College Writing for Dummies - by Joe Giampalmi (Paperback)

About the Book

Taking a 100-level English composition course? Just doing your best to get ready for the rigors of college-level writing? Then it's probably time you picked up College Writing For Dummies, the single greatest roadmap to writing high-quality essays, reports, and more! This book is the ideal companion for any introductory college writing course and tracks the curriculum of a typical English Composition, College Writing, English 101, or Writing & Rhetoric course. You'll learn composition techniques, style, language, and grammar tips, and discover how to plan, write, and revise your material.

Book Synopsis

Transform your next college essay into an A+ masterpiece

Taking a 100-level English composition course? Just doing your best to get ready for the rigors of college-level writing? Then it's probably time you picked up College Writing For Dummies, the single greatest roadmap to writing high-quality essays, reports, and more!

This book is the ideal companion for any introductory college writing course and tracks the curriculum of a typical English Composition, College Writing, English 101, or Writing & Rhetoric course. You'll learn composition techniques, style, language, and grammar tips, and discover how to plan, write, and revise your material. You'll also get:

• Ten can't-miss resources for improving your college writing
• Strategies for revising and repairing inadequate essays on your own
• Techniques to help non-native English speakers master the challenging world of English essay writing

Full of real-world examples, lessons in essay structure, grammar, and everything in between, this book is a must-read for every incoming college freshman looking for a head start in one of the most important skills you'll need over the next few years. Grab a copy of College Writing For Dummies today.

From the Back Cover

Make your next essay your best one yet

College Writing For Dummies has the fun and easy lessons, useful examples, and practical exercises you need to take your writing to the next level and grab that first-year writing requirement. By the time you're done, you'll understand essay structure, grasp essential rules of grammar, and know how to effectively support an argument. You'll discover how to revise and polish your work until it shines and even transform a not-so-great essay into a guaranteed superstar piece of writing.

Inside...

• Understand the basics of composition
• Support your thesis
• Structure your paragraphs
• Revise and edit your grammar
• Make your first draft useful
• Format and present your work
• Repair broken essays
• Organize your arguments

About the Author

Joe Giampalmi, EdD, is a hall-of-fame educator who's been teaching students to mind their P's and Q's, use active voice, include Oxford commas, and support their arguments for more than 50 years. He has taught more than 100 English composition courses.