Four by four : practical methods for writing persuasively / Joyce Armstrong Carroll, Ed. D., H.L.D., and Edward E. Wilson.
By: Carroll, Joyce Armstrong.
Contributor(s): Wilson, Edward E.
Santa Barbara, CA : Libraries Unlimited, ©2012Description: vi, 76 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9781598849509 (hard back : acidfree paper); 9781598849516 (ebook).Subject(s): English language -- Rhetoric | Persuasion (Rhetoric) | Report writing -- Study and teaching (Secondary)DDC classification: 808.042/C236 Other classification: HS Summary: Geared toward English and social studies teachers as well as school librarians, this book provides a clear and concise way to approach the teaching of persuasive writing-and to develop the skills students need to excel on high stakes tests as well. In Practical Methods for Writing Persuasively, well-known authors and teachers of writing Joyce Armstrong Carroll and Edward E. Wilson provide a practical guide to teaching students how to write persuasively. Organized in four chapters, each containing four sections, the text opens with a history of rhetoric that serves as a logical preface to the persuasive writing basics, guides, and patterns presented in the remainder of the book.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Geared toward English and social studies teachers as well as school librarians, this book provides a clear and concise way to approach the teaching of persuasive writing-and to develop the skills students need to excel on high stakes tests as well. In Practical Methods for Writing Persuasively, well-known authors and teachers of writing Joyce Armstrong Carroll and Edward E. Wilson provide a practical guide to teaching students how to write persuasively. Organized in four chapters, each containing four sections, the text opens with a history of rhetoric that serves as a logical preface to the persuasive writing basics, guides, and patterns presented in the remainder of the book.
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