The Write Start, Paragraph to Essay: With Student and Professional Readings - Softcover

Checkett, Lawrence; Feng-Checkett, Gayle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 128517514X ISBN 13: 9781285175140

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2013

Synopsis

THE WRITE START: PARAGRAPHS TO ESSAYS introduces the developing writer to the basic elements necessary for writing effective essays in the academic environment. The Fifth Edition focuses first on writing paragraphs that express thoughts about a topic, and then on expanding the topic to the longer essay format. These skills will help students communicate more effectively and prepare them for the rigors of their first college-level composition course.

About this title

About the Author:

Lawrence Checkett is originally from St. Louis and received his undergraduate degree in English from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. While an undergraduate, Checkett helped publish the first student art magazine containing original stories, poems, art, and photography by fellow students. He did graduate work at the University of Missouri-Columbia and Webster University where he received his M.A. degree in Literature. While at Webster University, he was the first assistant editor on the newly created Webster Review, now in its 30th year of production. He has completed post-graduate work through California State University, studying literature, music, architecture, history, and film.

Gayle Feng-Checkett is originally from California and received her B.A. in Comparative Literature and Spanish from the University of Redlands in 1974. She received her M.A. in English with a minor in Spanish from the University of North Dakota and continued her graduate work with studies in Teaching English as a Second Language. Feng-Checkett's special interests in teaching are in Composition, Comparative Literature, and Teaching English as a Second Language.

Review:

"The Write Start takes great care when looking at paragraph structure, and clearly outlines the writing process. Paragraphs to Essays is an excellent resource to help students develop and build step-by-step writing skills."

"The Write Start is a comprehensive text that includes sections on the writing process and genres, grammar and mechanics, and additional readings, all the while incorporating an appreciation of diversity and an array of multicultural perspectives."

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 128517514X
• ISBN 13: 9781285175140
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 480