Great Essays,9780618271917

Great Essays

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780618271917
ISBN10: 0618271910
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-07-30
Publisher(s): Houghton Mifflin Co
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Summary

The third level of a three-book series,Great Essaysintroduces students to the process of writing and teaches them to use logic for creating, organizing, and supporting their ideas. Twenty-five sample essays provide a range of rhetorical styles, examples of essay organization and cohesion, as well as a starting point for comprehension questions and discussion. Analyzing an Essaytakes students through a series of questions that help them fully understand the different elements of an essay. Peer Editing Sheetsuse specific questions to guide students through their classmates' work and teach them how to constructively comment and offer suggestions for improvement.

Table of Contents

Overview ix
Exploring the Essay
1(36)
What Is an Essay?
1(1)
Kinds of Essays
2(1)
Example Essays
2(18)
Writer's Note: Parts of an Essay
2(1)
Example Essay: ``Cinderella and her Odious Household Chores''
2(2)
Writer's Note: The Hook
4(1)
Writer's Note: The Thesis Statement
5(1)
Writer's Note: The Topic Sentence
5(1)
Writer's Note: Supporting Sentences
6(1)
Writer's Note: The Conclusion
6(1)
Building Better Sentences
7(1)
Example Essay: ``How Do You Say. . .?''
7(3)
Building Better Sentences
10(1)
Example Essay: ``The Urban and Rural Divide''
11(2)
Building Better Sentences
13(1)
Example Essay: ``Cancer Risks''
13(3)
Building Better Sentences
16(1)
Example Essay: ``An Alternative to University Education''
16(4)
Building Better Sentences
20(1)
Writing the Introduction
20(10)
What Is in the Introduction?
21(2)
Writer's Note: Hook versus Main Idea
23(1)
Writer's Note: What Does the Reader Know?
24(1)
Practice with Hooks and Thesis Statements
25(1)
Example Essay: ``No More Mandatory Retirement''
25(2)
Building Better Sentences
27(1)
Example Essay: ``The Truth about Coaches and Business Managers''
27(2)
Building Better Sentences
29(1)
Writing the Body
30(5)
Writer's Note: Using an Outline
30(1)
Practice with Outlining an Essay
31(3)
Writer's Note: Outline Length
34(1)
Writing the Conclusion
35(1)
Writer's Note: Check the First and Last Paragraphs
36(1)
Topics for Writing
36(1)
Narrative Essays
37(26)
What Is a Narrative Essay?
37(4)
The Introduction
38(2)
The Body
40(1)
Writer's Note: Storytelling Tip
40(1)
The Conclusion
40(1)
Writer's Note: Effective Narrative Essays
41(1)
Example Narrative Essay
41(13)
Narrative Essay: ``Frustration at the Airport''
41(3)
Writer's Note: Verb Tense in Narrative Essays
44(1)
Building Better Sentences
45(2)
Narrative Essay: ``Making Your Own Luck''
47(2)
Building Better Sentences
49(1)
Language Focus: Connectors and Time Relationship Words
49(1)
Narrative Essay: ``A Little Bit of Rest''
49(2)
Building Better Sentences
51(1)
Sentence Variety with Time Words
51(1)
Narrative Essay: ``Learning to Drive''
52(2)
Building Better Sentences
54(1)
Developing Narrative Essays
54(8)
Choosing a Topic
54(1)
Writer's Note: Topic Tip
55(1)
Brainstorming
56(2)
Writer's Note: Brainstorming Tips
58(3)
About Peer Editing
61(1)
Writer's Note: Suggestions for Peer Editing
61(1)
Topics for Writing
62(1)
Comparison Essays
63(23)
What Is a Comparison Essay?
64(1)
Patterns of Organization
64(1)
Writer's Note: Parallel Organization of Supporting Information
65(1)
Choosing a Method of Organization
65(1)
Example Comparison Essay
65(20)
Comparison Essay: ``Not As Different As You Think''
66(3)
Building Better Sentences
69(1)
Developing Comparison Essays
69(2)
Writer's Note: Ask Questions
71(1)
Compare-Contrast Essay: ``Foreign or Domestic?''
71(2)
Building Better Sentences
73(1)
Language Focus: Connectors for Comparison Essays
73(1)
Compare-Contrast Essay: ``Education in the East and the West''
74(3)
Building Better Sentences
77(1)
Brainstorming
77(3)
Writer's Note: Writing from Personal Experience
80(2)
Writer's Note: Ideas for Supporting Information
82(3)
Topics for Writing
85(1)
Cause-Effect Essays
86(23)
What Is a Cause-Effect Essay?
86(1)
Focus-on-Causes Method
87(1)
Focus-on-Effects Method
87(1)
Writer's Note: Cause-Effect Essay Methods
87(1)
Example Cause-Effect Essay
87(6)
Focus-on-Causes Essay: ``Why Do We Lie?''
87(3)
Building Better Sentences
90(1)
Focus-on-Effects Essay: ``The Fall''
90(2)
Building Better Sentences
92(1)
Developing Cause-Effect Essays
93(10)
Focus-on-Causes Outline
93(2)
Focus-on-Effects Outline
95(1)
Cause-Effect Essay: ``Television at Its Worst''
96(1)
Building Better Sentences
97(1)
Writer's Note: Sequencing Paragraphs
97(1)
Language Focus: Connectors for Cause-Effect Essays
98(1)
Cause-Effect Essay: ``Effects of Computers on Higher Education''
98(2)
Building Better Sentences
100(1)
Choosing Words Carefully
100(3)
Developing Ideas for Writing
103(5)
Writer's Note: Ask Questions
103(2)
Brainstorming
105(2)
Writer's Note: Personal Writing Style
107(1)
Topics for Writing
108(1)
Argumentative Essays
109(20)
What Is an Argumentative Essay?
109(1)
Arguing Pro or Con
109(1)
Writer's Note: Choosing a Topic
110(1)
Convincing the Reader
110(1)
Example Argumentative Essay
110(5)
Argumentative Essay: ``The School Uniform Question''
111(3)
Building Better Sentences
114(1)
Counterargument and Refutation
114(1)
Writer's Note: Arguing Your Point of View
115(1)
Developing Argumentative Essays
115(13)
Outlining
116(1)
Adding Supporting Information
117(1)
Argumentative Essay: ``No More Guns''
117(1)
Building Better Sentences
118(1)
Writer's Note: Modals and Tone
119(1)
Language Focus: Controlling Tone with Modals
119(1)
Writer's Note: Using Modals for Assertion and for Acknowledging an Opposing View
120(1)
Argumentative Essay: ``Life or Death''
120(1)
Building Better Sentences
121(1)
Choosing a Topic
121(1)
Avoiding Faulty Logic
122(2)
Brainstorming
124(4)
Topics for Writing
128(1)
Appendixes
129(81)
Appendix I Understanding the Writing Process: The Seven Steps
131(9)
The Assignment
131(1)
Example Essay: ``Better Living as a Vegetarian''
131(1)
Steps in the Writing Process
132(1)
Step 1: Choosing a Topic
132(1)
Writer's Note: Do Research
132(1)
Step 2: Brainstorming
133(1)
Step 3: Outline and Rough Draft
134(4)
Step 4: Cleaning Up the Rough Draft
138(1)
Step 5: Peer Editing
138(1)
Step 6: Revising the Draft
139(1)
Step 7: Proofing the Final Paper
139(1)
Writer's Note: Proofread
139(1)
Appendix 2 Building Better Sentences
140(23)
Appendix 3 Sentence Types
163(5)
Appendix 4 Additional Grammar Practice
168(12)
Appendix 5 Connectors
180(3)
Appendix 6 Peer Editing Sheets
183(27)
Unit 2, Activity 11: Narrative Essay Outline
185(2)
Unit 2, Activity 13: Narrative Essay
187(2)
Unit 3, Activity 8: Comparison Essay Outline
189(2)
Unit 3, Activity 10: Comparison Essay
191(2)
Unit 4, Activity 10: Cause-Effect Essay Outline
193(2)
Unit 4, Activity 12: Cause-Effect Essay
195(2)
Unit 5, Activity 9: Argumentative Essay Outline
197(2)
Unit 5, Activity 11: Argumentative Essay
199(11)
Index 210

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