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Sentence Resources for Writers, 1/e

BASIC APPROACH

(Note: This textbook was published by our college division for use by students at post-secondary institutions whose writing skills are below the level needed to succeed in college English. Please review this text carefully to ensure appropriateness of content for your students.)

From the author of the highly successful paragraph to essay level text, Resources for Writers, comes the companion text for the sentence to paragraph level course, Sentence Resources for Writers, a textbook designed to fully meet the needs of the developing college writer and the basic writing educator.

All the resources students need to succeed in this course, and all the resources instructors need to successfully teach this course (without supplementing) are available exclusively in this one book. The integration of comprehensive skill instruction, a wealth of exercises, and a lab manual make Sentence Resources for Writers the most complete resource for basic writing at the sentence to paragraph level.

Sentence Resources for Writers gives clear and accessible writing instruction using appealing examples from cultural literacy. Each chapter uses a different theme drawing from light-hearted topics to serious ones. The four Cs approach to skills is used consistently to reinforce corresponding skills and lead students through the process of writing effective sentences. Plentiful exercises give students effective reinforcement. Examples are drawn from a wide variety of sources—novels, newspapers, magazines—and provide high student interest. Chapters are modular giving instructors maximum flexibility. An appealing four-color design showcases the photos included and adds visual interest to each page. The text's Lab Manual consists of workbook activities for each text chapter that are supplemented by additional, correlated activities in the Online Lab Manual.

FEATURES

• Clear, highly accessible instruction. The text's contemporary, upbeat language will appeal to today's students. The tone is never condescending or stuffy.
• Cultural literacy theme. Each chapter is introduced by a short "Culture Note" on topics ranging from the lighthearted (doughnuts as an American snack) to the serious (the causes of the Civil War), and across the academic spectrum (Greek mythology, prominent scientists, Freud, Shakespeare). The theme is carried throughout the chapter in illustrations, sample paragraphs, and exercises.
• High visual interest. More than 60 color photos and 30 diagrams elucidate cultural themes and pedagogical concepts and invite students to respond in writing.
• Four Cs approach to skills. The mnemonic device—concise, credible, clear, correct—is used consistently to reinforce corresponding skills and lead the student through the writing process steps.
• Diagnostics. Students can take a grammar diagnostic, and a punctuation and mechanics diagnostic to determine their level of skill before proceeding to specific grammar and punctuation chapters.
• Peer evaluation and self-analysis emphasis. Students are encouraged to monitor their own progress through goal sheets and to work cooperatively with their peers using a peer editing worksheet.
• Practice, Practice, Practice. Each chapter is supplemented by a two-page, consumable activity in the text Lab Manual. Additional activities that correspond to and enhance the text activity appears on the Lab Manual Online.

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