Presents 64 selections that demonstrate how writers organize and structure their essays using traditional modes of discourse.

• Features a wider range of essays -- from classic to contemporary selections, and including essays on current topics like electronic communication--arranged in difficulty from fairly simple to somewhat complex.
• Approximately half of the essays are written by women, and there is extensive representation of minority writers.

Organizes selections rhetorically, but provides an alternate thematic table of contents.

Provides prewriting and rewriting suggestions to emphasize the writing process.

Includes actual revisions made by student writers.

Features a separate chapter on Revision which includes advice to writers and examples of revision done by professional writers showing early drafts as well as final versions of their published works.

Each chapter includes:

• An introduction.
• A sample student essay.
• A writing checklist.
• Five or more reading selections varied in terms of length and sophistication.
• Before reading questions.
• Three groups of questions related to "Subject and Purpose," "Strategy and Audience," and"Vocabulary and Style".
• Four writing suggestions for each essay.

Contains a chapter on "How to Write an Essay" -- with advice on every stage of the writing process. Provides a student essay and two drafts of the student's two opening paragraphs.

Includes a chapter on "How to Read an Essay" -- which demonstrate prereading, reading, and rereading models.

Expanded chapter on how to write with sources includes a brief guide to using sources, and sample student research papers.

NEW--Features 23 new essays, including six about e-mail, cyberspace, the Internet, and the World Wide Web.

NEW--Examines how to gather and use information from electronic sources, including tips about keyword searches and web search engines.

NEW--Presents a new case study in revision--following an essay from journal entries to published format, with an interview with the author.

NEW--Contains a model album of student research papers using a variety of sources.

NEW--Includes a brief section on using the patterns in writing for other courses.

NEW--Provides critical reading activities for each section, in the Annotated Instructor's Edition.

NEW--A web site offers additional materials and classroom support for instructors, including a Quiz Booklet, Links to Writing, additional discussion strategies for each essay, bibliographies of interviews with the writers, a 'chat' line, and much more.