Models for Writers: Short Essays for Composition [Paperback]

Alfred Rosa (Author), Paul Eschholz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 22, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0312446373 | ISBN-13: 978-0312446376 | Edition: Ninth Edition

It's a simple, best-selling combination that's worked for over 20 years -- short, accessible essays and helpful, thorough writing instruction. Models for Writers continues to offer thought-provoking selections organized to demonstrate not only the rhetorical patterns that students will use in their own essays but also the elements and language that will make those essays effective. With a wide variety of new selections and new attention to sentence grammar, reading comprehension, and critical thinking, the new edition of Models for Writers once again stakes its claim as America's best-selling short essay reader.

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About the Author

ALFRED ROSA and PAUL ESCHHOLZ are professors emeriti of English at the University of Vermont. They have directed statewide writing programs and conducted numerous workshops throughout the country on writing and the teaching of writing. Rosa and Eschholz have collaborated on a number of best-selling texts for Bedford/St. Martin's, including Subjects/Strategies, Tenth Edition (2005); Outlooks and Insights: A Reader for College Writers, Fourth Edition (1995); with Virginia Clark, Language Awareness, Ninth Edition (2005); and, with Virginia Clark and Beth Simon, Language: Readings in Language and Culture, Seventh Edition (2007).

Product Details

• Paperback: 656 pages
• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's; Ninth Edition edition (June 22, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312446373
• ISBN-13: 978-0312446376
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #543,164 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent resource, December 16, 2007

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Tim Huffner (USA) - See all my reviews

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I found the material within this book to be both enlightening and enjoyable to read during my college English course. The essays included are, for the most part, highly captivating and the information on composing great essays is invaluable. Models For Writers (9th Edition) is elegantly designed and organized so that researching any specific theme or writing style can be done quickly and effortlessly. I would recommend this book to all professors and students in need of studying essay compositions.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Models for writers, August 9, 2007

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This is a great resource and one can gain a wealth of knowledge from this book. I am so glad my son's school is pushing for excellence and this book meets the high standards the endeavor to achieve for each student.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to Read and Helpful Resource, July 22, 2009

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I had to buy this book for my Expository Writing class in college. I took the class because I really enjoy writing but as an architecture major, we aren't encouraged to write much outside of essays on art history or theories of architecture. The book guides you through the basics styles and types of writing with fun and helpful example pieces. The author often selects multiple samples to illustrate how a theme like descriptive essay can take on different forms. I found this method to be very useful because it shows that there is more than just one "right" way to do things. It leaves room for creativity within clearly establishes guidelines. I not only learned a lot from this book but I also really enjoyed reading it. It was by far one of the favorite text books/hand books from college. I'd recommend it to anyone looking to dip their feet into writing.