Crafting Compositions

Crafting Compositions guides students through the entire writing process, with exercises in planning, drafting, responding and revising, and polishing. In each chapter, students will complete free-writing exercises, keep a journal of informal responses, and revise sample compositions. They will also draft, revise, and edit one original composition per chapter.

Crafting Compositions features:

• Authentic readings to foster vocabulary development, show successful techniques, and serve as a jumping-off point for free writing.
• A two-track system in which students simultaneously work with the writing of other students as they work on their own compositions.
• A Learning Log in which students practice and reflect on the writing lessons and tips presented.
• Toolbox mini-lessons to review common grammar trouble spots.
• Helpful Shoptalk tips for working through the writing process.

This paragraph-development text is appropriate for high school, community college, or university courses.

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