Strategies for Successful Writing: A Rhetoric, Research Guide, Reader and Handbook (8th Edition) - Softcover

Reinking, James A.; Von Der Osten, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132320282 ISBN 13: 9780132320283

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2007

Synopsis

Now in its eighth edition, the authors of Strategies for Successful Writing: a Rhetoric, Research Guide, Reader, and Handbook have strived to achieve the same steadfast goals that have motivated them from the beginning: create a rhetorically-organized writing guide that combines four books into one convenient and flexible teaching tool while offering students an exceptional value. By having at their disposal a comprehensive textbook that offers ample material for a full-year composition course, instructors teaching a one-term course can make various selections from Chapters 1-17, from whatever types of specialized writing suits the needs of their students, and from the appropriate essays in the reader. As well, because the authors believe strongly that an effective composition textbook should address students directly, they've aimed for a conversational yet clear style that invites students into the book, lessens their apprehensions about writing, and provides a model for their own prose. This style complements the authors' strong student-based approach to writing, and together they help create a text that genuinely meets student needs.

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.

From the Back Cover

Key Benefit: Written in a clear, engaging style, this book combines a rhetoric, a research guide, a reader, and a handbook into one convenient teaching tool. Key Topics: 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 two comprehensive chapters on the library 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0132320282
• ISBN 13: 9780132320283
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 816