The Writer's Options encourages readers to investigate their writing “options” through sentence-combining and rearrangement to create more sophisticated, more effective compositions. The text contains ample practice with arranging and rearranging sentences, paragraphs, and essays as a means of stren..
This is the first collection of narratives by practicing technical communicators telling their own personal stories about the workplace and their lives on the job. The authors portray a wide range of jobs: writers, editors, interface designers, marketing writers, and trainers working in 9 different ..
This straightforward guide prepares students to describe, interpret, and write about works of art in meaningful and lasting terms. Designed as a supplement to Art History survey and period texts, this efficient book features a step-by-step approach to writing-from choosing a work to write about, to ..
Appropriate for any college course or advanced placement course that emphasizes writing about literature.Message: Writing about Literature serves as a hands-on guide for writing about literature, thus justifying the integration of literature and composition. The reading of literature encourages stud..
This brief, updated practical guide to writing papers in humanities courses provides readers -and writers- with guidance in analyzing and interpreting works of art, literature, and music. KEY TOPICS The first half of the book covers general issues in writing about the humanities disciplines, includi..
Writing and Community Action: A Service-Learning Rhetoric and Reader encourages inquiry into community and social action issues, supports community-based research, and shepherds students through a range of service-learning writing projects.Several chapters offer pragmatic advice for crafting persona..
Remaining one of the best-selling interdisciplinary composition texts for over twenty-five years, Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum helps readers of all majors and interests learn to write effectively for college.This rhetoric and reader guides students through the essential college-level wr..
Filled with current examples and tips from Pulitzer-Prize winning professionals, Writing and Reporting News as a Story teaches modern news writing skills while providing timely advice on ethics and career advancement. As a result of the outstanding professional experience of the author team and thei..
This complete guide to writing in the social sciences is appropriate for freshman composition courses where social sciences writing is emphasized. This complete guide to writing in the social sciences is appropriate for freshman composition courses where social sciences writing is emphasized. It is ..
Product DescriptionThis developmental paragraph-to-essay book seeks to empower readers by showing them that writing is a series of choices and that all aspects of the writing process are within their control as writers. All stages of the writing process-from prewriting to revision-are introduced as ..
Developed by two educators with experience in both elementary and secondary classrooms, Writing Effective Lesson Plans details a unique a step-by-step procedure designed to streamline the process of lesson planning and make teaching smoother and more efficient. Coined the "Five-Star Lesson Plan" by ..
The most widely used and respected text in its field, Writing Fiction, 7e by novelists Janet Burroway and Elizabeth Stuckey-French guides the novice story writer from first inspiration to final revision by providing practical writing techniques and concrete examples. Written in a tone that is person..
D.J. Henry wrote Writing for Life from the ground up for today’s college student. The ground-breaking approach of combining instruction and visual tools makes writing, reading and thinking processes visible, and shows the processes rather than just telling students about them. Highly graphic layouts..
The revolutionary approach of D.J. Henry’s Writing for Life offers a visually rich, high-interest, and down-to-earth approach that reinforces the writing process while showing students how to take responsibility for their learning. Author: Kindersley, Dorling Publisher: Pearson Binding: Paperback La..
This concise, user-friendly book tells exactly what to do to dramatically improve any academic writer's chances for getting published. It includes proven principles, strategies, and tactics that can be applied to virtually any form of publishing -- from specialized or general magazines, to grant pro..
Writing for Real is a practical, process-oriented guide for students engaged in service-learning projects that involve research and writing.This text compares and contrasts the kinds of assignments, research, and writing students encounter in academic contexts with those they find in community-based..
The authors of Writing for Government introduce students to the diverse and interesting world of government writing by presenting and discussing a wide range of government documents and Web pages from varied agencies and organizations, producing “adaptable writers” able to write for various position..
Writing for the Mass Media remains one of the clearest and most effective introductions to media writing on the market. This book offers clear writing, simple organization, abundant exercises, and precise examples that give readers information about media writing and opportunities to develop their s..
This reference details the basics as well as the refinements of writing for the symphony orchestra, the band, and string orchestra. Focuses on the difficulties of performance of an instrument, the things to avoid when writing for instruments, how to accomplish basic necessities, guidelines for scori..
With skills-focused exercises ranging from beginning to advanced levels, Writing for the Stage takes students through the creative process to develop a stageworthy script. The purpose of Writing for the Stage: A Practical Playwriting Guide is to provide students with a variety of exercises to help d..
For any level course that deals with visual arts (art studio, painting sculpting, collage, drawing, graphic arts, or history, architecture, communications, film and theater.)Written in a reader-friendly style interlaced with vivid examples, this text details a comprehensive and concise methodology f..
For courses in Writing for the Web, Web Authoring, Introduction to Web Writing and Web Development. Taking a rhetorical approach, Writing for the Web: A Practical Guide discusses how invention, arrangement, and purpose-driven content can make Web writers more authentic and effective. Written for a..
"A functional approach to sentence structure, grammar, and punctuation." Author: Faulkner, Claude W. Publisher: Pearson Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 002336470X ISBN-13: 9780023364709..
A complete resource for writing an effective paper, Diane Schmidt’s latest edition of Writing in Political Science gives students a practical guide for writing and arguing about political events, ideas, passions and agendas. A collection of actual student essays shows you how to write your way to a ..
This reader considers how writing practices, old and new, affect the ways we write, read, think, and looks at how writing is influenced by historical events, cultural values, and technological advances.This challenging reader examines transformations in reading and writing, from the oral traditions ..