Fusion: Integrated Reading and Writing, Book 1
PART I: READING AND WRITING FOR SUCCESS. 1. Academic Reading & Learning. Reading to Learn. Understanding the Reading Process. Using Reading Strategies. Reading Critically. Improving Vocabulary. Reading Graphics. 2. The Rhetoric of Academic Reading. Understanding the Reading Situation. Identifying the Main Idea. Analyzing Supporting Details. Recognizing the Patterns of Organization. Considering Voice and Tone. Analyzing Word Choice and Sentences. 3. Academic Writing & Learning. Writing to Learn. Understanding the Writing Process. Using Writing Strategies. Writing Critically and Logically. Using Technology. 4. The Rhetoric of Academic Writing. Understanding the Writing Situation. Selecting Specific Topics. Establishing a Thesis or Focus. Incorporating Support. Choosing Appropriate Patterns of Organization. Considering Voice and Tone. Addressing Word Choice and Sentences. 5. The Reading-Writing Connection (Summary Chapter). Analyzing Assignments. Using the Traits. PART II: READING AND WRITING PARAGRAPHS. 6. Summarizing. Understanding Summaries. Learning Reading/Writing Strategies. Reading and Reacting to Summaries. Planning and Writing a Summary. Improving the Summary. Review and Enrichment. 7. Description. Understanding Description. Learning Reading Strategies. Reading and Reacting to a Professional Paragraph. Reading and Reacting to a Student Paragraph. Planning and Writing a Paragraph. Improving the Paragraph. Review and Enrichment. 8. Narration. Understanding Narration. Learning Reading Strategies. Reading and Reacting to a Professional Paragraph. Reading and Reacting to a Student Paragraph. Planning and Writing a Paragraph. Improving the Paragraph. Review and Enrichment. 9. Illustration. Understanding Illustration. Learning Reading Strategies. Reading and Reacting to a Professional Paragraph. Reading and Reacting to a Student Paragraph. Planning and Writing a Paragraph. Improving the Paragraph. Review and Enrichment. 10. Definition. Understanding Definition. Learning Reading Strategies. Reading and Reacting to a Professional Paragraph. Reading and Reacting to a Student Paragraph. Planning and Writing a Paragraph. Improving the Paragraph. Review and Enrichment. 11. Process. Understanding Process. Learning Reading Strategies. Reading and Reacting to a Professional Paragraph. Reading and Reacting to a Student Paragraph. Planning and Writing a Paragraph. Improving the Paragraph. Review and Enrichment. 12. Classification. Understanding Classification. Learning Reading Strategies. Reading and Reacting to a Professional Paragraph. Reading and Reacting to a Student Paragraph. Planning and Writing a Paragraph. Improving the Paragraph. Review and Enrichment. 13. Cause-Effect. Understanding Cause-Effect. Learning Reading Strategies. Reading and Reacting to a Professional Paragraph. Reading and Reacting to a Student Paragraph. Planning and Writing a Paragraph. Improving the Paragraph. Review and Enrichment. 14. Comparison. Understanding Comparison. Learning Reading Strategies. Reading and Reacting to a Professional Paragraph. Reading and Reacting to a Student Paragraph. Planning and Writing a Paragraph. Improving the Paragraph. Review and Enrichment. 15. Argumentation. Understanding Argumentation. Learning Reading Strategies. Reading and Reacting to a Professional Paragraph. Reading and Reacting to a Student Paragraph. Planning and Writing a Paragraph. Improving the Paragraph. Review and Enrichment. 16. Reading & Writing Essays. Understanding Essays. Learning Reading Strategies. Reading and Reacting to a Professional Essay. Reading and Reacting to a Student Essay. Planning and Writing an Essay. Improving the Essay. Review and Enrichment. PART III: SENTENCE WORKSHOPS. 17. Sentence Basics. Subjects and Verbs. Adjectives and Adverbs. Phrases. Clauses. 18. Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences. Simple Sentences. Compound Sentences. Complex Sentences. 19. Agreement. Subject-Verb Agreement. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement. 20. Sentence Problems. Fragments. Comma Splices and Run-Ons. Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers. Shifts in Sentences. PART IV: WORD WORKSHOPS. 21. Nouns. Classes of Nouns. Singular and Plural. Count and Noncount Nouns. Articles and Noun Markers. 22. Pronouns. Personal Pronouns. Indefinite Pronouns. Relative Pronouns. Other Pronoun Types. 23. Verbs. Classes of Verbs. Number and Person of Verbs. Voice of Verbs. Verb Tenses. Verbals. 24. Adjectives and Adverbs. Adjective Questions. Adjective Order. Adverb Questions. Placement of Adverbs. 25. Conjunctions and Prepositions. Coordinating and Correlative Conjunctions. Subordinating Conjunctions. Common Prepositions. PART V: PUNCTUATION AND MECHANICS WORKSHOPS. 26. Commas. In Compound Sentences. After Introductory Words. With Equal Adjectives. Between Items in a Series. With Appositives and Interrupters. 27. Other Common Punctuation. End Punctuation. Apostrophes. Semicolons and Colons. Hyphens. Dashes. 28. Quotation Marks and Italics. Quotation Marks. Italics. 29. Capitalization. Basic Capitalization Rules. Advanced Capitalization Rules