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For Freshman Composition courses. Known for innovation you can use, this comprehensive handbook leads the field in addressing research, argument and the most current issues in composition. The Scott Foresman Handbook is designed to anticipate the questions of student writers and answer them clearly, fully, and imaginatively. It supports the multiple dimensions of a writer's work - including language, reading, argument, research, technology, visual learning and more. The eighth edition of Scott Foresman Handbook for Writers continues to break new ground by thinking about how writers may respond to the emerging technologies and theories that impact communication. It is a valuable resource and the ideal guide to help students write in the college classroom and beyond. Part of the MyCompLab Series Student edition now availble with MyCompLab and e-book, at no additional cost. Providing more opportunities for practice, assessment and instruction than any similar site, MyCompLab is a dynamic online resource for the Composition course.It offers market-leading tools for improving grammar, writing and research skills with comprehensive results tracking so students and instructors can gauge student progress. Easy to use and easy to integrate into the classroom, MyCompLab engages students as it builds confidence and helps them to be better writers and researchers. MyCompLab is an incredible value for your students -- we'll provide them with pre-paid access when they purchase a new Prentice Hall English textbook. Visit MyCompLab at www.mycomplab.com

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #207529 in Books
• Published on: 2006-12-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 928 pages

From the Back Cover

Innovation you can use

The Scott Foresman Handbook is designed to anticipate the questions of student writers and answer them clearly, fully, and imaginatively. This innovative resource is known for addressing the multiple dimensions of a writer’s work - including language, reading, argument, research, technology, visual learning and more. 

The eighth edition of Scott Foresman Handbook for Writers continues to break new ground by thinking about how writers may respond to the emerging technologies and theories that impact communication.  It is a valuable resource and the ideal guide to help students write in the college classroom and beyond.

Customer Reviews

Excellent Reference
This is an excellent book, but not a text that you would read straight through; it is more of a reference book. From dangling modifiers to choosing a strong thesis, this book has the information you need. The table of contents and index are laid out nicely, and it is quite easy to find what you are looking for.

I would recommend this book to anyone who needs a good reference book on English grammar.

Use Strunk & White + Diana Hacker instead!
This book is not conducive to a writing class. Diana Hacker's reference books are slimmer and easier to read for citation/formatting help. Stunk and White is, as always, the best, and FAR more affordable for students. This book is heavy, laborious to look through, full of useless images to "pretty up" grammar, and too expensive for a student. Using, for example, Purdue University's online writing website is a free and useful alternative. The only worthwhile chapter is Chapter 5 on Revising, Editing, and Proofreading.

The Worst
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