Rules for Writers - Softcover

Hacker, Diana; Sommers, Nancy

 
9780312647360: Rules for Writers

Synopsis

Rules for Writers is anaccessible and comprehensive guide to effective writing. The fully revised 7th edition of this popular text shows readers how to compose and revise text, how to deploy grammar with confidence, and how to cite sources. It is packed with exercises which provide excellent writing practice for students.

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About the Author

DIANA HACKER personally class-tested her handbooks with nearly four thousand students over thirty-five years at Prince George's Community College in Maryland, USA, where she was a member of the English faculty. The widely successful Hacker handbooks arebuilt on innovation and on a keen understanding of the challenges facing student writers. NANCY SOMMERS, who has taught composition and directed composition programs for thirty years, now teaches writing and mentors new writing teachers at Harvard's Graduate School of Education, USA. She led Harvard's Expository Writing Program for twenty years, directing the first-year writing program and establishing Harvard's WAC program.

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