Frew, Sessano
Seventh Edition
279 pages
$35.95
ISBN 978-0-917962-98-1
A Program for Composition Mastery
Table of Contents
1. Preparing to Write
Reading and Responding
The Essay: An Overview
Start Planning
Prewriting Decisions
Discovery Techniques
Simple Sentences
Practice Tests/Answers for Tests and Exercises
2. Developing Body Paragraphs – The Basics Sample…
Reading and Responding
Developing Body Paragraphs
Primary and Secondary Support Sentences, Concluding Sentences
Writing Coherently
Some Punctuation Principles
Practice Tests/Answers for Tests and Exercises
Answers for Chapter Two Tests and Exercises
3. Organizational Strategies for Paragraphs Sample…
Reading and Responding
Illustration Paragraphs
Comparison and Contrast Paragraphs
Definition Paragraphs
Process and Structural Analysis Paragraphs
Cause-and-Effect Analysis Paragraphs
Writing Compound Sentences
Practice Quiz/Answers for Tests and Exercises
4. Writing From a Personal Perspective
Reading and Responding
What Is an Observation?
What Is a Narrative?
What Is Description?
Combining Narration and Descriptive Writing
Complex Sentences
Practice Quiz/Answers for Tests and Exercises
5. Writing an Explanatory Essay
Reading and Responding
What Will You Write About: Finding a Topic
What’s Your Main Idea? Writing Your Thesis
Planning the Body Paragraphs
It’s Time to Begin Writing
Making Changes on Your Marked-Up Draft
Preparing the Final Draft
Fragments, Run-on Sentences, Comma Splices
Practice Quiz/Answers for Tests and Exercises
6. Writing an Essay That Defends a Position
Reading and Responding
What Will You Write About: Finding a Topic
Planning Phase: Writing Your Thesis Statement
Planning Phase: Body Paragraphs
It’s Time to Begin Writing
Writing Your Second Draft
Preparing the Final Draft
Common Grammatical Errors
Grammar Quiz/Answers for Tests and Exercises
7. Timed Writing
Reading and Responding
Short Essay Answers
Writing Short Essays in Class
Proficiency Exams
Practice Quiz/Answers for Tests and Exercises
