Writing for a Reader

by Trudy Krisher

This book takes a reder-based approach towriting by helping readers to identify various audiencefactors and situations. It helps developclear paragraphs and essays. It teaches how to reviseeffectively by using the critical thinking techniques ofresponding and critiquing. Stresses the importance of thewriting process, particularly prewriting and rewriting.And offers a variety of writing and reading assignments thatreach across several disciplines. It also takes a reader-based approach to grammar that emphasizes avoiding 1. The Challenge of Writing.2. Writing for a Reader.3. Your Reader and Your Purpose.4. Planning Your Strategy.5. From Speaking to Writing.6. Responding and Critiquing.7. Editing and Proofreading.8. Describing.9. Illustrating.10. Using Facts.11. Giving Reasons.12. Narrating.13. Exploring Problems and Solutions.14. Comparing and Contrasting.15. Classifying.16. Analyzing.17. Collaborating.Appendix A Short Course in Grammar.Appendix Writing Assessment Profile.Index to Grammar Topics.General Index.Bibliography.

336 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1969

About the author

Trudy Krisher has a reputation as a talented writer who does not hesitate to explore sensitive issues. She grew up in the South like her heroines Maggie, in Spite Fences, and Pert, in Kinship. Born in Macon, Georgia in 1946, she was raised in South Florida.

Trudy graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in English and received her Masters degree from The College of New Jersey. She has three grown children: Laura, Kathy, and Mark. Trudy Krisher lives in Dayton, Ohio, where she is a Professor at Sinclair Community College.

Trudy has won many awards for her writing. They include Best Book for Young Adults selections of the American Library Association; International Reading Association Award; The Jefferson Cup Honor Book of the Virginia Library Association; Parents’ Choice Honor Book; Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award; Amelia Bloomer Project Recommendation; Bank Street Children’s Book of the Year; and Capitol Choice Book.