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Helps students discover and refine their own writing processes

The Mosaics series illustrates how reading and writing are part of an interrelated process, and builds students’ confidence as it transitions them from personal writing to more academic writing. Acclaimed author Kim Flachmann demonstrates how these skills are integrated at every stage of communication, and encourages students to discover how the “mosaics” of their own reading and writing processes work together to form a coherent whole. By exploring the relationship among thinking, reading, and writing on progressively more difficult levels, the series helps prepare students for success in college throughout the curriculum and in their lives after graduation.

 

Each of the three books of the Mosaics series has a different emphasis: Sentences, Paragraphs, and Essays.Mosaics: Reading and Writing Essays increases the level of sophistication in the length and level of reading selections, the complexity of writing assignments, the degree of difficulty in revising and editing strategies, and the content and structure of student writing samples.


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Preface xiii
Part I Reading and Writing: An Overview 1(128)
1 Reading and Writing in College
2(8)
Why Learn How to Read and Write Well?
2(3)
Thinking of Yourself as a Reader and a Writer
5(2)
Keeping a Journal
7(1)
Reading and Writing in Tandem with Another Student
8(2)
2 The Reading Process
10(6)
Visualizing the Reading Process
10(2)
The Reading Process
12(3)
Sample Reading Assignment
15(1)
3 Reading Critically
16(14)
Preparing to Read
16(2)
Reading
18(8)
First Rereading
26(2)
Second Rereading
28(2)
4 The Writing Process
30(8)
Visualizing the Writing Process
30(2)
The Writing Process
32(4)
Writing on a Computer
36(1)
Sample Writing Assignment
37(1)
5 Preparing to Write
38(13)
Thinking
39(4)
Planning
43(3)
Writing a Thesis Statement
46(5)
6 Writing Effectively
51(30)
Developing Body Paragraphs
51(13)
Organizing Your Essay
64(12)
Writing the Introduction, Conclusion, and Title
76(5)
7 Revising and Editing
81(34)
Revising
81(27)
Editing
108(7)
8 Writing Across the Curriculum and in the Workplace
115(14)
Reading, Writing, and Thinking in College and at Work
115(2)
Writing as a Way of Learning
117(1)
Different Contexts for Writing
118(6)
Academic Writing
119(2)
Business Writing
121(3)
What Every Student Should Know About Writing Across the Curriculum
124(1)
Reading and Writing: A Review
124(5)
Part II Reading and Writing Effective Essays 129(290)
9 Describing
131(34)
Preparing to Write a Description Essay
132(5)
Reading a Description Essay
132(1)
Margaret Bourke-White, "Dust Changes America"
133(2)
Discovering How This Essay Works
135(2)
Writing a Description Essay
137(4)
Reading the Prompt
137(1)
Thinking About the Prompt
137(1)
Guidelines for Writing a Description Essay
138(3)
Writing a Draft of Your Essay
141(1)
Revising and Editing
141(7)
Reading a Student Description Essay
141(1)
Abby Reed, "Grandma's House"
142(1)
Revising and Editing the Student Essay
143(5)
Reading Your Own Description Essay
148(1)
Revising and Editing Your Own Essay
148(17)
Practicing Description: From Reading to Writing
153(1)
Reading Workshop
153(1)
Matthew Brooks Treacy, "She"
154(4)
Paul Martinez, "I Just Finished the Most Important Project of My Life"
158(4)
Writing Workshop
162(3)
10 Narrating
165(32)
Preparing to Write a Narration Essay
166(4)
Reading a Narration Essay
166(1)
Jane Maher, "Girl"
167(2)
Discovering How This Essay Works
169(1)
Writing a Narration Essay
170(5)
Reading the Prompt
170(1)
Thinking About the Prompt
171(1)
Guidelines for Writing a Narration Essay
171(3)
Writing a Draft of Your Essay
174(1)
Revising and Editing
175(12)
Reading a Student Narration Essay
175(1)
Tommy Poulos, "My Brother"
176(1)
Revising and Editing the Student Essay
176(5)
Reading Your Own Narration Essay
181(1)
Revising and Editing Your Own Essay
182(5)
Practicing Narration: From Reading to Writing
187(10)
Reading Workshop
187(1)
Lynda Barry, "The Sanctuary of School"
188(3)
Alice Walker, "Childhood"
191(3)
Writing Workshop
194(3)
11 Illustrating
197(31)
Preparing to Write an Illustration Essay
198(8)
Reading an Illustration Essay
198(1)
Lori Arviso Alvord, "Chantways"
199(2)
Discovering How This Essay Works
201(1)
Writing an Illustration Essay
201(1)
Reading the Prompt
202(1)
Thinking About the Prompt
202(1)
Guidelines for Writing an Illustration Essay
203(2)
Writing a Draft of Your Essay
205(1)
Revising and Editing
206(11)
Reading a Student Illustration Essay
206(1)
Taleah Trainor, "Murphy's Law"
207(1)
Revising and Editing the Student Essay
207(5)
Reading Your Own Illustration Essay
212(1)
Revising and Editing Your Own Essay
212(5)
Practicing Illustration: From Reading to Writing
217(11)
Reading Workshop
217(2)
Matt Huston, "Dating: The Soft Breakup"
219(3)
France Bore!, "The Decorated Body"
222(3)
Writing Workshop
225(3)
12 Analyzing a Process
228(31)
Preparing to Write a Process Analysis Essay
229(5)
Reading a Process Analysis Essay
229(1)
Carole Kanchier, "Dare to Change Your Job and Your Life in 7 Steps"
230(3)
Discovering How This Essay Works
233(1)
Writing a Process Analysis Essay
234(4)
Reading the Prompt
235(1)
Thinking About the Prompt
235(1)
Guidelines for Writing a Process Analysis Essay
235(3)
Writing a Draft of Your Essay
238(1)
Revising and Editing
238(12)
Reading a Student Process Analysis Essay
239(1)
Emily Bliss, "You Too Can Procrastinate"
239(1)
Revising and Editing the Student Essay
240(5)
Reading Your Own Process Analysis Essay
245(1)
Revising and Editing Your Own Essay
245(5)
Practicing Process Analysis: From Reading to Writing
250(9)
Reading Workshop
250(1)
Brian O'Connell, "How to Protect Your Identity"
251(4)
Sarah Adams, "Be Cool to the Pizza Dude"
255(1)
Writing Workshop
256(3)
13 Comparing and Contrasting
259(31)
Preparing to Write a Comparison/Contrast Essay
260(3)
Reading a Comparison/Contrast Essay
260(1)
Clive Thompson, "The Revolutionary Effect of the Paperback Book"
261(1)
Discovering How This Essay Works
262(1)
Writing a Comparison/Contrast Essay
263(6)
Reading the Prompt
263(1)
Thinking About the Prompt
264(1)
Guidelines for Writing a Comparison/Contrast Essay
264(3)
Writing a Draft of Your Essay
267(1)
Revising and Editing
267(1)
Reading a Student Comparison/Contrast Essay
267(1)
Maria Castillo, "The Truth About Cats and Dogs"
268(1)
Revising and Editing the Student Essay
269(10)
Reading Your Own Comparison/Contrast Essay
273(1)
Revising and Editing Your Own Essay
274(5)
Practicing Comparison and Contrast: From Reading to Writing
279(11)
Reading Workshop
279(1)
Yi-Fu Tuan, "American Space, Chinese Place"
280(3)
Tony Cohan, "Between Worlds"
283(3)
Writing Workshop
286(4)
14 Dividing and Classifying
290(30)
Preparing to Write a Division/ Classification Essay
291(3)
Reading a Division/Classification Essay
291(1)
Pattison Counseling and Meditation Center, "Know Your Stress"
292(2)
Discovering How This Essay Works
294(1)
Writing a Division/Classification Essay
294(4)
Reading the Prompt
295(1)
Thinking About the Prompt
295(1)
Guidelines for Writing a Division/Classification Essay
295(3)
Writing a Draft of Your Essay
298(1)
Revising and Editing
298(12)
Reading a Student Division/Classification Essay
299(1)
Sergio Mendola, "Won't You Be My Neighbor?"
299(1)
Revising and Editing the Student Essay
300(5)
Rading Your Own Division/Classification Essay
305(1)
Revising and Editing Your Own Essay
305(5)
Practicing Division/Classification: From Reading to Writing
310(10)
Reading Workshop
310(1)
Tracy Cutchlow, "Why Some Kids Try Harder and Some Kids Give Up"
311(4)
Marion Winik, "What Are Friends For?"
315(2)
Writing Workshop
317(3)
15 Defining
320(30)
Preparing to Write a Definition Essay
321(3)
Reading a Definition Essay
321(1)
Lars Eighner, "Dumpster Diving"
322(1)
Discovering How This Essay Works
323(1)
Writing a Definition Essay
324(5)
Reading the Prompt
324(1)
Thinking About the Prompt
325(1)
Guidelines for Writing a Definition Essay
325(3)
Writing a Draft of Your Essay
328(1)
Revising and Editing Options
329(11)
Reading a Student Definition Essay
329(1)
Francine Feinstein, "True Friends"
329(1)
Revising and Editing the Student Essay
330(5)
Reading Your Own Definition Essay
335(1)
Revising and Editing Your Own Essay
335(5)
Practicing Definition: From Reading to Writing
340(10)
Reading Workshop
340(1)
The World Freerunning Parkour Federation, "What Is Parkour?"
341(3)
Daniel Hernandez, "Spanglish Moves into Mainstream"
344(3)
Writing Workshop
347(3)
16 Analyzing Causes and Effects
350(31)
Preparing to Write a Cause/Effect Essay
351(4)
Reading a Cause/Effect Essay
351(1)
LynNell Hancock, "Why Do Schools Flunk Biology?"
352(2)
Discovering How This Essay Works
354(1)
Writing a Cause/Effect Essay
355(4)
Reading the Prompt
355(1)
Thinking About the Prompt
355(1)
Guidelines for Writing a Cause/Effect Essay
356(2)
Writing a Draft of Your Essay
358(1)
Revising and Editing
359(11)
Reading a Student Cause/Effect Essay
359(1)
Jefferson Wright, "The Budget Crisis"
360(1)
Revising and Editing the Student Essay
361(4)
Reading Your Own Cause/Effect Essay
365(1)
Revising and Editing Your Own Essay
366(4)
Practicing Cause/Effect: From Reading to Writing
370(11)
Reading Workshop
371(1)
Maria Konnikova, "Does Thinking Fast Mean You're Thinking Smarter?"
372(3)
Stacey Colino, "Happiness Is Catching: Why Emotions Are Contagious"
375(3)
Writing Workshop
378(3)
17 Arguing
381(38)
Preparing to Write an Argument Essay
382(4)
Reading an Argument Essay
382(1)
Bob Herbert, "Jim Crow Policing"
383(2)
Discovering How This Essay Works
385(1)
Writing an Argument Essay
386(7)
Reading the Prompt
386(1)
Thinking About the Prompt
387(1)
Guidelines for Writing an Argument Essay
387(6)
Writing a Draft of Your Essay
393(1)
Revising and Editing
393(13)
Reading a Student Argument Essay
393(1)
Cyndi Pourgerami, "Online vs. Traditional Classes"
394(1)
Revising and Editing the Student Essay
395(6)
Reading Your Own Argument Essay
401(1)
Revising and Editing Your Own Essay
401(5)
Practicing Argument: From Reading to Writing
406(14)
Reading Workshop
406(2)
Warner Todd Huston, "Wrong Call for Regulating Sexting"
408(4)
Mary Kate Cary, "Time to Lower the Drinking Age"
412(2)
Steve Chapman, "The Perils of a Lower Drinking Age"
414(2)
Writing Workshop
416(3)
Part III The Research Paper 419(70)
18 Recognizing a Research Paper
420(7)
Mary Minor, "Children as Robots"
421(6)
19 Avoiding Plagiarism
427(12)
Common Knowledge
427(1)
Original Ideas
428(1)
Using and Synthesizing Sources
429(2)
Direct Quotation, Paraphrase, and Summary
431(2)
Taking Notes on Sources
433(6)
20 Finding Sources
439(14)
Credibility of Sources
439(2)
Consulting Academic Databases
441(7)
Searching for Web Sites
448(3)
Using the Library
451(2)
21 Writing a Research Paper
453(13)
Choose a Subject
454(1)
Write a Thesis Statement
454(1)
Find Sources to Support Your Thesis
455(2)
Take Notes on Your Sources
457(1)
Make a Working Outline
458(1)
Write Your Introduction
458(1)
Develop Your Supporting Paragraphs
459(2)
Use Your Sources as Evidence
461(1)
Write Your Conclusion
462(1)
Add a Creative Title
462(1)
Check Your Documentation Format
463(3)
22 Documenting Sources
466(6)
Introducing Your Sources
466(1)
Documentation Format
467(3)
Using a Handbook
470(2)
23 Revising and Editing a Research Paper
472(14)
Revising and Editing a Student's Research Paper
472(8)
Max Felter, "Love in the Workplace"
472(8)
Revising and Editing Your Own Research Paper
480(6)
24 Writing Workshop
486(3)
Writing a Research Paper
486(1)
Revising Workshop
487(1)
Editing Workshop
487(1)
Reflecting on Your Writing
488(1)
Part IV The Handbook 489(244)
Unit 1 The Basics
491(21)
25 Parts of Speech
492(15)
26 Phrases and Clauses
507(5)
Unit 2 Sentences
512(25)
27 Subjects and Verbs
513(7)
28 Fragments
520(10)
29 Fused Sentences and Comma Splices
530(7)
Unit 3 Verbs
537(39)
30 Regular and Irregular Verbs
538(10)
31 Verb Tense
548(12)
32 Subject-Verb Agreement
560(11)
33 More on Verbs
571(5)
Unit 4 Pronouns
576(25)
34 Pronoun Problems
577(10)
35 Pronoun Reference and Point of View
587(7)
36 Pronoun Agreement
594(7)
UNIT 5 Modifiers
601(26)
37 Adjectives
602(9)
38 Adverbs
611(10)
39 Modifier Errors
621(6)
Unit 6 Punctuation
627(41)
40 End Punctuation
629(6)
41 Commas
635(11)
42 Apostrophes
646(7)
43 Quotation Marks
653(8)
44 Other Punctuation Marks
661(7)
Unit 7 Mechanics
668(14)
45 Capitalization
669(6)
46 Abbreviations and Numbers
675(7)
Unit 8 Effective Sentences
682(21)
47 Varying Sentence Structure
683(6)
48 Parallelism
689(5)
49 Combining Sentences
694(9)
Unit 9 Choosing The Right Word
703(30)
50 Standard and Nonstandard English
704(8)
51 Easily Confused Words
712(10)
52 Spelling
722(11)
Appendixes 733(21)
Credits 754(2)
Index 756