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Mosaics: Focusing on Paragraphs in Context, 2/E
Kim FlachmannCalifornia State University, Bakersfield

ISBN-10: 0130163139
ISBN-13:  9780130163134

Publisher:  Longman
Copyright:  2002
Format:  Paper; 744 pp
Published:  12/28/2001
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For Developmental English, Basic Skills, or Remedial Writing courses.

Part of a three-level developmental writing series that integrates critical thinking, reading, writing, revising, and editing. This text teaches the processes and skills common to all good academic writing. It includes both professional and student models as well as a multitude of exercises and activities which help students apply the techniques and skills to their own writing. This text focuses on paragraphs in the context of essays, with related grammar, syntax, and mechanics covered in detail in the Editing sections. The rhetorically based instruction is repeated at more sophisticated levels in each of the three books.


Features

  • NEW - Text now divided into five units covering The Writing Process, Writing Effective Essays, Essays in Context, Readings, and Grammar separately.
    • Offers instructors more choice and flexibility in their courses.

  • NEW - Annotated Instructor's Edition. For the first time MOSAICS has an annotated instructor's edition. Co-written by Kim Flachmann, the AIE has in-text answers and marginal annotations to help instructors get the most out of class.
    • Gives both experienced instructors and new hires tips on how to get the most out of the class and out of the book.

  • Students write when the learning begins, not when learning ends. In each chapter of Part II, students write their own paragraph early and revise and edit their own writing through the course of the chapter.
    • Has students learn by working on their own writing, which is a much more effective way to learn.

  • First and Second Drafts of student essays.
    • Allows students to learn by seeing how other students write, revise and edit.

  • Writing Process Coverage. In addition to the 5 chapters in Part I, the important techniques of the writing process are reinforced throughout Part II with Revising Checklists and Editing Checklists.
    • Constantly reinforces the most important element of writing —the process.

  • Three levels of grammar exercises in the Handbook section.
    • Students are asked to Identify grammar mistakes, Correct grammar mistakes, and Write their own mistake free sentences.

  • A minimum of terminology in the handbook section.
    • Keeps the emphasis on using grammar rather than labeling it.

  • Unit Reviews in the Handbook section. MOSAICS divides the 26 chapters of the handbook section into eight distinct units, providing unit reviews and tests for each.
    • Provides students with the opportunity to test their knowledge over several chapters as they progress through the section.

  • Part III focuses on the research paper.
    • Brings students' learning to the next level by addressing what they will see in future classes.


New To This Edition

  • Text now divided into five units covering The Writing Process, Writing Effective Essays, Essays in Context, Readings, and Grammar separately.
    • Offers instructors more choice and flexibility in their courses.

  • Annotated Instructor's Edition. For the first time MOSAICS has an annotated instructor's edition. Co-written by Kim Flachmann, the AIE has in-text answers and marginal annotations to help instructors get the most out of class.
    • Gives both experienced instructors and new hires tips on how to get the most out of the class and out of the book.


Table of Contents

I. THE WRITING PROCESS.

 1. Getting Started.

 2. Prewriting.

 3. Writing.

 4. Revising.

 5. Editing.

Unit Review.

II. WRITING EFFECTIVE PARAGRAPHS.

 6. Describing.

 7. Narrating.

 8. Illustrating.

 9. Analyzing a Process.

10. Comparing and Contrasting.

11. Dividing and Classifying.

12. Defining.

13. Analyzing Causes and Effects.

14. Arguing.

III. ESSAYS: PARAGRAPHS IN CONTEXT.

15. Recognizing an Essay.

16. How to Write an Essay.

17. Essays at Work.

18. Revising and Editing a Student Essay.

19. Revising and Editing Your Own Essay.

20. Ideas for Writing.

IV. FROM READING TO WRITING.

21. Describing.

22. Narrating.

23. Illustrating.

24. Analyzing a Process.

25. Comparing and Contrasting.

26. Dividing and Classifying.

27. Defining.

28. Analyzing Causes and Effects.

29. Arguing.

V. HANDBOOK.

Introduction.

Unit One: Sentences.

30. Subjects and Verbs.31. Fragments.32. Run-Ons.Unit Review.
Unit Two: Verbs.

33. Regular and Irregular Verbs.34. Verb Tense.35. Subject-Verb Agreement.36. More on Verbs.Unit Review.
Unit Three: Pronouns.

37. Pronoun Reference.38. Pronoun Reference and Point of View.38. Pronoun Agreement.Unit Review.
Unit Four: Modifiers.

40. Adjectives.41. Adverbs.42. Modifier Errors.Unit Review.
Unit Five: Punctuation.

43. End Punctuation.44. Commas.45. Apostrophes.46. Quotation Marks.47. Other Punctuation Marks.Unit Review.
Unit Six: Mechanics.

48. Capitalization.49. Abbreviations and Numbers.Unit Review.
Unit Seven: Effective Sentences.

50. Varying Sentence Patterns.51. Parallelism.52. Combining Sentences.Unit Review.
Unit Eight: Choosing the Right Word.

53. Standard and Nonstandard English.54. Easily Confused Words.55. Spelling.Unit Review.Appendices.


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Students Study Their Own Writing

In addition to professional and student models, their own writing as they learn paragraph and essay development. In these chapters, students are prompted to generate their own prose early on and apply the concepts to their own writing.

A Focus on Revising and Editing

After covering the extensive Part I on the Writing Process, students will spend time on revising and editing as they learn paragraph and essay development. The author provides detailed revising and editing checklists that guide students through the revision of other students' essays as well as their own work.

Extensive Grammar Exercises

MOSAICS provides students with an extensive grammar resource in each text. Kim Flachmann's Identify, Correct, Complete, and Write exercise structure help students progress from multiple choice exercises, to fill-ins, to writing their own grammatically-correct sentences from scratch.

Prentice Hall's Largest and Most Extensive Teaching and Learning Package

With this revision of MOSAICS, Prentice Hall provides both the student and instructor with extensive print and technology supplements offering more help than ever before. See the preface for a complete, detailed list of the MOSAICS supplement package.

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