The Student Writer: Editor and Critic

by Barbara Fine Clouse

Written with the kind of supportive tone found in a writing workshop, this three-in-one rhetoric/reader/handbook puts students in control of developing their own writing processes by teaching them how to become astute critics and editors of their work. Now in full-color, the seventh edition of The Student Writer offers new chapters on research, enhanced coverage of visual rhetoric including a new appendix on document design, new and enhanced coverage of plagiarism, and more.

Genres: Nonfiction, Writing

736 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1988

Reviews

[Matt Sautman · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a textbook, this is definitely better suited as a reference guide than as a text one reads cover to cover. I appreciate that it is filled with suggestions rather than prescriptions but I do question the quality of many of the readings included here along with the student sample papers. (The grammar section does approach prescriptivism though and does not leave room for other valid forms of English like AAV.) While I do see pedagogical value of student models, I’m of the persuasion that it is more fruitful for a teacher to provide their own models that the class workshops together. If I’m going to have a printed model, I’d rather that model be of publishable quality with innovative critical analysis. My other core complaint is not really complaint as much as it is a warning to readers who use this book outside a classroom that the MLA in this book is not accurate.

[Kelli]

Sadly, I am constantly reading this one. . .This is the reason I don't get to read as much as I want to during the school year.

[Sompasith Kounavong · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is very useful to me and its designed how to improvement the power of writing tech. thanks

[Sydney Norman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very useful for a college freshman writing class. If you're looking for guidance on writing/reference style (MLA, APA, etc.), it's probably easier to just look up online.