Focuses on non-linear composition skills to help students become more skilled writers of essays, research papers, literary works, examinations, and business correspondences. Covers both sentence and paragraph-level skills; features new material on essay and report writing, critical awareness and evaluation, and reading journals; introduces three new student papers; stresses revision and multiple drafting as key elements of good writing habits. A concise, complete and contemporary text/reference for freshman and advanced composition. Read Less