MyLab Writing with Pearson eText Access Code for Wordsmith
A Guide to Paragraphs & Short Essays
7th Edition
Will be published approx. on 13. March 2018
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9998 pages
978-0-13-480797-3 (ISBN)
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Edition
7th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight
14 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-480797-3 (9780134807973)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Readings by Rhetorical Mode
Readings by Subject
Preface
Updates to the Seventh Edition
PART 1: COMPOSITION
The Writing Process
Preparing to Write
Writing Paragraphs: Direction
Writing Paragraphs: Support
Writing Paragraphs: Unity and Coherence
Revising, Proofreading, and Formatting
Showing and Telling: Description, Narration, and Example
Limiting and Ordering: Definition, Classification, and Process
Examining Logical Connections: Comparison-Contrast, Cause-Effect, and Argument
Writing an Essay
Writing Summary Reports
PART 2: GRAMMAR
Verbs and Subjects
Subject-Verb Agreement
Verb Shifts
Coordination and Subordination
Run-on Sentences
Sentence Fragments
Pronoun Case
Pronoun Agreement, Reference, and Point of View
Adjectives, Adverbs, and Articles
Parallel Structure
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Capital Letters
Words Commonly Confused
Word Choice
Commas
Other Punctuation
Apostrophes
PART 3: READINGS
Reading at the College Level
Action Hero, Rulon Openshaw
Simplicity, William Zinsser
Running Through the Dark, Jennifer Sinor
Setting Boundaries, Cara DiMarco
Crossing Invisible Lines, Eugenia Vela
Don't Blame Me! The New "Culture of Victimization", John J. Macionis
White Lies, Erin Murphy
Warning: This Is a Rights-Free Workplace, Barbara Ehrenreich
Civil Rights, Caroline Miller
Conversational Ballgames, Nancy Masterton Sakamoto
Two Ways of Seeing a River, Mark Twain
Credits Index
Readings by Subject
Preface
Updates to the Seventh Edition
PART 1: COMPOSITION
The Writing Process
Preparing to Write
Writing Paragraphs: Direction
Writing Paragraphs: Support
Writing Paragraphs: Unity and Coherence
Revising, Proofreading, and Formatting
Showing and Telling: Description, Narration, and Example
Limiting and Ordering: Definition, Classification, and Process
Examining Logical Connections: Comparison-Contrast, Cause-Effect, and Argument
Writing an Essay
Writing Summary Reports
PART 2: GRAMMAR
Verbs and Subjects
Subject-Verb Agreement
Verb Shifts
Coordination and Subordination
Run-on Sentences
Sentence Fragments
Pronoun Case
Pronoun Agreement, Reference, and Point of View
Adjectives, Adverbs, and Articles
Parallel Structure
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Capital Letters
Words Commonly Confused
Word Choice
Commas
Other Punctuation
Apostrophes
PART 3: READINGS
Reading at the College Level
Action Hero, Rulon Openshaw
Simplicity, William Zinsser
Running Through the Dark, Jennifer Sinor
Setting Boundaries, Cara DiMarco
Crossing Invisible Lines, Eugenia Vela
Don't Blame Me! The New "Culture of Victimization", John J. Macionis
White Lies, Erin Murphy
Warning: This Is a Rights-Free Workplace, Barbara Ehrenreich
Civil Rights, Caroline Miller
Conversational Ballgames, Nancy Masterton Sakamoto
Two Ways of Seeing a River, Mark Twain
Credits Index