Synopses & Reviews
A comprehensive guide to writing for the essay-level developmental writer, "The User's Guide to College Writing" is a process-oriented guide offering reading and writing strategies and guidelines. Linking Writing and Reading sections impart essential reading skills. Readers are then capable of expressing their own ideas and thoughts clearly in their writing. The book also provides step-by-step guidance in reading, analyzing, and writing. Fourteen model essays are found throughout, to illustrate each step discussed in the book. Key steps are summarized in checklists throughout the book. In-chapter exercises allow readers ample opportunity to practice what they have learned in manageable chunks. A comprehensive handbook with exercises appears at the end of the book. For those seeking a comprehensive guide to writing to develop their writing skills at the essay level.
Synopsis
Written by a highly regarded team of authorsincluding two “TwoYear Teacher of the Year Award” recipientsThe User's Guide to College Writing is a comprehensive processoriented rhetoric with an emphasis on academic writing. This comprehensive 3in1 rhetoric/reader/handbook for the essaylevel developmental writing or freshman composition course is filled with student examples, helpful checklists, and exercises both in the text and on the companion Website; it also contains a comprehensive handbook. The many writing assignments in each chapter prepare students for success in college and beyond. Special ESL materials make this book helpful for second language learners. This is the ideal text for instructors who wish to focus on mainstream, collegeoriented writing. For anyone interested in improving writing skills.
Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTION. 1. The Circle of Reading, Writing, and Thinking. 2. Essential Tools for College Writers: Essays, Computers, the Internet, MLA, ESL.
3. Five Readings for Analysis.
II. USING ESSENTIAL STRATEGIES FOR WRITING ESSAYS. 4. Reading in College: Surveying, Annotating, Reviewing, Modeling.
5. Analyzing the Assignment for an Essay: Understanding the Question.
6. Prewriting: Freewriting, Listing, Mapping, Questioning.
7. Organizing the Material: Planning and Outlining.
8. Writing Introductions.
9. Writing Body Paragraphs.
10. Writing Conclusions.
11. Revising: Improving Ideas, Organization, and Style.
12. Editing: Improving Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation.
13. Finishing the Essay: Formatting and Proofreading.
III. ESSAY OPTIONS. 14. Writing for Evaluation: Essay Exams, Timed Writing, Portfolios
15. Modes: Exposition
16. Modes: Argumentation
17. Writing About Literature
18. Research
IV. WORKING ON SENTENCES. 19. A Handbook for Writing Correct Sentences.
20. Applying the Tools: Additional Editing Exercises.
V. ESSAYS AND READINGS. 21. Essays by Student Writers.
22. Essays by Professional Writers.
Glossary.
Index.