Publisher's Synopsis
This valuable writing resource focuses on demonstrating the various rhetorical modes. In addition, it contains a sizable argumentation section, along with significant coverage of narrative, descriptive, and expository writing. All the readings have been chosen for accessibility, as examples of writing whose organization and techniques students are capable of emulating.
Within each section, selections are organized in order of increasing difficulty, followed by questions and vocabulary exercises. Separate introductory chapters, "The Reading Process" and "The Writing Process," are also included to help students improve their basic reading and writing skills.
