Title:
Fundamentals of academic writing
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Publication Information:
White Plains, NY : Pearson Education, 2007
Physical Description:
xi, 227 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
ISBN:
9780131995574
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Summary
Summary
Fundamentals of Academic Writing , by Linda Butler, is the newest addition to the Longman Academic Writing Series. Fundamentals provides beginning-level students with the essential tools they need to master basic academic writing by integrating sentence structure, paragraph organization, grammar, mechanics, vocabulary, and the writing process. Fundamentals leads students to build strong academic writing skills that will last them throughout their academic careeers.
Features: A step-by-step approach guides students seamlessly through the writing process. Clear, succinct explanations help students to understand and apply key conepts and rules. Numerous models and varied practice support students at all stages of writing. Journal writing helps students build literacy. Challenge activities give added opportunities to master the writing process. Reviewer's Checklists motivate students to revise their work. The Longman Academic Writing Series also consists of: Level 2 First Steps in Academic Writing, Second Edition Level 3 Introduction to Academic Writing, Third Edition Level 4 Writing Academic English, Fourth EditionTable of Contents
Preface |
Getting Started Your Classmates |
Prewriting |
Writing |
Sharing |
Chapter 1 Introducing Yourself |
Chapter Preview |
Part 1 Organization |
From Words to Sentences to Paragraphs |
What Does a Paragraph Look Like? |
Part 2 Sentence Structure and Mechanics |
What Is a Sentence? |
What Does a Sentence Look Like? |
Part 3 Grammar and Vocabulary |
Verbs |
Nouns |
Part 4 The Writing Process |
What Is a Process? |
Expansion Activities |
Keeping a Journal |
Chapter 2 Describing Your Morning Routine |
Chapter Preview |
Part 1 Organization |
What Should Your Paper Look Like? |
Papers Typed on a Computer |
Part 2 Grammar and Sentence Structure |
Subject Pronouns |
The Simple Present of BeBasic Sentence Patterns with Be |
Part 3 Mechanics |
Rules for Capitalization |
Part 4 The Writing Process |
The Steps in the Writing Process |
Your Paragraph: Getting Ready for the Day |
Results of the Writing Process |
Expansion Activities |
Your Journal |
Challenge: Sleep Habits |
Chapter 3 Every Picture Tells a Story |
Chapter Preview |
Part 1 Organization |
Topic Sentences |
Part 2 Sentence Structure |
Subjects of Sentences |
What Makes a Complete Sentence? |
Part 3 Grammar and Vocabulary |
AdjectivesThe Simple Present |
Part 4 The Writing Process |
Your Paragraph: The Face in the Photo |
Results of the Writing Process |
Expansion Activities |
Your Journal |
Challenge: An Important Person |
Chapter 4 Saturdays |
Chapter Preview |
Part 1 Organization |
Time Order |
Part 2 Sentence Structure and Vocabulary |
Simple Sentence Patterns I |
Adverbs of Frequency |
Part 3 Grammar and Mechanics |
Common Verbs |
Using Prepositions to Show Time |
Titles |
Part 4 The Writing Process |
Your Paragraph: My Partner's Saturdays |
Results of the Writing Process |
Expansion Activities |
Your Journal |
Challenge: My Favorite Holiday |
Chapter 5 What's Going On? |
Chapter Preview |
Part 1 Organization |
Topic Sentences and Supporting Sentences I |
Part 2 Sentence Structure |
Simple Sentence Patterns II |
Part 3 Grammar |
The Present Progressive |
Non-Action Verbs |
Part 4 The Writing Process |
Your Paragraph: What Is Happening in This Photo? |
Results of the Writing Process |
Expansion Activities |
Your Journal |
Challenge: My Own Photo |
Chapter 6 Your Hometown |
Chapter Preview |
Part 1 Organization |
Topic Sentences and Supporting Sentences II |
Part 2 Grammar |
There Is and There AreA, An, and The |
Part 3 Vocabulary and Sentence Structure |
Prepositions for Describing Location |
Prepositional Phrases in Sentences |
Part 4 The Writing Process |
Your Paragraph: Describing My Hometown |
Results of the Writing Process Expansion Activities |
Your Journal |
Challenge: A Favorite Place |
Chapter 7 Remembering and Import |