The 500 Word Theme - Fourth Edition Author:Lee J. Martin, Harry P Kroitor New expanded coverage of paragraph development. — New unit on "Fallacies." — New unit on "Concluding Paragraphs." — New correction symbols to facilitate grading and cross-referencing. — New extensive examples of footnote/endnote/bibliography format. — These are just a few examples of the special features of this completely updated and revised fourth ... more »edition.
The Five Hundred Word Theme--a successful, widely-adoped text in previous editions--focuses on the short papers students write most often, though it also covers longer writing tasks like the research paper.
Like previous editions, the fourth edition emphasizes invention, organization, and style, with particular emphasis on the importance of unity and coherence. It includes step by step analyses of the writing process and numerous writing exercises. Diagrams of vaious organizational patterns and methods of development make the book easy to follow.« less