Stepping Stones: A Guided Approach to Writing Sentences and Paragraphs

Stepping Stones: A Guided Approach to Writing Sentences and Paragraphs
by Chris Juzwiak
Paperback: 746 pages
Published: February 12, 2009
ISBN-10: 0312466579
ISBN-13: 9780312466572

Recognizing that many students in the sentence-to-paragraph-level course have experienced repeated failure in the past, Stepping Stones takes a fresh approach to the core challenges of the course. The book clearly articulates — textually and visually — the sentence patterns that college writers need to master. Then, it patiently guides students through every step of building these sentences and recognizing common problems in them. Additionally, the book offers unusually thorough, carefully staged guidance in developing and organizing ideas — two of the most difficult tasks for developmental students.

Contents:

Preface for Instructors
Readings by Patterns of Development
Introduction for Students
Brief Contents
Contents
PART ONE: The Academic Paragraph
Chapter 1: Seeing the Big Picture
Chapter 2: Understanding and Working with Writing Assignments
Chapter 3: Gathering Support for Your Topic
Chapter 4: Organizing and Outlining
Chapter 5: Composing the Paragraph
Chapter 6: Developing Details
Chapter 7: Revising
Chapter 8: Moving from Paragraphs to Essays
PART TWO: Grammar for Academic Writing
Chapter 9: Grammar for Academic Writing: An Introduction
Chapter 10: The Building Blocks of Language
Chapter 11: The Simple Sentence
Chapter 12: The Compound Sentence
Chapter 13: The Complex Sentence
Chapter 14: More Complex Sentences
Chapter 15: Sentences with Modifiers
Chapter 16: Using Verbs Correctly
Chapter 17: Using Pronouns Correctly
PART THREE: A Writer’s Reader
Chapter 18: Empathy and Kindness
Chapter 19: School and Learning
Chapter 20: Marriage
Chapter 21: Addiction
Chapter 22: Making Mistakes
Chapter 23: Religious Diversity
Chapter 24: Parents and Parenting
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Patterns of Development
Appendix B: Punctuation and Capitalization
Appendix C: ESL Guidelines
Answers to Odd-Numbered Activities
Index
Correction Symbols
Helpful Lists, Charts, and Visuals