Revel for The Writer's World: Paragraphs and Essays -- Instant Access
ISBN-13: 9780134609157
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For courses in Developmental English with students of varying skill levels, or those in need of additional writing practice prior to college-level writing.
A highly visual, theme-based approach to writing that meets you where you are, and guides you to where you need to be.
Revel™ The Writer’s World series integrates essential elements that are simply not found in other writing books – a stimulating visual program, thoughtful coverage for nonnative speakers, and effective strategies that address the skill levels of all readers. Authors Lynne Gaetz and Suneeti Phadke draw upon their more than 30 years of combined teaching experience to reach as many readers as possible, by meeting their needs and addressing their individual interests and abilities. The authors’ innovative instruction seamlessly infuses material for both native and nonnative speakers, while their exercises and activities encourage active participation and collaboration. The engaging design, open layout, and dynamic images support visual learners and prompt critical thinking.
Revel is Pearson’s newest way of delivering our respected content. Fully digital and highly engaging, Revel replaces the textbook and gives students everything they need for the course. Informed by extensive research on how people read, think, and learn, Revel is an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience – for less than the cost of a traditional textbook.
NOTE: Revel is a fully digital delivery of Pearson content. This ISBN is for the standalone Revel access card. In addition to this access card, you will need a course invite link, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Revel.
Table of contents
Readings Listed by Rhetorical Mode
Preface
Part I: The Writing Process
1. Exploring
2. Developing
3. Revising and Editing
Part II: Paragraph Patterns
4. Illustration
5. Narration
6. Description
7. Process
8. Definition
9. Classification
10. Comparison and Contrast
11. Cause and Effect
12. Argument
Part III: The Essay
13. Writing the Essay
14. Essay Patterns
15. Enhancing Your Writing with Research
Part IV: The Editing Handbook
16. Subjects and Verbs in Simple Sentences
17. Compound Sentences
18. Complex Sentences
19. Sentence Variety
20. Fragments
21. Run-Ons
22. Faulty Parallel Structure
23. Present and Past Tenses
24. Past Participles
25. Other Verb Forms
26. Subject—Verb Agreement
27. Tense Consistency
28. Nouns, Determiners, and Prepositions
29. Pronouns
30. Adjectives and Adverbs
31. Mistakes with Modifiers
32. Exact Language
33. Spelling and Commonly Confused Words
34. Commas
35. The Apostrophe, Quotation Marks, and Titles
36. Capitalization and Other Punctuation Marks
37. Editing Paragraphs and Essays
Part V: Reading Strategies and Selections
38. Reading Strategies
39. Reading Selections
Popular Culture and College Life
Psychology and Health Care
Our Environment and the Workplace
Spies and Hackers and The Legal World
Appendices
Appendix 1: Grammar Glossary
Appendix 2: Irregular Verbs
Appendix 3: A Quick Guide to Verb Tenses
Appendix 4: Combining Ideas in Sentences
Appendix 5: Punctuation and Mechanics
Appendix 6: Writing Paragraphs and Essays in Exams
Appendix 7: Spelling, Grammar, and Vocabulary Logs
Credits
Index
Inside Back Cover
Revising Checklist for a Paragraph
Revising Checklist for an Essay
Editing Checklist
Revising and Editing Symbols
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