Steps to Writing Well with Additional Readings (with InfoTrac ) by Jean Wyrick

Product Description

The informal, student-friendly tone of this rhetorically-organized rhetoric/reader/handbooks provides step-by-step instructions on writing a variety of short, 500-800-word essays. This is a text that both students and instructors can use easily.
Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #218282 in Books
Published on: 2004-06-22
Number of items: 1
Binding: Paperback
680 pages
Editorial Reviews

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"Upon reading Steps, my students usually comment that they are surprised that they can actually understand an English text."

"Wyrick's strength lies in her ability to write clear, effective explanations."

"I really like the "user-friendly" style and tone, the humor, and the ability of students to use and understand it."

"The direct, straightforward advice, the student-specific examples, and the engaging professional essays make this textbook stand out from the others."

About the Author
Jean Wyrick is Professor Emerita of English at Colorado State University, where she was Director of Composition for 11 years. She has over 25 years' experience teaching writing, training writing teachers, and designing writing/writing-across-the-curriculum programs. Her other textbooks include THE RINEHART READER and DISCOVERING IDEAS. She has presented over two dozen papers on the teaching of writing and on American literature. Her research and teaching are now focused on late-nineteenth-and twentieth-century American fiction, American Studies, and Women's Studies.