Bridges to Better Writing , Second Edition

Bridges to Better Writing , Second Edition
by Luis Nazario, Deborah Borchers, William Lewis
ISBN-10: 1111833877
ISBN-13: 9781111833879

The overriding goal of Bridges to Better Writing is to give students the tools they need to write clearly and effectively. The secondary goal is that students view writing as a craft they can use in all aspects of their lives: academically, professionally, and personally. Bridges to Better Writing provides students with an organized and dependable method of moving from fundamental language/writing knowledge to the full employment of college composition skills.

Table of Contents
PART I: WRITING YOUR PAPER.
1. Let's talk about writing.
2. Writing your descriptive paragraphs.
3. Writing Your Descriptive Narrative Essay.
4. Writing Your Expository Paragraphs.
5. Developing Your Essay Through Illustration.
6. Developing Your Essay Through Process Analysis.
7. Developing Your Essay Through Cause/Effect Analysis.
8. Developing Your Essay Through Comparison or Contrast.
9. Developing Your Essay Through Division and Classification.
10. Developing Your Essay Through Definition.
11. Developing Your Essay Through Argumentation.
12. Making Choices: Developing An Integrated Essay.
PART II: WRITING WITH SOURCES.
13. Working with Sources.
14.Writing Your Research Paper.
HANDBOOK Part I: EDITING FOR GRAMMAR.
H1. Editing for Fragments.
H2. Editing for Run-on Sentences.
H3. Editing for Subject-Verb Agreement.
H4. Editing for Pronouns.
H5. Editing for Verb Use.
H6. Editing for Adjectives and Adverbs.
HANDBOOK Part II: EDITING FOR STYLE.
H7. Writing Clear Sentences.
H8. Writing Varied Sentences.
H9. Avoiding Unnecessary Words and Expressions.
HANDBOOK Part III: USING THE CORRECT WORDS.
H10. Frequently Confused Words.
H11. Improving Your Spelling.
HANDBOOK Part IV: USING PUNCTUATION AND CAPITALIZATION.
H12. Using Commas, Semicolons, and Colons.
H13. Other Punctuation and Capitalization.
Answer Key.
Index