Table of Contents

PART ONE Introduction to Writing: Why Writing is Important for Success Chapter 1. Getting Started with WritingChapter 2. The Writing Process Chapter 3. Writing Sentences, Paragraphs, and EssaysChapter 4. The Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing Connection PART TWO Writing Strategies: Why Writing Strategies Can Be Combined Chapter 5. Narrating: MemoriesChapter 6. Describing: Media and Popular CultureChapter 7. Explaining a Process: Cultures and TraditionsChapter 8. Comparing and Contrasting: Computers and TechnologyChapter 9. Analyzing Causes and Effects: Health and MedicineChapter 10. Persuading: Men and WomenChapter 11. Evaluating: Film and the ArtsChapter 12. Solving a Problem: Crime and JusticePART THREE Research Guide: Why Research Skills are Essential Chapter 13. Planning and Writing a Research PaperChapter 14. Documenting a Research PaperChapter 15. Giving an Effective Oral Presentation

About the Author

Karin Russell is a college English teacher whose experience in helping students achieve success has spanned more than twenty years. Russell earned her undergraduate degree in Elementary Education at Stetson University and her master's degree in Reading and Language Arts Education at The Florida State University. She continued her education in the English field by earning thirty-six graduate credit hours beyond the master's degree. She has taught composition and literature courses for various Florida schools, including Brevard Community College, Nova Southeastern University, and several career colleges.For more than fifteen years, Russell has been a full-time English instructor for Keiser University, where she is the University Department Chair for English, humanities, fine arts, and communications. She oversees curriculum development for a variety of writing, literature, and communication courses. She has been named an Instructor of Distinction four years in a row. She also serves as a member of the assessment committee and the Keiser Writes leadership team and as a faculty advisor to Phi Theta Kappa, a student leadership organization. Russell is especially interested in enabling students to develop their writing skills through a process-oriented approach and showing students how writing is applicable to their future careers. She passionately believes that nearly anyone can become a good writer with the right instruction and enough practice. On a personal note, Karin Russell loves spending time with her loving husband, Todd, their amazing son, Cody, and their wonderful rescue dogs and cats. She also enjoys creating stained glass art pieces, riding her motorcycle and scooter, traveling about the U.S. in her family's RV, and reading multicultural novels.