Writing Today, Brief Edition

by Richard Johnson-Sheehan, Charles Paine

With a clear and easy-to-read presentation, visual instruction and pedagogical support, "Writing Today" is a practical and useful guide to writing for college and beyond. This text teaches how to transfer their writing skills to careers. By teaching "kinds" of writing (analyses, reports, proposals, etc.), "strategies" for writing (narration, comparison, argumentation, etc.), and "processes" for writing (planning, drafting, revising, etc.), "Writing Today "provides the writer with tools they can mix and match as needed to respond effectively to many writing situations.

672 pages, Paperback

First published May 10, 2010