Texts and Contexts: A Contemporary Approach to College Writing - Softcover

Robinson, William S.; Tucker, Stephanie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413010458 ISBN 13: 9781413010459

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2005

Synopsis

Write better essays with TEXTS AND CONTEXTS: A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO COLLEGE WRITING! With high-interest readings, tips for writing good essays both in and out of class, and a comprehensive grammar review, this developmental English text provides you with the skills you need for college success. Readings cover compelling topics such as censorship of high school newspapers, rating movies, analyzing the job market, and whether or not college athletics should be reformed. Selections written by students give you realistic expectations for your own writing and help you build on your own skills.

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Review:

"The chapters are organized, not according to traditional rhetorical modes, but according to thinking and writing strategies, allowing students to build on the skills they acquire and to practice the kinds of thinking and writing they need in academia."

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1413010458
• ISBN 13: 9781413010459
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 520