Rules for Writers

By Nancy Sommers and Diana Hacker

Book Overview

When students routinely use their handbook in the course, they see its value, find that it's a faster way to get answers than search engines like Google, learn to rely on it as a reference, and are more likely to achieve the goals of the course. And when that handbook is Rules for Writers , you can be sure the advice they find is practical and reliable--with help for composing and revising, writing arguments, analyzing texts, using grammar and punctuation correctly, and working with sources. In revising the eighth edition, Nancy Sommers has woven a new emphasis on reading critically throughout the first section of the handbook, introduced advice for analyzing multimodal texts, and added help for public speaking. New practical Writing Guides support students working through college assignments in a variety of genres. And new peer review advice helps students effectively comment on drafts and apply feedback to revisions of their own work. All of these improvements help student writers--but they also save you time and effort. You can draw from Rules for Writers for planning class discussions, conducting in-class workshops, and providing feedback on student work that they can easily apply. Rules for Writers even comes with a complete instructor's manual, Teaching with Hacker Handbooks , with stepped-out lesson plans to customize and sample assignments, syllabi, and rubrics from your peers.

• Format: Spiral-bound
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1457683040
• ISBN13: 9781457683046
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Bedford Books
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

A rule of thumb

A formidable book aimed at helping young students to master the rules and syntax of the English grammar.

School Books

Good book for rules on writing. Excellent for anyone in any kind of writing class, or if you just want the rules on writing.

Rules For Writers

Comprehensive grammar book. Great sections on APA and MLA format writing.

The best writing reference I've found for the SAT Writing Section

I'm an SAT tutor, and I haven't been thrilled with many of the grammar/usage/writing SAT books on the market. They usually do a decent job on a few topics but not all topics. I'm getting this book for every one of my students (and my own son) because it will not only help them with the SAT writing section but it serves as the best ongoing reference for their use in school. I haven't tried the CD-ROM yet (sold separately) but it has over 1000 practice exercises.

Some things get even better with time

When I was a freshman in college (circa 1979), the official reference book for my honors English Comp class was "Rules for Writers, 2nd ed." And I still have that book on my bookshelf. When I discovered the book was still in publication and in its 5th edition (spiral-bound and fully updated to include the technology issues writers face), I had to have it. No matter how much you THINK you know about the rules of writing, grammar and punctuation, there's always something else you can learn. This book can benefit you whether you are a professional writer, a student, a business person, or someone for whom English is your second language and you want to improve your writing skills. Well-organized and indexed, with easy-to-understand examples, this little book seems to have it all. Add it to your reference library! Some things really are almost timeless.