Accessible, everyday language builds students’ confidence. Lessons focus on identifying and correcting real errors — not on learning daunting grammatical terminology.
The text shows students — rather than just telling them — how to avoid the most serious errors in their writing. Each lesson features numerous visual examples that help students see the problems in their writing--and correct them.
Easy-to-remember tips simplify grammar and usage. Each lesson includes at least one handy tip that relies on intuitive, practical strategies that experienced writers actually use.
Modular approach to grammar breaks complex topics into manageable lessons. Because each lesson focuses on a single essential skill and follows a consistent organization, instructors can efficiently present lessons to the entire class or just as easily assign them to individual students for self-study.
A suite of free and premium electronic resources. Re:Writing Basics collects our most popular free online resources for writers in one place, including Exercise Central (over 9,000 skill practice exercises), sample essays, documentation models, tutorials, podcasts. and more. Premium resources, available for packaging or purchase, include WritingClass — an online course space designed from the ground up for basic writers. New step-by-step modules on common grammar, punctuation, and writing skills combine jargon-free instruction adapted from A Commonsense Guide with multimedia tutorials and multiple practice sets.