English Skills With Readings

by John Langan

One of the most comprehensive and well-respected books of its kind,this best-selling rhetoric/reader/handbook is designed for developmental writing courses that focus on paragraph writing skills in preparation for essay writing.

English Skills with Readings features John Langan's crystal-clear explanations and his wide range of motivating activities and writing assingments that effectively reinforce the Four Bases of Effective Writing: Unity,Support,Coherence,and Sentence Skills.

Genres: Nonfiction

758 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought this thinking it was required for a class - turns out I didn't need it. But, it still has proven to be quite an invaluable book.

Like the other books I have: "Pathways"; "A Writer's Reference"; "Student's Book of College English"; and the "McGraw Hill Handbook" - it covers basic principles of effective writing; paragraph development; essay development; and research skills.

It also covers sentence skills: grammar, mechanics, punctuation, word use, and even has some practice worksheets.

The book also includes sample readings sorted by "rhetoric".

The book is simple, clean, and easy to read, even at close to 800 pages. I use it here or there for reference and a refresher course.

[Syrianhawk · Rating 5 out of 5]

perfect book for college students

[Stephen Chase · Rating 5 out of 5]

The greatest workbook ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Syrianhawk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for college students

[Samar Almossa]

one of the best ever

[Omar Mohm · Rating 5 out of 5]

i think its good

[Rawaa Kh]

Excellent