Includes index, resource card and glossary terms.

"The Canadian edition of COMP offers sound, practical writing instruction, while bringing Canadian voices into dialogue about personal, national, and global issues at the heart of twenty-first-century experience. Rooted in a seven-traits framework for writing improvement, this text presents a strong Canadian perspective on the writing process, modes of writing, research strategies, and grammar. In particular, COMP is rich in examples and images from Canadian culture, as well as illustrations and models by Canadian writers, both students and professionals." (Publisher's Website)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part One: Writing Process
Chapter 1: Understanding the Reading-Writing Connection
Chapter 2: One Writer's Process
Chapter 3: Starting
Chapter 4: Planning
Chapter 5: Drafting
Chapter 6: Revising
Chapter 7: Editing
Chapter 8: Publishing

Part Two: Forms of Writing

Narrative, Descriptive and Reflective Writing
Chapter 9: Narration, Description, and Reflection

Analytical Writing
Chapter 10: Definition
Chapter 11: Classification
Chapter 12: Process
Chapter 13: Comparison-Contrast
Chapter 14: Cause-Effect

Persuasive Writing
Chapter 15: Strategies for Argumentation & Persuasion
Chapter 16: Taking a Position
Chapter 17: Persuading Readers to Act
Chapter 18: Proposing a Solution

Research Writing
Chapter 19: Planning Your Research Project
Chapter 20: Doing Your Research
Chapter 21: Working with Sources
Chapter 22: Writing a Research Paper
Chapter 23: MLA and APA Styles

Part Three: Handbook
Chapter 24: Grammar
Chapter 25: Sentences
Chapter 26: Sentence Errors
Chapter 27: Punctuation
Chapter 28: Mechanics
Chapter 29: Multilingual and ELL Guidelines
Bonus Online Chapters

Report Writing
Chapter A: Interview Report
Chapter B: Lab, Experiment, and Field Reports

Special Forms of Writing
Chapter C: Analyzing the Arts
Chapter D: Workplace Writing
Chapter E: Web Writing
Chapter F: Assessment

"The Canadian edition of COMP offers sound, practical writing instruction, while bringing Canadian voices into dialogue about personal, national, and global issues at the heart of twenty-first-century experience. Rooted in a seven-traits framework for writing improvement, this text presents a strong Canadian perspective on the writing process, modes of writing, research strategies, and grammar. In particular, COMP is rich in examples and images from Canadian culture, as well as illustrations and models by Canadian writers, both students and professionals." (Publisher's Website)

Part One: Writing Process
Chapter 1: Understanding the Reading-Writing Connection
Chapter 2: One Writer's Process
Chapter 3: Starting
Chapter 4: Planning
Chapter 5: Drafting
Chapter 6: Revising
Chapter 7: Editing
Chapter 8: Publishing
Part Two: Forms of Writing
Narrative, Descriptive and Reflective Writing
Chapter 9: Narration, Description, and Reflection
Analytical Writing
Chapter 10: Definition
Chapter 11: Classification
Chapter 12: Process
Chapter 13: Comparison-Contrast
Chapter 14: Cause-Effect
Persuasive Writing
Chapter 15: Strategies for Argumentation & Persuasion
Chapter 16: Taking a Position
Chapter 17: Persuading Readers to Act
Chapter 18: Proposing a Solution
Research Writing
Chapter 19: Planning Your Research Project
Chapter 20: Doing Your Research
Chapter 21: Working with Sources
Chapter 22: Writing a Research Paper
Chapter 23: MLA and APA Styles
Part Three: Handbook
Chapter 24: Grammar
Chapter 25: Sentences
Chapter 26: Sentence Errors
Chapter 27: Punctuation
Chapter 28: Mechanics
Chapter 29: Multilingual and ELL Guidelines
Bonus Online Chapters
Report Writing
Chapter A: Interview Report
Chapter B: Lab, Experiment, and Field Reports
Special Forms of Writing
Chapter C: Analyzing the Arts
Chapter D: Workplace Writing
Chapter E: Web Writing
Chapter F: Assessment