Strategies for Successful Writing : A Rhetoric, Research Guide, Reader, and Handbook - Softcover

Reinking, James A.; Von Der Osten, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131891952 ISBN 13: 9780131891951

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2004

Synopsis

Written in a clear, engaging style, this best-selling book combines four books—a rhetoric, a research guide, a reader, and a handbook—into one convenient tool. The student examples and essays help represent realistic, achievable goals for users. The Rhetoric section presents a full range of writing strategies, along with chapters on paragraphs, sentences, style, and three specialized types of writing. This section also includes an in-depth chapter on planning and drafting, as well as one on revising and editing a paper. The Research Guide section includes three comprehensive chapters that make supplemental handouts or guides unnecessary. The Reader section contains forty-five essays that illustrate the different writing strategies and display a wide variety of styles, tones, and themes. The Handbook section offers easy access to the major elements of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics, and includes a unit on spelling and a glossary of word usage. Appropriate as an on-the-job reference tool for anyone wanting to write clear, accurate reports, memorandums, and letters.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Written in a clear, engaging style, this text combines four books -- a rhetoric, a research guide, a reader, and a handbook -- into one convenient teaching tool. The rhetoric section presents a full range of writing strategies, along with chapters in paragraphs, sentences, style, and three specialized types of writing. The research guide section includes three comprehensive chapters on the research paper making supplemental handouts or guides unnecessary. The reader section contains forty-two essays that illustrate the different writing strategies and display a wide variety of styles, tones, and themes. The handbook section offers easy access to the major elements of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics, and includes a unit on spelling and a glossary of word usage.

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OFFERING TEACHERS EXCEPTIONAL FLEXIBILITY;
OFFERING STUDENTS EXCEPTIONAL VALUE!

Written in a clear, engaging style, Strategies for Successful Writing combines four books — a rhetoric, a research guide, a reader, and a handbook — into one convenient, flexible, and economically priced text. Moreover, our Free Words Upon Request program allows you to package a free dictionary or thesaurus with Strategies for Successful Writing, making it the best value available to students.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0131891952
• ISBN 13: 9780131891951
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 743