The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers (7th Edition) [Hardcover]

Stephen P. Reid (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0131918222 | ISBN-13: 978-0131918221 | Publication Date: February 12, 2005 | Edition: 7

This best-selling writing guide integrates purpose, process, and rhetorical strategies into every chapter, offering readers the clearest explanation of writing. In addition to emphasizing critical reading, every major chapter contains professional and student samples, rhetorical techniques, journal exercises, reading and writing activities, collaborative activities, peer-response guidelines, and revision suggestions. A student essay in each chapter contains writing process materials (outlines, audience analysis, interview notes, drafts, revision plans, etc.). For high school and college students.

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A complete rhetoric, reader, and handbook that is organized around the major purposes of writing--moving from personal writing to academic writing and the research paper. Each purpose is presented in a self-contained chapter that provides professional and student readings and takes student through the entire writing process. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The Fifth Edition: * Continues to highlight Internet-related features with eight essays on Internet-related topics, such as censorship, web page surfing, jobs created by the Internet, and the electronic global village. Revised features include Internet source evaluation and the new MLA documentation format.
* Contains thirteen new essays featuring writers such as Susan Douglas on "The X-Files," Pico Iyer on the global village, Cathleen Cleaver on the Internet, Wanda Coleman on Joe Camel, and Michael Marin on famine in Africa.
* Continues to showcase student writing, featuring the work of more than forty student writers from a wide range of colleges and universities.
* Offers an in-depth interactive website with self-graded exercises, web links, online research help, and additional material for instructors. See prenhall/reid .
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 816 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 7 edition (February 12, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131918222
• ISBN-13: 978-0131918221
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #414,331 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for College Writers, January 21, 1999

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This review is from: The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers (Hardcover)

This is a great book for college writers. This book helps to understand more about the different types of essays. This book is mainly used for college for classes Composition I and II english classes including Oakton Community College.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, October 16, 2009

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This review is from: The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers (7th Edition) (Hardcover)

At received the book on the time and book condition was as described. Great service

5.0 out of 5 stars student friendly text, September 19, 2009

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This review is from: Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers: Brief Edition without Handbook (6th Edition) (Paperback)

I picked up a used copy of this text in a Good Will store. Read it and found myself learning a lot. I teach a writing course at the Comm. college level.The text addresses many issues that burgeoning college writers need to think about. As a developing writer myself, I value this text as a helpful resource. Adequate practice exercises and nice choice of professional and student writer's works.