Because so many first-year writing students lack the basic skills the course demands, reading specialist McWhorter gives them steady guidance through the challenges they face in academic work. Successful College Writing offers extensive instruction in active and critical reading, practical advice on study and college survival skills, step-by-step strategies for writing and research, detailed coverage of the nine rhetorical patterns of development, and 61 readings that provide strong rhetorical models, as well as an easy-to-use handbook in the complete edition.
SparkChartsTM—created by Harvard students for students everywhere—serve as study companions and reference tools that cover a wide range of college and graduate school subjects
The Handbook for the College Admissions Profession is written for the consumption of new admissions officers, new enrollment managers, new college presidents, and new boards of advisement, counsel, and trustees, as well as for students and professors of higher education. The handbook can also be valuable for experienced professionals in this young field of college admissions and enrollment planning and management.
Joining the Conversation: Writing in College and Beyond
With the success of The Bedford Researcher, Mike Palmquist has earned a devoted following of teachers and students who appreciate his accessible approach to the process of inquiry-based writing. Now he brings his proven methodology and friendly tone to Joining the Conversation.
