The Essentials of Writing: Ten Core Concepts (w/ MLA9E Update)

Robert P. Yagelski is associate vice provost and director of the Program in Writing and Critical Inquiry and professor of English education in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany. He teaches courses in writing, composition theory and pedagogy, critical pedagogy and qualitative research methods in addition to helping prepare secondary school teachers. Considered a leading voice in composition theory, Dr. Yagelski is widely published in the major journals in the field. He is former director of the Capital District Writing Project, a site of the National Writing Project, and former director of the SUNY-Albany Writing Center. He earned his Ph.D. in rhetoric and composition from The Ohio State University.

Chapter 1: Why We Write
Chapter 2: Ten Core Concepts for Effective Writing
Chapter 3: The Ten Core Concepts in Action
Chapter 4: A Student Writer Applies the Ten Core Concepts
Chapter 5: Understanding Analytical Writing
Chapter 6: Understanding Argument
Chapter 7: Reading for Understanding and Engagement
Chapter 8: Composing With Style
Chapter 9: Designing Documents
Chapter 10: Finding Source Material
Chapter 11: Evaluating Sources
Chapter 12: Using Source Material
Chapter 13: Citing Sources Using MLA Style