Writing Today

Writing Today
ISBN-10
0134175131
ISBN-13
9780134175133
Series
Writing Today
Category
Language Arts & Disciplines
Pages
832
Language
English
Published
2015-06-12
Publisher
Pearson
Authors
Richard Johnson-Sheehan, Charles Paine

Description

This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyWritingLab does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyWritingLab search for: 0133970396 / 9780133970395 Writing Today Plus MyWritingLab with Pearson eText - Access Card Package Package consists of: 0133944131 / 9780133944136 MyWritingLab with Pearson eText - Glue in Access Card 013394414X / 9780133944143 MyWritingLab with Pearson eText - Inside Star Sticker 032198465X / 9780321984654 Writing Today MyWritingLab is not a self-paced technology and should only be purchased when required by an instructor. Organized by genre–practical for college and career Accessible to students and flexible for instructors, Writing Today, Third Edition introduces students to the conventions of writing memoirs, profiles, literary analyses, arguments, research papers, and more. Each chapter features a step-by-step process for composing within a given genre, as well as exemplary student and professional readings to promote rhetorical knowledge and critical analysis. The 42 short chapters, the chunked writing style, and visual instruction work to ensure that students will transfer the skills and strategies practiced in your class to their other classes, their lives, and their careers. From its graphic “Quick Start Guides” to its “Write This” prompts, Writing Today challenges students to extend the boundaries of their writing abilities as they practice composing for the real world. Also available with MyWritingLab™ This title is also available with MyWritingLab — an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts.

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