WriteNow :

Russell, Karin L.,

WriteNow : read, think, research, persuade, communicate / Karin L. Russell. - xiv, 445 pages : illustrations (color) ; 28 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART ONE Introduction to Writing: Why Writing is Important for Success Chapter 1. Getting Started with Writing Chapter 2. The Writing Process Chapter 3. Writing Sentences, Paragraphs, and Essays Chapter 4. The Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing Connection PART TWO Writing Strategies: Why Writing Strategies Can Be Combined Chapter 5. Narrating: Memories Chapter 6. Describing: Media and Popular Culture Chapter 7. Explaining a Process: Cultures and Traditions Chapter 8. Comparing and Contrasting: Computers and Technology Chapter 9. Analyzing Causes and Effects: Health and Medicine Chapter 10. Persuading: Men and Women Chapter 11. Evaluating: Film and the Arts Chapter 12. Solving a Problem: Crime and Justice PART THREE Research Guide: Why Research Skills are Essential Chapter 13. Planning and Writing a Research Paper Chapter 14. Documenting a Research Paper Chapter 15. Giving an Effective Oral Presentation


An English composition textbook that convinces students that writing is important in school, in the workplace, and in their lives. It includes career-based writing examples as well as traditional, contemporary, and multicultural readings. It introduces an approach to writing tasks called the rhetorical star.

9780073397078 (alk. paper) 0073397075 (alk. paper) 9781259596797 1259596796 9780077480196 (Access card) 0077480198 (Access card)


English language--Rhetoric--Problems, exercises, etc.
Report writing--Problems, exercises, etc.
Critical thinking--Problems, exercises, etc.





--Reading book

808.042 / RUS