Whether you write for business or for pleasure, whether you are a beginner or an experienced pro, ‘The New Oxford Guide to Writing’ is an essential addition to you reference library, providing abundant assistance and encouragement to write with more clarity, more color, and more force.
Archive for the ‘Composition & Creative Writing’
Along These Lines: Writing Sentences and Paragraphs
Compatible with WebCT™, Blackboard, and eCollege platforms, ALONG THESE LINES Online includes the following features: Audio-enabled Chapter Overviews Chapter Objectives Lecture Notes Writing Workshops Computer-graded quizzes Essay questions E-mail accounts for each student and instructor Course management includes the following features: A Wizard program that provides help in the initial stages of course development East-to-use interface to allow customization of layout, color schemes, and default settings to change content for individual pages Automatic grading of online tests wit scores kept in a customized class grade-book Ability to track the total and average time spent on each topic by each student
Three Genres: The Writing of Poetry, Fiction, and Drama
This unique introduction to writing addresses the dynamics of the creative process, analyzes each genre, and encourages writers to find their own voice. Presents the specific skills of writing poetry, fiction, and drama in separate sections as well as complete poems, short stories, and plays written by contemporary authors and poets It includes a chapter on figurative language, symbol, and theme as well as one on the techniques of comedy and comedy relief. Presents a wide variety of poems, a description of formalism, and specific techniques and approaches. Contains a glossary explaining literary terms in clear language. Provides practical advice on submitting materials for publication as well as resources for writers listing publications. The sixth edition of Three Genres: The Writing of Poetry, Fiction, and Drama has been revised to include more complete stories; one third more poems; and three new, complete plays. Includes a new chapter on ‘Liberating the Imagination’ to encourage innovation. There are also 61 new terms in the glossary. A valuable resource for any reader who wishes to develop his creative writing skills and his voice as a writer.
Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers, The, Full Edition with Handbook
Focused on both traditional writing purpose and process as well as on the technological resources that influence and enhance contemporary writing, this compact, all-in-one guide offers comprehensive coverage of the purposes of writing—with a focus on the importance of a writer’s research, critical-reading skills, the ability to organize ideas, and a strategy to assess and develop rhetorical contexts. Each self-contained chapter takes readers through a sequenced series of specific purpose-based writing tasks—complete with professional and student samples, rhetorical techniques, journal exercises, reading and writing activities, revision suggestions, etc. Includes nearly a hundred short quotations by composition teachers, researchers, essayists, novelists, and poets on the nature of writing. A complete reference handbook provides a review of basic sentence elements, sentence structure and grammar, diction and style, punctuation and mechanics. Writing Myths and Rituals. Purposes and Processes for Writing. Observing. Remembering. Reading. Investigating. Explaining. Evaluating. Problem Solving. Arguing. Responding to Literature. Writing a Research Paper. Writing Under Pressure. Handbook. For anyone needing guidance in the writing process.
Writing Skills for Technical Students
This book is designed for the adult learner who needs a review of grammar and writing skills in order to write clearly and concisely on the job. It provides diagnosis, instruction, and practice in 15 instructional modules on grammar, paragraph writing, report writing, and business letter writing; each module includes instruction and practice in small segments with immediate feedback. Fundamental principles are applied throughout. For professionals needing to brush up on their grammar and writing skills.
