Within Reach : A Guide to Successful Writing

by Ingalls, Anna; Moody, Dan

• ISBN13: 9780205160853
• ISBN10: 0205160859
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-09-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

'Within Reach: A Guide to Successful Writing' is a developmental writing textbook/workbook designed to appeal to and meet the needs of a wide range of students in basic writing courses. Varied learning styles are also accommodated, with exercises and activities ranging from discovery learning, oral prewriting, and group workshops to more traditional explanations, examples, exercises, and checklists.

Table of Contents

Thematic Contents
Preface
Introduction	p. 1
Getting Started	p. 7
Writing That Tells a Story	p. 35
Writing That Explains How to Do Something	p. 87
Writing That Describes Something	p. 141
Writing That Explains Similarities and Differences	p. 205
Writing That Classifies Things	p. 263
Writing That Analyzes Why and How	p. 317
Writing Short Essays	p. 373
Reference Section	p. 441
Index	p. 457
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