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Ready to Write More, Second Edition, builds on the tremendous successof the Ready to Write series. WiIh Ready to Write More, intermediate tohigh-intermediate students learn paragraph development and gain essayskills essential for successful academic work.

Featuresr Presentation of organizational principles of sound academic writing,

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rTvritingtopic 6entences, maintaining unity and coherence,

i making and suppoding a point, using transitions, writing clearintroductory and concluding paragraphs

r Activities that help students apply these organizational principles tomajor rhetorical forms, such as classification, cause and effect,comparison and contrast, and problem and solution

New in the Second EditionI Extensive and guided practice in all steps of the writing process,

including pre-writing, drafting, revising, and editingI Peer-editing worksheetsr Web-based activities

The Ready to Write series includesGet Ready to Write 0-201-69517-0Ready to Write, Third Edition 0-13-042463-3Ready to Write More, Second Edition O-13-048468-z

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Karen Blanchard

Ghristine Root

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 6

CHAPTER 7

CHAPTER A

CHAPTER 9

CHAPTER 10

CHAPTER 11

CHAPTER 12

Quick Reference Guide

Introduction

THE ELEMENTS OF GOOD WRITING

Getting Ready to Write

Writing Paragraphs

Revising and Editing

Writing Essays

TYPES OF ESSAYS

Process

Division and Classification

Causes and Effects

Comparison/Contrast

Problem/Solution

WRITING FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES

Writing Summaries

Expressing Your OPinions

Writing Essays for Undergraduateand Graduate School APPlications

Appendix

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Elements of good writingSubjectPurposeAudience

Steps in the writing processPrewriting\TritingRevising and Editing

Prewriting methodsBrainstormingClusteringFreewritingKeeping a joumal

Writing guidelines

Functions of a topic sentenceState the topic of the paragraphIdentifu the focus

Logical organizationTime orderSpatial orderOrder of importanceAdd transitions

FditingAgreement of subjects and verbsAgreement of pronouns and nounsAgreement of possessive and nouns or pronounsSentence fragmentsRun-on sentencesPunctuationCapitalizationConquer confusing words

Functions of the introductory paragraph of an essayCapture the reader's interestProvide background informationState the thesis

s"rcessful techniques for writing the introductory paragraph of :rn essayMove from general to specificUse an anecdoteUse a quotationAsk a questionPresent facts and statisticsUse a combination of the above

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Functions of a thesis statementIdentifu the subject of the essay

State the purpose of the essay

Tell the focus of the subject

Function of the body paragraphsAnalyze body paragraphs: details, facts, examples

Successful techniques for writing a concluding paragraph

Restate your main pointsAsk a questionSuggest a solution, make a recommendation or prediction

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Introduction

R"odry n Wite Mare, Second Fiition, is a writing skills text designed for intermediate and high.intermediate students who are ready to write more than paragraph-level pieces. It is intended tobuild on the fundamentals of paragraph writing that students leamed in Get Ready n rVritn andReady nWritz. and to give them the confidence they need to venture into the realm of writingIonger pieces.

APPROACH

Ready nWrite More is based on the premise that because different languages organizeinformation differently, students need to be shown how to organize information in English ifthey are to write effective essays in English. Beyond thaq students also need to understand thatgood writing is not necessarily a natural gift. It is a network of complex skills that can be taught,practiced, and mastered. The text teaches competency in these skills by taking students on astep'by-step progression through the processes that promote good writing-

The first four chapters of Ready n Write More comprise an overview of the building blocla ofgood writing: prewriting, the elements of paragraph writing, revising and editing, and the basicsof essay writing. Chapters 5-9 present practice in writing five-paragraph essays of process,division and classification, causes and effects, comparison/contlast, and problem/solution. \7erecognize that many essays do not conform to the five-paragraph format but believe that it ishelpful to students in that it gives them a structure that they can always fall back on. InChapters 10 and 11, students practice writing summaries and expressing their opinions, both ofwhich are necessary for Chapter 12, in which they cornplete a sample application form and writeessays for undergraduate and graduate school applications.

The activities in Ready n Write Msre are intended to help students become comperent,independent writers by engaging them in t}re process of writing and by encouraging them toexplore and organize their ideas in writing. Students are called upon to write often and on abroad range of meaningful, thought-provoking, and interesting topics. The tasks are presented ina clear, straightforward manner and lend themselves to ease of instmction. Incorporated into thetasks is a variety of follow-up personal- and peer-revision activities. Although R ady nWriteMore is a writing book, students practice their reading, speaking, listening, and analytical skillsas they progress through the text.

THE SECOND EDITION

The Second Edition features

' updated presentation of the steps of the writing process to prei.rrriting,rcaising and editing

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o more guided practice in each step of the writing process, including more practice onwriting thesis stolterrler,lts

. updated flwdcl parograpls and esscyso peer.editing worlcsheets. Web-baseil exercises

Two populan features from the First Edition, "You Be the Editor" and "On Your Olvn," appear

r.gul"rh th,roughout Reab aViteMsre. "You Be the Editor" provides effective practice in.rior.*"tion and proofreading to help students monitor their own etrors, especially those ofthe type presented in Chapter 3, Revising and Editing. An arywer key is included for these

.exercises. "On Your Ovrn" provides snrdents with further individual practice in the skills they

have leamed. In the first four chapters of the text are "Chapter Highlights," a review section

that crystallizes for students the key points they will need to keep in mind as they work through

the rest of the book.

We hope that you and your students enjoy working through this text now that they are ready awrite more.

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