Book

English Skills / by John Langan.

Langan, John, 1942- (author.).

Summary:

English Skills, Ninth Edition, features John Langan's trademark crystal-clear explanations, along with his range of motivationg activities and writing assignments that reinforce the four bases of effective writing: unity, support, coherence, and sentence skills. The ninth edition of English Skills adds a variety of exciting new features to John Langan's proven approach. (Taken from back cover).

Record details

ISBN: 9780073384108
Physical Description: 648 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition: Ninth (student)edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : McGraw-Hill, [©2008]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

PART ONE: Basic Principles of Effective WritingPreviewChapter 1: An Introduction to WritingUnderstanding Point and SupportAn Overview: How the Book is OrganizedBenefits of Paragraph Writing Writing as a SkillWriting as a Process of DiscoveryKeeping a JournalUsing This Text Chapter 2: The Writing ProcessPrewritingWriting a First DraftRevisingEditingReview ActivitiesChapter 3: The First and Second Steps in WritingStep 1: Begin With a PointStep 2: Support the Point with Specific EvidencePractice in Making and Supporting a PointChapter 4: The Third Step in WritingStep 3: Organize and Connect the Specific EvidencePractice in Organizing and Connecting Specific EvidenceChapter 5: The Fourth Step in WritingStep 4: Write Clear, Error-Free SentencesRevising SentencesEditing SentencesPractice in Revising SentencesChapter 6: Four Bases for Revising WritingBase 1: UnityBase 2: SupportBase 3: CoherenceBase 4: Sentence SkillsPractice in Using the Four BasesPART TWO: Paragraph DevelopmentPreviewChapter 7: Introduction to Paragraph DevelopmentNine Patterns of Paragraph DevelopmentImportant Considerations in Paragraph DevelopmentUsing a ComputerUsing Peer ReviewDoing a Personal ReviewChapter 8: Providing ExamplesChapter 9: Explaining a ProcessChapter 10: Examining Cause and EffectChapter 11: Comparing or ContrastingChapter 12: Defining a TermChapter 13: Dividing and ClassifyingChapter 14: Describing a Scene or PersonChapter 15: Narrating an EventChapter 16: Arguing a PositionChapter 17: Additional Paragraph AssignmentsPART THREE: Essay DevelopmentPreviewChapter 18: Writing the EssayWhat Is an Essay?Important Points About the EssayEssays to ConsiderPlanning the EssayEssay Writing AssignmentsPART FOUR: Special SkillsPreviewChapter 19: Developing Key Study SkillsChapter 20: Writing an Exam EssayChapter 21: Writing a SummaryChapter 22: Writing a ReportChapter 23: Writing a Resume and Job Application LetterChapter 24: Using the Library and the InternetChapter 25: Writing a Research PaperPART FIVE: Handbook of Sentence SkillsPreviewSentence-Skills Diagnostic TestGrammarChapter 26: Subjects and VerbsChapter 27: Sentence SenseChapter 28: FragmentsChapter 29: Run-onsChapter 30: Standard English Verbs Chapter 31: Irregular VerbsChapter 32: Subject-Verb AgreementChapter 33: Pronoun Agreement and ReferenceChapter 34: Pronoun TypesChapter 35: Adjectives and AdverbsChapter 36: Misplaced ModifiersChapter 37: Dangling ModifiersMechanicsChapter 38: Paper FormatChapter 39: Capital LettersChapter 40: Numbers and AbbreviationsPunctuationChapter 41: ApostropheChapter 42: Quotation MarksChapter 43: CommaChapter 44: Other Punctuation MarksWord UseChapter 45: Using the DictionaryChapter 46: Improving SpellingChapter 47: Vocabulary DevelopmentChapter 48: Commonly Confused WordsChapter 49: Effective Word ChoicePracticeChapter 50: Combined Mastery TestsChapter 51: Editing TestsSentence-Skills Achievement TestCHAPTER 52: ESL PointersAPPENDIX: Answers and ChartsPreviewAnswers to Sentence Skills Diagnostic Test and Introductory ProjectsChartsINDEX