The Longman WriterOne of the most successful writing texts on the market, this "all-in-one" rhetoric and reader contains everything students need for courses in freshman composition. Created by the authors of the best-selling Longman Reader, the text draws on decades of teaching experience to integrate the best of the "product" and "process" approaches to writing. Its particular strengths include an emphasis on the reading-writing connection, a focus on invention and revision, more attention to the fact that patterns blend in actual writing, and an abundance of class-tested activities and assignments-more than 350 in all. |
Contents
BECOMING A STRONG READER | 3 |
THE WRITING PROCESS | 15 |
IDENTIFYING A THESIS | 40 |
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