Read book: http://cengagesites.com/academic/assets/sites/3446_preface.pdf
The overriding goal of Bridges to Better Writing is to give students the tools they need to write clearly and eff ectively by fully engaging
students in the writing process through the following means:
■ Demonstrate the value of writing in academic, career, and everyday life
■ Provide opportunities for students to practice new concepts as they read
about them
■ Build continuously on students’ previous learning to help them build confi -
dence in their abilities
■ Integrate grammar and style into the writing process throughout the book
■ Present many samples of eff ective and ineff ective student writing
Too often, textbooks merely present information, leaving teachers to devise ways to use
(or not use) textual materials in the classroom. Our many years of experience have taught
us that for a text to be eff ective, it should itself embody the most engaging and eff ective
teaching practices. Our reviewers have told us that Bridges to Better Writing is the most
classroom-friendly textbook they have seen in years.
students in the writing process through the following means:
■ Demonstrate the value of writing in academic, career, and everyday life
■ Provide opportunities for students to practice new concepts as they read
about them
■ Build continuously on students’ previous learning to help them build confi -
dence in their abilities
■ Integrate grammar and style into the writing process throughout the book
■ Present many samples of eff ective and ineff ective student writing
Too often, textbooks merely present information, leaving teachers to devise ways to use
(or not use) textual materials in the classroom. Our many years of experience have taught
us that for a text to be eff ective, it should itself embody the most engaging and eff ective
teaching practices. Our reviewers have told us that Bridges to Better Writing is the most
classroom-friendly textbook they have seen in years.
