"[Seeing the Pattern] takes a reading approach to writing, asking students to read with a writer's eye. It is a book that attempts to reach students that are increasingly more visual and tech-minded and teach them to read, think, and write effectively... The graphic organizers and flowcharts are excellent. They provide practical guidance to students not quite sure about what they are supposed to do."
-- Gary Bennett
Santa Ana College
"This is an exciting new reader, which will turn students on and keep them interested through- out the term. The readings are diverse and should appeal from the weakest student to the strongest, and McWhorter's apparatus makes the text easy to use."
-- Cary D. Ser
Miami-Dade College, Kendall
"Seeing the Pattern does a better job than other texts, I think, of helping students learn to read better. Many authors of this sort of text just assume that the student can read; this text directs much of its effort toward making the budding writer a better reader."
-- James Wallace
King's College