"THE FOUR BASES" APPROACH. Like other texts in the best-selling Langan series, Exploring Writing stresses that four principles--or bases--in particular are keys to effective composition: unity, support, coherence, and sentence skills.
OVER 350 ACTIVITIES: A wide variety of exercises offer ample opportunities to practice sentence- and paragraph-level writing skills, to work collaboratively, and to use technology at every step of the writing process.
REALISTIC AND USEFUL WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: Paragraph and essay assignments address everyday issues such as dating, work, politics, and entertainment and apply nine patterns of paragraph development to real-life writing situations.
A FOCUS ON REVISION WITH "A WRITER’S CHECKLIST": Throughout the text, specialized checklists help writers check their drafts for specific errors or features addressed in each section of the book.
TWENTY ENGAGING READINGS: Selections and accompanying apparatus encourage writers to build vocabulary, enhance critical reading skills, identify writing patterns, and write their own paragraphs and essays.
AN INTEGRATED VISUAL PROGRAM provides the chance to evaluate and write about over sixty visuals: paintings, photographs, and cartoons.
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