The Student Writer: Editor and Critic - Softcover

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9780070434868: The Student Writer: Editor and Critic

Synopsis

This rhetoric/reader/handbook features a true balanced approach that helps students to discover their own successful writing process, and at the same time learn the qualities of effective writing. Numerous strategies are presented for idea generation, organizing, drafting, revising, editing and proofreading within the context of rhetorical modes as patterns for thought. Woven throughout the text are a generous number of student and professional essays to serve as both models and departure points for writing assignments, and a wide variety of activities for completion both in and out of the classroom.

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About the Author

Barbara Clouse has taught all levels of college composition, first at Youngstown State University in northeastern Ohio and then at Slippery Rock University in western Pennsylvania. She has also written a number of composition texts. In addition to A Troubleshooting Guide for Writers, her books include The Student Writer: Editor and Critic, Jumpstart: A Workbook for Writers, Patterns for a Purpose: A Rhetorical Reader, and Transitions: From Reading to Writing, all written for McGraw-Hill. She has also developed Cornerstones: Readings for Writers, which is a short prose reader that is part of Primis, McGraw-Hill's custom publishing database. Barbara has also written Progressions with Readings and Conventions and Expectations: A Brief Handbook and Guide to Writing for Longman Publishers. A frequent presenter at national and regional conferences, Barbara often conducts workshops for writing teachers. McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide.

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