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The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers - Hardcover

Stephen P. Reid

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9780131501607: The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers

Synopsis

The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers features a brief but comprehensive coverage of the writing process and research.

Each chapter in this sequence is self-contained, with introductions, guidelines, professional and student models, writing process advice, research tips, revising guidelines, peer review questions, and postscript reflections on the assignment. Documentation coverage includes updated MLA and APA guidelines.

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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.

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