Simon & Schuster Guide to Writing: Full Edition

From the Publisher This purpose-based rhetoric with readings emphasizes the interactions between reading and writing. The text provides an innovative five-part organization comprised of a Concepts section that introduces purpose and audience and the reading/writing processes; the main section of the book, Purposes, that explains reading and writing purposes by way of thematically organized reading selections and writing assignments; a Research section that focuses on the resources and strategies required for both library and field research; a Strategies section that explains the strategies, techniques, and concepts writers use to create effective texts; and a Handbook that offers guidelines for diction, usage, punctuation, and mechanics. This five-part arrangement ensures that students have easy access to important concepts without the repetition of most purpose-based rhetorics. The Simon & Schuster Guide to Writing brief edition offers the same organization without the handbook. From the Back Cover Key Benefit: Renowned authors Jeanette Harris and Donald H. Cunningham present the Second Edition of the acclaimed Simon & Schuster Guide to Writing—a book organized around purposes and emphasizing the interactions between reading and writing. Key Topics: The book provides an innovative four- part organization comprised of a Concepts section that introduces purpose and audience and the reading and writing processes; the main section of the book, Purposes, that explains reading and writing purposes and strategies by way of thematically organized readings and writing assignments; a Strategies reference section that explains the strategies, techniques, and rhetorical opportunities writers use to create effective books, and a Handbook that offers guidelines for diction, usage, punctuation, and mechanics. This arrangement ensures that readers have easy access to important concepts without the repetitiousness of most purpose-organized rhetorics. Clear and user-friendly, The Simon & Schuster Guide to Writing is one of the most innovative reading and writing resources available today.