First Steps in Academic Writing, provides pre-intermediate students with essential tools to master basic academic writing. It looks at sentence structure, paragraph organisation, grammar, mechanics and vocabulary
Chapter 1 Introducing People
What Is Academic Writing?
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Prewriting Activity: Asking Questions and Taking Notes
Part 1: Organization
What Is a Paragraph?
Model: What Is a Paragraph? Mrs. Robinson
Paragraph Form
Model: Handwritten Assignment My Classmate
Model: Computer-Written Assignment My Classmate
Part 2: Grammar and Capitalization
What Is a Sentence?
Command Sentences
Subjects, Verbs, and Objects
Capitalization: Six Rules
Journal Writing
Model: Journal Entry
Part 3: Sentence Structure
Simple Sentences
Connecting Words: and, or
Sentence Combining
Part 4: Writing
Review Questions
The Writing Process
Step 1: Prewrite to get ideas-freewriting
Step 2: Write the first draft
Step 3: Edit the first draft
Step 4: Write the final copy
Writing Assignment
Chapter 2 Listing-Order Paragraphs
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Prewriting Activity: Clustering
Clustering
Model: Clustering 1
Model: Clustering 2
Part 1: Organization
Listing-Order Paragraphs
Model: Listing-Order Paragraph Flight Attendants
The Three Parts of a Paragraph
The Topic Sentence
Listing-Order Transition Signals
Paragraph Unity
The Concluding Sentence
Outlining
Model: Simple Outline Flight Attendants
Part 2: Sentence Structure
Compound Sentences
Coordinating Conjunctions: and, but, or, so
Two Sentence Errors: Run-ons and Comma Splices
Part 3: Writing
Review Questions
Writing Assignment
Chapter 3 Giving Instructions
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Prewriting Activity: Listing
Part 1: Organization
How To Paragraphs
Model: How To Paragraph How to Have a Successful Garage Sale
Topic and Concluding Sentence for How To Paragraphs
Time-Order Signals
Listing and Outlining
Model: Listing
Model: Edited List
Model: Simple Outline
Part 2: Sentence Structure
Independent and Dependent Clauses
Adverb Subordinators
Complex Sentences
Sentence Errors: Fragments
Summary: Three Types of Sentences
Part 3: Capitalization and Punctuation
Capitalization: Four More Rules
Commas: Four Rules
Part 4: Writing
Review Questions
Writing Assignment
Chapter 4 Describing a Place
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Prewriting Activity: Listing Descriptive Detail
Part 1: Organization
Description
Space Order
Model: Space Order The Shared Refrigerator
Topic and Concluding Sentences for Descriptive Paragraphs
Specific Details
Planning a Space-Order Paragraph
Part 2: Grammar
Adjectives
Order of Adjectives
Part 3: Sentence Structure
Prepositions
Prepositional Phrases
Model: Prepositional Phrases of Place in a Description My Desk
Using Prepositional Phrases to Vary Sentence Openings
Part 4: Writing
Review Questions
Writing Assignment
Chapter 5 Stating Reasons and Using Examples
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Prewriting Activity: Reasons and Examples
Part 1: Organization
Model: Reasons and Examples Costa Rica
Outlines with Details
Model: Detailed Outline Costa Rica
Reasons and Examples
Transition Signals with Reasons
Conclusion Signals with Reasons
Transition Signals with Examples
Part 2: Sentence Structure
More About Complex Sentences
Reason and Condition Subordinators
Part 3: Capitalization and Punctuation
Capitalization: Two More Rules
Commas: Four More Rules
Part 4: Writing
Review Questions
Writing Assignment
Chapter 6: Expressing Your Opinion
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Prewriting Activity: Getting Ideas from Reading
Part 1: Organization
Opinion Paragraphs
Facts and Opinions
Model: Opinion Paragraph Video Games and Violence
Transition Signals for Opinions
Part 2: Sentence Structure
Model: Adjective Clauses School Uniforms
Adjective Clauses with who, which, andthat
Punctuating Adjective Clauses
Complex Sentence with Adjective Clauses
More About Fragments
Part 3: Punctuation
Quotation Marks
Part 4: Writing
Review Questions
Writing Assignment
Appendix A Journal Writing
Appendix B Correction Symbols
Appendix C Grammar Words and Kinds of Sentences
Appendix D Conjunctions
Appendix E Transition Signals
Appendix F Business Letters
Appendix G Reader's Response and Writer's Self-Check Worksheets