{"product_id":"adventures-in-composition-judith-kay-9780472032044","title":"Adventures in Composition: Improving Writing Skills Through Literature","description":"\u003ci\u003eAdventures in Composition \u003c\/i\u003eis designed to help students develop their academic and paragraph writing skills through the examination of short stories of some well-known writers. These stories will hold the students' interest as they explore writing from a new perspective--learning to use the work of good writers as a guide. The types of writing featured and taught are narrative, description, comparison and contrast, and expository. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach chapter features a Writing Basics section (e.g., compound sentences, subject-verb agreement, transitions) and pre-writing activities (e.g., outlining) followed by three writing assignments. Students learn the features of each type of writing and have many opportunities to practice and develop their reading and writing skills. Peer evaluation and editing are strongly encouraged. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdventures in Composition\u003c\/i\u003e includes the work of Guy de Maupassant, O. Henry, Shirley Jackson, Katherine Mansfield, W. Somerset Maugham, William Saroyan, and Oscar Wilde. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judith Kay,Rosemary Gelshenen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472032046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472032044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press ELT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.99h x 7.15w x 0.57d","brand":"Judith Kay","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453313298687,"sku":"9780472032044","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1eeecaf8-4cde-4a69-a3f8-17ae4b53f708.jpg?v=1777299525","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/adventures-in-composition-judith-kay-9780472032044","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}