Writing to Communicate: Paragraphs and Essays (Second Edition)

Intermediate Level. With a combined process and product approach to academic writing, this Second Edition (formerly title You're in Charge!) helps students progress from the basics of paragraph writing to full-length essays. The text's new models and exercises are centered around three main themes-milestones, ecology and relations- to help students generate content and build vocabulary for their writing.

With a combined process and product approach to academic writing, this Second Edition (formerly titled You¿re in Charge!) helps students progress from the basics of paragraph writing to the development of full-length essays. The text¿s new models and exercises are centered around three main themes ¿ milestones, ecology, and relationships ¿ to help students generate content and build vocabulary for their writing.
Writing to Communicate also features:

• New prewriting exercises.
• Carefully selected topics, vocabulary, and models.
• Group assignments, graphic organizers, paragraph checklists, and peer help worksheets.
• Sections on the mechanics of writing.
• Appendices on writing under time pressure, the university application essay, paragraph formatting on a computer, punctuation, and common linking words.

Contents Introduction to Academic Writing ¿ Types of Paragraphs ¿ Organization of Paragraphs ¿ Coherence and Cohesion ¿ Unity and Completeness ¿ From Paragraph to Essay ¿ The Thesis Statement ¿ The Introductory Paragraph ¿ The Concluding Paragraph ¿ Body Paragraphs ¿ Process ¿ Classification ¿ Cause and Effect ¿ Comparison and Contrast