Practical Writer's Guide with Additional Readings, The - Softcover

Day, Susan X.; McMahan, Elizabeth; Funk, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205173896 ISBN 13: 9780205173891

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 1996

Synopsis

This is an all-in-one text designed to teach writing in freshman composition classes. We aim to help students gain the verbal and critical thinking skills that will make them eligible for good positions following graduation. These days prospective employees who can express themselves clearly and correctly are highly valued, even sought after, by employers.

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From the Back Cover

Engaging and easily accessible to all ages of reader, The Practical Writer's Guide with Additional Readings is an affordable all-in-one rhetoric, reader, research guide, and handbook. It teaches writing that is clear, correct, and well-organized—the kind of writing required in today's changing workplace—as well as the critical thinking skills necessary for success on the job. This version of the book also includes 26 professionally written essays arranged by rhetorical patterns for further study. The Practical Writer's Guide with Additional Readings emphasizes the process approach to writing without losing sight of that hard fact that writers are judged by their finished product. More than comparable books, The Practical Writer's Guide with Additional Readings helps readers introduce, develop, organize, conclude, and revise their essays. This book also includes all the information necessary to produce a documented research paper. For anyone who wishes to improve upon their writing skills.

Edition details

• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0205173896
• ISBN 13: 9780205173891
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 546