Wordsmith A Guide to College Writing Plus

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Wordsmith was written to counter students’ objections to textbooks being too dry, too irrelevant, and too big, and is Pearson’s value-priced option that students will appreciate across the developmental writing curriculum.

Pamela Arlov wrote the Wordsmith series for instructors who genuinely want to connect with their students. To engage students and enable instructors to meet students where they are, Pam Arlov provides students with just the right balance of instruction and practice via relevant instruction, plenty of visuals, and an inviting writing style that students really respond to. Wordsmith covers the rhetorical modes, is realistic, and does not overwhelm students with too much information.

Preface

PART 1 COMPOSITION

Chapter 1 The Writing Process

The Writing Process

Review of the Paragraph

Writing Assignment 1: Writing and You

Writing Assignment 2: Reasons for Attending College

Chapter 2 Preparing to Write

Prewriting

Prewriting Methods