 |  Sentence Skills, Form A, 7/e John Langan,
Atlantic Cape Community College
Feature SummaryTrack Record: Across the three levels of basic writing (sentence, paragraph, and essay) over 2,000,000 students, 11,300 instructors, and 3,125 colleges and universities have succeeded with John Langan's approach.The Four Bases: The essence of John Langan's approach, these four cornerstones form the foundation of all good writing.
--Unity: Seeing the whole as the sum of its parts.
--Support: The importance of evidence in writing.
--Coherence:The fundamentals of organization and transition.
--Sentence Skills:The craft of writing; its elements.The Writing Process: “Students need to know both the goals or bases of effective writing and also the steps to take to reach those goals. The writing process deals with all the steps, from prewriting to revision. Making students very aware of both the writing goals and the process of steps for realizing those goals is the focus of my approach.” – John Langan.
Explaining the process of writing – prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading – is central to the success of the Langan books. Each of the Four Bases serves as a goal for students as they plan, undertake, and revise their work. Ease of Use: “The greatest strength of the text remains its easy-to-use style.” William Muller, Moraine Valley Community CollegeOrganization: “It is thorough, well organized, well developed, and easy to use for both students and instructors.” Theresa Zeleznik, Cuyahoga Community College, Western CampusPractical and Clear: "Students who claim never to have understood grammar sing the praises of Langan's easy explanations." Jeannie Dobson, Greenville Technical CollegeUnequalled Technology Support: From the grammar tutorial AllWrite 2.1 to the specially designed Instructor's Resource CD-ROM, John Langan's Sentence Skills, Form A has more teaching and learning software than any other basic writing text. |
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