The Simon & Schuster Guide to Writing

Harris, Jeanette G.; Cunningham, Donald H.

ISBN 10: 0138146179 / ISBN 13: 9780138146177

Published by Pearson College Div (edition ), 1994

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It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Simon & Schuster Guide to Writing
• Publisher: Pearson College Div (edition )
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0138146179
• ISBN 13: 9780138146177
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

In this book each chapter includes reading selections, assignments, and instruction that reinforce the writing instruction and assignments. These assignments provide students with a wide range of writing and reading opportunities that are personal, public, pragmatic, and aesthetic.

From the Publisher

This purpose-based rhetoric with readings emphasizes the interactions between reading and writing. The text provides an innovative five-part organization comprised of a Concepts section that introduces purpose and audience and the reading/writing processes; the main section of the book, Purposes, that explains reading and writing purposes by way of thematically organized reading selections and writing assignments; a Research section that focuses on the resources and strategies required for both library and field research; a Strategies section that explains the strategies, techniques, and concepts writers use to create effective texts; and a Handbook that offers guidelines for diction, usage, punctuation, and mechanics. This five-part arrangement ensures that students have easy access to important concepts without the repetition of most purpose-based rhetorics. The Simon & Schuster Guide to Writing brief edition offers the same organization without the handbook.