Composition-Rhetoric

By Stratton D. (Stratton Duluth) Brooks and Marietta Hubbard

Book Overview

Composition rhetoric presents a practical guide to writing that focuses on clarity, structure, and purposeful expression rather than abstract theory alone. The book develops composition as a learnable skill built through steady practice, guided exercises, and thoughtful revision. It emphasizes forming clear sentences, organized paragraphs, and coherent larger pieces while encouraging writers to connect personal thought with disciplined method. Instruction centers on habit building, showing how planning, drafting, and correction lead to stronger results over time. The text treats writing as both craft and process, combining technical direction with encouragement toward originality and confidence. Lessons highlight unity, emphasis, and logical flow, helping learners understand how arrangement shapes meaning and reader response. Examples and practice models support applied learning and self correction. The overall approach promotes writing as an active, rewarding activity rather than a purely analytical subject, linking effective communication with careful attention and repeated effort. The book functions as a classroom manual that blends motivation with structured technique to strengthen expressive ability.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 937830995X
• ISBN13: 9789378309953
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Double 9 Books
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"