The Confident Writer has taught countless students the fundamentals of writing?how to turn a good idea into a full, polished essay?with an eye to audience and strong supporting detail. It builds writing confidence by strengthening writing skills and encourages students to try out strategies to develop a writing process that works best for them.

The four parts of The Confident Writer focus on writing and developing an essay or research paper, selecting a thesis and patterns of organization, analyzing and synthesizing diverse readings, honing new writing skills, and improving and proof reading for grammatical accuracy. The Students' Web Site offers students additional activities and information.

A four-color design reinforces the text's message and method to all students. Photographs with accompanying exercises challenge students to engage all their senses as they apply chapter concepts and writing strategies.
Readings feature contemporary topics such as how success increases stress, why women as well as men should be required to register for the draft, and what Brown vs. The Board of Education means for every American.
The Confident Writer Students' Web Site provides exercises, annotated student passages, guidelines on APA and CMS forms of documentation, links to relevant websites on writing and research, a Discovery Journal, and more.
Your Discovery Journal at the end of each chapter offers a self-reflective format that encourages students to monitor their growth as writers.
Chapter 8, "Researching and Writing," addresses researching and evaluating information online and includes the latest information on documenting sources. Chapter 8 also includes an in-depth look at plagiarism and how to avoid it.
Many topics for writing at the end of each chapter and writing prompts within exercises focus on helping students hone their critical-thinking skills.

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
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• Publication Date: April 6, 2006
• Pages: 503
• ISBN13: 9780618541546
• Item Weight: 816 grams
• Original Price: 86.95 USD
• Edition: 4th
• Binding: Paperback