Ready to Write: A First Composition Text (Second Edition) [Paperback]

Karen Lourie Blanchard (Author), Christine Baker Root (Author)

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Publication Date: January 1994 | ISBN-10: 0201859998 | ISBN-13: 978-0201859997 | Edition: 2nd

Presenting paragraph development in clear, teachable steps, Ready to Write prepares high-beginning and low-intermediate students for the fundamental composition skills needed for successful academic work. Through a clear progression of learning tasks, Ready to Write provides these benefits: Presents important organizational principles of good academic writing such as "topic sentences, supporting details, ordering of details, identifying and eliminating irrelevancies, " and "transition words." Helps students apply these organizational principles to major rhetorical forms, among them "comparing and contrasting, describing, reporting, giving information, analyzing, " and "letter writing." Contextualizes writing in real-world tasks such as "letters, reports, exams, articles for newsletters, " and "advertising copy."

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Product Details

Paperback: 108 pages
Publisher: Addison-Wesley; 2nd edition (January 1994)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0201859998
ISBN-13: 978-0201859997
Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,609,008 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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