ESL Intermediate/Advanced Writing
Published on 1. January 2013
434 pages
978-0-7386-6682-2 (ISBN)
Description
Master ESL (English as a Second Language) Writing with the study guide designed for non-native speakers of English. Skill-building lessons relevant to today's topics help ESL students write complete sentences, paragraphs, and even multi-paragraph essays. It's perfect for classroom use or self-guided writing preparation.
DETAILS
- Intermediate drills for improving skills with parallel structure, mood, correct shifting errors & dangling participles
- Advanced essay drills focusing on narrative, descriptive, process, reaction, comparison and contrast
- Superb preparation for students taking the TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language)
DETAILS
- Intermediate drills for improving skills with parallel structure, mood, correct shifting errors & dangling participles
- Advanced essay drills focusing on narrative, descriptive, process, reaction, comparison and contrast
- Superb preparation for students taking the TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language)
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Mary Ellen Munoz Page | Steven Michael Gras | Mary Jaskiewicz
ESL Intermediate/Advanced Writing
Book
09/2006
Research & Education Association
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Person
Mary Ellen Munoz Page is a former bilingual training specialist and Spanish professor at the University of Florida, Gainesville. She received a B.A. in Spanish and history and an M.A. in Spanish from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. As a professor, Ms. Munoz Page received three "Voyages of Discovery" mini-grants to develop cultural modules on Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Spain.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- About Research & Education Association
- About This Book
- How to Use This Book
- About the Author
- Author Acknowledgments
- REA Acknowledgments
- Table of Contents
- PART I - ESL
- CHAPTER 1 - Sentence Structure
- OBJECTIVES FOR SENTENCE STRUCTURE
- FORMULAS
- REVIEW OF WRITING COMPLETE SENTENCES
- EMBEDDED QUESTIONS
- TAG QUESTIONS
- PHRASES
- SUBORDINATE CLAUSES
- CHAPTER 2 - Introduction to Writing Paragraphs
- INTRODUCTION TO WRITING
- OBJECTIVES FOR WRITING
- SLANG VS. FORMAL ENGLISH
- VERBOSITY
- OBJECTIVES FOR WRITING PARAGRAPHS
- WHAT IS A PARAGRAPH?
- SELECTING A TOPIC
- CONSIDERING YOUR AUDIENCE
- BRAINSTORMING
- CLUSTERING
- OUTLINING
- PART II - ESL
- CHAPTER 3 - Review of Difficult Grammar Concepts
- OBJECTIVES FOR DIFFICULT GRAMMAR CONCEPTS
- DANGLING PARTICIPIAL MODIFIERS
- PARALLEL STRUCTURE
- SHIFTING
- RUN-ONS AND COMMA SPLICES
- SENTENCE COMBINING
- CHAPTER REVIEW EXERCISE
- CHAPTER 4 - Making the Transition from Paragraphs to Essays
- WHAT DOES AN ESSAY LOOK LIKE?
- THESIS STATEMENT
- INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPHS
- TOPIC SENTENCES
- BODY (SUPPORTING DETAILS)
- CONCLUSION
- CHAPTER 5 - Writing Techniques
- TRANSITIONS
- PROOFREADING
- REVISING
- CHAPTER 6 - Essay Types
- WRITING ESSAYS
- NARRATIVE ESSAYS
- DESCRIPTION ESSAYS
- POINT OF VIEW
- PROCESS ESSAYS
- COMPARISON / CONTRAST ESSAYS
- PERSUASION ESSAYS
- REACTION ESSAYS
- ESSAYS ON STANDARDIZED EXAMS
- GLOSSARY
- ANSWER KEYS
- NOTES
