Brief (The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers) - Softcover

Reid, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130736775 ISBN 13: 9780130736772

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1994

Synopsis

For one/two-semester Freshman Composition courses.

This best-selling writing guide integrates purpose, process, and rhetorical strategies into every chapter, offering students―as well as new instructors―the clearest explanation of writing. In addition to emphasizing critical reading, every major chapter contains professional and student samples, rhetorical techniques, journal exercises, reading and writing activities, collaborative activities, peer-response guidelines, revision suggestions, and a student essay in each chapter contains writing process materials (outlines, audience analysis, interview notes, drafts, revision plans, etc.).

About this title

From the Back Cover

This best-selling writing guide―used at hundreds of colleges and universities―offers the clearest explanation of college writing. Every chapter contains advice on choosing a subject, collecting data, drafting, and revising for a specific purpose, while also integrating the appropriate rhetorical strategies. Effective student examples, professional essays, and journal exercises further illustrate how the writing process changes with each different purpose.

NEW FEATURES

• Twelve new professional essays by authors such as Barbara Kingsolver, Margaret Talbot, Deborah Tannen, David Ansen, Nicholas Lemann, Emily Prager, Robin Morgan, and Jeremiah Creedon.
• Companion Website™―www.prenhall.com/reid―and complete online courses in B1ackBoard, WebCT, and CourseCompass course management platforms.
• Increased emphasis on writing a variety of genres based on real-world situations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130736775
• ISBN 13: 9780130736772
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 598