The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers - Hardcover

Stephen P. Reid

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0131501607 ISBN 13: 9780131501607

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1989

Synopsis

Textbook, subject: college writing.

About this title

From the Publisher:

This comprehensive rhetoric is uniquely organized around purposes or areas for writers, including research and writing about literature. Each well-structured chapter contains process-oriented advice on choosing a subject, collecting data, drafting, and revising essays for each purpose and customizing major rhetorical strategies to each purpose. Effective student examples, professional essays, and journal exercises help introduce students to the writing process as it changes with each different purpose.

From the Back Cover:

This best-selling writing guide—used at hundreds of colleges and universities—offers the clearest explanation of college writing. Every chapter contains advice on choosing a subject, collecting data, drafting, and revising for a specific purpose, while also integrating the appropriate rhetorical strategies. Effective student examples, professional essays, and journal exercises further illustrate how the writing process changes with each different purpose.

NEW FEATURES

• Twelve new professional essays by authors such as Barbara Kingsolver, Margaret Talbot, Deborah Tannen, David Ansen, Nicholas Lemann, Emily Prager, Robin Morgan, and Jeremiah Creedon.
• Companion Website™—www.prenhall.com/reid—and complete online courses in B1ackBoard, WebCT, and CourseCompass course management platforms.
• Increased emphasis on writing a variety of genres based on real-world situations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0131501607
• ISBN 13: 9780131501607
• Binding: Hardcover