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This shorter form of Writing with a Purpose is issued at the urging of those instructors who wish to use the material on rhetoric but do not use a handbook. The text is the same as that of the first three parts of the fifth edition, except that Chapter 10 has been considerably expanded to meet the needs of classes which make writing about literature a major part of the work in composition. Those who are familiar with the fifth edition know that it has been extensively influenced by the suggestions of critics made both in the planning stage and during the revision, suggestions which led to five main kinds of changes: 1. Simplification of content and style. 2. Greater attention to the prevailing interests and preoccupations of students today. 3. An even wider application of the concept of purpose as a guide through the composition process, especially with reference to the writer's awareness of his obligation to his readers. 4. More opportunity for classroom analysis of models and exercises so that instructors and students need depend less on the author's analysis. 5. More direct advice to the student to help him apply the principles of composition to his own writing. Besides putting

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Author

James McNab McCrimmon

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Published

1972

Language

EN

ISBN

9780395145210

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Language Learning, Grammar, Dictionaries & Phrasebooks

Rating

3.5 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-24