Appropriate for developmental/basic composition courses stressing paragraph development, rhetorical patterns, and short essay composition. Courses are known by such titles as College Prep English, College Writing Skills, English Skills, Fundamentals of English, Fundamentals of Writing, and Basic Composition, and Developmental English.

A basic, comprehensive rhetoric/reader/grammar text designed to be user- friendly for both instructors and students. Focusing on paragraph construction, it introduces students to the essay and takes them through the stages of the writing process.