Ready to Write 1: A First Composition Text (3rd Edition) - Softcover

Blanchard, Karen; Root, Christine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131363301 ISBN 13: 9780131363304

Publisher: Pearson Education ESL, 2010

Synopsis

Ready to Write 1 , Third Edition, is a revision of Get Ready to Write, the first book in the highly-successful three-book Ready to Write series. The book teaches beginning students the composition skills they need to be successful writers in and out of the classroom. 

 

A fresh new design, updated content throughout, and a host of new activities reinforce the approach that has made the Ready to Write series a classroom favorite for more than two decades.

 

Features:

• 
  Updated examples and model paragraphs illustrate organizing elements such as topic sentences, supporting details, and signal words.
  
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  Step-by-step activities guide students in comparing and contrasting, describing, analyzing data, writing test answers, and summarizing.
  
• 
  Varied, contextualized writing tasks help students with real-life tasks.
  
• 
  Editing and proofreading exercises encourage students to refine their writing skills.
  
• 
  New Grammar Guide section presents important grammar points and practice items to boost accuracy.
  

Ready to Write also includes:

 

Ready to Write 2

Ready to Write 3

 

 

About this title

From the Back Cover

Ready to Write 1 , Third Edition, is a revision of Get Ready to Write, the first book in the highly-successful three-book Ready to Write series. The book teaches beginning students the composition skills they need to be successful writers in and out of the classroom. 

 

A fresh new design, updated content throughout, and a host of new activities reinforce the approach that has made the Ready to Write series a classroom favorite for more than two decades.

 

Features:

• 
  Updated examples and model paragraphs illustrate organizing elements such as topic sentences, supporting details, and signal words.
  
• 
  Step-by-step activities guide students in comparing and contrasting, describing, analyzing data, writing test answers, and summarizing.
  
• 
  Varied, contextualized writing tasks help students with real-life tasks.
  
• 
  Editing and proofreading exercises encourage students to refine their writing skills.
  
• 
  New Grammar Guide section presents important grammar points and practice items to boost accuracy.
  

Ready to Write also includes:

 

Ready to Write 2

Ready to Write 3

 

 

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson Education ESL
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0131363301
• ISBN 13: 9780131363304
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 160