EBOOK: College Writing Skills with Readings

Part 1: Essay Writing 1
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Writing 2
Chapter 2 The Writing Process 22
Chapter 3 The First and Second Steps in Essay Writing 50
Chapter 4 The Third Step in Essay Writing 83
Chapter 5 The Fourth Step in Essay Writing 110
Chapter 6 Four Bases for Revising Essays 144


Part 2: Patterns of Essay Development 173
Chapter 7 Introduction to Essay Development 174
Chapter 8 Description 182
Chapter 9 Narration 203
Chapter 10 Exemplification 222
Chapter 11 Process 242
Chapter 12 Cause and/or Effect 260
Chapter 13 Comparison and/or Contrast 281
Chapter 14 Definition 304
Chapter 15 Division-Classification 325
Chapter 16 Argument 343


Part 3: Special Skills 365
Chapter 17 Taking Essay Exams 366
Chapter 18 Writing a Summary 375
Chapter 19 Writing a Report 387
Chapter 20 Writing a Résumé and Cover Letter 392
Chapter 21 Using the Library and the Internet 399
Chapter 22 Writing a Research Paper 413


Part 4: Handbook of Sentence Skills 439
Chapter 23 Subjects and Verbs 441
Chapter 24 Fragments 447
Chapter 25 Run-Ons 460
Chapter 26 Regular and Irregular Verbs 473
Chapter 27 Subject-Verb Agreement 484
Chapter 28 Additional Information about Verbs 490
Chapter 29 Pronoun Agreement and Reference 494
Chapter 30 Pronoun Types 500
Chapter 31 Adjectives and Adverbs 507
Chapter 32 Misplaced Modifiers 513
Chapter 33 Dangling Modifiers 517
Chapter 34 Manuscript Form 523
Chapter 35 Capital Letters 526
Chapter 36 Numbers and Abbreviations 534
Chapter 37 Apostrophe 539
Chapter 38 Quotation Marks 546
Chapter 39 Comma 554
Chapter 40 Other Punctuation Marks 564
Chapter 41 Spelling Improvement 570
Chapter 42 Commonly Confused Words 575
Chapter 43 Effective Word Choice 585
Chapter 44 Editing Tests 592
Chapter 45 ESL Pointers 605


Part 5: Readings for Writers 621
Looking Inward 627
Observing Others 674
Confronting Problems 707
Instructor’s Guide IG-1

College Writing Skills with Readings offers students a practical guide to becoming better writers. From mastering the traditional five-paragraph essay and its variations to learning about the finer points of grammar and punctuation, College Writing Skills with Readings empowers students to take control of their writing and put it to work for them. This new ninth edition brings writing closer to students and helps to take them where they need to go. Whether online or in class, College Writing Skills with Readings offers students the tools to succeed.