A Brief Guide to Writing from Readings

by Stephen Wilhoit

A Brief Guide to Writing from Readings teaches readers to write the most common college-level source-based essays that summarize, analyze, critique, and synthesize. This guide teaches how to read critically, quote and paraphrase material, summarize, respond to, critique, and synthesize readings, avoid plagiarism, document essays, and keep a writing journal. A Brief Guide is a valuable teaching and reference tool that students of many disciplines will find useful for both class work and for independent use. For anyone who needs to write at the college level.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference

258 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Stephen Wilhoit is a Professor of English at the University of Dayton. He earned his B.A. in English at the University of Kentucky (1980), M.A. in English at the University of Louisville (1983), and Ph.D. in English/Composition Studies at Indiana University (1988). He joined the English Department at UD in 1988. Dr. Wilhoit's research interests include composition studies, scholarship of learning and teaching, faculty development/TA education, and creative writing.

Reviews

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my favorite book to teach from. While I would prefer more readings, I like the set up of the book, scaffolding assignments so that when the students get to the final paper they've already learned paraphrasing, quoting, and integrating sources.