The Users Guide to College Writing, the:Reading, Analyzing and Writing: Reading, Analyzing, and Writing Book

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.Read More