Adventures in Writing: An Introduction to the Writing Process With Readings

Kempler, Adam U.

ISBN 10: 013094372X / ISBN 13: 9780130943729

Published by Prentice Hall, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Adventures in Writing: An Introduction to the Writing Process With Readings
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 013094372X
• ISBN 13: 9780130943729
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

A simply organized, easy to understand book about writing in three steps: prewriting, writing, and rewriting. With emphasis on the basics in grammar, punctuation, sentence building and combining, this book helps readers build the skills necessary for writing. Exercises, tests, and writing assignments provide the reader with the practice needed to write clear, grammatically correct reports and correspondence. A section devoted to technology gives the reader wordprocessing guidelines and Internet tips for writing—incredibly useful in today's fast-paced business world. Each chapter is divided into simple sections that encourage the reader to move forward with the business of writing — each chapter states its objective and proceeds to carefully explain the mechanics of writing. Appendices at the end of the book provide easy access to reference information on basic and other punctuation, business letters, and sentence combining patterns. A perfect primer for the business writer in today's technological age.

From the Back Cover

A simple, clear approach to the instruction of writing that addresses the concerns of both native and non-native speakers, ADVENTURES IN WRITING teaches the writing process and grammar in a way that allows the maximum amount of flexibility in the classroom. With an additional focus on technology and Internet-based writing assignments, this text is perfect for English classes with a computer component, taught in computer labs or web-supported classes.

Features of ADVENTURES IN WRITING include:

• An emphasis on the three major steps of the writing process. Focusing on prewriting, writing, and rewriting helps students understand this process of writing early in their English education.
• Thorough technological instruction. Chapter 12 is devoted entirely to using a computer to write, and tips on using a computer are integrated throughout the text.
• Internet-based writing assignments and support. Each chapter has relevant Internet site information, and the entire text includes more than 25 Internet-based, real-life writing tasks.
• Extensive pedagogy in each chapter. Practice Exercises, Group Work, Tests, and Writing Assignments in each chapter provide reinforcement to the concepts presented.
• Additional material to help non-native speakers of English. Chapter 18 is devoted to the needs of non-native speakers learning to write and includes instruction on articles, verbs, and other trouble spots.