Real Writing with Readings by Susan Anker; Miriam Moore - Eighth Edition, 2019 from Macmillan Student Store

Real Writing with Readings

Eighth  Edition©2019 Susan Anker; Miriam Moore

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Practical advice and examples show you how to become a successful writer

The need to write, and to write well, is not something that is going to end when you walk out the door on your last day of your last college writing class. Writing is a skill that you will continue to use in college, throughout your career, and in your everyday life. Real Writing with Readings will help you develop the skills you need to succeed:

  • Critical thinking strategies help you  read actively, notice the writer’s strategies, consider how those strategies could be applied in your own writing, and apply  the skills you learn to the writing you do in other courses or in your life outside of college.
  • The Four Basics help you recognize and stay  focused on the most important elements of your writing: Main Idea, Primary Support, Secondary Support, and Organization. 

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Table of Contents

Thematic Table of Contents 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Preface

Real Support for Instructors and Students

A Note to Students from the Authors 　　　　　　　

Part 1: How to Write Paragraphs and Essays 　　　　　　　　　

1. 　　　 Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing: Making Connections 　

2. 　　　 Writing Basics: Audience, Purpose, and Process 　　　　　　　　　

3. 　　　 Finding Your Topic and Writing Your Topic Sentence and Thesis Statement: Making a Point

4. 　　　 Supporting Your Point: Finding Details, Examples, and Facts 　

5. 　　　 Drafting and Revising: The Writing Process

Part 2: Writing Different Kinds of Paragraphs and Essays 　

6. 　　　 Narration: Writing That Tells Important Stories 　　　　　　　　

7. 　　　 Illustration: Writing That Gives Examples 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

8. 　　　 Description: Writing That Creates Pictures in Words

9. 　　　 Process Analysis: Writing That Explains How Things Happen

10. Classification: Writing That Sorts Things into Groups 　

11. Definition: Writing That Tells What Something Means

12. Comparison and Contrast: Writing That Shows Similarities and Differences

13. Cause and Effect: Writing That Explains Reasons or Results 　　　

14. Argument: Writing That Persuades 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Part 3: The Four Most Serious Errors 　　　　　　

15. The Basic Sentence: An Overview

16. Fragments: Incomplete Sentences

17. Run-Ons: Two Sentences Joined Incorrectly

18. Problems with Subject-Verb Agreement: When Subjects and Verbs Don’t Match

19. Verb Tense: Using Verbs to Express Different Times

Part 4: Other Grammar Concerns

20. Pronouns: Using Substitutes for Nouns

21. Adjectives and Adverbs: Using Descriptive Words 　　　　

22. Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers: Avoiding Confusing Descriptions 　

23. 　　　　　　 Coordination and Subordination: Joining Sentences with Related Ideas 　

24. Parallelism: Balancing Ideas

25. Sentence Variety: Putting Rhythm in Your Writing 　　　　

26. Formal English and ESL Concerns: Grammar Trouble Spots for Multilingual Students 　　　　　　　　　

Part 5: Word Use 　　　　　　　　　　　　

27. Word Choice: Using the Right Words

28. Commonly Confused Words: Avoiding Mistakes with Soundalike Words 　　　　

29. Spelling: Using the Right Letters 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Part 6: Punctuation and Capitalization 　　　　　

30. Commas ( , )

31. Apostrophes ( ’ )

32. Quotation Marks ( " " )

33. Other Punctuation ( ; : ( ) -- - ) 　　　　　　　　　

34. Capitalization: Using Capital Letters

EDITING REVIEW TESTS 1–10

　　

Appendix A: Research and MLA

Appendix B: Interpreting a Prompt

Index 　 I-1

Real Take-Away Points

Editing and Proofreading Marks

For Easy Reference: Selected Lists and Charts

Susan Anker

Susan Anker (BA, MEd, Boston University) brings a unique perspective to the teaching of the developmental writing course. She taught English and developmental writing before entering college publishing, where she worked for eighteen years: as a sales representative and English/ESL editor at Macmillan Publishing Company; as developmental English/ESL editor, executive editor, and editor in chief at St. Martin’s Press; and as vice president and editor in chief for humanities at Houghton Mifflin Company. In each of these positions, she worked with developmental writing instructors and students, maintaining her early interest in the field.  Since the publication of the first edition of Real Writing in 1998, Anker has traveled extensively to campuses across the country, continuing her conversations with instructors and students and giving workshops and presentations. She believes that the writing course is, for many students, their first, best opportunity to learn the skills they will need to succeed in college and achieve their goals.

Miriam Moore

Miriam Moore (BA, Baylor University; MA, PhD, University of South Carolina) discovered her passion for teaching over 20 years ago when, as a graduate student, she worked with ESL writers in a sheltered section of first-year composition.  Since then, she has taught in a state university, an intensive English program, an industry-sponsored ESL program, and two community colleges.  Whether teaching developmental writing, literacy, ESL grammar, reading, or first-year composition, her focus is the same:  to introduce students to academic culture and provide instruction that will help them succeed in their academic programs.  She is currently professor of English and ESL at Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown, Virginia, where she is developing an expanded ESL program and leading the College’s implementation of the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) redesign of development English.  In 2011-2012, she served on the team which developed the integrated curriculum for the VCCS redesign, and she has presented strategies for teaching developmental and ESL courses at local, state, regional, and national conferences.