Written by the author of the remarkably successful Real Writing, Real Essays strengthens the writing and editing skills that students need to succeed in college, at work, and in everyday life. Maintaining a strong connection to the real world, the second edition does more to build the skills that are essential for success in the essay-writing course and for other college-level work. Expanded coverage of close, critical reading and new advice and assignments on writing about readings give students practical preparation for college success.
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SUSAN ANKER (B.A., M.Ed, Boston University) taught English and developmental writing for several years before entering college publishing, where she worked for 18 years: as a sales representative and English/ESL editor at Macmillan Publishing Company; as developmental English/ESL editor, executive editor, and editor in chief at St. Martin’s Press; and as editor in chief for humanities at Houghton Mifflin Company. In each of these positions, she worked with developmental writing instructors, maintaining her early interest in the area. Anker and her husband are the principals of Anker Publishing Company, which publishes professional development materials for higher education instructors and administrators. Her many years of experience talking and working with hundreds of developmental writing instructors across the country, and developing textbooks that meet the needs of these instructors and their students, have culminated in Real Writing and Real Essays.
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excellent developmental composition text,
This review is from: Real Essays with Readings: Writing Projects for College, Work, and Everyday Life (Paperback)
This is the best developmental composition textbook I've seen or used. It opens with chapters exploring each step of the writing process, including exercises for students to do on their own or in class. Next are several chapters covering different genres of essay-writing. Each chapter includes three examples of the genre, one each from school, work, and everyday life contexts. 9 or 10 genres are included (including several types of arguement) so that the instructor can pick and choose which ones to focus on. Another section briefly introduces the research process. The final section, which takes up half of the book, covers grammar topics. It's organized according to frequency and severity of error, beginning with "The four most serious errors," (fragments, run-one, subject-verb agreement, and other verb problems). Each chapter includes a real-life example showing why it's important, in the real world, to understand these grammar concepts. Everything is explained in clear, simple language, with as little specialized terminology as possible. This is a terrific textbook, particularly for a community-college developmental writing class.
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As opposed to the reviewer who found Real Essays "horrid," I would like to share with potential buyers that I have used the text for several years now and found it highly useful for teaching developmental writing and reading. This is not a text for traditional college freshman use ; it is intended to assist those who arrive at college with less than adequate English skills, which includes about 60% of all community college students. I would heartily recommend this textbook.
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