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Pearson+ gives you access to much more than your eTextbook. Most titles also include audiobooks, study notes, flashcards and more to help you thrive in the classroom. For courses in Writing. Grounded in current theory and research, yet practical and teachable The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing helps students learn compositional and rhetorical skills that will serve them well in any discipline or professional field. The text's clear and coherent explanations, engaging classroom activities, and flexible sequence of aims-based writing assignments coach writers to produce effective, idea-rich essays in academic and civic genres. Numerous examples of student and professional writing accompany this thorough guide to the concepts and skills needed for writing, researching and editing in college and beyond. The 8th Edition offers streamlined coverage of rhetoric for writers and writing projects, along with new student model essays, updated images and new examples.