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English Essentials: What Every College Student Needs to Know about Grammar, Punctuation, and Usage

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I homeschool my children and we're going to be teaching High School English this coming year. I did extensive research on English Curriculums that covered the basics of Grammar. I wanted something that didn't cover too much writing but did offer refresher in essays as well. I was thrilled when I came upon this book actually listed with a university as their Enlgish 096 textbook. I ordered ONLY the Teacher's Edition at first to preview it's content. I found a used copy at Amazon through a seller's listing for only a few bucks! I'm so glad I did becuase it aussred in me that it was a curriculum that offered the coverage I was looking for. If you're looking for a basic grammar course to teach your child in maybe Freshman English this is it. It opens the door to more complex essays, verbal communication as well as creative writing. By combining those into your teaching- along with this book- you've got all four english credits necessary for thier diploma! BUY THIS BOOK!

This book helps high school and college students improve their writing by providing clear, straightforward, and excellent examples of grammar, punctuation and sentence structures / usage. It has a short but very useful section on the process of writing / drafting an essay (it does not go into in-depth explanations on thesis paragraphs building etc. etc.)
I love it and my students love it. I use it for ESL teaching as well as for native speakers developing their writing skills. The book is also well designed, with spacing that makes the text friendly and accessible rather than daunting. The photos are very good - normal people doing normal things, easy for readers to identify with and understand.

The book, English Essentials, was exactly what I needed for my transitional college English course! It has theory, practice and tests which make it user friendly for both the instructor and the student.