The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers - Hardcover

Reid, Stephen P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0136016987 ISBN 13: 9780136016984

Publisher: Pearson, 2007

Synopsis

For undergraduate Composition I and II courses.

 

From the first edition, The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers has focused on writing for a variety of purposes in a rhetorical situation.  Although audience, context, and writing situation are important, a writer’s purpose should be and has always been the focal point of the sequence of assignments.  The Prentice Hall Guide begins with the purposes of observing and remembering, which are personally important for the writer.  It then turns to more reader-based, academic purposes of critical reading, expository writing, and argumentative writing.  Each chapter in this sequence is self-contained with introductions, guidelines, professional and student models, writing process advice, research tips, revising guidelines, peer review questions, and postscript reflections on the assignment.

 

This compact, efficient guide addresses all the critical aspects of college writing - both personal and academic - within rich, self-contained chapters - no more flipping back and forth between sections to find appropriate guidelines, models, and writing process information.

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Review

“I really like the way the writing process is explained, how everything the writer needs is there in every chapter.”

–Althea Rhodes, University of Arkansas–Fort Smith

 

“Writing is a process. Reid’s Guide is very effectively built on that premise.”

–Darin Cozzens, Surry Community College

 

“Both novice and experienced teachers can find a wealth of materials to choose from and teach the selections they like best.”

–Eileen Miller, Keiser University

 

“The Reid text strikes the right balance, and this is so helpful to beginning teachers. There is inspiration aplenty, but not so much to leave one feeling overwhelmed.”

–Christy Rishoi, Mott Community College

 

“Because of the breadth of the text, teachers have the ability to create the kind of course that fits both their teaching styles and the requirements of their university programs.”

–Jessica Enoch, University of Pittsburgh

From the Back Cover

Stephen Reid is Composition Program Director at Colorado State University where he is responsible both for the curriculum and for training the many graduate teaching assistants. Based on his experiences with students and beginning instructors alike, Reid authored The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers. Since its first publication in 1989, this writing guide has stood out in the market because each chapter centers on a specific writing purpose and integrates techniques, writing process, and patterns of development within the context of the chapter. This innovative organization ends flipping back and forth within the text. Complemented by an annotated instructor’s edition, The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers is the perfect writing guide for learning–and learning to teach–purpose and process.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0136016987
• ISBN 13: 9780136016984
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 864