The authors say about this book:
"When we were working hard on the first edition of this book, back in . . . let’s just say it was some time ago, we felt we had a fresh way to approach the traditional way of teaching writing. That is, we would use a friendly, spoken style of writing and lots of straightforward examples—the kind students might actually write.
And we would teach a way for students to bring structure to their writing that would work not just in school but beyond. Different approaches to writing have come and gone, haven’t they? And today, with the wonderful technology everywhere, a spoken style of writing and a clear structure are much in demand. Think about the Web. Most usability experts say good writing for the Web should be skimmable—and what’s more skimmable than having the main point up front for a paper? And then the main point at the begin-
ning of each paragraph?
And in school, teachers are suffering from information overload as much as anyone. Of course most of them appreciate a clear, straightforward approach to writing. So we believe The Practical Writer with Readings is right on target for today’s students!"
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