This series teaches basic techniques of composition while strengthening comprehension skills. Learners are prepared to make the transition from use of simple prose to more linguistically sophisticated, subtle, and complex discourse.
-- Focus on comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, and the mechanics of writing
-- Rhetorical organization
-- Personal content and writing
-- Systematic approach to rhetorical composition strategies
-- Integration of reading and writing
-- Contemporary topics
-- Emphasis on process writing, pair and group work, and journal writing