"Write to Learn" by: Donald Murray
Recommended Age : 18+ 229 pages Description : Write to Learn 7/e by Donald Murray is rhetoric written for the beginning composition/writing student. Donald Murray - a pioneer of the process writing approach - takes students step by step through the writing process with the goal of helping them find their own process and style of writing. With his supportive writer to writer voice, Donald Murray creates a unique relationship between author and beginning writer that helps instill confidence in the novice writer as he or she shares struggles and successes. The text includes numerous writing examples from which to model and learn. My Rating: 3/5 This book was pretty good. I will admit, it is a little outdated. There were some good concepts and tips, but I was not enthralled with the majority of the delivery. (-1 star) I did, however, enjoy his discussion on "code words" in chapter 3 (page 66) and leads in chapter 4 (pages 91-96). He talks of how our ...