The reading/writing connection / Cynthia B. Earle, Christine Zimmermann.

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
The reading/ writing process
common features of reading and writing
two successful essays
e.tc

THE ACT OF READING
Components of reading
literal level
identifying the major support
locating the minor details
interpretive level
e.tc

Reading improved and reading acquired
reading improved
e.tc

Responding to reading
the Socratic method
facts, logic and emotion
separating fact and opinion


THE ACT OF WRITING
Writing defined
the speaking/writing connection
private versus public writing

The writing process
prewriting
writing
rewriting

Prewriting
considerations
techniques
e.tc

Writing paragraphs
introductory paragraphs
developing body paragraphs: rhetorical modes
concluding paragraphs

Narration paragraphs and exemplification
narration
description
exemplification
e.tc

Process, comparison / contrast, and classification/ division
process
comparison/ contrast
classification/ division
e.tc

Cause/effect, definition, argument and persuasion
cause/effect
definition
argument and persuasion
e.tc

Responding to text
summary
paraphrase
quotation
analysis
response
e.tc

Revising and editing
revising
editing
peer review
proofreading


A HANDBOOK FOR WRITERS
Parts of speech: form and function
nouns
pronouns
adjectives
verbs
adverbs
prepositions
conjunctions
e.tc

sentence patterns
simple sentences
compound sentences
complex sentences
compound-complex sentences

pronoun problems
agreement
reference
pronoun case
case

punctuation
commas
apostrophes
quotation marks

sentence problems
fragments
spliced and fused sentences

Homonyms and other commonly confused words

editing checklist

Notes for ESL writers
agreement of subject and verb
pronouns
adjectives and adverbs
prepositions
plurals
possessives
e.tc

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-253) and index.