Practical Writer's Guide with Additional Readings, The

by Susan X. Day, Elizabeth McMahan, Robert W. Funk

This is an all-in-one text designed to teach writing in freshman composition classes. We aim to help students gain the verbal and critical thinking skills that will make them eligible for good positions following graduation. These days prospective employees who can express themselves clearly and correctly are highly valued, even sought after, by employers.

Genres: Writing

Paperback

First published September 1, 1996

About the author

Susan X Day is an assistant professor of psychology at Iowa State University of Science and Technology in Ames. She pursues two research programs, one concerning personality and the development of interests, and one concerning the use of distance technology in psychotherapy. Dr. Day taught English at Illinois State University for 20 years before beginning her Ph.D. in psychology at University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Her specialties in English studies are writing and pedagogy, and she has done research on the practices of dissertation writers and the identity development of creative writers. In 1999, Dr. Day won the national American Psychological Association-sponsored Outstanding Graduate Student Award for excellence in scholarship and professional development in her field. She is the author and co-author of more than a dozen college textbooks in rhetoric, grammar, and literature, and her research has appeared in prestigious journals such as American Psychologist and Psychological Science.