Language Arts & Disciplines Composition & Creative Writing
Essay Do's and Don'ts
A Practical Guide to Essay Writing
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2022
- Category
- Composition & Creative Writing
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780199020294
- Publish Date
- Feb 2017
- List Price
- $49.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780195443110
- Publish Date
- Jan 2013
- List Price
- $34.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780190164300
- Publish Date
- Sep 2022
- List Price
- $44.99
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Description
Essay Do's and Don'ts is a concise, practical guide on the fundamentals of essay writing. Written in an easy, accessible tone, the authors present the essentials of structuring an essay, formulating and supporting ideas, and writing in clear, grammatical sentences. The book focuses on common problems first-year students encounter when writing essays. The text includes sample essays which illustrate the "do's" and "don'ts" of good essay writing, as well as readings, examples, and exercises to help students improve their vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, and general writing skills.
About the authors
Contributor Notes
Lucia Engkent has taught English composition and English for Academic Purposes for more than thirty years in several post-secondary institutions, including Seneca College, the University of Waterloo, York University, and the University of Alberta. Throughout her teaching career, she has written instructional materials such as institutional assessment tests and online material. Her six published textbooks include Skill Set (OUP Canada), Fiction/Non-Fiction: A Reader and Rhetoric (Harcourt), and Take Part: Speaking Canadian English (Pearson).
Garry Engkent has taught English composition and literature for more than thirty years in several post-secondary institutions, including Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly known as Ryerson University), Seneca College, the University of Toronto, and the University of Alberta. Garry is the co-author of Groundwork: Writing Skills to Build On (Pearson) and Fiction/Non-Fiction: A Reader and Rhetoric (Harcourt).