The writer's workplace with readings : building college writing skills / Sandra Scarry, John Scarry.

Part I: AN INVITATION TO WRITING.
1. Gathering Ideas for Writing.
Overview of the Writing Process.
Journal Writing.
Focused Freewriting.
Brainstorming, Clustering, and Outlining. Student Essay.
Conducting Interviews and Surveys.


2. Recognizing the Elements of Good Writing.
The Subject: What the Writing Is About.
Purpose: The Writer's Intention.
Audience: The Writer's Intended Readers.
Voice: How the Writer's Attitude is Revealed.
Unity: All Parts Relating to the Central Theme.
Coherence: Clear and Logical Progression of Thought.


Part II: CREATING EFFECTIVE SENTENCES.
3. Finding Subjects and Verbs in Simple Sentences.
What Is a Complete Sentence?
How Do You Find the Subject of a Sentence?
How Do You Find the Verb of a Sentence?
How Do You Identify the Parts of Speech?
Mastery and Editing Tests.


4. Making Subjects and Verbs Agree.
What Is Subject-Verb Agreement?
Subject-Verb Agreement with Personal Pronouns.
Subject-Verb Agreement with the Verbs Do and Be. Subject-Verb Agreement with Hard-to-Find Subjects.
Subject-Verb Agreement with Collective Nouns.
Subject-Verb Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns.
Subject-Verb Agreement with Compound Subjects.
Subject-Verb Agreement with Unusual Nouns. Mastery and Editing Tests. W


5. Understanding Fragments and Phrases.
What Is a Fragment?
How Do You Correct a Fragment?
What Is a Phrase and How Many Kinds of Phrases Are There?
The Three Functions of the Present Participle.
How Do You Make a Complete Sentence from a Fragment
Mastery and Editing Tests. Working Together: Examining an Advertisement for Fragments.


6. Combining Sentences Using Coordination.
What Is Coordination?
First Option for Coordination: Using a Comma
Second Option for Coordination: Using a Semicolon, an Adverbial
Third Option for Coordination: Using a Semicolon.
Mastery and Editing Tests.


7. Combining Sentences Using Subordination.
What Is Subordination?
The Difference Between an Independent Clause
and a Dependent Clause
Using Subordinating Conjunctions.
Using Relative Pronouns.
Mastery and Editing Tests.


8. Correcting Fragments and Run-Ons.
What Is a Fragment?
What Is a Run-On?
Mastery and Editing Tests.


9. Choosing Correct Pronouns.
Pronouns and Case.
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement.
Mastery and Editing Tests.

10. Working with Adjectives, Adverbs, and parallel structure
Adjective and an Adverb? Adjectives and Adverbs Used in Comparisons.
The Most Commonly Confused Adjectives and Adverbs.
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers.
Avoiding the Double Negative with the Adverb not and other Negative Words.
Parallel Structure: Making a Series of Words, Phrases, or Clauses Balanced Within the Sentence
. Mastery and Editing Tests.


11. Practicing Irregular Verb Forms.
What Are the Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs?
Practicing Fifty Irregular Verbs.
Mastery and Editing Tests.


12 Mastering Verb Tenses
How Many Verb Tenses Are There in English?
How Do You Use The Present Perfect and the Past Perfect Tenses?
What Is the Sequence of Tenses?
Avoiding Unnecessary Shifts in Verb Tense.
What Is the Difference Between the Passive Voice and the Active Voice?
What Is the Subjunctive Mood?
Knowing How to Use should/would,
. Mastery and Editing Tests.


13. Using correct Capitalization and Punctuation
Ten Basic Rules of Capitalization.
Eight Basic Uses of the Comma.
Three Uses for the Apostrophe.
Four Uses for Quotation Marks.
Three Uses for the Semicolon.
Four Uses for the Colon.
Use of Dashes and Parentheses.
Mastery and Editing Tests.


Part III: UNDERSTANDING THE POWER OF WORDS.
14. Choosing Words That Work.
Using Words Rich in Meaning. Understanding Loaded Words: Dentation/connotation.
Wordiness: In Writing, Less Can Be More! Recognizing Language Appropriate for Formal Writing.
Studying a Student Essay for Word Choices.
Mastery and Editing Tests.
Working Together: Being Tactful in the Workplace.


15. Paying Attention to Look-Alikes and Sound-Alikes.
Group I: Words That Sound Alike.
Group II: Words That Sound Alike
Group III: Contractions That Sound Like Other Words.
Group IV: Words That Sound or Look Almost Alike.
Group V: Words That Sound or Look Almost Alike.
Group VI: lay/lie, raise/rise, and set/sit. Mastery and Editing Tests.


Part IV: CREATING EFFECTIVE PARAGRAPHS.
16. Working with Paragraphs:
What Is a Topic Sentence?
What Is a Controlling Idea?
Mastery and Editing Tests.


17. Working with Paragraphs: Supporting Details
What Is a Supporting Detail?
How Do You Choose Supporting Details?
Avoiding Restatement of the Topic Sentence.
How Do You Make Supporting Details Specific?


18. Developing Paragraphs: Illustration.
What Is Illustration?
Where Does the Writer Find Examples?
Achieving Coherence.
Writing a Paragraph Using a Step-by-Step Approach to Illustration.
Studying Model Paragraphs to Create Paragraphs Using Illustration. Working Together: Researching Examples.



19. Developing Paragraphs: Narration.
What Is Narration?
Using Narration to Make a Point.
Achieving Coherence.
Writing a Narrative Paragraph Using a Step-by-Step Approach.
Studying Model Paragraphs to Create Paragraphs Using Narration

20. Developing Paragraphs: Description.
What Is Description?
Working with Description.
Achieving Coherence: Putting Details in Spatial Order.
Writing a Descriptive Paragraph Using a Step-by-Step Approach.
Studying Model Paragraphs to Create Descriptive Paragraphs.

21. Developing Paragraphs: Process Analysis.
What Is Process Analysis?
Making Sure All the Steps Are Included.
Achieving Coherence.
Writing a Process Paragraph Using a Step-by-Step Approach.
Studying Model Paragraphs to Create Process Paragraphs.
Working Together: Process: Building a Team.


22. Developing Paragraphs: Comparison/Contrast.
What Is Comparison/Contrast?
Choosing a Two-Part Topic.
Achieving Coherence: Two Approaches to Ordering Material.
Achieving Coherence: Using Transitions.
Writing a Comparison/Contrast Paragraph Using a Step-by-Step Approach.
Studying Model Paragraphs to Create Comparison or Contrast Paragraphs.
Working Together: Contrast.

23. Developing Paragraphs: Cause and Effect.
What Is Cause and Effect?
Recognizing Terms That Signal Cause and Effect. Avoiding Errors in Logic.
Achieving Coherence:
Using Transitions. Writing a Cause-and-Effect Paragraph Using a Step-by-Step Approach.
Studying Model Paragraphs to Create Cause-and-Effect Paragraphs.
Working Together: Looking at Immediate and Long-Term Effects.

24. Developing Paragraphs: Definition and Classification
What Is Definition?
Defining by Negation.
Defining with Examples.
Defining with Analysis or Extended Definition.
Writing a Definition Paragraph Using a Step-by-Step Approach.
Studying Model Paragraphs to Create Definition Paragraphs.
Working Together: Definition.

Part V: STRUCTURING THE COLLEGE ESSAY.
25. Moving from the Paragraph to the Essay.
What Is a College Essay?
What Is a Thesis Statement? Creating an Effective Thesis Statement.
Writing an Effective Introductory Paragraph.
Achieving Coherence. Writing an Effective Concluding Paragraph.
A Note About Titles. Working Together: Planning the Parts of an Essay.


26. Following the Progress of a Student Essay.
The Assignment:
Description of a School Experience.
Step 1: Using Prewriting Techniques to Explore What You Know About the Topic.
Step 2: Finding the Controlling Idea for the Thesis Statement. Step 3:
Deciding on the Topic Sentences for Three or More Body Paragraphs. Step 4:
Writing the Introductory Paragraph. Step 5:
Studying the Student Essay for Paragraph Development. Step 6:
Putting the Draft into Essay form with a Concluding Paragraph. Step 7:
Revising the Draft Using Peer Evaluation.
Step 8: Proofreading the Final Essay for Errors and Omissions.
Working Together: Peer Editing.


27. Writing an Essay Using Examples, Illustrations, or Anecdotes.
Exploring the Topic:
Living with a Disability.
Reading a Model Essay with Examples, Illustrations, or Anecdotes.
Writing an Essay Using Examples, Illustrations, or Anecdotes.
Working Together: Brainstorming for Examples.

28. Writing an Essay Using Narration.
Exploring the Topic:
A Lasting Childhood Memory. Reading a Model Essay with Narrative Elements. Writing an Essay Using Narration.
Working Together: Sharing Our Narratives.


29. Writing an Essay Using Process Analysis.
Exploring the Topic:
Preparing for a Job Interview.
Reading a Model Essay with Steps in a Process.
Writing an Essay Using Process Analysis (How to . . .).
Working Together: Deciding on a Logical Order.


30. Writing an Essay Using Comparison/Contrast.
Exploring the Topic:
Men and Women Look at Beauty.
Reading a Model Essay That Uses Comparison/Contrast.
Writing an Essay Using Comparison/Contrast.
Working Together: Contrasting Men and Women.


31. Writing an Essay Using Persuasion.
What Is Persuasion? Working Together:
Analyzing a Newspaper Editorial.


32. Other College Writing: The Research Paper and the Essay Exam.
How to Write and Document A Research Paper.
How to Take An Essay Exam: Writing Well Under Pressure.
Working Together: Incorporating Sources.