Great Paragraphs

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Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-10-03
Publisher(s): Houghton Mifflin Co
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Summary

The second level of a three-book series,Great Paragraphsintroduces students to the process of paragraph writing and teaches them how to generate, develop, and organize their ideas. Exercises include group and pair work as well as relevant study of reading skills, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization, providing comprehensive practice in writing process and development. Model sentences and paragraphs on a range of topics provide solid examples of paragraph organization and cohesion. Proofreadingsections offer a variety of exercises that help students look for grammatical errors and correct their own compositions. Analyzing a Paragraphtakes students through a series of questions that help them fully understand the different elements of a paragraph.

Table of Contents

Overview xi
Unit 1 What Is a Paragraph?
1(27)
Example Paragraphs
2(7)
Writer's Note: Repetition and Present Tense
3(3)
Writer's Note: Imperative Form
6(2)
Writer's Note: Use of I and Past Tense
8(1)
Four-Features of a Paragraph
9(12)
Writer's Note: The Title of a Paragraph
20(1)
Working with Paragraphs
21(5)
Language Focus: Identifying Verbs in Sentences
22(1)
Writer's Note: Check for the Verb
23(3)
Introduction to Peer Editing
26(2)
Writer's Note: Once Is Not Enough!
26(1)
Writer's Note: Suggestions for Peer Editing
26(2)
Unit 2 Developing Ideas for Writing a Paragraph
28(10)
Brainstorming
29(1)
Writer's Note: The Importance of Brainstorming
30(1)
How Brainstorming Works
30(8)
Language Focus: Subject-Verb Agreement
35(3)
Unit 3 The Topic Sentence
38(19)
Features of a Good Topic Sentence
42(5)
Controlling Ideas
43(4)
Working with Topic Sentences
47(10)
Writer's Note: Keep a Journal for New Ideas
50(2)
Language Focus: Sentence Fragments and Comma Splices
52(5)
Unit 4 Supporting and Concluding Sentences
57(18)
Good Supporting Sentences
57(4)
Kinds of Supporting Sentences
61(2)
Analyzing and Writing Supporting Sentences
63(7)
Language Focus: Using Pronouns for Key Nouns
69(1)
Writer's Note: Stay on Track
70(1)
Good Concluding Sentences
70(1)
Kinds of Concluding Sentences
71(1)
Restate the Main Idea
71(1)
Make a Prediction
71(1)
Analyzing and Writing Concluding Sentences
72(3)
Writer's Note: Select Important Information
74(1)
Unit 5 Paragraph Review
75(14)
Features of a Paragraph
75(1)
Language Focus
75(1)
Working with the Structure of a Paragraph
76(5)
Writer's Note: Proofread Your Work
77(4)
Analyzing Paragraphs
81(8)
Writer's Note: Check Your Supporting Sentences
82(3)
Language Focus: Articles
85(4)
Unit 6 Definition Paragraphs
89(20)
What Is a Definition Paragraph?
89(8)
Writer's Note: Quotation Marks
95(2)
Putting the Paragraph Together: Sequencing
97(12)
Writer's Note: Include Examples
99(1)
Language Focus: Simple Adjective Clauses
100(3)
Writer's Note: Combine Sentences for Variety
103(6)
Unit 7 Process Analysis Paragraphs
109(13)
What Is a Process Analysis Paragraph?
109(6)
Organizing a Process Analysis Paragraph
115(7)
Writer's Note: Use Index Cards to Help You Organize
115(1)
Language Focus: Transition Words and Chronological Order
115(3)
Writer's Note: Define Technical Terms
118(2)
Writer's Note: Check Possessive Adjectives
120(2)
Unit 8 Descriptive Paragraphs
122(24)
What Is a Descriptive Paragraph?
122(1)
Describing with the Five Senses
123(11)
Language Focus: Adjectives
130(1)
Writer's Note: Use Adjectives in the Correct Place
130(3)
Writer's Note: Use a Bilingual Dictionary
133(1)
Using Denotation and Connotation to Describe
134(4)
Language Focus: Denotation and Connotation
134(4)
Using Prepositions of Location to Describe
138(8)
Language Focus: Prepositions of Location
138(5)
Writer's Note: Word Order with Prepositions of Location
143(3)
Unit 9 Opinion Paragraphs
146(14)
What Is an Opinion Paragraph?
146(1)
Working with Opinions
147(5)
Writer's Note: Include an Opposing Opinion
151(1)
Facts and Opinions
152(6)
Language Focus: Word Forms
153(5)
Choosing a Topic for an Opinion Paragraph
158(2)
Unit 10 Narrative Paragraphs
160(18)
What Is a Narrative Paragraph?
160(8)
Writer's Note: Including Background Information
161(1)
Beginning, Middle, and End
161(7)
Working with Ideas for Narrative Paragraphs
168(10)
Language Focus: Verb Tense Consistency
170(8)
Unit 11 Paragraphs in an Essay: Putting It All Together
178(17)
Getting to Know Essays
180(2)
What is an Essay?
180(1)
Why Do People Write Essays?
180(1)
How Are Essays and Paragraphs Similar?
180(1)
How Are Essays and Paragraphs Different?
181(1)
What Does an Essay Look Like?
182(9)
An Essay Outline
184(1)
Writer's Note: Vary your Vocabulary
184(1)
The Thesis Statement
185(1)
Supporting Ideas
185(1)
Different Kinds of Essay Organization
186(5)
Putting an Essay Together
191(3)
Next Steps
194(1)
Topics for Writing
194(1)
Appendixes: Additional Writing Practice
195(3)
Appendix 1 Understanding the Writing Process: The Seven Steps
198(9)
The Assignment
198(1)
Steps in the Writing Process
199(8)
Step 1: Choosing a Topic
199(1)
Step 2: Brainstorming
200(1)
Step 3: Writing a Rough Draft
201(1)
Step 4: Cleaning Up the Rough Draft
202(1)
Step 5: Peer Editing
203(2)
Step 6: Revising the Draft
205(1)
Step 7: Proofing the Final Paper
206(1)
Appendix 2 Capitalization Practice
207(5)
Basic Capitalization Rules
207(1)
Capitalization Practice
208(4)
Appendix 3 Punctuation Practice
212(8)
End Punctuation
212(1)
Commas
213(2)
Apostrophes
215(1)
Quotation Marks
216(1)
Semicolons
217(1)
Editing for Errors
218(2)
Appendix 4 Additional Grammar Practice
220(9)
Verb Tense
220(2)
Articles
222(3)
Editing for Errors
225(4)
Appendix 5 Building Better Sentences
229(19)
Practice 1, Unit 1
231(1)
Practice 2, Unit 1
231(1)
Practice 3, Unit 2
232(1)
Practice 4, Unit 3
233(1)
Practice 5, Unit 3
234(1)
Practice 6, Unit 3
234(1)
Practice 7, Unit 4
235(1)
Practice 8, Unit 4
236(1)
Practice 9, Unit 5
237(1)
Practice 10, Unit 5
238(1)
Practice 11, Unit 6
238(1)
Practice 12, Unit 6
239(1)
Practice 13, Unit 7
240(1)
Practice 14, Unit 7
241(1)
Practice 15, Unit 8
242(1)
Practice 16, Unit 8
243(1)
Practice 17, Unit 9
243(1)
Practice 18, Unit 9
244(1)
Practice 19, Unit 10
245(1)
Practice 20, Unit 10
246(2)
Appendix 6 Peer Editing Sheets
248(23)
Unit 1, Activity 15
249(2)
Unit 2, Activity 6
251(2)
Unit 3, Activity 12
253(2)
Unit 4, Activity 11
255(2)
Unit 5, Activity 14
257(2)
Unit 6, Activity 10
259(2)
Unit 7, Activity 8
261(2)
Unit 8, Activity 13
263(2)
Unit 9, Activity 8
265(2)
Unit 10, Activity 8
267(2)
Unit 11, Activity 9
269(2)
Index 271

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