Successful College Writing: Skills, Strategies, Learning Styles [Paperback]

Kathleen T. McWhorter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1999

With comprehensive coverage of reading and study skills, step-by-step strategies for writing and research, and a unique visual approach to learning, Successful College Writing provides in-depth instruction on the skills other composition texts assume students already possess. The third edition provides even more help in the areas where students need it most and a stronger emphasis on assessment and self-evaluation.

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About the Author

KATHLEEN T. MCWHORTER is professor of humanities and director of the Learning Skills Center at Niagara County Community College. She has also been on the faculty of the State University College at Buffalo. She is the author of a number of books on reading and writing skills for developmental students, including The Writer's Selections, Fourth Edition (2005), Academic Reading, Fifth Edition (2004), Efficient and Flexible Reading, Seventh Edition (2005), Active Reading Skills (2005), and Reading Across the Disciplines: College Reading and Beyond, Second Edition (2005), as well as a new reader, Seeing the Pattern: Readings for Successful Writing (Bedford/St. Martin's, 2006).

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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Bedford/St Martins; Brief edition (November 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312245343
• ISBN-13: 978-0312245344
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.7 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,431,357 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Kathleen T. McWhorter is the author of more than a dozen textbooks designed to help students succeed in college. Born in a rural farm community in Upstate New York, she went on to receive her Ed.D. from SUNY Buffalo. For 34 years she taught at Niagara County Community College in Sanborn, NY, where she is professor emerita of humanities. Through her textbooks Dr. McWhorter has helped an estimated 500,000 students improve their reading, writing, and thinking skills.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive freshman composition text, October 27, 2003

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This review is from: Successful College Writing: Skills, Strategies, Learning Styles (Paperback)

This is a comprehensive freshman composition text--it has it all: brief, provocative readings, clear advice to student writers, and a handbook. It guides college writers through the process of writing papers by leading them through the writing process with a blend of thought-provoking images and essays and cogent explanations and checklists. The learning styles information is also useful for any student and is integrated throughout the text. Also, teachers will want to check out the annotated teacher's edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful, August 24, 2011

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Book is very helpful. Sent the instructor version instead of the student version, but no big deal really. Thanks again.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful, January 5, 2011

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Book was required by my professor but we barely every used it. I started to read it on my own and it helped my writing a bit. It has many examples that help get the point across. Worth the money.