Summary

Appropriate for English composition courses that have a strong focus on grammar and in which the writing process is introduced first.

This volume gives students the opportunity to practice writing right from the first page. The first part of the book focuses on purpose and audience. It provides a wide variety of humorous and realistic subjects about which students practice paragraph and longer forms of writing. The second part, which covers the specifics of grammar using student writing and common student errors as the basis for discussion and exercises, can be used in the classroom or as a self-help guide. Lots of new examples and exercises.