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PROGRAM CONSULTANTS
Mark Lester is Professor of English Emeritus at Eastern Washington University. He served as Chair of the Department of English at Eastern Washington University and Chair of the Department of English as a Second Language at the University of Hawaii. He is author of Grammar and Usage in the Classroom (Allyn & Bacon, 2000), co-author of a Commonsense Guide to Usage (Bedford/St. Martins, 2006) Essential ESL Grammar (McGraw-Hill, 2008), and numerous other professional books and articles.
Sharon O'Neal is Associate Professor at the College of Education, Texas State University-San Marcos, where she teaches courses in reading instruction. She formerly served as Director of Reading and Language Arts of the Texas Education Agency and has authored, and contributed to, numerous articles and books on reading instruction and teacher education.
Jacqueline Jones Royster is Professor of English and Executive Dean of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences at The Ohio State University. Her professional interests include the rhetorical history of women of African descent, the development of literacy, and contexts and processes related to the teaching of writing. In addition to her many years of teaching writing, directing writing programs and writing centers, and serving as a leader in several English professional organizations, she is also the author of numerous articles in literacy studies, and several books, among them: Traces of a Stream: Literacy and Social Change Among African American Women; Critical Inquiries: Readings on Culture and Community; and Calling Cards: Theory and Practice in the Study of Race, Gender, and Culture.
Jeffrey Wilhelm, a middle and high school English teacher for thirteen years, is currently Associate Professor of English Education at Boise State University, where he specializes in adolescent literacy, with research interests including gender and literacy, and assisting struggling readers and writers. He is the founding director of the Maine Writing Project and Boise State Writing Project. He has authored fifteen books on literacy and education and has won the top two research awards in English Education: the NCTE Promising Research Award for You Gotta BE the Book and the Russell Award for Distinguished Research for Reading Don't Fix No Chevys.
Denny Wolfe, a former high school English teacher and department chair, is Professor of English Education, Director of the Tidewater Virginia Writing Project, and Director of the Center for Urban Education at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Author of more than seventy-five articles and books on teaching English, Dr. Wolfe is a frequent consultant to schools and colleges on the teaching of English language arts.
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Advisors
Philip M. Anderson
Professor and Acting Dean of Education, Queens College, City University of New York
Executive Officer, Urban Education Ph. D. Program, CUNY Graduate Center
Charleen Silva Delfino
English Curriculum Coordinator, East Side Union High School District, San Jose, California
Codirector, San Jose Area Writing Project, San Jose State University
Ronne Hartfield
International consultant in museum education
Former Executive Director of Museum Education, Art Institute of Chicago
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BOOK OVERVIEW
Part 1 Composition
Unit 1 Personal Writing 2
Unit 2 The Writing Process 40
TIME Facing the Blank Page 97
Unit 3 Descriptive Writing 108
Unit 4 Narrative Writing 150
Unit 5 Expository Writing 196
Unit 6 Persuasive Writing 260
Unit 7 Troubleshooter 308
Business and Technical Writing 332
Part 2 Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
Unit 8 Subjects, Predicates, and Sentences 358
Unit 9 Nouns 380
Unit 10 Verbs 400
Unit 11 Pronouns 434
Unit 12 Adjectives and Adverbs 456
Unit 13 Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections 480
Unit 14 Clauses and Complex Sentences 504
Unit 15 Verbals 526
Unit 16 Subject-Verb Agreement 540
Unit 17 Glossary of Special Usage Problems 558
Unit 18 Diagraming Sentences 570
Unit 19 Capitalization 582
Unit 20 Punctuation 598
Unit 21 Sentence Combining 628
Part 3 Resources and Skills
Unit 22 Library and Reference Resources 640
Unit 23 Vocabulary and Spelling 663
Unit 24 Study Skills 694
Unit 25 Taking Tests 715
Unit 26 Listening and Speaking 754
Unit 27 Viewing and Representing 779
Unit 28 Electronic Resources 795
Reference Section
Writing and Language Glossary 813
Spanish Glossary 822
Writing and Research Handbook 833
Index 849
Acknowledgments 862
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CONTENTS Part 1 Composition
UNIT 1 Personal Writing 2
Writing in the Real World 4
from The Lost Garden Memoir by Laurence Yep
1.1 Writing for Yourself 8
Write a Letter; Listening and Speaking; Cross-Curricular Activity; Grammar Link
1.2 Writing to Learn 12
Write a Learning Log Entry; Using Computers; Viewing and Representing; Grammar Link
1.3 Writing About Wishes and Dreams 16
Write a Journal Entry; Cross-Curricular Activity; Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
1.4 Writing One's Own Story 20
Write About an Event; Viewing and Representing; Cross-Curricular Activity; Grammar Link
1.5 Responding in a Journal 24
Write a Response to Literature; Using Computers; Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
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Personal Writing Project 28
Write about an experience you have shared with someone else.
Prewriting Drafting Revising
Editing/Proofreading Publishing/Presenting
from Living up the Street by Gary Soto 32
Learning to Learn; Talk About Reading; Write About Reading 38
Reflecting on the Unit
Adding to Your Portfolio Writing Across the Curriculum 39
UNIT 2 The Writing Process 40
Writing in the Real World 42
from Rock 'n'Roll Physics Documentary produced by Bill Kurtis
2.1 Working with the Writing Process 46
Write a Paragraph; Viewing and Representing; Cross-Curricular Activity; Grammar Link
2.2 Prewriting: Determining Audience and Purpose 50
Collect Topic Ideas; Listening and Speaking; Viewing and Representing; Grammar Link
2.3 Prewriting: Investigating a Topic 54
Investigate Your Topic; Using Computers; Viewing and Representing; Grammar Link
2.4 Prewriting: Organizing Ideas 58
Organize Your Ideas; Listening and Speaking; Using Computers; Grammar Link
2.5 Drafting: Writing It Down 62
Write a Draft; Cross-Curricular Activity; Viewing and Representing; Grammar Link
2.6 Revising: Taking a Fresh Look 66
Revise Your Draft; Listening and Speaking; Using Computers; Grammar Link
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2.7 Revising: Writing Unified Paragraphs 70
Check for Unified Paragraphs; Viewing and Representing; Cross-Curricular Activity; Grammar Link
2.8 Revising: Creating Sentence Fluency 74
Revise for Fluency; Listening and Speaking; Using Computers; Grammar Link
2.9 Editing/Proofreading: Fine-tuning Your Work 78
Edit Your Writing; Using Computers; Viewing and Representing; Grammar Link
2.10 Publishing/Presenting: Sharing Your Writing 82
Present Your Writing; Viewing and Representing; Using Computers; Grammar Link
Writing Process Project 86
Write about an exciting event you've experienced.
Prewriting Drafting Revising
Editing/Proofreading Publishing/Presenting
“The Game” by Walter Dean Myers 90
Learning to Learn; Talk About Reading; Write About Reading 95
Reflecting on the Unit
Adding to Your Portfolio Writing Across the Curriculum 96
Facing the Blank Page 97
Writing for TIME Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing/Proofreading Publishing/Presenting
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UNIT 3 Descriptive Writing 108
Writing in the Real World 110
from How the García Girls Lost Their Accents Fiction by Julia Alvarez
3.1 Writing Descriptions 114
Describe a Person; Cross-Curricular Activity; Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
3.2 Collecting Sensory Details 118
Write a Description of a Walk; Listening and Speaking; Viewing and Representing; Grammar Link
3.3 Using Precise Language 122
Describe from an Animal's Point of View; Collaborative Writing; Viewing and Representing; Grammar Link
3.4 Using Spatial Order 126
Use Spatial Order; Cross-Curricular Activity; Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
3.5 Describing a Thing 130
Write a Description of a Childhood Treasure; Using Computers; Cross-Curricular Activity; Grammar Link
3.6 Describing the Subject of a Biography 134
Write a Descriptive Response; Viewing and Representing; Using Computers; Grammar Link
Descriptive Writing Project 138
Write about something that you enjoy doing.
Prewriting Drafting Revising
Editing/Proofreading Publishing/Presenting
from Thrashin' Time by David Weitzman. 142
Learning to Learn; Talk About Reading; Write About Reading 148
Reflecting on the Unit
Adding to Your Portfolio Writing Across the Curriculum 149
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UNIT 4 Narrative Writing 150
Writing in the Real World 152
Matthew Ashby of Colonial Williamsburg Monologue performed by Arthur Johnson
4.1 Writing the Stories of History 156
Write an Introduction; Cross-Curricular Activity; Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
4.2 Using Chronological Order 160
Write a Narrative; Cross-Curricular Activity; Viewing and Representing; Grammar Link
4.3 Establishing Point of View 164
Write a Narrative Paragraph; Viewing and Representing; Using Computers; Grammar Link
4.4 Writing Realistic Dialogue 168
Write a Dialogue; Using Computers; Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
4.5 Relating a Historical Event 172
Write a Narrative Journal Entry; Cross-Curricular Activity; Viewing and Representing; Grammar Link
4.6 Writing a News Story 176
Write a News Story; Using Computers; Viewing and Representing; Grammar Link
4.7 Responding to a Historical Narrative 180
Responding to a Spoken Narrative; Cross-Curricular Activity; Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
Narrative Writing Project 184
Write a historical narrative about an ancestor.
Prewriting Drafting Revising
Editing/Proofreading Publishing/Presenting
from Lyddie by Katherine Paterson 188
Learning to Learn; Talk About Reading; Write About Reading 194
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Reflecting on the Unit
Adding to Your Portfolio Writing Across the Curriculum 195
UNIT 5 Expository Writing 196
Writing in the Real World 198
from Indian America Travel guide by Gary McLain, “Eagle/Walking Turtle”
5.1 Conveying Information 202
Write an Informative Essay; Listening and Speaking; Viewing and Representing; Grammar Link
5.2 Structuring an Explanation 206
Write an Explanation; Using Computers; Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
5.3 Writing to Compare and Contrast 210
Write a Compare-and-Contrast Essay; Cross-Curricular Activity; Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
5.4 Writing About a Process 214
Write a Step-by-Step Guide; Collaborative Writing; Viewing and Representing; Grammar Link
5.5 Explaining Connections Between Events 218
Write a Cause-and-Effect Letter; Cross-Curricular Activity; Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
5.6 Answering an Essay Question 222
Write a Question and Its Answer; Listening and Speaking Cross-Curricular Activity; Grammar Link
5.7 Reports: Researching a Topic 226
Choose a Topic and Begin Your Research; Listening and Speaking; Using Computers; Grammar Link
5.8 Reports: Writing a Business Letter to Request Information 230
Write a Business Letter; Listening and Speaking; Using Computers; Grammar Link
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5.9 Reports: Planning and Drafting 234
Outline and Draft; Collaborative Writing; Using Computers; Grammar Link
5.10 Reports: Revising, Editing, and Presenting 238
Revise, Edit, and Share Your Report; Listening and Speaking; Viewing and Representing; Grammar Link
5.11 Comparing Two Poems 242
Write About Similarities and Differences; Listening and Speaking; Cross-Curricular Activity; Grammar Link
Expository Writing Project 246
Research and write about a landmark in your state.
Prewriting Drafting Revising
Editing/Proofreading Publishing/Presenting
from Always to Remember by Brent Ashabr an ner 250
Learning to Learn; Talk About Reading; Write About Reading 258
Reflecting on the Unit
Adding to Your Portfolio Writing Across the Curriculum 259
UNIT 6 Persuasive Writing 260
Writing in the Real World 262
from “Joint Venture” Proposal by Indira Freitas Johnson
6.1 Writing Persuasively 266
Write a Persuasive Paragraph; Cross-Curricular Activity Viewing and Representing; Grammar Link
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6.2 Determining a Position 270
Write a Position Paper; Cross-Curricular Activity; Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
6.3 Evaluating Evidence 274
Write a Persuasive Essay; Listening and Speaking; Viewing and Representing; Grammar Link
6.4 Developing a Strategy 278
Write a Presentation; Listening and Speaking; Using Computers; Grammar Link
6.5 Strengthening Your Argument 282
Revise a Persuasive Piece; Using Computers; Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
6.6 Creating an Ad 286
Write an Ad; Listening and Speaking; Cross-Curricular Activity; Grammar Link
6.7 Writing a Letter to the Editor 290
Write a Letter to the Editor; Cooperative Learning; Viewing and Representing; Grammar Link
6.8 Writing a Book Review 294
Write a Book Review; Cross-Curricular Activity; Listening and Speaking; Grammar Link
Persuasive Writing Project 298
Write an article about how an important current issue might affect the future.
Prewriting Drafting Revising
Editing/Proofreading Publishing/Presenting
from Silent Spring by Rachel Carson 302
Learning to Learn; Talk About Reading; Write About Reading 306
Reflecting on the Unit
Adding to Your Portfolio Writing Across the Curriculum 307
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UNIT 7 Troubleshooter 308
7.1 Sentence Fragment 310
7.2 Run-on Sentence 312
7.3 Lack of Subject-Verb Agreement 314
7.4 Incorrect Verb Tense or Form 318
7.5 Incorrect Use of Pronouns 320
7.6 Incorrect Use of Adjectives 322
7.7 Incorrect Use of Commas 324
7.8 Incorrect Use of Apostrophes 327
7.9 Incorrect Capitalization 330
7.10 Lack of Parallelism 331
Business and Technical Writing 332
Business Letters 333
Memos 338
Work Plans 341
Public Service Announcements 344
Newsletters 348
Multimedia Presentations 352
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Part 2 Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
UNIT 8 Subjects, Predicates, and Sentences 358
8.1 Kinds of Sentences 359
8.2 Sentences and Sentence Fragments 361
8.3 Subjects and Predicates 363
8.4 Identifying Subjects and Predicates 365
8.5 Compound Subjects and Compound Predicates 367
8.6 Simple and Compound Sentences 369
Subjects, Predicates, and Sentences 371
from Growing Up by Russell Baker
Sentence Patterns in Writing; Techniques with Sentence Patterns; Practice 379
UNIT 9 Nouns 380
9.1 Kinds of Nouns 381
9.2 Compound Nouns 383
9.3 Possessive Nouns 385
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9.4 Distinguishing Plurals, Possessives, and Contractions 387
9.5 Collective Nouns 389
9.6 Appositives 391
Nouns 393
from Barbara Jordan by James Haskins
Nouns in Writing; Techniques with Nouns; Practice 399
UNIT 10 Verbs 400
10.1 Action Verbs 401
10.2 Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 403
10.3 Verbs with Indirect Objects 405
10.4 Linking Verbs and Predicate Words 407
10.5 Present and Past Tenses 409
10.6 Main Verbs and Helping Verbs 411
10.7 Progressive Forms 413
10.8 Perfect Tenses 415
10.9 Expressing Future Time 417
10.10 Active and Passive Voice 419
10.11 Irregular Verbs 421
10.12 More Irregular Verbs 423
Verbs 425
from Our Town by Thornton Wilder
Verbs in Writing; Techniques with Verbs; Practice 433
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UNIT 11 Pronouns 434
11.1 Personal Pronouns 435
11.2 Pronouns and Antecedents 437
11.3 Using Pronouns Correctly 439
11.4 Possessive Pronouns 441
11.5 Indefinite Pronouns 443
11.6 Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns 445
11.7 Interrogative and Demonstrative Pronouns 447
Pronouns 449
from Emily Dickinson by Bonita E. Thayer
Pronouns in Writing; Techniques with Pronouns; Practice 455
UNIT 12 Adjectives and Adverbs 456
12.1 Adjectives 457
12.2 Articles and Proper Adjectives 459
12.3 Comparative and Superlative Adjectives 461
12.4 Demonstratives 463
12.5 Adverbs 465
12.6 Comparative and Superlative Adverbs 467
12.7 Using Adverbs and Adjectives 469
12.8 Avoiding Double Negatives 471
Adjectives and Adverbs 473
from I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Treviño
Adjectives and Adverbs in Writing; Techniques with Adjectives and Adverbs; Practice 479
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UNIT 13 Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections 480
13.1 Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases 481
13.2 Pronouns as Objects of Prepositions 483
13.3 Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives and Adverbs 485
13.4 Conjunctions 487
13.5 Conjunctive Adverbs 489
13.6 Interjections 491
13.7 Finding All the Parts of Speech 493
Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections 495
from Morning Girl by Michael Dorris
Conjunctions and Prepositions in Writing; Techniques with Conjunctions and Prepositions; Practice 503
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UNIT 14 Clauses and Complex Sentences 504
14.1 Sentences and Clauses 505
14.2 Complex Sentences 507
14.3 Adjective Clauses 509
14.4 Essential and Nonessential Clauses 511
14.5 Adverb Clauses 513
14.6 Noun Clauses 515
Clauses and Complex Sentences 517
from The Education of a Baseball Player by Mickey Mantle
Clauses in Writing; Techniques with Clauses; Practice 525
UNIT 15 Verbals 526
15.1 Participles and Participial Phrases 527
15.2 Gerunds and Gerund Phrases 529
15.3 Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases 531
Verbals 533
from “Wilma” by Wilma Rudolph
Verbals in Writing; Techniques with Verbals; Practice 539
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UNIT 16 Subject-Verb Agreement 540
16.1 Making Subjects and Verbs Agree 541
16.2 Problems with Locating the Subject 543
16.3 Collective Nouns and Other Special Subjects 545
16.4 Indefinite Pronouns as Subjects 547
16.5 Agreement with Compound Subjects 549
Subject-Verb Agreement 551
from “Bats” by Diane Ackerman
Subject-Verb Agreement in Writing; Techniques with Subject-Verb Agreement; Practice 557
UNIT 17 Glossary of Special Usage Problems 558
17.1 Using Troublesome Words I 559
17.2 Using Troublesome Words II 561
17.3 Using Troublesome Words III 563
Glossary of Special Usage Problems 565
from “Star Fever” by Judith Herbst
Usage in Writing; Techniques with Usage; Practice 569
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UNIT 18 Diagraming Sentences 570
18.1 Diagraming Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates 571
18.2 Diagraming the Four Kinds of Sentences 572
18.3 Diagraming Direct and Indirect Objects 573
18.4 Diagraming Adjectives, Adverbs, and Prepositional Phrases 574
18.5 Diagraming Predicate Nouns and Predicate Adjectives 575
18.6 Diagraming Compound Sentence Parts 576
18.7 Diagraming Compound Sentences 577
18.8 Diagraming Complex Sentences with Adjective and Adverb Clauses 578
18.9 Diagraming Noun Clauses 579
18.10 Diagraming Verbals I 580
18.11 Diagraming Verbals II 581
UNIT 19 Capitalization 582
19.1 Capitalizing Sentences, Quotations, and Salutations 583
19.2 Capitalizing Names and Titles of People 585
19.3 Capitalizing Names of Places 587
19.4 Capitalizing Other Proper Nouns and Adjectives 589
Capitalization 591
from Morning Star, Black Sun by Brent Ashabranner
Capitalization in Writing; Capitalization Techniques; Practice 597
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UNIT 20 Punctuation 598
20.1 Using the Period and Other End Marks 599
20.2 Using Commas I 601
20.3 Using Commas II 603
20.4 Using Commas III 605
20.5 Using Semicolons and Colons 607
20.6 Using Quotation Marks and Italics 609
20.7 Using Apostrophes 611
20.8 Using Hyphens, Dashes, and Parentheses 613
20.9 Using Abbreviations 615
20.10 Writing Numbers 617
Punctuation 619
from A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid
Apostrophes in Writing; Techniques with Apostrophes; Practice 627
UNIT 21 Sentence Combining 628
21.1 Prepositional Phrases 629
21.2 Appositives 631
21.3 Adjective Clauses 633
21.4 Adverb Clauses 635
Mixed Review 637
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Part 3 Resources and Skills
UNIT 22 Library and Reference Resources 640
22.1 The Sections of a Library 641
22.2 Call Number Systems 644
22.3 Library Catalogs 646
22.4 Types of Reference Works 649
22.5 Searching for Periodicals 653
22.6 Using the Internet and Other Media 655
22.7 The Dictionary 657
22.8 The Thesaurus 661
UNIT 23 Vocabulary and Spelling 663
23.1 Words from American English 664
WORDWORKS Techno-Talk 667
23.2 Context Clues 668
WORDWORKS clichés 670
23.3 Prefixes and Suffixes 671
WORDWORKS Obsolete words 675
23.4 Synonyms and Antonyms 676
WORDWORKS Idioms 678
23.5 Homographs and Homophones 679
WORDWORKS Words as Different parts of speech 681
23.6 Spelling Rules 682
WORDWORKS Vowel switch 690
23.7 Becoming a Better Speller 691
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UNIT 24 Study Skills 694
24.1 Using Book Features 695
24.2 Skimming, Scanning, and Careful Reading 697
24.3 Summarizing 699
24.4 Making Study Plans 701
24.5 The SQ3R Method 703
24.6 Gathering and Organizing Information 706
24.7 Graphic Information 709
24.8 Memorizing 713
25 Taking Tests 715
25.1 Strategies 716
25.2 Classroom Tests 718
25.3 Standardized Tests 722
25.4 Standardized Test Practice 729
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UNIT 26 Listening and Speaking 754
26.1 Effective Listening 755
26.2 Interviewing Skills 760
26.3 Informal Speech 764
26.4 Oral Reports 769
26.5 Formal Speeches 772
26.6 Storytelling 776
UNIT 27 Viewing and Representing 779
27.1 Interpreting Visual Messages 780
27.2 Analyzing Media Messages 786
27.3 Producing Media Messages 790
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UNIT 28 Electronic Resources 795
28.1 Computers and the Internet 796
28.2 Getting on the Internet 798
28.3 Evaluating Internet Sources 803
28.4 Using Other Internet Features: E-Mail 807
28.5 Other Electronic Resources 811
Reference Section Fast answers to questions about writing, research, and language
Writing and Language Glossary 813
Spanish Glossary 822
Writing and Research Handbook 833
Writing Good Sentences 833
Using Various Types of Sentences
Varying Sentence Structure and Length
Using Parallelism
Revising Wordy Sentences
Writing Good Paragraphs 835
Writing Unified Paragraphs
Writing Coherent Paragraphs
Writing Good Compositions 837
Making a Plan
Using the 6+1 Trait¯ Model
Writing Good Research Papers 841
Exploring a Variety of Sources
Evaluating Sources
Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due
Preparing the Final Draft
MLA Style: Works Cited
CMS Style: Bibliography
APA Style: References
Index 849
Acknowledgments 862
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LITERATURE MODELS Composition Models
Each literature selection is an extended example of the mode of writing taught in the unit.
Gary Soto, from Living up the Street 32
Walter Dean Myers,“The Game” 90
David Weitzman, from Thrashin' Time: Harvest Days in the Dakotas 142
Katherine Paterson, from Lyddie 188
Brent Ashabranner, from Always to Remember 250
Rachel Carson, from Silent Spring 302
Skill Models
Excerpts from outstanding works of fiction and nonfiction exemplify specific writing skills.
Norma Johnston, Louisa May: The World and Works of Louisa May Alcott 10
Sylvia Plath, Letters Home 18
Maya Angelou, The Heart of a Woman 20
Richard Garcia, “The Clouds Pass” 24
Gary Soto, Living up the Street 29
Sports Illustrated for Kids 51
Merrell Noden, Sports Illustrated 51
Patrice Gaines-Carter, “Washington as a Mecca o Black History” 71
Ernesto Galarza, Barrio Boy 76
Walter Dean Myers,“The Game” 87
Lorraine Hansberry, “On Summer” 114
Nicholasa Mohr, In Nueva York 115
Beverly Cleary, A Girl from Yamhill 119
Laurence Yep, The Lost Garden 127
Leslie Marmon Silko, “Private Property” 132
Lisa Aldred, Thurgood Marshall 134
David Weitzman, Thrashin' Time 139
Victoria Ortiz, Sojourner Truth: A Self-Made Woman 157
Jean Fritz, Homesick 161
Traditional American Revolution Song 166
Yoko Kawashima Watkins, So Far from the Bamboo Grove 169
Bud Greenspan, “Parade” 178
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl 180
Katherine Paterson, Lyddie 185
Kevin Osborn, The Peoples of the Arctic 202
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Carol W. Brown, The Minicomputer Simplified 206
Michael Shapiro, “Yo-Yo and Manny” 212
Recipes: Latin American Cooking 2 215
James Cross Giblin, Let There Be Light 218
Sally Andresen, “Fall” 242
Rachel Field, “Something Told the Wild Geese” 242
Brent Ashabranner, Always to Remember 247
Joy Wilt Berry, What to Do When Your Mom or Dad Says “Don't Overdo with Video Games!” 272
Sherry Turkle, The Second Self: Computers and Human Spirit 272
Jane BrodyJane Brody's Nutrition Book 276
David Levine, “I'm Outta Here” 284
Beverly Hungry Wolf, The Ways of My Grandmothers 294
Doris Seale, review of The Ways of My Grandmothers 295
Rachel Carson, Silent Spring 299
Language Models
Each Grammar Review uses excerpts to link grammar, usage, or mechanics to literature.
Russell Baker, Growing Up 371
Maya Angelou, The Heart of a Woman 379
James Haskins, Barbara Jordan 393
David Weitzman, Thrashin' Time 399
Thornton Wilder, Our Town 425
Katherine Paterson, Lyddie 433
Bonita Thayer, Emily Dickinson 449
Water Dean Myers, “The Game” 455
Elizabeth Borton de Treviño, I, Juan de Pareja 473
Lorraine Hansberry,“On Summer” 479
Michael Dorris, Morning Girl 495
Gary Soto, Living up the Street 503
Mickey Mantle, The Education of a Baseball Player 517
Rachel Carson, Silent Spring 525
Wilma Rudolph,“Wilma” 533
Brent Ashabranner, Always to Remember 539, 557
Diane Ackerman, “Bats” 551
Judith Herbst, Star Fever 565
Katherine Paterson, Lyddie 569
Brent Ashabranner, Morning Star, Black Sun 591
Yoko Kawashima Watkins, So Far from the Bamboo Grove 597
Jamaica Kincaid, A Small Place 619
David Weitzman, Thrashin' Time 627
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FINE ART
Fine art—paintings, drawings, photos, and sculpture—is used to teach as well as to stimulate writing ideas.
Fernand Léger, Fleurs Dans Un Element Mechanique xxxii-1
Artist unknown, Pompeii, Portrait of a Young Woman 11
Ray Vinella, Aspen Grove 24
Susan Moore, With No Visible Sign 33
Anthony Ortega, Farmworkers de Califas 35
Claes Oldenburg, Notebook Page: Cross-section of Toothbrush in Glass, ‘sundial' 49
Claes Oldenburg, Cross-section of a Toothbrush wit Paste, in a Cup, on a Sink: Portrait ofCoosje's Thinking 49
Elizabeth Nourse, Humble Ménage 53
Diego Rivera, Allegory of California 65
Monika Steinhoff, La Plazuela, La Fonda (Hotel)-Santa Fe, New Mexico 73
Red Grooms, Fast Break 92
Artist unknown, Mughal, Fantastic Birds 117
Thomas Hart Benton, Cradling Wheat 118
Jan Vermeer, Allegory of the Art of Painting 126
Carolyn Brady, Sky Blue and Peach 129
David Weitzman, from Thrashin' Time 143
Thomas Hart Benton, July Hay 145
Jacob Lawrence, Frederick Douglass Series, No. 21, The Fugitive 156
Lester Schrader, Theft of the Records 162
Anthony Ortega, Two Little Old Men 168
Hughie Lee-Smith, Man Standing on His Head 171
Ando Hiroshige, The Wave 172
Constantin Meunier, In the Black Country 189
Eyre Crowe, The Dinner Hour, Wigan 191
Miriam Schapiro, Anna and David 269
Faith Ringgold, Dream Two: King and the Sisterhood 289
Carol Soatikee, Students 297
Leonard Koscianski, Whirlwind 303
Hamish MacEwan, The Park #3 356
Édouard Manet, Illustration to E. A. Poe's “The Raven,” 359
Joseph Raffael, Joseph and Reuben 377
Henri Matisse, La Négresse 397
Roger Brown, Coast of California 431
Paul Sierra, Degas'Studio 453
Diego Velázquez, Juan de Pareja 478
Nereyda García-Ferraz, Without Hearing—Without Seeing 501
Morris Kantor, Baseball at Night 523
Jacob Lawrence, Study for the Munich Olympic Games Poster 538
Leonard Koscianski, Forest Spirit 556
Fernand Léger, The Creation of the World 567
Robert Henri, Portrait ofPo Tse (Water Eagle) 596
Henri Matisse, Interior at Nice 626
Francis Picabia, Physical Culture 638
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Writer's Choice
Grammar and Composition
Welcome to Writer's Choice!
Your writing and your choices are what this book is all about. Take a few minutes to get to know each of the book's four main parts: Composition; Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics; Resources and Skills; and the Writing and Research Handbook.
Part 1 Composition
How do you become a better writer? By writing! Four-page lessons give you the strategies you need to improve your writing skills. Each lesson focuses on a specific writing problem or task. The lessons offer clear instruction, show models of effective writing, and— most importantly—provide a variety of writing activities for you to practice what you've learned.
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Part 2 Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
Short focused lessons make learning grammar easy. Rules and definitions teach you the basics, while examples and literature models show you how the concepts are used in real-life writing.
Part 3 Resources and Skills
Would you like to improve your study skills, learn how to give a speech, or get better at taking tests? The lessons in this part give you the skills you need to do all these things and more. Each lesson is complete, concise, and easy to use.
Writing and Research Handbook
This user-friendly handbook gives explanations, examples, and tips to help you write strong sentences, paragraphs, compositions, and research papers. Use it whenever you get stuck!
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