Destinations: An Integrated Approach to Writing Paragraphs and Essays, Updated Edition

PART 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE WRITING Chapter 1: Meeting the Demands of College Writing Purpose and Form in Writing Writing Content and Focus Critical Reading and Thinking Four Strategies To Read And Think Critically Reading with a Pen READING from "Mother Tongue," by Amy Tan Drawing Inferences Setting Goals and Becoming a Reflective Student Reflective Writing Chapter 2: The Writing Process Prewrite: Reduce Your Fear of the Blank Page Talk Cluster Freewrite Brainstorm Review Your Prewriting and Define Your Topic Draft: Consider Audience, Focus, Organize and Connect Consider Your Audience Focus Your Topic Sentence Organize and Connect Write a First Draft Revise Read Critically READING from "Growing Up Game," by Brenda Peterson Read Peer papers Rethink Your Work Revising Strategy 1: Add Strategy 2: Cut Strategy 3: Reorganize Edit: Eliminate, Focus, Search and Correct Eliminate Your Usual Errors Editing Strategy 1: Use a Checklist Focus on One Common Error Editing Strategy 2: Eliminate One Error at a Time Search and Correct Editing Strategy 3: Read Your Work Aloud Editing Strategy 4: Highlight Signal Words Editing Strategy 5: Computer AidsSpell Checks and Grammar Checks Editing Strategy 6: Proofreading Pals Editing Strategy 7: Double-Check Your Work Reflect: Build Confidence Identify Successes Set Goals Follow a Student Through the Writing Process Chapter 3: Paragraph and Essay Structure Paragraph Form The Topic Sentence Paragraph Structure: Deductive and Inductive Order Paragraph Content Essay Form The Thesis Statement Introductions and Conclusions Essay Content Further Exploration PART 2: PATTERNS OF THINKING AND WRITING Chapter 4: Illustration and Example Illustration-and-Example Thinking Elements of Illustration READING from "America's Gambling Craze," by James Popkin with Katia Hetter Whole-to-Part Analysis Related Examples Similar Examples Contrasting Examples Extended Examples A Process Approach to Writing the Illustration-and-Example Paragraph Prewrite Talk Cluster Freewrite Brainstorm Review Your Prewriting and Define Your Topic Draft Consider Your Audience Focus Your Topic Sentence Organize and Connect Write a First Draft Revise Read Critically Read Peer Papers Rethink Your Work Edit Eliminate Your Usual Errors Focus on One Common Error--Comma Use Search and Correct Reflect Identify Successes Set Goals Student Sample of the Writing Process Chapter 5: Narrative and Description Narrative Thinking Elements of a Narrative READING fromFabrication, by Susan Neville Narrative Analysis Narrative as Proof Description as Picture Description as Main Idea A Process Approach to Writing the Narrative Paragraph Prewrite Talk Cluster Freewrite Brainstorm Review Your Prewriting and Define Your Topic Draft Consider Audience Focus Your Topic Sentence Organize and Connect Write a First Draft Revise Read Critically Read Peer Papers Rethink Your Work Edit Eliminate Your Usual Errors Focus on One Common Error--Introductory Modifiers Search and Correct Reflect [read more]