Focus on Writing: Paragraphs and Essays 5th Edition by Laurie G. Kirszner, ISBN-13: 978-1319207397

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Focus on Writing: Paragraphs and Essays 5th Edition by Laurie G. Kirszner, ISBN-13: 978-1319207397

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• Publisher: ‎ Bedford/St. Martin’s; Fifth edition (October 16, 2019)
• Language: ‎ English
• 720 pages
• ISBN-10: 1319207391

• ISBN-13: 978-1319207397

Build your writing skills in a series of short, guided assignments that lead up to college essays. Learn how to improve your writing with our TEST method to check for unity, support, and coherence.

During their long collaboration, Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell have written a number of best-selling college texts for Bedford/St. Martin’s, including Patterns for College Writing, Foundations First, Writing First, Focus on Writing, and, most recently, Practical Argument.

Table of Contents:

UNIT 1 READING TO WRITE

1 Focus on Active Reading

*1a Before You Read

*Textbook excerpt, Time-Management Strategies

*1b As Your Read

*Colin Powell, What American Citizenship Makes Possible

*1c After You Read

1d Writing a Response

Chapter Review

UNIT 2 FOCUS ON WRITING PARAGRAPHS

2 Writing a Paragraph

2a Understanding Paragraph Structure

2b Focusing on Your Assignment, Purpose, and Audience

2c Finding Ideas to Write About

2d Identifying Your Main Idea and Writing a Topic Sentence

2e Choosing Supporting Points

2f Developing Supporting Points

2g Making an Outline

2h Drafting Your Paragraph

2i TESTing Your Paragraph

2j Revising Your Paragraph

2k Editing and Proofreading Your Paragraph

Chapter Review

3 TESTing Your Paragraphs

3a TESTing for a Topic Sentence

3b TESTing for Evidence

3c TESTing for a Summary Statement

3d TESTing for Transitions

Chapter Review

4 Exemplification Paragraphs

4a Understanding Exemplification

4b Case Study: A Student Writes an Exemplification Paragraph

TESTing an Exemplification Paragraph

5 Narrative Paragraphs

5a Understanding Narration

5b Case Study: A Student Writes a Narrative Paragraph

TESTing a Narrative Paragraph

6 Process Paragraphs

6a Understanding Process

6b Case Study: A Student Writes a Process Paragraph

TESTing a Process Paragraph

7 Cause-and-Effect Paragraphs

7a Understanding Cause and Effect

7b Case Study: A Student Writes a Cause-and-Effect Paragraph

TESTing a Cause-and-Effect Paragraph

8 Comparison-and-Contrast Paragraphs

8a Understanding Comparison and Contrast

8b Case Study: A Student Writes a Comparison-and-Contrast Paragraph

TESTing a Comparison-and-Contrast Paragraph

9 Descriptive Paragraphs

9a Understanding Description

9b Case Study: A Student Writes a Descriptive Paragraph

TESTing a Descriptive Paragraph

10 Classification Paragraphs

10a Understanding Classification

10b Case Study: A Student Writes a Classification Paragraph

TESTing a Classification Paragraph

11 Definition Paragraphs

11a Understanding Definition

11b Case Study: A Student Writes a Definition Paragraph

TESTing a Definition Paragraph

12 Argument Paragraphs

12a Understanding Argumen

12b Case Study: A Student Writes an Argument Paragraph

TESTing an Argument Paragraph

UNIT 3 FOCUS ON WRITING ESSAYS

13 Writing an Essay

13a Understanding Essay Structure

13b Moving from Assignment to Topic

13c Finding Ideas to Write About

13d Stating Your Thesis

13e Choosing Supporting Points

13f Making an Outline

13g Drafting Your Essay

13h TESTing Your Essay

13i Revising Your Essay

13j Editing Your Essay

13k Proofreading Your Essay

Chapter Review

14 Introductions and Conclusions

14a Writing Introductions

14b Writing Conclusions

Chapter Review

15 Patterns of Essay Development: Exemplification, Narration, Process, Cause and Effect, and Comparison and Contrast

15a Exemplification Essays

Farhad Manjoo, No, I Do Not Want to Pet Your Dog

15b Narrative Essays

*Junot Diaz, Watching Spider-Man in Santo Domingo

15c Process Essays

Russell Baker, Slice of Life

15d Cause-and-Effect Essays

Kathleen E. Bachynski and Daniel S. Goldberg, Facing the Concussion Risks of Youth Football

15e Comparison-and-Contrast Essays

Michael Martinez, Migrant vs. Refugee: What’s the Difference?

Review Checklist

16 Patterns of Essay Development: Description, Classification, Definition, and Argument

16a Descriptive Essays

*Trevor Noah, Soweto

16b Classification Essays

Amy Tan, Mother Tongue

16c Definition Essays

Judy Brady, I Want a Wife

16d Argument Essays

Ben Carson, Vaccinations Are for the Good of the Nation

Review Checklist

*17 Writing with Sources

17a Finding and Evaluating Information

17b Using Sources in Your Writing

17c Using Sources Ethically

17d MLA Documentation Style

17e APA Documentation Style

Chapter Review

UNIT 4 REVISING AND EDITING YOUR WRITING

18 Writing Simple Sentences

18a Identifying Subjects

18b Identifying Prepositional Phrases

18c Identifying Verbs

Chapter Review

19 Writing Compound Sentences

19a Using Coordinating Conjunctions

19b Using Semicolons

19c Using Transitional Words and Phrases

Chapter Review

20 Writing Complex Sentences

20a Identifying Complex Sentences

20b Using Subordinating Conjunctions

20c Using Relative Pronouns

Chapter Review

21 Writing Varied Sentences

21a Varying Sentence Types

21b Varying Sentence Openings

21c Combining Sentences

21d Mixing Long and Short Sentences

Chapter Review

22 Using Parallelism

22a Recognizing Parallel Structure

22b Using Parallel Structure

Chapter Review

23 Using Words Effectively

23a Using Specific Words

23b Using Concise Language

23c Avoiding Slang

23d Avoiding Clichés

23e Using Similes and Metaphors

23f Avoiding Sexist Language

23g Commonly Confused Words

Chapter Review

24 Run-Ons

24a Recognizing Run-Ons

24b Correcting Run-Ons

Chapter Review

25 Fragments

25a Recognizing Fragments

25b Missing-Subject Fragments

25c Phrase Fragments

25d -ing Fragments

25e Dependent-Clause Fragments

Chapter Review

26 Subject-Verb Agreement

26a Understanding Subject-Verb Agreement

26b Compound Subjects

26c Be, Have, and Do

26d Words between Subject and Verb

26e Collective Noun Subjects

26f Indefinite Pronoun Subjects

26g Verbs before Subjects

Chapter Review

27 Illogical Shifts

27a Shifts in Tense

27b Shifts in Person

27c Shifts in Voice

Chapter Review

28 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

28a Correcting Misplaced Modifiers

28b Correcting Dangling Modifiers

Chapter Review

29 Verbs: Past Tense

29a Regular Verbs

29b Irregular Verbs

29c Problem Verbs: Be

29d Problem Verbs: Can/Could and Will/Would

Chapter Review

30 Verbs: Past Participles

30a Regular Past Participles

30b Irregular Past Participles

30c The Present Perfect Tense

30d The Past Perfect Tense

30e Past Participles as Adjectives

Chapter Review

31 Nouns and Pronouns

31a Identifying Nouns

31b Forming Plural Nouns

31c Identifying Pronouns

31d Understanding Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

31e Identifying Problem Areas with Agreement

31f Vague and Unnecessary Pronouns

31g Understanding Pronoun Case

31h Identifying Problem Areas with Pronoun Case

31i Identifying Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

Chapter Review

32 Adjectives and Adverbs

32a Identifying Adjectives and Adverbs

32b Understanding Comparatives and Superlatives

Chapter Review

33 Grammar and Usage for Multilingual Writers

33a Subjects in Sentences

33b Count and Noncount Nouns

33c Determiners with Count and Noncount Nouns

33d Articles

33e Negative Statements and Questions

33f Verb Tense

33g Stative Verbs

33h Gerunds

33i Choosing Prepositions

33j Prepositions in Phrasal Verbs

Chapter Review

34 Using Commas

34a Commas in a Series

34b Commas with Introductory Phrases and Transitional Words and Phrases

34c Commas with Appositives

34d Commas with Nonrestrictive Clauses

34e Commas in Dates and Addresses

34f Unnecessary Commas

Chapter Review

35 Using Apostrophes

35a Apostrophes in Contractions

35b Apostrophes in Possessives

35c Incorrect Use of Apostrophes

Chapter Review

36 Understanding Mechanics

36a Capitalizing Proper Nouns

36b Punctuating Direct Quotations

36c Setting Off Titles

36d Using Semicolons, Colons, Dashes, and Parentheses

Chapter Review

UNIT 5 READING ESSAYS

37 Readings for Writers

Naomi S. Baron, The Case against E-Readers: Why Reading Paper Books Is Better for Your Mind

*John Carlson, Real Solutions for Curtailing Gun Violence

*Olivia Goldhill, Should Driverless Cars Kill Their Own Passengers to Save a Pedestrian?

Tom Hanks, I Owe It All to Community College

*Alex Hern, Don’t Know the Difference between Emoji and Emoticons? Let Me Explain

*Rebecca Johnson, If You Want Women to Move Up, You Have to Accommodate Mothers

Caroline Knapp, How to Have a Dog’s Life

Eileen Pollack, What Really Keeps Women Out of Tech

*Roger Spranz, Make Your Own Waste Pie Chart

*Sherry Turkle, The Flight from Conversation

*Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib, My First Police Stop

*Jacqueline Woodson, When a Southern Town Broke a Heart

Laurie Kirszner is a Professor of English, Emerita at St. Joseph University, where she has taught composition, literature, creative writing, and scientific writing, and served as coordinator of the first-year writing program.

Stephen Mandell is a Professor of English, Emeritus at Drexel University, where he founded and directed the basic writing program and has taught composition, literature, speech, and technical and business writing.

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