Stepping Stones: A Guided Approach to Writing Sentences and Paragraphs, Second Edition

Stepping Stones: A Guided Approach to Writing Sentences and Paragraphs, Second Edition
by Chris Juzwiak
Paperback: 576 pages
Published: January 11, 2012
ISBN-10: 0312675992
ISBN-13: 9780312675998

Chris Juzwiak and a growing team of developmental instructors continue to uncover how basic writers learn best, pinpointing what encourages them, what discourages them, and how to serve their learning needs. Stepping Stones reflects the results of these studies with scaffolded exercises and instruction, color-coded parts of speech and writing concepts, and creative activities. With a strong visual appeal and clear explanations, this innovative textbook presents sentence and paragraph patterns so that all students can immediately grasp them, and offers carefully constructed guidance for developing and organizing ideas—-two of the most difficult tasks for developmental students.


Contents:

Preface for Instructors
Contents
Readings by Patterns of Development
Introduction for Students
PART ONE The Academic Paragraph
1 Seeing the Big Picture: Paragraphs, Purpose, and Audience
2 Developing a Topic
3 Organizing Your Ideas
4 Outlining Your Paragraph
5 Composing the Paragraph
6 Revising
PART TWO Expanding Your Writing
7 Developing Details
8 Patterns of Development
9 Moving from Paragraphs to Essays
PART THREE Grammar for Academic Writing
10 The Simple Sentence
11 The Compound Sentence
12 The Complex Sentence
13 More Complex Sentences
14 Sentences with Modifiers
15 Using Verbs Correctly
16 Using Pronouns Correctly
PART FOUR A Writer’s Reader
17 School and Learning
18 Prejudice and Forgiveness
19 Parents and Parenting
20 Work and Career
21 People and Pets
22 Deprivation and Privilege
23 Addiction and Risks
Appendix A: Punctuation and Capitalization
Appendix B: Guidelines for ESL Writers
Index
Reference Material
Quick Guide: Comma Usage
Quick Guide: Fragments
Quick Guide: Run-Ons and Comma Splices
Quick Guide: Sentence Combining
Quick Guide: Correct Verb Usage
Correction Symbols
Helpful Lists, Charts, and Visuals