COMP
3rd Edition
Published on 1. February 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-1-305-11276-6 (ISBN)
Description
Created by the continuous feedback of a 'student-tested, faculty-approved' process, COMP (with CourseMate Printed Access Card), 3E delivers a visually appealing, succinct print component, tear-out review cards for students and instructors, and a consistent online offering with Enhanced CourseMate that includes an eBook in addition to a set of interactive digital tools all at a value-based price and proven to increase retention and outcomes. Attention CourseMate user: The CourseMate platform is being sunset and will not be sold with this title after December 31st, 2019. Cengage will support existing users of CourseMate through August 1st, 2020.
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Mason, OH
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
953 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-305-11276-6 (9781305112766)
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Persons
Randall VanderMey is a professor in the department of English at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He also has taught composition, literature, and technical writing at Iowa State University, Dordt College, and the University of Iowa. Dr. VanderMey earned his M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. He is a contributing editor and creative consultant for Write Source. Dr. VanderMey has received numerous fellowships, grants, and awards for his teaching and poetry. He has published two books of poems, GROWING SOUL: A SONG CYCLE, GOD TALK and CHARM SCHOOL: FIVE WOMEN OF THE ODYSSEY as well as a commissioned biography, MERIZON: THE GREAT JOURNEY.
Content
PART I: WRITING PROCESS. 1. Understanding the Reading-Writing Connection. 2. One Writer?s Process. 3. Starting. 4. Planning. 5. Drafting. 6. Revising. 7. Editing. 8. Publishing. PART II: FORMS OF WRITING. Narrative, Descriptive, and Reflective Writing. 9. Narration, Description, and Reflection. Analytical Writing. 10. Definition. 11. Classification. 12. Process. 13. Comparison-Contrast. 14. Cause-Effect. 15. Writing about Literature: A Case Study in Analysis. Persuasive Writing. 16. Strategies for Argumentation and Persuasion. 17. Taking a Position. 18. Persuading Readers to Act. 19. Proposing a Solution. Research Writing. 20. Planning Your Research Project. 21. Doing Your Research. 22. Working with Your Sources. 23. Writing a Research Paper. 24. MLA and APA Styles. Bonus Online Chapters. A Interview Report. B Lab and Experiment Reports. C Workplace Writing. D Web Writing. E Assessment. PART III: HANDBOOK. 25. Grammar. 26. Sentences. 27. Sentence Errors. 28. Punctuation. 29. Mechanics. 30. Multilingual and ESL Guidelines.