Spiral-bound.

Adopting an encouraging tone, with careful explanations and many exercises, this textbook seeks to help readers build up their writing skills. In the first part, it offers a thorough overview of the writing process, including exercises which are designed to allay fears about writing. The second part introduces the patterns of paragraph development, and the third part provides a transition to essay writing, showing how to apply the patterns and adapt them for essay exams. The final elements of the book provide review and extensive practice in grammar, punctuation and mechanics, and an anthology of readings, and the book concludes with appendices on writing with a word processor and tips for ESL readers.