Writing Essentials Online (2-Term Access)
First EditionMiriam Moore; Susan Anker
©2018Writing Essentials Online combines a proven approach to developmental writing instruction with sentence-to-essay-level support in a single easy-to-use digital product. Author and educator Miriam Moore (Professor of English and ESL at Lord Fairfax CC) draws on her extensive training and expertise in teaching academic writing to students with a range of experience. Available through Macmillan Learning’s LaunchPad platform, the modules include all of the essentials of sentence, paragraph, and essay writing--with grammar instruction and a rich selection of readings. The modular structure of Writing Essentials Online allows instructors to choose the topics that best meet the unique learning needs of their students, no matter their writing or confidence level.
Add an optional print component to focus your students on specific skills. Writing Essentials Online is accompanied by three brief print books--one for each level--that supplement and support the digital product:
- Real Skills Essentials: From Sentence to Paragraph 1319153410
- Real Writing Essentials: From Paragraph to Essay 1319153445
- Real Essays Essentials: A Brief Guide 1319153453
These texts can be packaged with Writing Essentials Online at a significant discount.
Table of Contents
Part One: College Thinking, Reading, and Writing
- Critical Thinking, Reading, Writing: Making Connections
- Vocabulary for Reading and Writing
- Getting ready to Write an Essay
- Organizing your Main Point and Support
- Drafting and Revising Your Essay
- Drafting a Paragraph
- Improving a Paragraph
- Developing a Paragraph Using Different Patterns
- Writing Narration Paragraphs
- Writing Illustration Paragraphs
- Writing Description Paragraphs
- Writing Process Analysis Paragraphs
- Writing Classification Paragraphs
- Writing Definition Paragraphs
- Writing Comparison and Contrast Paragraphs
- Writing Cause and Effect Paragraphs
- Writing Argument Paragraphs
- Writing Narration Essays
- Writing Illustration Essays
- Writing Description Essays
- Writing Process Analysis Essays
- Writing Classification Essays
- Writing Definition Essays
- Writing comparison and Contrast Essays
- Writing Cause and Effect Essays
- Writing Argument Essays
- Research Essays
- Documenting Sources in MLA Style Documenting Sources in APA Style Part Six: Grammar, Punctuation, and Mechanics
- The Parts of Speech
- Complete Sentences
- Fragments
- Run-Ons and Comma Splices
- Subject-Verb Agreement Problems
- Verb-Tense Problems
- Other Grammar Concerns
- Style, Word Choice, and Spelling
- Punctuation and Capitalization
- Guide to grammar terminology
- Commonly Used transitions
- Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes
- Graphic Organizers
- Downloadable Exercises
- Online selection of readings of various lengths and difficulty
Part Two: Writing Paragraphs
Part Three: Writing Different Kinds of Paragraphs
Part Four: Writing Different Kinds of Essays
Part Five: Research
Appendices
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