by Laurie G. Kirszner, Stephen R. Mandell
Practice in Context
Fifth Edition ©2012
ISBN-10: 0-312-54256-9 ISBN-13: 978-0-312-54256-6 Paper Text, 768 pages See available formats »
Best-selling authors and veteran college writing instructors Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell believe that students learn to write best when they use their own writing as a starting point. In Writing First with Readings: Practice in Context, designed for the paragraph to essay course, Kirszner and Mandell take seriously the ideas and expressive abilities of developmental students, as well as their need to learn the rules of writing and grammar. Visual writing prompts that open every chapter get students writing immediately. By moving frequently between their own writing, writing models and instruction, and workbook-style mastery exercises, students get constant reinforcement of the skills they are learning. Thoughtful chapters on college success, research, and critical reading, along with high-interest essays, round out the text, making it the perfect introduction to college writing. Read the preface.
“I've recommended this text for years to colleagues because I find it presents concepts in ways that students can understand. It also includes distinctions that are important for students to grasp but that aren’t always covered in other texts. And I think the readings are excellent.” –Carol Eisenhower, Sierra College
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