Longman / Prentice Hall

English

Browse available resources for Developmental English:



Discovery: From Sentence to Paragraph (with MyWritingLab), 4/E
William J. Kelly, Bristol Community College
Deborah L. Lawton, Bristol Community College

ISBN-10: 0321452240
ISBN-13: 9780321452245

Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paper Package; 546 pp
Published: 07/26/2006

Suggested retail price: $76.00
Buy from myPearsonStore

Discovery focuses on helping students build sentence and paragraph writing skills through self and academic discovery, using a full-color design to pique student interest.

 

With its encouraging tone, careful explanations, and abundance of precisely sequenced and incrementally challenging exercise sets, Discovery enables students to view writing as a means of discovering more about themselves and their surroundings.

 

The book starts with an overview of the writing process, and special attention is given to prewriting and the development of topic and supporting sentences. Parts II through V provide lucid and well-illustrated explanations of basic sentence elements, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Part VI is a section of student and professional reading selections. This part includes an introduction to critical reading and comprehension and contains numerous writing exercises. An end-of-book appendix provides practical advice for ESL students who are learning English grammar and writing. Grammar, mechanics, and punctuation chapters conclude with chapter quick-checks that call upon students to use all the grammar and sentence skills learned in the chapter.


  • Discovery offers a progression of exercises that begin on the comprehension level with practice of fundamental concepts. At the next level, “Challenge,” the exercises focus on reflection, critical thinking, and invention and require short written responses. The exercises then proceed to “Discovering Connections” in which students are prompted to prewrite, draft, and revise.
  • The attractive full-color design provides visual stimulation and emphasis for key concepts.
  • "Moving from Paragraph to Essay" chapter introduces the process of creating multi-paragraph writings, tracing an essay through each stage of the writing process to include a transition to longer pieces of writing.
  • Engaging and realistic writing samples model successful writing as they illustrate all aspects of writing, grammar, and usage.
  • Facsimile examples of all stages of the writing process, plus annotated papers, peer responses, and instructor’s comments, provide a unique window into the writing process.
  • Full-color charts throughout the text offer graphic representations of key relationships among elements of the writing process, parts of speech, and sentence elements.
  • Spotlight pieces in Chapters 1 through 5 feature annotated student writing, modeling what students can achieve.
  • Journal writing activities in each chapter, provide an opportunity for discovery through writing. 
  • Extensive and comprehensive coverage of the areas of grammar and usage that most trouble student writers, including sentence fragments, comma splices, and run-on sentences; verb use; subject–verb agreement; spelling; pronoun–antecedent agreement; modifiers; subordination and coordination; and punctuation.
  • Chapter Quick Checks and Summary Exercises, covering all the concepts presented in a chapter in a single exercise, appear in all chapters in Parts Two through Five.
  • Chapter Recaps provide definitions of new terms in the chapter as well as visual summaries of key concepts.
  • An anthology of seven professional and eight student readings (with seven of the readings newly chosen for this edition) provides opportunities for critical thinking and active reading as well as for discussion and writing.
  • Discovering Connections through Reading activities follow each of the readings in Part Six. These activities include questions and writing assignments in reaction to the ideas presented in or raised by the readings.
  • Appendix: Tips for ESL Writers presents additional grammar and usage tips for ESL students.

  • Redesigned Chapter Openings, featuring Navigating This Chapter, Getting Started Q&A, and Overview, to make working through the chapters easier and to highlight the inquiry-based approach running throughout Discovery.
  • Many new and newly-revised Comprehension and Practice exercises and Challenge activities in every chapter, designed to create even greater mastery of the principles presented
  • Going Forward Q&A at the end of each chapter to restate the significance of the chapter and to serve as a bridge to the discussion that follows in the succeeding chapters
  • More than double the number of writing assignments and opportunities for writing as in previous editions of Discovery .
  • For Further Exploration writing assignments in every chapter, new in this edition, offer three distinct topics for consideration.  In addition, they offer specific guidelines in terms of development and editing related to the subject matter of the chapter in which they appear.
  • Innovative and challenging Discovering Connections writing activities, redesigned for this edition, appear in every chapter.  With both visual and verbal cues to spark creative associations, these assignments stimulate interest, imagination, and critical thinking, leading to thoughtful, effective writing. In addition, each contains at least one topic tied to career exploration.  These assignments are unmatched in other basic writing texts.
  • Five Faces of Discovery sections, appearing between the six parts of the text, with each featuring inspiring portraits of four students, their reactions to questions about writing challenges, and additional opportunities for writing.
  • Seven new readings in the reading anthology, four of them by student writers.
  • MyWritingLab: Where better practice makes better writers! MyWritingLab, a complete online learning program, provides better practice exercises for developing writers, and with better practice, your students will become better writers! 
    • Progressive Learning: The heart of MyWritingLab is the progressive learning in the Recall, Apply and Write exercises within each module. In the 9,000 exercises system wide, students move from literal comprehension (Recall) to applying comprehension (Apply) to demonstrating concepts in their own writing (Write). This proven progression of critical thinking, not available in any other online resource, enables students to truly master the skills and concepts they need to be successful writers. 
    • A Text-Correlated Learning Path: Based on their text in use, students are automatically provided with a customized learning path that complements their textbook’s table of contents and extends textbook learning.
    • Progress Tracker: All student work in MyWritingLab is captured in the site’s Progress Tracker.  Students can track their own progress and instructors can track the progress of their entire class in this flexible and easy-to-use tool.
    • Diagnostic Testing: MyWritingLab’s diagnostic test comprehensively assesses student skills in grammar.  Students are given an individualized learning path based on the diagnostic’s results, identifying the modules in areas where they most need help.
    • Additional resources for students in MyWritingLab include access to an interactive Study Skills website, access to Research Navigator, and a complimentary subscription to our English Tutor Center, which is staffed by live, college instructors.

Preface

 

I. THE ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE WRITING

1. Understanding the Writing Process

Overview: Discovery through Writing

The Stages of the Writing Process

The Dynamics of Writing

Your Reader

The Purpose Behind Your Writing

The Relationship between Reading and Writing

Spotlight Piece: Process, Dynamics, and Purpose

The Subject through Writing

RECAP: Understanding the Writing Process

2. Prewriting: Developing Ideas

Overview: Prewriting

Freewriting

Brainstorming

Clustering

Branching

Idea Mapping

Journal Writing

The Response Journal

Spotlight Piece: Development of Prewriting Ideas

Understanding the Subject through Writing

RECAP: Prewriting: Developing Ideas

3. Composing: Creating Topic Sentences and Supporting Sentences

Overview: Composing

The Paragraph

Topic Focus

Topic Sentence Development

Clear and Specific Topic Sentences

Effective Topic Sentences

Supporting Ideas

Effective Arrangement of Details and Examples

Writer-Centered Words; Reader-Centered Sentences

The Complete Paragraph

Spotlight Piece: The Complete First Draft Writing

Understanding the Subject through Writing

RECAP: Composing: Creating Topic Sentences and Supporting Sentences

4. Revising: Refining Your Draft

Overview: Revision

Reassessment

            Unity

            Coherence

                        Transitions

                        Effective Organization

            Effective Language

                        Making Your Writing Specific

                        Keeping Your Writing Concise

            Feedback from an Objective Reader

            Sample: Peer Response

Redrafting

Editing

            A Personal Proofreading System

            A Proofreading Partner

            Computer Tools

            A Final Draft, “The Little City within the Big City,” Jamie McArdle (Student Paper)

Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing

Spotlight Piece: Considering a Final Draft Writing

Understanding the Subject through Writing

RECAP: Revising: Refining Your Draft

5. Moving from Paragraph to Essay

Overview: The Difference between a Paragraph and an Essay

Essay Structure

            The Introduction

            The Body

            The Conclusion

The Essay Writing Process

            Prewriting

            Composing

                        An Effective Thesis

                        Your Reader’s Needs

                        An Effective Introduction and Conclusion

            Revising

                        Reassessing

                        Redrafting

                        Editing

The Essay Writing Process: A Sample

Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing

Spotlight Piece: A Sample Final Draft Writing

Understanding the Subject through Writing

RECAP: Moving from Paragraph to Essay

THE FACES OF DISCOVERY

II. EFFECTIVE SENTENCES: CONSTRUCTING MEANING

6. Subjects and Verbs

Overview: Elements of a Complete Sentence

Action Verbs

Linking Verbs

Identifying Subjects

The Simple Subject; the Complete Subject

Verb Phrases and Compound Verbs

Compound Subjects

Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing

Chapter Quick Check: Subjects and Verbs

Summary Exercise: Subjects and Verbs

RECAP: Subjects and Verbs

7. Sentence Fragments

Overview: Complete Sentences

Fragments with Missing Verbs

Fragments with Missing Subjects

Phrase Fragments

Appositive Phrase Fragments

Subordinate Clause Fragments

Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing

Chapter Quick Check: Sentence Fragments

Summary Exercise: Sentence Fragments

RECAP: Sentence Fragments

8. Subordination

Overview: Complex Sentences with Supporting Clauses

Simple and Complex Sentences

Subordinating Conjunctions

Relative Pronouns

Punctuation of Subordinate Clauses Introduced by Relative Pronouns

Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing

Chapter Quick Check: Subordination

Summary Exercise: Subordination

RECAP: Subordination

9. Coordination

Overview: Compound Sentences

Coordinating Conjunctions

Semicolons

Conjunctive Adverbs

Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing

Chapter Quick Check: Coordination

Summary Exercise: Coordination

RECAP: Coordination

10. Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences

Overview: Sentence-Combining Errors

Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences

Correcting Comma Splices and Run-Ons with Coordinating Conjunctions

Semicolons

Subordinating Conjunctions

Periods

Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing

Chapter Quick Check: Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences

Summary Exercise: Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences

RECAP: Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences

The Faces of Discovery

III. VERBS: CONVEYING ACTION AND TIME

11. Maintaining Subject—Verb Agreement

Overview: Subjects–Verb Agreement

Agreement When the Subject Follows the Verb

Sentences Beginning with There and Here

Words that Separate Subjects and Verbs

Problems with Compound Subjects

Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns

Maintaining Agreement with Collective Nouns, Singular Nouns Ending in -s, and Words Indicating Amounts

Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing

Chapter Quick Check: Maintaining Subject—Verb Agreement

Summary Exercise: Maintaining Subject—Verb Agreement

RECAP: Maintaining Subject—Verb Agreement

12. Forming Basic Tenses for Regular Verbs

Overview: The Basic Tenses

The Present Tense

The Future Tense

The Past Tense

The Perfect Tenses

Past Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Tense

Future Perfect Tense

Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing

Chapter Quick Check: Forming Basic Tenses for Regular Verbs

Summary Exercise: Forming Basic Tenses for Regular Verbs

RECAP: Forming Basic Tenses for Regular Verbs

13. Using Irregular Verbs Correctly

Overview: Verbs That Do Not Follow the Rules

A List of Irregular Verbs

Strategies for Mastering Irregular Verbs

Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing

Chapter Quick Check: Using Irregular Verbs Correctly

Summary Exercise: Using Irregular Verbs Correctly

RECAP: Using Irregular Verbs Correctly

14. Using Passive Voice and Progressive Tenses, and Maintaining Consistency in Tense

Overview: Passive Voice and Progressive Tense

Passive Voice

Progressive Tenses

Consistency in Tense

Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing

Chapter Quick Check: Using Passive Voice and Progressive Tenses, and Maintaining Consistency in Tense

Summary Exercises: Using Passive Voice and Progressive Tenses, and Maintaining Consistency in Tense

RECAP: Using Passive Voice and Progressive Tenses, and Maintaining Consistency in Tense

15. Dealing with Additional Elements of Verb Use

Overview: Special Problems with Verbs

Can and Could

Will and Would

Forms of to Be

Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing

Chapter Quick Check: Dealing with Additional Elements of Verb Use

Summary Exercise: Dealing with Additional Elements of Verb Use

RECAP: Additional Elements of Verb Use

THE FACES OF DISCOVERY

IV. SENTENCE ELEMENTS: STRIVING FOR PRECISION

16. Working with Nouns

Overview: Words That Name

The Function and Form of Nouns

Singular Nouns Ending in -s and Collective Nouns

Cue Words That Identify Number

Exploring Ideas with Journal Writing

Chapter Quick Check: Nouns

Summary Exercise: Nouns

RECAP: Nouns

17. Using Pronouns: Considering Case, Clear Pronoun—Antecedent Agreement, and Nonsexist Pronoun Usage

Overview: The Correct Pronoun Choice

Pronoun Types

Pronoun Case

Agreement in Number

Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns

Errors in Agreement with Demonstrative Pronouns and Adjectives

The Role of Reflexive or Intensive Pronouns

Agreement in That, Who, and Which Clauses

Problems with Gender in Pronoun—Antecedent Agreement

Avoidance of Sexist Language When Choosing Pronouns

Exploring Ideas through Journal Writing

Chapter Quick Check: Pronouns

Summary Exercise: Pronouns

RECAP: Using Pronouns: Considering Case, Clear Pronoun—Antecedent Agreement, and Nonsexist Pronoun Usage

18. Working with Adjectives and Adverbs: Using Modifiers Effectively

Overview: Building Precise Detail with Modifiers

The Positive Form of Adjectives and Adverbs

The Comparative Form of Adjectives and Adverbs

The Superlative Form of Adjectives and Adverbs

Irregular Modifiers

Confusing Modifier Pairs

Double Negatives

-ing Modifiers

Problems with -ing Modifiers

Exploring Ideas through Journal Writing

Chapter Quick Check: Adjectives and Adverbs

Summary Exercise: Adjectives, Adverbs, and Other Modifiers

RECAP: Using Modifiers Effectively

THE FACES OF DISCOVERY

V. CONSISTENCY WORKSHOP: AIMING FOR CORRECTNESS

19. Capitalizing Correctly

Overview: Proper Capitalization

Understanding When Words Should Be Capitalized

Exploring Ideas through Journal Writing

Chapter Quick Check: Capitalizing Correctly

Summary Exercises: Capitalizing Correctly

RECAP: Capitalizing Correctly

20. Using Punctuation Properly

Overview: The Role of Punctuation

Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points

Colons and Semicolons

Quotation Marks

Apostrophes

Exploring Ideas through Journal Writing

Chapter Quick Check: Using Punctuation Properly

Summary Exercise: Using Punctuation Properly

RECAP: Using Punctuation Properly

21. Using Commas

Overview: When Commas Are Needed

Comma Function 1

            To indicate a pause between two simple sentences connected by a coordinating conjunction

Comma Function 2

            To separate items in a series

Comma Function 3

            To separate an introductory phrase from the rest of the sentence

Comma Function 4

            To set off an introductory subordinate clause

Comma Function 5

            To set off word groups that would otherwise interrupt the flow of a sentence

Comma Function 6

            To set off a direct quotation from the rest of a sentence

Comma Function 7

            To punctuate dates and addresses

Exploring Ideas through Journal Writing

Chapter Quick Check: Using Commas

Summary Exercise: Using Commas

RECAP: Using Commas

22. Mastering Spelling

Overview: The Importance of Correct Spelling

Plurals

Prefixes and Suffixes

Doubling the Final Consonant

Words with ie or ei Combinations

Confusing Endings and Incorrect Forms

Commonly Confused Words

Maintaining a Personal Spelling Dictionary

Exploring Ideas through Journal Writing

Chapter Quick Check: Mastering Spelling

Summary Exercise: Mastering Spelling

RECAP: Mastering Spelling

23. Maintaining Parallelism

Overview: Creating a Balance in Writing

Keeping Individual Words in a Series Parallel

Keeping Phrases in a Series Parallel

Parallelism with Correlative Conjunctions

Exploring Ideas through Journal Writing

Chapter Quick Check: Maintaining Parallelism

Summary Exercise: Maintaining Parallelism

RECAP: Maintaining Parallelism

THE FACES OF DISCOVERY

VI. DISCOVERING CONNECTIONS THROUGH READING

Overview: Active Reading Strategies

Taking Notes

Active Reading Strategies

Active Reading Illustrated

To Be an All-American Girl Elizabeth Wong

Education Malcolm X

Now It’s Time for Generation Next Anna Quindlen

Complaining Maya Angelou

One Man’s Kids Daniel Meier

The House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros

Treading Carefully Liliana Ibara

Popularity Marta Melendez

Character Roles Samrouay Senghoung

Remembering India Elsa “Chachi” Maldonado

“Forget the past. No one becomes successful in the past.” Peter LeConte

The Influence of an Older Person in My Life Carlos Marujo

Differences in Child Rearing in Russia and the United States Svetlana Melamedman

The Old Store Valeri L. Cappiello

“Why couldn’t I have been named Ashley?” Imma Achilike

Appendix: Tips for ESL Writers

 

Credits

 

Index

For Developmental Writing - Sentence & Paragraph


  • Eighty Practices
    Hairston
    © 1991 | Longman | Cloth | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0673534227 | ISBN-13: 9780673534224


Pearson Higher Education offers special pricing when you choose to package your text with other student resources. If you're interested in creating a cost-saving package for your students, contact your Pearson Higher Education representative for pricing and ordering information.

This title is a member of the Kelly/Lawton Developmental Writing, which also contains the titles below . You can also visit the Kelly/Lawton Developmental Writing page.

    Discovery focuses on helping students build sentence and paragraph writing skills through self and academic discovery, using a full-color design to pique student interest.

     

    With its encouraging tone, careful explanations, and abundance of precisely sequenced and incrementally challenging exercise sets, Discovery enables students to view writing as a means of discovering more about themselves and their surroundings.

     

    The book starts with an overview of the writing process, and special attention is given to prewriting and the development of topic and supporting sentences. Parts II through V provide lucid and well-illustrated explanations of basic sentence elements, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Part VI is a section of student and professional reading selections. This part includes an introduction to critical reading and comprehension and contains numerous writing exercises. An end-of-book appendix provides practical advice for ESL students who are learning English grammar and writing. Grammar, mechanics, and punctuation chapters conclude with chapter quick-checks that call upon students to use all the grammar and sentence skills learned in the chapter.

  • 0321452240Discovery: From Sentence to Paragraph (with MyWritingLab), 4/E
    Kelly & Lawton
    © 2007 | Longman | Paper Package; 546 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321452240 | ISBN-13: 9780321452245
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

 

Pearson Higher Education offers special pricing when you choose to package your text with other student resources. If you're interested in creating a cost-saving package for your students, browse our available packages below, or contact your Pearson Higher Education representative to create your own package.



Copyright ©2008 Pearson Education. All rights reserved. Legal Notice | Privacy Policy | Permissions