Academic Writing Now: A Brief Guide for Busy Students - Second Edition by David Starkey

Academic Writing Now: A Brief Guide for Busy Students - Second Edition by David Starkey

Academic Writing Now: A Brief Guide for Busy Studentsis a rhetoric designed to cover the basics of a college writing course in a concise, student-friendly format. Each chapter concentrates on a crucial element of composing an academic essay and is capable of being read in a single sitting. The book is loaded with "timesaver tips," ideas for making the most of the student's time, along with occasional warnings to avoid common errors made by student writers.

Each short chapter concludes with questions and suggestions designed to trigger class discussion. David Starkey's rhetoric is also available in an edition with 23 thought-provoking readings that serve as models for analysis and discussion: Academic Writing Now - with Readings

The second edition has been updated throughout, with special attention to making the book even better suited to accelerated and co-requisite composition courses. MLA citation style has been updated to reflect 2021 changes, and a current APA citation guide is new to the second edition.

David Starkey delivers clear, ordered advice in a voice so familiar and colloquial that anyone's anxiety about this often rigid, academic subject will start to calmHe moves seamlessly between examples ranging from everyday experience to the highest levels of great writing, and what I like best is that underneath it all he encourages students to keep creativity and poetic insight alive even as they tackle the challenge of writing rigorous, scholarly papers." - Richard Guzman, North Central College

David Starkey is Director of Composition at Santa Barbara City College. He is the author of Creative Writing: Four Genres in Brief (Bedford/St. Martin's, 2008) and Poetry Writing: Theme and Variations (McGraw-Hill, 1999), as well as a number of books of poetry.

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ISBN 13	9781554815098
ISBN 10	1554815096
Title	Academic Writing Now: A Brief Guide for Busy Students - Second Edition
Author	David Starkey
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Broadview Press Ltd
Year published	2021-11-05
Number of pages	275
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.