The Norton Field Guide to Writing, with readings and handbook
Three books in one.
The flexible format allows instructors to base a course on the rhetoric or the reader; color-coded links make it easy to bring in materials from the handbook as needed.
An intuitive, easy-to-use handbook.
Organized around the categories of Sentences, Words, and Punctuation and Mechanics, it’s a handbook in which students will be able to find the help they need. There’s no overload of terminology; color-coded links send students to the glossary/index for definitions if they need them.
More than 70 great readings in 15 genres.
Selections include a memoir by David Sedaris on his family’s efforts to keep up with the Joneses, a textual analysis by Beverly Moss of the rhetoric of an African American minister, a literary analysis by Stephen Greenblatt on Shakespeare and marriage, and more. Readings range in length and difficulty, with one longer piece in each chapter, and include 15 pieces written by students.
Just enough detail.
Tells students what they need to know—not everything there is to know. Chapters are short and to the point, with color-coded links that send students to specific pages where they can find more detail if they need it.
A website students can use as they write.
A unique Writing Toolbar provides instant access to parts of the Field Guide from within Microsoft Word. Students can access writing guides, documentation models, the complete handbook, and more without losing sight of the text they’re writing. A portfolio space allows them to submit work to instructors. Writing exercises provide practice with sentences, words, punctuation, and mechanics—and offer instant feedback along with links to the handbook.
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