns
RECAP: Nouns
17. Using Pronouns: Considering Case, Clear Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement, and Nonsexist Pronoun Usage
Overview: The Correct Pronoun Choice
Pronoun Types
Pronoun Case
Agreement in Number
Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns
Errors in Agreement with Demonstrative Pronouns and Adjectives
The Role of Reflexive or Intensive Pronouns
Agreement in That, Who, and Which Clauses
Problems with Gender in Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Avoidance of Sexist Language When Choosing Pronouns
Exploring Ideas through Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Pronouns
Summary Exercise: Pronouns
RECAP: Using Pronouns: Considering Case, Clear Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement, and Nonsexist Pronoun Usage
18. Working with Adjectives and Adverbs: Using Modifiers Effectively
Overview: Building Precise Detail with Modifiers
The Positive Form of Adjectives and Adverbs
The Comparative Form of Adjectives and Adverbs
The Superlative Form of Adjectives and Adverbs
Irregular Modifiers
Confusing Modifier Pairs
Double Negatives
-ing Modifiers
Problems with -ing Modifiers
Exploring Ideas through Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Adjectives and Adverbs
Summary Exercise: Adjectives, Adverbs, and Other Modifiers
RECAP: Using Modifiers Effectively
THE FACES OF DISCOVERY
V. CONSISTENCY WORKSHOP: AIMING FOR CORRECTNESS
19. Capitalizing Correctly
Overview: Proper Capitalization
Understanding When Words Should Be Capitalized
Exploring Ideas through Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Capitalizing Correctly
Summary Exercises: Capitalizing Correctly
RECAP: Capitalizing Correctly
20. Using Punctuation Properly
Overview: The Role of Punctuation
Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points
Colons and Semicolons
Quotation Marks
Apostrophes
Exploring Ideas through Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Using Punctuation Properly
Summary Exercise: Using Punctuation Properly
RECAP: Using Punctuation Properly
21. Using Commas
Overview: When Commas Are Needed
Comma Function 1
To indicate a pause between two simple sentences connected by a coordinating conjunction
Comma Function 2
To separate items in a series
Comma Function 3
To separate an introductory phrase from the rest of the sentence
Comma Function 4
To set off an introductory subordinate clause
Comma Function 5
To set off word groups that would otherwise interrupt the flow of a sentence
Comma Function 6
To set off a direct quotation from the rest of a sentence
Comma Function 7
To punctuate dates and addresses
Exploring Ideas through Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Using Commas
Summary Exercise: Using Commas
RECAP: Using Commas
22. Mastering Spelling
Overview: The Importance of Correct Spelling
Plurals
Prefixes and Suffixes
Doubling the Final Consonant
Words with ie or ei Combinations
Confusing Endings and Incorrect Forms
Commonly Confused Words
Maintaining a Personal Spelling Dictionary
Exploring Ideas through Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Mastering Spelling
Summary Exercise: Mastering Spelling
RECAP: Mastering Spelling
23. Maintaining Parallelism
Overview: Creating a Balance in Writing
Keeping Individual Words in a Series Parallel
Keeping Phrases in a Series Parallel
Parallelism with Correlative Conjunctions
Exploring Ideas through Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Maintaining Parallelism
Summary Exercise: Maintaining Parallelism
RECAP: Maintaining Parallelism
THE FACES OF DISCOVERY
VI. DISCOVERING CONNECTIONS THROUGH READING
Overview: Active Reading Strategies
Taking Notes
Active Reading Strategies
Active Reading Illustrated
To Be an All-American Girl Elizabeth Wong
Education Malcolm X
Now It's Time for Generation Next Anna Quindlen
Complaining Maya Angelou
One Man's Kids Daniel Meier
The House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros
Treading Carefully Liliana Ibara
Popularity Marta Melendez
Character Roles Samrouay Senghoung
Remembering India Elsa "Chachi" Maldonado
"Forget the past. No one becomes successful in the past." Peter LeConte
The Influence of an Older Person in My Life Carlos Marujo
Differences in Child Rearing in Russia and the United States Svetlana Melamedman
The Old Store Valeri L. Cappiello
"Why couldn't I have been named Ashley?" Imma Achilike
Appendix: Tips for ESL Writers
Credits
Index
I. THE ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE WRITING
1. Understanding the Writing Process
Overview: Discovery through Writing
The Stages of the Writing Process
The Dynamics of Writing
Your Reader
The Purpose Behind Your Writing
The Relationship between Reading and Writing
Spotlight Piece: Process, Dynamics, and Purpose
The Subject through Writing
RECAP: Understanding the Writing Process
2. Prewriting: Developing Ideas
Overview: Prewriting
Freewriting
Brainstorming
Clustering
Branching
Idea Mapping
Journal Writing
The Response Journal
Spotlight Piece: Development of Prewriting Ideas
Understanding the Subject through Writing
RECAP: Prewriting: Developing Ideas
3. Composing: Creating Topic Sentences and Supporting Sentences
Overview: Composing
The Paragraph
Topic Focus
Topic Sentence Development
Clear and Specific Topic Sentences
Effective Topic Sentences
Supporting Ideas
Effective Arrangement of Details and Examples
Writer-Centered Words; Reader-Centered Sentences
The Complete Paragraph
Spotlight Piece: The Complete First Draft Writing
Understanding the Subject through Writing
RECAP: Composing: Creating Topic Sentences and Supporting Sentences
4. Revising: Refining Your Draft
Overview: Revision
Reassessment
Unity
Coherence
Transitions
Effective Organization
Effective Language
Making Your Writing Specific
Keeping Your Writing Concise
Feedback from an Objective Reader
Sample: Peer Response
Redrafting
Editing
A Personal Proofreading System
A Proofreading Partner
Computer Tools
A Final Draft, "The Little City within the Big City," Jamie McArdle (Student Paper)
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Spotlight Piece: Considering a Final Draft Writing
Understanding the Subject through Writing
RECAP: Revising: Refining Your Draft
5. Moving from Paragraph to Essay
Overview: The Difference between a Paragraph and an Essay
Essay Structure
The Introduction
The Body
The Conclusion
The Essay Writing Process
Prewriting
Composing
An Effective Thesis
Your Reader's Needs
An Effective Introduction and Conclusion
Revising
Reassessing
Redrafting
Editing
The Essay Writing Process: A Sample
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Spotlight Piece: A Sample Final Draft Writing
Understanding the Subject through Writing
RECAP: Moving from Paragraph to Essay
THE FACES OF DISCOVERY
II. EFFECTIVE SENTENCES: CONSTRUCTING MEANING
6. Subjects and Verbs
Overview: Elements of a Complete Sentence
Action Verbs
Linking Verbs
Identifying Subjects
The Simple Subject; the Complete Subject
Verb Phrases and Compound Verbs
Compound Subjects
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Subjects and Verbs
Summary Exercise: Subjects and Verbs
RECAP: Subjects and Verbs
7. Sentence Fragments
Overview: Complete Sentences
Fragments with Missing Verbs
Fragments with Missing Subjects
Phrase Fragments
Appositive Phrase Fragments
Subordinate Clause Fragments
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Sentence Fragments
Summary Exercise: Sentence Fragments
RECAP: Sentence Fragments
8. Subordination
Overview: Complex Sentences with Supporting Clauses
Simple and Complex Sentences
Subordinating Conjunctions
Relative Pronouns
Punctuation of Subordinate Clauses Introduced by Relative Pronouns
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Subordination
Summary Exercise: Subordination
RECAP: Subordination
9. Coordination
Overview: Compound Sentences
Coordinating Conjunctions
Semicolons
Conjunctive Adverbs
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Coordination
Summary Exercise: Coordination
RECAP: Coordination
10. Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences
Overview: Sentence-Combining Errors
Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences
Correcting Comma Splices and Run-Ons with Coordinating Conjunctions
Semicolons
Subordinating Conjunctions
Periods
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences
Summary Exercise: Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences
RECAP: Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences
The Faces of Discovery
III. VERBS: CONVEYING ACTION AND TIME
11. Maintaining Subject-Verb Agreement
Overview: Subjects-Verb Agreement
Agreement When the Subject Follows the Verb
Sentences Beginning with There and Here
Words that Separate Subjects and Verbs
Problems with Compound Subjects
Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns
Maintaining Agreement with Collective Nouns, Singular Nouns Ending in -s, and Words Indicating Amounts
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Maintaining Subject-Verb Agreement
Summary Exercise: Maintaining Subject-Verb Agreement
RECAP: Maintaining Subject-Verb Agreement
12. Forming Basic Tenses for Regular Verbs
Overview: The Basic Tenses
The Present Tense
The Future Tense
The Past Tense
The Perfect Tenses
Past Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Tense
Future Perfect Tense
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Forming Basic Tenses for Regular Verbs
Summary Exercise: Forming Basic Tenses for Regular Verbs
RECAP: Forming Basic Tenses for Regular Verbs
13. Using Irregular Verbs Correctly
Overview: Verbs That Do Not Follow the Rules
A List of Irregular Verbs
Strategies for Mastering Irregular Verbs
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Using Irregular Verbs Correctly
Summary Exercise: Using Irregular Verbs Correctly
RECAP: Using Irregular Verbs Correctly
14. Using Passive Voice and Progressive Tenses, and Maintaining Consistency in Tense
Overview: Passive Voice and Progressive Tense
Passive Voice
Progressive Tenses
Consistency in Tense
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Using Passive Voice and Progressive Tenses, and Maintaining Consistency in Tense
Summary Exercises: Using Passive Voice and Progressive Tenses, and Maintaining Consistency in Tense
RECAP: Using Passive Voice and Progressive Tenses, and Maintaining Consistency in Tense
15. Dealing with Additional Elements of Verb Use
Overview: Special Problems with Verbs
Can and Could
Will and Would
Forms of to Be
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Dealing with Additional Elements of Verb Use
Summary Exercise: Dealing with Additional Elements of Verb Use
RECAP: Additional Elements of Verb Use
THE FACES OF DISCOVERY
IV. SENTENCE ELEMENTS: STRIVING FOR PRECISION
16. Working with Nouns
Overview: Words That Name
The Function and Form of Nouns
Singular Nouns Ending in -s and Collective Nouns
Cue Words That Identify Number
Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Nouns
Summary Exercise: Nouns
RECAP: Nouns
17. Using Pronouns: Considering Case, Clear Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement, and Nonsexist Pronoun Usage
Overview: The Correct Pronoun Choice
Pronoun Types
Pronoun Case
Agreement in Number
Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns
Errors in Agreement with Demonstrative Pronouns and Adjectives
The Role of Reflexive or Intensive Pronouns
Agreement in That, Who, and Which Clauses
Problems with Gender in Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Avoidance of Sexist Language When Choosing Pronouns
Exploring Ideas through Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Pronouns
Summary Exercise: Pronouns
RECAP: Using Pronouns: Considering Case, Clear Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement, and Nonsexist Pronoun Usage
18. Working with Adjectives and Adverbs: Using Modifiers Effectively
Overview: Building Precise Detail with Modifiers
The Positive Form of Adjectives and Adverbs
The Comparative Form of Adjectives and Adverbs
The Superlative Form of Adjectives and Adverbs
Irregular Modifiers
Confusing Modifier Pairs
Double Negatives
-ing Modifiers
Problems with -ing Modifiers
Exploring Ideas through Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Adjectives and Adverbs
Summary Exercise: Adjectives, Adverbs, and Other Modifiers
RECAP: Using Modifiers Effectively
THE FACES OF DISCOVERY
V. CONSISTENCY WORKSHOP: AIMING FOR CORRECTNESS
19. Capitalizing Correctly
Overview: Proper Capitalization
Understanding When Words Should Be Capitalized
Exploring Ideas through Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Capitalizing Correctly
Summary Exercises: Capitalizing Correctly
RECAP: Capitalizing Correctly
20. Using Punctuation Properly
Overview: The Role of Punctuation
Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points
Colons and Semicolons
Quotation Marks
Apostrophes
Exploring Ideas through Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Using Punctuation Properly
Summary Exercise: Using Punctuation Properly
RECAP: Using Punctuation Properly
21. Using Commas
Overview: When Commas Are Needed
Comma Function 1
To indicate a pause between two simple sentences connected by a coordinating conjunction
Comma Function 2
To separate items in a series
Comma Function 3
To separate an introductory phrase from the rest of the sentence
Comma Function 4
To set off an introductory subordinate clause
Comma Function 5
To set off word groups that would otherwise interrupt the flow of a sentence
Comma Function 6
To set off a direct quotation from the rest of a sentence
Comma Function 7
To punctuate dates and addresses
Exploring Ideas through Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Using Commas
Summary Exercise: Using Commas
RECAP: Using Commas
22. Mastering Spelling
Overview: The Importance of Correct Spelling
Plurals
Prefixes and Suffixes
Doubling the Final Consonant
Words with ie or ei Combinations
Confusing Endings and Incorrect Forms
Commonly Confused Words
Maintaining a Personal Spelling Dictionary
Exploring Ideas through Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Mastering Spelling
Summary Exercise: Mastering Spelling
RECAP: Mastering Spelling
23. Maintaining Parallelism
Overview: Creating a Balance in Writing
Keeping Individual Words in a Series Parallel
Keeping Phrases in a Series Parallel
Parallelism with Correlative Conjunctions
Exploring Ideas through Journal Writing
Chapter Quick Check: Maintaining Parallelism
Summary Exercise: Maintaining Parallelism
RECAP: Maintaining Parallelism
THE FACES OF DISCOVERY
VI. DISCOVERING CONNECTIONS THROUGH READING
Overview: Active Reading Strategies
Taking Notes
Active Reading Strategies
Active Reading Illustrated
To Be an All-American Girl Elizabeth Wong
Education Malcolm X
Now It's Time for Generation Next Anna Quindlen
Complaining Maya Angelou
One Man's Kids Daniel Meier
The House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros
Treading Carefully Liliana Ibara
Popularity Marta Melendez
Character Roles Samrouay Senghoung
Remembering India Elsa "Chachi" Maldonado
"Forget the past. No one becomes successful in the past." Peter LeConte
The Influence of an Older Person in My Life Carlos Marujo
Differences in Child Rearing in Russia and the United States Svetlana Melamedman
The Old Store Valeri L. Cappiello
"Why couldn't I have been named Ashley?" Imma Achilike
Appendix: Tips for ESL Writers
Credits
Index