Ready to Write: A First Composition Text - Softcover

Blanchard, Karen Louise; Root, Christine Baker

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201859998 ISBN 13: 9780201859997

Publisher: Addison Wesley, 1996

Synopsis

Presenting paragraph development in clear, teachable steps, Ready to Write prepares high-beginning and low-intermediate students for the fundamental composition skills needed for successful academic work. Through a clear progression of learning tasks, Ready to Write provides these benefits: Presents important organizational principles of good academic writing such as "topic sentences, supporting details, ordering of details, identifying and eliminating irrelevancies, " and "transition words." Helps students apply these organizational principles to major rhetorical forms, among them "comparing and contrasting, describing, reporting, giving information, analyzing, " and "letter writing." Contextualizes writing in real-world tasks such as "letters, reports, exams, articles for newsletters, " and "advertising copy."

About this title

Synopsis:

This text introduces students to the writing process by presenting the stages of pre-writing, revising and editing. It presents paragraph development in steps and prepares students for the composition skills needed for academic work. An answer key is also provided.

About this edition

• Publisher: Addison Wesley
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0201859998
• ISBN 13: 9780201859997
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 113