This book provides the teacher and student with a wide variety of suitable material for essay work and letter writing, together with simple instructions on how to go about it. The subject-matter is so arranged that the students will be able to work systematically at the writing of English over a long period. The teacher, too, will have at his disposal a great number of exercises and topics so that he can keep a close check on the written work of his pupils.
Supplement XX: Mary Antin to Phillis Wheatley treats a range of authors from the past and present. The writers here certainly represent a range of backgrounds and critical approaches. Each essay can be accessible to the non-specialist reader or beginning student.
501 Grammar and Writing Questions helps students build writing skills and master the rules of grammar and writing to communicate ideas clearly and effectively. This book teaches through questions about the mechanics of capitalization and punctuation, grammar, sentence structure, paragraph development, and essay questions. Utilizing a mix of multiple choice and essay questions, just like what students see on many placement and state assessment tests, this book is a helpful aid for preparing for tests of many kinds.
