ISBN: 0-07-086499-3 / Softcover / 280 Pages / Copyright © 2001

Process and Practice, 6/e, is a concise, practical text that focuses on the process of writing essays. From the first part, the process approach emphasizes the skills of prewriting activities, composing drafts, and editing. One prime feature of this edition is the new sample "short essay" done in two drafts, with commentary on why each change was made. Three new, shorter essays provide a greater variety of choice.

Process and Practice begins at the beginning: with invention and getting ideas out on paper. It shows the step-by-step details of how the first draft of an essay is produced, and the subsequent process of how it is developed into a more polished version. The paragraph section teaches paragraphs — not through mechanical formulae, but as paragraphs actually exist in real-life writing. The third section hones students' editing skills, allowing them to put the finishing touches on their writing. Exercises, taken from actual student essays, progress in level of challenge.

The final section features the research essay. The sample paper "Students and the New Workplace," will be of gut-wrenching importance to the users of this book. New in this chapter is a section on Internet research: how to conduct it, how to document it, and how to evaluate the results.