The Young Adult's Guide to Flawless Writing

by Lindsey Carman

Overview

The tools and rules needed are simple and easy to remember. Learn everything you need to know to write engaging and informative essays, stories and research papers. Find ways to take the writing skills you have learned in school and apply them to real world tasks, be they work related or personal.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781601389817
Publisher:	Atlantic Publishing Company FL
Publication date:	09/30/2015
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile:	970L (what's this?)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Foreword 9

Part I Grammar Basics 11

Chapter 1 What is Grammar and Why is it Important? 13

Chapter 2 Spelling and Capitalization 31

Chapter 3 Adjectives and Adverbs 49

Chapter 4 Articles and Appositives 55

Chapter 5 Nouns and Pronouns 61

Chapter 6 Numbers 67

Chapter 7 Prepositions 81

Chapter 8 Verbs 87

Chapter 9 Irregular Verbs 93

Chapter 10 Subject-Verb Agreement 97

Part II Writing Mechanics 103

Chapter 11 The Sentence Breakdown 105

Chapter 12 Punctuation and Common Phrasal Verbs 117

Chapter 13 Sentence Fragments 153

Chapter 14 Dangling Modifiers 171

Chapter 15 Gerunds, Participles, and Idioms 177

Chapter 16 Diction/Word Choice 189

Chapter 17 Active and Passive Voice 205

Chapter 18 Parallel Structure 217

Chapter 19 Transitional Devices 233

Chapter 20 Sentence Clarity 243

Part III The Writing Process 259

Chapter 21 Brainstorming 261

Chapter 22 Outlining 271

Chapter 23 Gathering Your Research Materials 277

Chapter 24 Struggling With Writer's Block 285

Chapter 25 Developing Your Thesis/Topic 291

Chapter 26 The Rough Draft 297

Chapter 27 Becoming Your Worst Critic (The Revision Process) 307

Chapter 28 Write, Write, and Rewrite 315

Chapter 29 Peer Review 321

Chapter 30 The Final Draft 327

Conclusion 335

Answers to Exercises 337

Glossary of Terms 363

Vocabulary Terms (and More) 369

Additional Resources 377

Bibliography 379

Index 381