Fitzpatrick, Mary, 1953-

Engaging writing : paragraphs and essays / Mary Fitzpatrick. - xxiii, 343 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Includes index.

Possessions : writing a descriptive paragraph -- Changes : writing a narrative paragraph -- Memory and learning : writing an expository paragraph -- Culture, identity, and homeland : writing a division paragraph, writing a simple division essay -- Full pockets, empty pockets : writing a cause-and-effect essay -- Marriage and family : writing a comparison/contrast essay -- Teamwork : writing a classification essay -- The science of everyday life : writing a definition paragraph and essay -- From school to work : writing an argumentative essay.

Engaging Writing emphasizes the revision process allowing students to apply newly developed skills to their own work. Each chapter leads students into a structured writing assignment, and college-level themes prepare students to make the transition to mainstream courses.

College of Education Bachelor of Secondary Education major in English


Text in English

9780131408890 (pbk) 0131408895 (pbk)

2004030305


English language--Paragraphs--Problems, exercises, etc.
English language--Rhetoric--Problems, exercises, etc.
Report writing--Problems, exercises, etc.

PE1439 / .F57 2005

808.042076 F58 / 2005