Includes index.

Preface for instructors -- Thematic contents -- [1.] Reading. Developing an effective reading process -- [2.] writing. Developing an effective writing process -- [3.] Writers on writing. -- [4.] Narration. -- [5.] Description. -- [6.] Illustration. -- [7.] Process analysis. -- [8.] Comparison and contrast. -- [9.] Division and classification. -- [10.] Definition. -- [11.] Cause and effect analysis. -- [12.] Argumentation. -- [13.] Combining strategies. -- [14.] Writing with sources. -- [15.] A brief guide to researching and documenting essays. -- [16.] Editing for grammar, punctuation, and sentence style. -- Instructor's manual.

Guides students in selecting, practicing, and mastering writing strategies that suit their subject and purpose. More than 90 readings usefully model how the rhetorical patterns work alone and together in successful writing. Includes a Instructor's manual.