Elements of Alternate Style: Essays on Writing and Revision

by Wendy Bishop

Elements of Alternate Style contributes to a better understanding of the writing process in general and the stylistic options available to every serious writer. It demonstrates how by teaching alternate and traditional styles in tandem, by focusing on revision as invention, we can help students become newly engaged with their texts-even "school writing." In this edited collection, successful classroom instructors explore and apply these ideas, drawing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0867094230
• ISBN13: 9780867094237
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary