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Models for Writers provides brief, compelling readings similar in length to the essays you'll be assigned to write in college. Step-by-step advice for writing includes definition, compare and contrast, and more, with additional coverage of the elements of the essay, using sources,... Read Full Overview

Models for Writers utilizes examples you can identify with, focusing on topics commonly covered in college, to help you to learn to write better and make your essays more impactful.

It's a simple, best-selling combination that has worked for thousands of students -- short, accessible essays and helpful, thorough writing instruction. Models for Writers continues to offer thought-provoking selections organized to demonstrate not only the rhetorical patterns... Read Full Overview

In its seventh edition, this best-selling short essay reader encourages students to read critically and write effectively by providing them with short, accessible essays they will enjoy reading and helpful, thorough apparatus to get them writing.

In its seventh edition, this best-selling short essay reader encourages students to read critically and write effectively by providing them with short, accessible essays they will enjoy reading and helpful, thorough apparatus to get them writing.