Brief Guide to Writing from Readings, A

by Stephen Wilhoit

This brief guide teaches how to write the most common papers assigned in college source-based essays that summarize, analyze, critique, and synthesize. Comprehensive enough to serve as a primary text yet compact enough to serve as a supplement, this clear and concise writing guide teaches you how to critically read, clearly summarize, carefully respond to, precisely critique, creatively synthesize, and accurately quote or paraphrase texts. A Brief Guide is a valuable teaching and reference tool that many disciplines find useful for class work and for independent study.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference

336 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.