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Resources for Writers, with Readings
Elizabeth C. Long, Sacramento City College

ISBN-10: 0321172221
ISBN-13: 9780321172228

Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2005
Format: Paper; 992 pp
Published: 06/24/2004

This item has been replaced by Resources for Writers with Readings (with MyWritingLab Student Access Code Card), 3/E.

Resources for Writers is the first in a new textbook series to fully meet the needs of the developing college writer and the developmental writing educator.

All the resources students need to succeed in this course, and all the resources instructors need to successfully teach this course (without supplementing) are available exclusively in this one book. The integration of comprehensive skill instruction, a wealth of exercises, and a lab manual make Resources for Writers the most complete resource for developmental writing at the paragraph to essay level.

Resources for Writers uses writing process and a modes approach to teach paragraph development. This combination ensures a thorough and highly effective learning experience. The completely modular chapters feature sample writings on cultural literacy themes, exercises, and step-by-step writing prompts. The grammar and readings sections also contain exercises designed to assist students in mastering the expansive coverage provided. The text's Lab Manual consists of workbook activities for each text chapter that are supplemented by additional, correlated activities in the Online Lab Manual.

Clear, highly accessible instruction. The text's contemporary, upbeat language will appeal to today's students. The tone is never condescending or stuffy.

Cultural literacy theme. Each chapter is introduced by a short “Culture Note” on topics ranging from the lighthearted (doughnuts as an American snack) to the serious (the causes of the Civil War), and across the academic spectrum (Greek mythology, prominent scientists, Freud, Shakespeare). The theme is carried throughout the chapter in illustrations, sample paragraphs, and exercises.

High visual interest. More than 75 color photos and 30 diagrams elucidate cultural themes and pedagogical concepts and invite students to respond in writing.

Four Cs approach to skills. The mnemonic device—concise, credible, clear, correct—is used consistently to reinforce corresponding skills and lead the student through the writing process steps.

Stimulating readings. The 18 readings cover themes of interest to contemporary students-ethics, poverty, grades, habits, and so on. Each reading is accompanied by exercises that help readers digest the material and respond in writing.

Peer evaluation and self-analysis emphasis. Students are encouraged to monitor their own progress through goal sheets and to work cooperatively with their peers using a peer editing worksheet.

Lab Manual and Lab Manual Online. Each chapter is supplemented by a two-page, consumable activity in the text Lab Manual. An additional activity that corresponds to and enhances the text activity appears on the Lab Manual Online.

I. GETTING STARTED.

1. Your Strengths as a Writer.

2. The Bases of Good Writing: The Four Cs.

3. Practice with the Four Cs.

4. Writing for a Reader and a Reason.

II. THE WRITING PROCESS.

5. Prewriting: Coming Up With Ideas.

6. Drafting: Writing a Rough Draft.

7. Revising: Making Changes in Your Draft.

8. Editing: Checking for Correctness.

9. Putting the Writing Process Steps Together.

III. THE ELEMENTS OF GOOD WRITING.

10. Writing an Effective Topic Sentence.

11. Using Specific Details for Support and Illustration.

12. Organizing and Linking Ideas.

13. Writing Correct Sentences.

IV. STRATEGIES FOR PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT.

14. Providing Illustrations and Examples.

15. Narrating an Event or Story.

16. Describing a Scene, Person, or Object.

17. Classifying and Dividing.

18. Explaining a Process.

19. Comparing and Contrasting.

20. Explaining Cause and Effect.

21. Defining Terms.

22. Arguing a Position.

V. WRITING ESSAYS.

23. The Parts of an Essay.

24. Prewriting for and Drafting Your Essay.

25. Revising and Editing Your Essay.

VI. WRITING FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES.

26. Essay Exams.

27. Writing Summaries.

28. Writing to Get a Job.

VII. WRITING CORRECT SENTENCES.

29. Prepositional Phrases.

30. Subjects and Verbs.

31. Clauses.

32. Run-On Sentences.

33. Fragments.

34. Regular Verbs.

35. Irregular Verbs.

36. Subject-Verb Agreement.

37. Verb Tense and Tense Consistency.

38. Pronoun Agreement, Pronoun Reference, and Point of View.

39. Pronoun Types.

40. Simple Modifiers: Adjectives and Adverbs.

41. Misplaced Modifiers.

42. Dangling Modifiers.

43. Errors in Parallelism.

44. Commas.

45. Apostrophes.

46. Quotation Marks.

47. Other Punctuation Marks: Colons and Semi-colons, Parentheses, Dashes, and Hyphens.

48. Capitalization.

49. Numbers and Abbreviations.

50. Formal Writing Format.

51. Sensitive Language.

52. Words That Look and Sound Alike.

53. Choosing the Best Words.

54. Improving Your Spelling.

55. Expanding Your Vocabulary.

56. Using the Dictionary.

57. Sentence Combining For Variety.

58. Tips for Second Language Writers.

VIII. READINGS FOR INFORMED WRITING.

How We Learn.

Reading 1. “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten,” Robert Fulghum.

Reading 2. “A Homemade Education,” Malcolm X.

Reading 3. “A Uniform Policy,” Rene Sanchez.

Reading 4. “Freedom,” Joyce Jarrett.

Reading 5. “What Is Intelligence, Anyway?” Isaac Asimov.

Reading 6. “Education,” E. B. White.

Reading 7. “Hold Your Horsepower,” Lyla Fox.

Reading 8. “Grades and Self-Esteem,” Randy Moore.

What We Value.

Reading 9. “Money for Morality,” Mary Arguelles.

Reading 10. “The Ways We Lie,” Stephanie Ericsson.

Reading 11. “Why Vote? Let's Cite the Reasons,” Mark Lacter.

Reading 12. “Manners Matter,” Judith Martin.

Reading 13. “Confessions of a Quit Addict,” Barbara Graham.

How We Live.

Reading 14. “Back, but Not Home,” Maria Muniz.

Reading 15. “My Mother’s English,” Amy Tan.

Reading 16. “The Plot against People,” Russell Baker.

Reading 17. “Neat People versus Sloppy People,” Suzanne Britt.

Reading 18. “What Is Poverty?” Jo Goodwin Parker.

Lab Manual Online.

Activity 1. Main Points, Support Points, and Specific Details.

Activity 2. Concise, Credible, and Clear Writing.

Activity 3. The Four Cs.

Activity 4. Audience and Purpose.

Activity 5. Overview of the Writing Process.

Activity 6. Facing and Conquering the Blank Page.

Activity 7. Drafting: First to Final Drafts.

Activity 8. Making Changes: Revision.

Activity 9. Editing for Clarity and Correctness.

Activity 10. Editing and Proofreading.

Activity 11. Paragraph Overview.

Activity 12. Making a Point: The Topic Sentence.

Activity 13. Proving Your Point: Using Specific Examples for Support and Illustration.

Activity 14. Organizing and Linking Your Ideas.

Activity 15. Writing Correct Sentences.

Activity 16. Different Organizational Strategies.

Activity 17. Illustration and Example.

Activity 18. Narration.

Activity 19. Description.

Activity 20. Classification and Division.

Activity 21. Process Analysis.

Activity 22. Compare and Contrast.

Activity 23. Cause and Effect.

Activity 24. Definition.

Activity 25. Argument.

Activity 26. Essay Overview.

Activity 27. Paragraphs in an Essay.

Activity 28. Planning an Essay.

Activity 29. Revising an Essay.

Activity 30. Essay Exams.

Activity 31. Writing Summaries.

Activity 32. Writing to Get a Job.

Activity 33. Grammar Overview.

Activity 34. Prepositional Phrases.

Activity 35. Subjects and Verbs.

Activity 36. Clauses and Other Phrases.

Activity 37. Run-On Sentences.

Activity 38. Fragments.

Activity 39. Regular.

Activity 40. Irregular Verbs.

Activity 41. Subject-Verb Agreement.

Activity 42. Verb Tense and Tense Consistency.

Activity 43. Pronoun Case, Pronoun Agreement, and Point of View.

Activity 44. Different Pronoun Types.

Activity 45. Simple Modifiers: Adjectives and Adverbs.

Activity 46. Misplaced Modifiers.

Activity 47. Dangling Modifiers.

Activity 48. Errors in Parallelism.

Activity 49. Punctuation Overview.

Activity 50. Commas.

Activity 51. Apostrophes.

Activity 52. Quotation Marks.

Activity 53. Other Punctuation Marks.

Activity 54. Capitalization.

Activity 55. Numbers and Abbreviations.

Activity 56. Formal Writing.

Activity 57. Common Errors in Usage.

Activity 58. Unbiased Language.

Activity 59. Choosing the Right Words.

Activity 60. Choosing the Best Words.

Activity 61. Spelling Well.

Activity 62. Expanding Your Vocabulary.

Activity 63. Using the Dictionary.

Activity 64. Varying Sentences Types.

Activity 65. Sentence Combining.

Supplemental Activities.

Activity 66. TASP Practice Exam.

Activity 67. Practice with the Florida State Exit Exam.

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In Resources for Writers, Betsy Long provides students with the "resources" needed to become better writers: meaningful skill instruction, extensive practice, a supporting lab manual, and contemporary-themed readings.

Teaching writing through a structured, formulaic approach, the author integrates the writing process with the rhetorical modes to move students from paragraph development to the essay. The discourse, exercises, and writing assignments in each chapter are linked by the cultural literacy theme of that chapter to engage students and broaden the context of writing. The grammar section, refined in the third edition, also contains exercises designed to assist students in mastering skills.

Practice is abundant as a supplemental Lab Manual (separated from the text in this third edition) offers additional activities for each text chapter, and the newly-integrated MyWritingLab icons direct students to even more skill practice online at www.mywritinglab.com.
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©2007 | Longman | Paper; 960 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321414810 | ISBN-13: 9780321414816
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The integration of comprehensive skill instruction, a wealth of exercises, and a lab manual make Resources for Writers the most complete resource for developmental writing at the paragraph to essay level. Resources for Writers uses writing process and a modes approach to teach paragraph development. This combination ensures a thorough and highly effective learning experience. The completely modular chapters feature sample writings on cultural literacy themes, exercises, and step-by-step writing prompts. The grammar section also contains exercises designed to assist students in mastering skills. The text's Lab Manual consists of workbook activities for each text chapter that are supplemented by additional, correlated activities in the Online Lab Manual.
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The combination of resources ensures a thorough and highly effective learning experience for students and supports instructors with ready-made writing assignments and activities. Resources for Writers uses writing process and a modes approach to teach paragraph development. The completely modular chapters feature sample writings on cultural literacy themes, exercises, and step-by-step writing prompts. The grammar section also contains exercises designed to assist students in mastering skills. The text's Lab Manual consists of workbook activities for each text chapter that are supplemented by additional, correlated activities in the Online Lab Manual.

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