The Practical Guide to Writing, Second Canadian Edition (2nd Edition) - Softcover

Barnet, Sylvan; Stubbs, Marcia; Bellanca, Pat; Stimpson, Pamela G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321399307 ISBN 13: 9780321399304

Publisher: Pearson Education Canada, 2006

Synopsis

The second Canadian edition of The Practical Guide to Writing with Readings and Handbook is designed for use in university and college courses in which essay writing is required. It enhances the learning process for students by providing insight as they write. The student who is looking for information about choosing a topic, writing an analysis, constructing a paragraph, or even using a semicolon will find this guide indispensable.

About this title

From the Back Cover

The second Canadian edition of The Practical Guide to Writing with Readings and Handbook  enhances the learning process for both students and instructors by providing insight for students as they write, for instructors as they read, and for both as they discuss the writing together. The student who is looking for information about choosing a topic, writing an analysis, constructing a paragraph, or even using a semicolon will find this guide indispensable.  

 

Key Features: 

• More cross-cultural Canadian readings have been added to the text
• More examples of academic writing have been added
• Increased coverage of "audience and purpose," and how it affects everything about a piece of writing, from subject to approach and tone, has been added
• Canadian examples increased throughout
• More information on "key word searches" provided
• New Rhetorical Analysis section in Chapter 8
• Maintained sophisticated tone and lively writing style to continue to engage and interest students
• Varied genres of readings, most of which incorporate Canadian content
• Comprehensive coverage and built-in handbook provide an indispensable tool for students to use throughout their academic careers

 

Sylan Barnet is a professor at Tufts University

Marcia Stubbs is a professor at Wellesley College

Pat Bellanca is a professor at Harvard University

Pamela G. Stimpson is a professor at University of Alberta

 

To view all of Pearson Education Canada’s English texts, visit our on-line catalogue www.pearsoned.ca/highered.

 

ISBN: 0-321-39930-7

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson Education Canada
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0321399307
• ISBN 13: 9780321399304
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 608