The Concise St. Martin's Guide to Writing

by Charles R. Cooper and Rise B. Axelrod

Book Overview

The new Concise St. Martin's Guide provides streamlined coverage of the six most commonly assigned genres in first-year composition--remembering events, writing profiles, explaining concepts, arguing a position, proposing a solution, and justifying an evaluation. The Concise Guide leads students through the writing process: "Guides to Reading" equip students to analyze a genre's basic features, and Axelrod and Cooper's distinctive "Guides to Writing"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1457669552
• ISBN13: 9781457669552
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Bedford Books
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.1"