Second Year English Composition and Rhetoric (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

George Ansel Watrous

 
9780666242501: Second Year English Composition and Rhetoric (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Second Year English Composition and Rhetoric helps high school students master writing with a practical, step‑by‑step approach.

It treats the paragraph as the unit of composition and guides learners from theory to independent practice.

The book presents clear principles, abundant examples, and constructive exercises. It pairs foundational ideas with hands‑on work on essay, novel, and drama, and it includes important model texts in the appendix to reinforce study.

  • Focused instruction on the paragraph, its structure, and how to develop one main idea clearly.
  • Systems for outlining, developing, and organizing different kinds of writing.
  • Guided practice through explanatory, descriptive, narrative, exposition, and argumentation tasks.
  • Referenced works and sample texts such as Silas Marner, Julius Caesar, and related classics for study and comparison.

Ideal for students beginning formal composition and for teachers seeking a structured, historical approach to rhetoric.

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