1 MY TIME IN ABOTTLE 1
Theme:AddictionAssignment:Autobiographical or Biographical Essay 1
Prewriting:Freewriting 1
CONTENTS 1
Organizing:Creating a Narrative 2
Revising:Describing Character 5
Using Past Unreal Conditionals 6
Editing:Choosing Word Forms 7
2 A BRIDGE ACROSS THE GENERATIONS 9
Theme:AgingAssignment:Opinion Essay 9
Prewriting: Critical Listing 9
Organizing:Reviewing the Basic Features of an Essay 10
Revising:Analyzing Introductions and Thesis Sentences 12
Using Noun Clauses 14
Editing:Correcting Run-on Sentences 15
Prewriting:Making a Flowchart 17
3 THE ROAD TO SUCCESS 17
Theme:PersonalityAssignment:Descriptive Essay 17
Organizing:Supporting Main Ideas 19
Revising:Cohesion Between Paragraphs 22
Using Identifying and Nonidentifying Adjective Clauses 23
Editing:Subject-Verb Agreement 24
4 WATER,WATER EVERYWHERE 26
Theme:Our Environment—WaterAssignment:Cause-and-Effect Essay 26
Prewriting:Making a Flowchart 26
Organizing:Focusing on Cause or Effect 28
Revising:Writing Unified Essays 30
Using Discourse Connectors to Express Cause and Effect 31
Editing:Identifying Sentence Structure 33
5 WHAT IS LOST IN TRANSLATION？ 35
Theme:Cross-cultural InsightsAssignment:Comparison and Contrast Essay 35
Prewriting:Creating a Venn Diagram 35
Organizing:Analyzing Methods of Organization 37
Revising:Writing Thesis Statements 39
Comparing and Contrasting Ideas with Adverb Clauses 40
Editing:Varying Sentence Types 41
6 MANAGING A CAREER 43
Theme:BusinessAssignment:Descriptive Essay 43
Prewriting:Clustering 43
Organizing:Sequencing Main Ideas 45
Revising:Writing Effective Conclusions 47
Using Infinitives and Gerunds 48
Editing:Using Transition Words 49
7 WHEN THE SOLDIER IS A WOMAN 51
Theme:The MilitaryAssignment:Persuasive Essay 51
Prewriting: Focused Freewriting 51
Organizing:Using Persuasive Reasons to Support Your Point of View 52
Revising: Supporting Your Reasons with Examples 55
Incorporating Direct and Indirect Speech 56
Editing:Punctuating Direct Quotes 57
8 THE CELLIST OF SARAIJEVO 59
Theme:The ArtsAssignment:Narrative Essay 59
Prewriting:Questioning Yourself 59
Organizing:Starting Narratives 60
Revising:Using Descriptive Language 63
Using the Passive Voice 64
Editing:Using Parallel Structure 65
9 THE RIGHT TO READ 67
Theme:First Amendment IssuesAssignment:Argumentative Essay 67
Prewriting:Choosing a Technique 67
Organizing:Including Counterarguments and Refutations 68
Revising:Writing Persuasive Introductions 71
Using Tenses Correctly 73
Editing:Proofreading 74
Answer Key 76