With a clear and easy-to-read presentation, visual instruction, and pedagogical support, Writing Today is a practical and useful guide to writing for college and beyond.

By teaching kinds of writing (analyses, reports, proposals, etc.),strategies for writing (narration, comparison, argumentation, etc.), and processes for writing (planning, drafting, revising, etc.),Writing Today provides tools needed to mix and match as needed to respond effectively to many writing situations.

This book is an excellent guide to freshman writing. Its approach is based upon different genres and includes sample student papers that concretize what is found in the text.