Real essays with readings : writing projects for college, work, and everyday life / Susan Anker

Table Of Contents


Part one. How to read and write in college
1. Reading and writing in college and beyond: What you need to know
2. Writing basics: Audience, purpose and process
3. Finding and exploring your topic: Choosing something to write about
4.Making a point: Writing your thesis statement
etc...

Part two Writing different kinds of essays
9.Narration: Writing that tells stories
10. Illustration: Writing that shows examples
11. Description: Writing that creates pictures in words
etc...

Part three. Special college writing projects
18. Writing under pressure: tests, essay exams, and timed writing
19. Writing summaries and reports: Important college writing tasks
20. Writing the research essay: Using outside sources

Part four: The four most serious errors
21.The basic sentence: an overview
22. Fragments: incomplete sentences
23. Run-ons: two sentences joined incorrectly
24. Problems with subject-verb agreement: when subjects and verbs don't match
25. Verb problems: Avoiding mistakes in verb form and verb tense

Part five: Other grammar concerns
Part six: Word use
Part seven: Punctuation and capitalization
Part eight: Readings for writers
Useful appendices

Includes: Index