Focus: Writing Sentences and Paragraphs
Martha E. Campbell, St. Petersburg Junior College

ISBN-10: 0139011412
ISBN-13: 9780139011412

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 1999
Format: Paper; 432 pp
Published: 03/10/1999

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  • For sentence to paragraph developmental writing course.
  • Designed specifically for developmental writers, this worktext presents the basic elements of sentences and paragraphs — using an integrated approach that teaches the principles of grammar within specific rhetorical contexts. Chapters feature clear, comprehensive instruction, abundant exercises, opportunities for writing practice, and questions for peer review. The text also includes ample student models, and gives students the opportunity to create whole pieces of writing from the beginning of the context.

  • Provides —for each rhetorical purpose:

    • Topic suggestions for writing assignments — e.g., study skills strategies, the Civil War, the rainforest. Ex.___

    • Organizational techniques. Ex.___

    • Revising and editing strategies throughout the text — including strategies for writing with a computer. Ex.___

  • Provides peer review questions for each rhetorical context. Ex.___
  • Features a unique Writers as Spiders section in each chapter — with links to World Wide Web sites that reinforce grammatical/rhetorical principles covered in each chapter. Ex.___

    • Students will learn how to use the www while gaining access to writing topics, grammar instruction, and additional exercises. Ex.___

    • Some writing assignments are also tied to www searches. Ex.___

  • Provides students with clear models of what their writing should imitate.

    • Makes extensive use of student samples throughout. Ex.___

    • Features a capstone chapter featuring a gallery of student and professional samples. Ex.___

  • Features plentiful lively, engaging practice exercises — each in a rhetorical context — to reinforce grammar and rhetorical concepts and the stages of the writing process. Ex.___

    • Includes answers to selected odd-numbered exercises. Ex.___

  • Offers an emphasis on ESL instruction. Ex.___
  • Includes an appendix on manuscript form and a glossary of key terms. Ex.___



1. Focus on Writing.

Writer's Inventory. Understanding the Writing Process. Why Writers Write. The Writer's Audience. The Writer's Rewards. Writing Assignments. Writers as Spiders.



2. Focus on the Writing Process.

Stage 1: Planning. Stage 2: Organizing. Stage 3: Revising. Stage 4: Editing. Stage 5: Finishing. Writing Assignments. Writers as Spiders.



3. Focus on the Topic Sentence

Limiting a Topic. Writing A Topic Sentence. Locating the Topic Sentence. Discovering Topic Sentences in Textbooks. Writing Assignment. Writers as Spiders.



4. Focus on the Supporting Details

Creating Supporting Details. Organizing Details. Writing a Concluding Sentence. Sticking to the Topic. Using Transitions. Writing Assignment. Writers as Spiders..



5. Focus on the Sentence, Part I.

Focus on Subjects: The Actors of the Sentence. Focus on Verbs: The Heartbeat of the Sentence. Focus on Editing: Avoiding Fragments. Writing Assignment. Writers as Spiders.



6. Focus on the Sentence: Part II.

Focus on Phrases: The Music of the Sentence. Focus on Clauses: The Backbone of the Sentence. Focus on Editing: Dependent Clause Fragments. Focus on Punctuation: The Breath of the Sentence. Writing Assignment. Writers as Spiders.



7. Focus on Narration.

What is Narration? Choosing a Topic. Organizing a Personal Narrative. Transitions in Narrative Paragraphs. Focus on Diction. Focus on Revising: Unrelated Details. Revising Tip: Writing with a Computer. Focus on Editing. Writing Assignment. Writing as Spiders.



8. Focus on Description: Part I

What is Description? Choosing a Topic. Organizing a Descriptive Paragraph. Transitions in Descriptive Paragraphs. Focus on Diction. Focus on Revising: Using a Thesaurus. Focus on Editing. Writing Assignment. Writers as Spiders.



9. Focus on Description: II

Describing People. Describing Places. Choosing a Topic. Organizing a Description of a Person or Place. Transitions in Descriptive Paragraphs. Focus on Diction. Focus on Editing. Pronoun Agreement. Writing Assignment. Writers as Spiders.



10. Focus on Development by Example.

Choosing a Topic. Organizing a Development-by-Example Paragraph. Transitions in Development-by-Example Paragraphs. Focus on Revising: Sentence Combing. Focus on Editing. Writing Assignment. Writers as Spiders.



11. Focus on Process.

Choosing a Topic. Organizing a Process Paragraph. Transitions in Process Paragraphs. Focus on Revising. Focus on Editing. Writing Assignment. Writers as Spiders.



Appendix A Spelling.


Appendix B. Manuscript Form.


Appendix C. Glossary of Key Grammatical Terms.


Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Exercises


Index

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