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1. Focus on Writing.
Why Write in a High-Tech World? Speaking versus Writing. Informal versus Formal Writing. Focus on the Reader. Focus on the Writer. Focus on the Writing Process. Student Sample: “If I Won the Lottery” by Nicole Masko. Focus on Peer Review. Writers as Spiders.
2. Focus on the Paragraph.
Focus on Purpose. Focus on Generating Ideas. Student Sample. Focus on the Topic Sentence. Focus on Supporting Details. Focus on Transition. Focus on the Concluding Sentence. Focus on Grammar. Writers as Spiders.
3. Focus on Development by Example.
Focus on Purpose. Focus on Choosing a Topic. Focus on Organizing. Focus on Transition. Focus on Grammar. Focus on Punctuation. Student Samples - Development by Example. Focus on Peer Review. Writers as Spiders.
4. Focus on Narration.
Focus on Purpose. Focus on Choosing a Topic. Focus on Organizing. Focus on Transition. Focus on Diction. Focus on Grammar. Focus on Punctuation. Student Samples - Narration. Focus on Peer Review. Writers as Spiders.
5. Focus on Observation.
Focus on Purpose. Focus on Choosing a Topic. Focus on Organizing. Focus on Transition. Focus on Diction. Focus on Grammar. Focus on Punctuation. Student Samples - Observation. Focus on Peer Review. Writers as Spiders.
6. Focus on Comparison/Contrast.
Focus on Purpose. Focus on Choosing a Topic. Focus on Organizing. Focus on Transition. Focus on Diction. Focus on Grammar. Focus on Punctuation. Student Sample - Contrast Paragraph - Point-by-Point Pattern. Student Sample - Contrast Paragraph - Block Pattern. Focus on Peer Review. Writers as Spiders.
7. Focus on the Essay.
Focus on Purpose. Focus on Choosing a Topic. Focus on the Development by Example Essay. Student Sample - Development by Example Essay. Focus on the Comparison/Contrast Essay. Student Sample - Comparison Essay. Student Sample - Contrast Essay. Student Sample - Comparison/Contrast Essay. Focus on Grammar. Focus on Diction. Focus on Peer Review. Writers as Spiders.
8. Focus on the Problem-Solving Essay.
Focus on Purpose. Focus on Choosing a Topic. Focus on Generating Ideas. Focus on Organizing. Focus on the Problem Essay. Student Sample - Problem Essay. Focus on the Problem/Solution Essay. Sample Editorial - Problem/Solution Essay. Focus on the Solution Essay. Student Samples - Solution Essay. Focus on Transition. Focus on Grammar. Focus on Peer Review. Writers as Spiders.
9. Focus on the Persuasive Essay.
Focus on Purpose. Focus on Choosing a Topic. Focus on Generating Ideas. Focus on Organizing. Focus on Transition. Student Sample - Block Pattern for Persuasive Essay. Student Sample - Point/Counterpoint Pattern for Persuasive Essay. Focus on Diction. Sample Persuasive Speech - “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King, Jr. Focus on Peer Review. Writers as Spiders.
10. Revising and Editing Strategies.
Why Revise and Edit? Revising versus Editing. Focus on Revising Strategies. Focus on Editing Strategies. Focus on Conferences with Tutor/Teacher. Writers as Spiders.
Appendix A. Tips for ESL Students.
Appendix B. Outlining.
Appendix C. Manuscript Form.
Appendix D. Glossary of Key Grammatical Terms.
Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Exercises.
Index.
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Edward Brown
reviewed Focus: Writing Paragraphs and Essays on June 15, 2012
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This dictionary is not in competition with the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. The words are not followed by phonetic renderings or definitions of grammatical function. No, this is a volume "giving reliable guidance on problematic words, names etc, stylistic conventions and usage." Professional writers and editors are the intended readership and they can be confident of producing work that will stand close inspection.
As with a normal dictionary, entries are single words or phrases, listed in A - Z order. The notes concentrate on any problems that word may create for the editor. For example, the word 'decades' instructs us to "use 1820s, 1960s, etc., without apostrophe. Century digits may be replaced by apostrophe (e.g. during the '40s and '50s) in less formal contexts, or the shortened number may be spelt out, especially in names, which may have capital initials (e.g. the Roaring Twenties)."
Among the categories covered by the book are: misspellings, acronyms, homophones, sensitive terms and trademarks. Personally, I found the advice on hyphens (provided under the word itself) invaluable in preparing text for printing. The Appendices list proofreading marks, scientific symbols, transliteration of other alphabets, the Beaufort scale - it measures the force of the wind - and, finally, diacritical marks used in European languages.
Definitely one for the reference shelf.
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