The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing

by John D. Ramage, John C. Bean

Custom edition prepared for University of Cincinnati

The most successful college rhetoric published in over a decade, The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing offers the most progressive and teachable introduction now available to academic and personal writing. The four-color guide offers engaging instruction in rhetoric and composition, a flexible sequence of comprehensive writing assignments, numerous examples of student and professional writing, and thorough guides to research and editing. Solidly grounded in current theory and research, yet eminently practical and teachable, The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing has set the new standard for first-year composition courses in writing, reading, critical thinking, and inquiry.

Genres: Writing, Reference, Textbooks

798 pages, Paperback

First published December 12, 1961

Reviews

[Rashaan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Though this text is much too comprehensive, in-depth, expensive and bulky to use in the classroom, it is absolutely chockfull of wonderful exercises, explanations and guidelines for literary reading and writing, critical thinking and essay composition. Anyone who's teaching reading and writing, this is an essential for your library and curriculum!

[Ly Casnocha · Rating 3 out of 5]

This guide is relatively comprehensive and helpful. It provides some applicable tips regarding effective writing skills in academic settings. I think John Ramage made efforts in compiling essential guidelines with analysis and criticism. Several examples were included, thereby the audience could apply depending on occasion. Overall, his publication is advisable for anyone concerned about improving their academic writing skill.

[J.I.]

It's a book about writing essays. It's boring and long. That being said, it lays out in very good detail important steps and strategies. That being said, it bores the snot out of most people before they can finish it. It's a helpful teaching aid, however, and as long as you're not just having people read it they'll enjoy it.

[Jerjonji · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one of the classics that should be on any writer/educator's bookshelves. I don't know what happened to my first copy so I was thrilled to find a new one.

[Bri_laughs_a_lot. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Explains things clearly. Very informative. Isn't that interesting, but then again it is a textbook...

[Mariah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book I use in my classroom.

[Emily Mason · Rating 3 out of 5]

Helpful with specific types of wrting structure.

[Irene]

It's a actually pretty decent textbook! (aka, I didn't dread reading fifteen pages out of it every night and then taking a quiz on it the next day)