NEW-- Features an expanded and up-to-date discussion of Internet research and documentation convention in both MLA and APA formats.

NEW-- Includes a new sample student research paper and electronic documentation on the reference page.

Uniquely organized around the stages of the writing process: planning drafting, revising, editing, and researching.

Includes traditional handbook topics, such as grammar, punctuation, and mechanics presented as editing choices that writers make to effectively communicate with their readers.

• jargon is minimized by focusing not on arbitrary rules but on communicating powerfully through good writing.
• students work not to correct their writing, but to improve communication.
• abundant hand-edited examples clearly illustrate how writers revise and edit by showing students a problem and its solution at a single glance.

Provides a fully teachable treatment of the writing process that includes thorough coverage including invention techniques and journal writing. This is unique in this market.

Presents the four types of writing most often assigned: personal experience essays, expository essays, literary interpretations, and argument papers in detail, complete with sample students essays.

Covers research writing and documentation methods.

Presents research early in the writing process as an integral part of every type of writing: all writing involves posing questions and research answers.

• field research as well as library research is addressed, stressing that conducting research requires a variety of investigative techniques.
• four documentation styles are covered: MLA, APA. CMS, and CBE.
• two sample student research papers are provided in the MLA and APA styles.

Integrates comprehensive ESL coverage into individual discussions and highlighted in colored boxes.

Addresses computers and the writing process in a special section with valuable word-processing tips integrated throughout the text to show how computers can aid writers at every stage of the writing process.

Features an attractive four-color design that helps students locate information quickly and easily, making it an excellent reference tool for writers.

• Colorful band system replaces the conventional tab system. Color bands on the side of the text divide the six sections visually to facilitate quick reference.
• color serves as a pedagogical tool, alerting students to the organizational and pedagogical rationale.

Spiral binding allows the book to lie flat and retain its shape.