Using her unique M-A-P approach (Model-Analysis-Practice), Susan Fawcett's books have guided hundreds of thousands of students through the writing process, from foundations of grammar, mechanics, and spelling through writing clear sentences and well-organized paragraphs. Her inductive approach; plentiful, high-interest student models and practices; and contemporary readings engage and motivate students. This new Eleventh Edition of GRASSROOTS triples the writing coverage-with new Chapters 5 and 6, "Thinking Through the Writing Patterns." Also featured are new critical-thinking and viewing...

Reading this small volume is like strolling the Irish countryside, climbing rollicking hills of limerick humor which describe people and places of Emmet County, Michigan and famous figures from Darwin and Einstein to Bill Clinton and Lance Armstrong. One then descends dark poetic valleys portraying a mother's slide into dementia and an encounter with death, "The Last Seductress," only to climb again upon a mirthful meeting of mind and mollusk at the annual Blissfest. Throughout the journey one is surrounded by lush enchanting verbiage that delights the senses.

With carefully crafted instruction, engaging student models, and plentiful practice exercises, this best-selling text continues to provide the most effective paragraph-essay level writing instruction available. EVERGREEN is structured around Susan Fawcett's proven MAP (model-analysis-practice) format -- a guiding pedagogy featuring minimal inductive instruction followed by varied practice designed to improve students' confidence and learning outcomes. Known for its superior essay coverage, EVERGREEN demonstrates each of the nine rhetorical patterns with two student sample essays (one in the...