Great Writing 3

Keith S. Folse, Ph.D., is a retired professor of TESOL at the University of Central Florida. He has taught ESL and EFL in the US, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. His areas of specialization are vocabulary, grammar, and writing, and he is a frequent conference presenter all over the world. Dr. Folse is the author or coauthor of 75 books, including several National Geographic Learning titles such as Great Writing, Grammar for Great Writing, and Blueprints. Elena Vestri Solomon is currently a lecturer in the B. Ed program for future teachers in Abu Dhabi's Emirates College for Advanced Education. She received her MA in Applied Linguistics from the University of South Florida, Tampa, and has lived and worked in Italy, Spain, France, Hungary, Romania, Uzbekistan, and UAE. She has authored/co-authored over a dozen academic textbooks in composition, grammar, and listening/speaking/note-taking. David Clabeaux has taught developmental English, with a focus on grammar, at the middle school, high school, and collegiate levels. He received his BA in English from the University of Buffalo. He currently owns a small marketing firm, gives lectures on Internet marketing strategies to small to mid-sized businesses, and is working on his third book.

• OVERVIEW UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO PARAGRAPHS What Is a Paragraph? Four Features of a Well-Written Paragraph Building Better Vocabulary Original Student Writing Timed Writing UNIT 2 FIVE ELEMENTS OF GOOD WRITING What Makes a Good Paragraph? Five Elements of Good Writing Proofreading Building Better Vocabulary Original Student Writing Timed Writing UNIT 3 TYPES OF PARAGRAPHS Descriptive Paragraphs Comparison Paragraphs Cause-Effect Paragraphs Classification Paragraphs Building Better Vocabulary Timed Writing UNIT 4 DESCRIPTIVE ESSAYS: MOVING FROM PARAGRAPH TO ESSAY Reviewing Paragraph Basics Understanding the Writing Process: The Seven Steps Building Better Vocabulary Original Student Writing: Descriptive Essay Additional Topics for Writing Timed Writing UNIT 5 COMPARISON ESSAYS Choosing a Topic Organization of a Comparison Essay Working with Language in a Comparison Essay Building Better Vocabulary Original Student Writing: Comparison Essay Additional Topics for Writing Timed Writing UNIT 6 CAUSE-EFFECT ESSAYS Choosing a Topic Organization of a Cause-Effect Essay Working with Language in a Cause-Effect Essay Building Better Vocabulary Original Student Writing: Cause-Effect Essay Additional Topics for Writing Timed Writing UNIT 7 CLASSIFICATION ESSAYS Choosing a Topic Organization of a Classification Essay Working with Language in a Classification Essay Original Student Writing: Classification Essay Additional Topics for Writing Timed Writing BRIEF WRITER'S HANDBOOK WITH ACTIVITIES Understanding the Writing Process: The Seven Steps Editing Your Writing Capitalization Activities Punctuation Activities Sentence Types Additional Grammar Activities Connectors Citations and Plagiarism APPENDICES Appendix 1 Building Better Sentences Appendix 2 Peer Editing Sheets INDEX