Mastering Writing EssentiaLs is an excellent introduction to college-level academic writing. Comprehensive coverage of writing approaches that increase in difficulty with graded levels allows teachers to choose the right level for their class. -- Reflects state-of-the-art writing pedagogy with a prewriting, writing, and revision emphasis. -- Teaches critical thinking and contrastive thinking patterns and contrastive rhetorical patterns. -- Contains effective, classroom-tested prewriting exercises and writing assignments. -- Features thorough coverage of the rhetorical and syntactical conventions of academic prose writing.