Wordsmith: A Guide to College Writing

by Pamela Arlov

Your life's work is centered on connecting to your students and preparing them for productive futures. Pamela Arlov created the "Wordsmith" series to help you connect with your students. We asked professors what they thought their students would want in a textbook. Here's what we heard and how "Wordsmith "addresses today's students: 1) "Students find textbooks dry and tedious." Arlov includes engaging grammar openers, plenty of visuals, and has a writing style that is second to none! 2) "Students find textbooks irrelevant to their lives." Arlov's combination of the rhetorical modes is realistic and models real life writing. She has also added "Real Writing" examples in the modes chapters to make "Wordsmith" even more relevant to students' lives. 3) "Students become frustrated if the entire text is not used in class." Wordsmith is 150 pages briefer than similar texts on the market and an affordable option. This concise approach also does not overwhelm students with too much information. "Wordsmith" provides students with just the right balance of instruction and practice!

Genres: Writing

624 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2015

Reviews

[Bailey Marissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Used with the Lumerit course 'English Composition 1.'

[Dirk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Used it in my English college class, it was helpful in writing different types of paragraph and my final term paper..