Odyssey: A Guide to Better Writing - Softcover

Kelly, William J.; Lawton, Deborah L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 020518183X ISBN 13: 9780205181834

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 1997

Synopsis

Adopting an encouraging tone, with careful explanations and many exercises, this textbook seeks to help readers build up their writing skills. In the first part, it offers a thorough overview of the writing process, including exercises which are designed to allay fears about writing. The second part introduces the patterns of paragraph development, and the third part provides a transition to essay writing, showing how to apply the patterns and adapt them for essay exams. The final elements of the book provide review and extensive practice in grammar, punctuation and mechanics, and an anthology of readings, and the book concludes with appendices on writing with a word processor and tips for ESL readers.

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From the Back Cover

Key Benefit: The first full-color book in the developmental writing market, this book focuses on helping readers build paragraph and essay writing skills. With its encouraging tone, careful explanations, and abundance of carefully sequenced and incrementally challenging exercise sets, it enables readers to view writing as a means of discovering more about themselves and their surroundings. Key Topics: Part 1 offers a thorough overview of the writing process, including exercises that help readers examine their attitudes and fears about writing. Part 2 introduces the patterns of paragraph development, and Part 3 provides a transition to essay writing, showing how to apply the patterns in longer pieces and adapt them for essay exams. Self-contained chapters in Parts 4 through 6 provide review and extensive practice in the areas of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Part 7 is an anthology of readings, and includes an introduction on critical reading and comprehension as well as writing exercises. Appendices on writing with a word processor and tips for ESL readers conclude the book. Market: For professionals wishing to improve their writing skills.

About this edition

• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 020518183X
• ISBN 13: 9780205181834
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 542