Engaging Writing Book

Chapter 1 Possessions: Writing a Descriptive Paragraph

Reading for Writing

Before You Read

Reading: From The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Understanding the Reading

Vocabulary Expansion

Dictionary use and word families

Writing

Assignment

Prewriting: Listing and Focused Questions

First Draft

Paragraph form

Revising

Composition Focus

The paragraph

The topic sentence

The support

Language Focus

Sensory detail

Specific information

Adding detail with adjectives and noun modifiers

Connecting ideas with coordinating conjunctions

Peer Review and Final Draft

Chapter Review

Chapter 2 Changes: Writing a Narrative Paragraph

Reading for Writing

Before You Read

Reading: “A Walk to the Jetty” by Jamaica Kincaid

Understanding the Reading

Vocabulary Expansion

Adverbs of manner

Writing

Assignment

Prewriting: Freewriting

First Draft

Revising

Composition Focus

Narration

Recognizing adequate development

Unity

Developing a paragraph

Dialogue

Paragraph conclusions

Language Focus

Time signals

Time clauses

Tenses and time frames

Peer Review and Final Draft

Chapter Review

Chapter 3 Memory and Learning: Writing an Expository Paragraph

Reading for Writing

Before You Read

Reading: “Memory” by David G. Myers

Understanding the Reading

Vocabulary Expansion

Prefixes, roots, and suffixes

Writing

Assignment

What Expository Writing Is and Why an Expository Paragraph Has Three Levels

Making an outline

Prewriting: Putting Examples in Categories and Outlining

First Draft

Revising

Composition Focus

Effective topic sentences

The topic and the controlling idea

The supporting points in the three-level paragraph

Specific examples

Transition words and phrases

Concluding sentences

Language Focus

Subordinate clauses

Peer Review and Final Draft

Chapter Review

Chapter 4 Culture, Identity, and Homeland: Writing a Division Paragraph;

Writing a Simple Division Essay

Reading for Writing

Before You Read

Reading: “To Be an American, Black, Catholic, and Creole” by Alfred J. Guillaume, Jr.

Understanding the Reading

Vocabulary Expansion

Vocabulary for analyzing cultures

Writing

Assignment

What Logical Division Is and Why It Is Important

Finding a basis of division

Prewriting: Dividing a Topic into Parts

First Draft

Revising

Composition Focus

Expanding a paragraph to an essay

Outlining and expansion

From topic sentence to thesis statement: Adding supporting points

Vocabulary for logical division

Parallel structure in thesis statements

Linking the thesis statement to the body paragraphs: Cohesion

Development of body paragraphs

Language Focus

Adjective clauses

Peer Review and Final Draft

Chapter Review

Chapter 5 Full Pockets, Empty Pockets: Writing a Cause-and-Effect Essay

Reading for Writing

Before You Read

Reading: “Global Economic Disparity” by Bruce Clark

and John Wallace

Understanding the Reading

Vocabulary Expansion

Adjectives used as nouns

Verbs used as adjectives

Writing

Assignment

What Cause and Effect Is and Why It Is Important

Organizing a cause-and-effect essay: Time order and order of importance

Prewriting: Flowcharts

First Draft

Revising

Composition Focus

Essay introductions

Organization of body paragraphs and transition signals

Essay conclusions

Language Focus

The vocabulary of cause and effect: Nouns and verbs

Cause-and-effect vocabulary: Conjunctions and transition words

Overview of cause-and-effect vocabulary and structures

Peer Review and Final Draft

Chapter Review

Chapter 6 Marriage and Family: Writing a Comparison/Contrast Essay

Reading for Writing

Before You Read

Reading: “Lifestyle Changes in Japan” by Sumiko Iwao

Understanding the Reading

Vocabulary Expansion

Word families

Writing

Assignment

What Comparison/Contrast Is and Why It Is Important

Organizing a comparison/contrast essay

Combining similarities and differences in the comparison/contrast essay

Prewriting: Finding Points of Comparison and Choosing a Pattern of Organization

First Draft

Revising

Composition Focus

The introduction of the comparison/contrast essay

The controlling idea in thesis statements

Balanced development in the comparison/contrast essay

Cohesion in the comparison/contrast essay

The conclusion of the comparison/contrast essay

Language Focus

The vocabulary of comparison and contrast

Peer Review and Final Draft

Chapter Review

Chapter 7 Teamwork: Writing a Classification Essay

Reading for Writing

Before You Read

Reading: “NUMMI: A Case Study in Employee Involvement” by David I. Levine with Paul S. Adler and Barbara Goldoftas

Understanding the Reading

Vocabulary Expansion

Compound nouns

Writing

Assignment

What Classification Is and Why It Is Important

Finding a basis of classification

Prewriting: Brainstorming Chart

First Draft

Revising

Composition Focus

Thesis statements

Modifying thesis statements

Rhetorical strategies

Development with various rhetorical strategies

Choosing a development strategy

Cohesion in body paragraphs

Consistent point of view

Language Focus

Using direct quotations and paraphrasing to include ideas

and information from outside sources

Correct use of sources

Plagiarism

Peer Review and Final Draft

Chapter Review

Chapter 8 The Science of Everyday Life: Writing a Definition Paragraph and Essay

Reading for Writing

Before You Read

Reading: “How Do You Smell?” by Susan Gordon Thomas

Understanding the Reading

Vocabulary Expansion

The vocabulary of science

Writing

Assignment

What Definition Is and Why It Is Important

The one-sentence definition

The classification-type definition

The extended definition

Prewriting: Notetaking

First Draft

Revising

Composition Focus

Cohesion and redundancy

Language Focus

Using outside sources as support

Paraphrasing strategies

Paraphrasing and plagiarism

Peer Review and Final Draft

Chapter Review

Chapter 9 From School to Work: Writing an Argumentative Essay

Reading for Writing

Before You Read

Reading: “The Sorcery of Apprenticeship” by Wilfried Prewo

Reading: “McDonald’s or IBM?” by Damien Jackson

Understanding the Readings

Vocabulary Expansion

Words with a positive or negative meaning

Negative prefixes

Writing

Assignment

What Argumentation Is and Why It Is Important

Define the topic

Limit the topic

Analyze the topic

Prewriting: Listing Arguments For and Against

First Draft

Revising

Composition Focus

Introductions for argumentative essays

Support

Developing body paragraphs

Opposing points of view

Conclusions

Language Focus

Qualifiers

Peer Review and Final Draft

Chapter Review

Appendices

APPENDIX IA: Grammar

1. Adjective clauses

2. Adjectives and Noun Modifiers

3. Adverb Clauses

4. Adverbs

5. Articles

6. Comparatives and Superlatives

7. Coordination

8. Ellipsis

9. Gerunds and Infinitives

10. Noun Clauses

11. Nouns

12. Prepositions

13. Pronouns

14. Sentences

15. Verbs

16. Word Choice

17. Word Families

APPENDIX IB: Punctuation and Capitalization

1. Apostrophe

2. Capital Letters

3. Colon

4. Comma

5. Dash

6. Parentheses

7. Period

8. Quotation Marks

9. Semicolon

APPENDIX IC: Citation and Summarizing

1. Citation (MLA and APA Styles)

2. Summarizing

APPENDIX II: Peer Review Forms

Index