Refining Composition Skills develops the essay-writing skills needed for success at the college level by thoroughly reviewing and presenting the following rhetorical modes: comparison and contrast, example, classification, process analysis, cause and effe

It is the Instructor’s Manual for REFINING COMPOSITION SKILLS RHETORIC AND GRAMMAR FIFTH EDITION (EV00093), which contains answer key and CNN video transcripts. EV00071 READING & VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT 1: FACTS & FIGURES, FOURTH EDITION helps students develop reading skills and systematically increase their active vocabulary from 300 to 800 words. • Proven systematic pedagogy builds students’ reading comprehension • New and updated thematic readings (five per unit) recycle vocabulary, sentence structure, and content knowledge • Updated and carefully designed pre-and post-reading activities expand students’ skills • New collocation activities and updated dictionary work build students’ vocabulary *2 CD-ROMs provided

REFINING COMPOSITION SKILLS: RHETORIC AND GRAMMAR FIFTH EDITION presents an integrated program of writing for high-intermediate and advanced students of English as a second or foreign language. It combines extensive practice in rhetorical strategies and techniques with a review of appropriate grammatical structures and verb tenses. It can serve as a handbook for writing, grammar and mechanics.

This book has five selling points:

• Compelling CNN video clips provide thematic writing prompts for each chapter
• Internet activities encourage students to use technology for research, motivation and inspiration
• Assignments from the Disciplines prepare students for the rigors of college-level writing assignments
• Updated reading selections and new appendices provide tangible examples of effective rhetorical patterns and grammar
• New Getting Started section includes goals, writing assignments and video activities

*Answer key and CNN video transcripts are printed on the Instructor’s Manual (EV00095)