Academic Writing Now - with Readings:A Brief Guide for Busy Students

by: David Starkey (Author)

Publisher: Broadview Press

Publication Date: 2024/4/12

Language: English

Print Length: 360 pages

ISBN-10: 1554816491

ISBN-13: 9781554816491

Book Description

Academic Writing Now with Readings is a rhetoric designed to cover the basics of a college writing course in a concise, student-friendly format. Anything inessential to the business of college writing has been excluded. Each chapter concentrates on a crucial element of composing an academic essay and can be read in a single sitting. The book is loaded with “timesaver tips,” ideas for making the most of the student’s time, along with occasional waings to avoid common errors made by student writers. Each short chapter concludes with questions and suggestions designed to reinforce the chapter’s key elements, facilitate small-group interactions, and trigger class discussion. A compact selection of lively, topical readings provides thought-provoking examples for analysis and discussion.

About the Author

Academic Writing Now with Readings is a rhetoric designed to cover the basics of a college writing course in a concise, student-friendly format. Anything inessential to the business of college writing has been excluded. Each chapter concentrates on a crucial element of composing an academic essay and can be read in a single sitting. The book is loaded with “timesaver tips,” ideas for making the most of the student’s time, along with occasional waings to avoid common errors made by student writers. Each short chapter concludes with questions and suggestions designed to reinforce the chapter’s key elements, facilitate small-group interactions, and trigger class discussion. A compact selection of lively, topical readings provides thought-provoking examples for analysis and discussion.