The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing, Brief Edition

by John D. Ramage, John C. Bean, June Johnson

Grounded in current theory and research, yet practical and teachable. Widely praised for its groundbreaking integration of composition research and a rhetorical perspective, "The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing ""with MyWritingLab"has set the standard for first-year composition courses in writing, reading, critical thinking, and inquiry. Teachers and students value its clear and coherent explanations, engaging classroom activities, and flexible sequence of aims-based writing assignments that help writers produce effective, idea-rich essays in academic and civic genres. Numerous examples of student and professional writing accompany this thorough guide to the concepts and skills needed for writing, researching, and editing in college and beyond.

Genres: School

656 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Pavan Aaryan]

there is an issue with the organization of examples, theory, important instructions that need to be followed during citations.

[Garrett]

This is a pretty good textbook for teaching beginning college writers about composition. I liked the frequent writing exercises and the peer review questions.

The readings were also fairly interesting and useful (if slanted heavily toward the left).

My main problem was the student examples. I felt like the examples were poor, and did not meet the assignment requirements. So, I have had to come up with my own examples from past student papers to show what I expect.

It would also be nice to have the teaching tips integrated in a single teacher copy, but that is a minor point.

[J.I.]

This is my second time teaching this book and the third time reading it, and I can say that it is perfectly adequate for introductory writers. That's about it, however.

[Diana]

I infinitely prefer the textbook I use for my intermediate writing class, but I found the writing exercises in this to be useful for beginning students.