An important goal of Read to Write is to make students aware that reading and writing are interconnected and that by developing their skills in one area, they will also develop their skills in the other. Read to Write offers a wide variety of academic and student-generated readings along with a generous list of writing suggestions in every chapter. In addition, each chapter of Read to Write focuses on one of the rhetorical modes and ends with a check list to help students evaluate their work. Additional Highlights Chapter One serves as a basic introduction to reading and writing. In addition to containing a number of introductory readings, Chapter One also reviews basic paragraph writing and introduces essay writing. Chapters Two-Eight are organized around the core rhetorical modes: biography, description, narration, exposition, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, and persuasion. Each chapter presents a patient three-part organization, which allows students to develop their writing skills in a highly systematic way, with ample opportunities for revisions. Within each chapter part, the reading skills of skimming, scanning, inferring, guessing meaning from context, and understanding the main idea are presented in conjunction with the writing skills related to the various rhetorical forms. A generous number of readings are found in each chapter, exposing students to several different essays for each rhetorical form and thus, better preparing them to write in each form. A wide variety of subject matter and different writing styles are presented in each chapter, including authentic material by professional writers and essays written by teachers and international students. These writing styles are often used as models to help students perfect their own writing skills.
PREFACE
CHAPTER ONE: Introduction to Reading and Writing
Part One: The Paragraph
Audience
Purpose
Topic
Narrowing the Topic
Topic Sentence
Controlling Idea
Support
Units
Revising Your Paragraph
Punctuation and Paragraph
Part Two: The Essay
Introduction
Thesis Statement
Supporting Paragraphs
Units
Conclusion
Part Three: Basic Reading Skills
Skimming
Scanning
Vocabulary
Going Further: Idea Generator
CHAPTER TWO: Biography
Part One: Reading and Writing Biography
Activity: Sharing Stories
Biography in the Real World
The Main Idea
Getting Started: Brainstorming with a Time Line
Essay Writing: First Draft
Part Two: Developing Biographies
Organizational Style in Biographical Writing
Inferring Information (1)
Now Revise: Second Draft
Part Three: Refining and Reviewing
Cohesive Devices: Chronological Connectors (1)
Finding Meaning from Context
Final Draft
Going Further: Idea Generator
CHAPTER THREE: Description
Part One: Reading and Writing Description
Activity: Describing and Object
Description in the Real World
Identifying Descriptive Details
Getting Started: Brainstorming Sensory Details
Essay Writing: First Draft
Part Two: Developing Descriptions
Organizational Style in Descriptive Writing
Topic Sentence
Supporting Details
Now Revise: Second Draft
Part Three: Refining and Reviewing
Review of Supporting Details
Descriptive Details
Final Draft
Going Further: Idea Generator
CHAPTER FOUR: Narration
Part One: Reading and Writing Narrative
Activity: Storytelling
Narrative in the Real World
Identifying Audience and Purpose
Getting Started: Don't Take Your Pen Off the Papers
Essay Writing: First Draft
Part Two: Developing Narrations
Organizational Style in Narrative Writing
Adding Detail to Narrative Writing
Quoted and Reported Speech
Now Revise: Second Draft
Part Three: Refining and Reviewing
Cohesive Devices: Chronological Connectors (2)
Inferring Information (2)
Final Draft
Going Further: Idea Generator
CHAPTER FIVE: Exposition
Part One: Reading and Writing Exposition
Activity: Exposing Ideas
Expository Writing in the Real World
Identifying the Purpose of Expository Writing
Getting Started: Brainstorming by Mapping
Essay Writing: First Draft
Part Two: Developing Exposition
Organizational Style in Expository Writing
Introductions
The Funnel Approach
Conclusions
Now Revise: Second Draft
Part Three: Refining and Reviewing
Cohesive Devices: Identifying Important Points
Recognizing Use of Italics, Boldface, and Underlining
Reading Carefully
Final Draft
Going Further: Idea Generator
CHAPTER SIX: Comparison and Contrast
Part One: Reading and Writing Comparison and Contrast
Activity: Identifying Similaritties and Differences
Comparison and Contrast in the Real World
Identifying Similarities and Differences
Getting Started: Brainstorming a Topic
Essay Writing: First Draft
Part Two: Developing Comparison and Contrast
Organizational Style in Comparison and Contrast Writing
Outlining
How Examples Are Used to Support the Thesis Statement
Now Revise: Second Draft
Part Three: Refining and Reviewing
Cohesive Devices: Comparison and Contrast Constructions
Unity within a Paragraph
Final Draft
Going Further: Idea Generator
CHAPTER SEVEN: Cause and Effect
Part One: Reading and Writing Cause and Effect
Activity: Identifying Causes and Effects
Cause and Effect in the Real World
Identifying Causes and Effects
Getting Started: Brainstorming Causes and Effects
Essay Writing: First Draft
Part Two: Developing Cause and Effect
Organizational Style in Cause and Effect Writing
Analyzing Organizational Styles
Making Your Introduction Inviting
The Surprise Introduction
The Dramatic Introduction
Making the Connections between Ideas
Now Revise: Second Draft
Part Three: Refining and Reviewing
Cohesive Devices: Logical Connectors
Thesis Statement
Final Draft
Going Further: Idea Generator
CHAPTER EIGHT: Persuasion
Part One: Reading and Writing Persuasion
Activity: Debating Both Sides of an Issue
Persuasion in the Real World
Identifying Persuasive Support
Examples
Personal Opinion
Citing Authorities
Getting Started: Brainstorming Types of Support
Essay Writing: First Draft
Part Two: Developing Persuasions
Organizational Style in Persuasion Writing
Arguing a Case
Reviewing Rhetorical Forms
Making Your Position Clear: Thesis Statements
Coherence
Now Revise: Second Draft
Part Three: Refining and Reviewing
Review of Cohesive Devices
Review of Transitions between Paragraphs
Using Transitions to Find the Central Points
Final Draft
