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Developmental EnglishCONTENTSUnit I: Getting Our Feet Wet1. Practicing the Writing Process2. Making the Most of ReadingUnit II: Working With The Paragraph3. Crafting Paragraphs4. Revising Paragraphs5. Picturing A Place (Description)6. Telling Your Own Story (Narration)7. Illustrating through Examples8. Creating and Explaining Groups (Classification)9. Recognizing Causes, Explaining Effects10. Explaining Activities: Doing and Understanding Them (ProcessAnalysis)11. Explaining Similarities and Differences (Comparison-Contrast)Unit III: Working With The Essay12. Introducing the Essay13. Expanding Paragraphs into Essays14. Revising Essays15. Defining Terms, Clarifying Ideas (Definition)16. Writing Persuasively (Argument)17. Taking Essay Exams*18. Writing with ResearchUnit IV: Polishing Style19. Creating Sentence Variety20. Choosing the Most Effective WordUnit V: Practicing Sentence Sense21. Working with Sentence Parts22. Using Coordination, Subordination, and Parallelism23. Avoiding Run-Ons, Comma Splices, and Sentence Fragments24. Working with Verbs: Form and Agreement25. Working with Pronouns: Reference, Agreement, and Form26. Describing with Adjectives and Adverbs27. Using Commas, Other Punctuation, and Mechanics28. Spelling and Distinguishing Sound-Alike WordsUnit VI: Additional ReadingsInternational EditionA WRITER’S WORKSHOP2nd EditionBob Brannan, Johnson County Community College2006 / Softcover / 752 pagesISBN: 978-0-07-288222-3 (No Selling Rights)ISBN: 978-0-07-111684-8 [IE]CONTENTS*New to this EditionPrefaceUnit I: Getting Our Feet Wet1. Practicing the Writing Process2. Making the Most of ReadingUnit II: Working With The Paragraph3. Introducing the Paragraph4. Revising Paragraphs5. Picturing A Place6. Telling Your Own Story7. Illustrating through Examples8. Creating and Explaining Groups9. Recognizing Causes, Explaining Effects10. Explaining Activities: Doing Them, Understanding Them11. Explaining Similarities and DifferencesUnit III: Working With The Essay12. Introducing the Essay13. Revising Essays14. Expanding Paragraphs into Essays15. Defining Terms, Clarifying Ideas16. Writing Persuasively17. Taking Essay ExamsUnit IV: Polishing Style18. Creating Sentence Variety19. Choosing the Most Effective WordUnit V: Practicing Sentence Sense20. Working with Sentence Parts21. Coordination, Subordination, and Parallelism22. Run-Ons, Comma Splices, and Sentence Fragments23. Verbs: Form and Agreement24. Pronouns: Reference, Agreement, and Form25. Adjectives and Adverbs: Words that Describe26. Commas, Other Punctuation, and Mechanics27. Spelling and Sound-Alike Words28. ESL ConcernsUnit VI: Additional ReadingsDescriptionNarrationIllustrationClassificationCause and EffectProcess AnalysisComparison and ContrastDefinitionPersuasion11