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Writing for Life: Paragraphs and Essays, MLA Update Paperback - 2017 - 4th Edition

by D. J. Henry; Dorling Kindersley

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For courses in Developmental Writing -- Paragraph/Essay.

This version of Writing for Life: Paragraphs and Essays has been updated to reflect the 8th Edition of the MLA Handbook (April 2016)*


Skills for writing-process and strategy

Writing for Life: Paragraphs and Essays is part of a two-book series that helps students understand the importance of strong writing skills and motivates them to become better writers. Students are encouraged to take charge of their own learning, and to transfer the strategies they currently apply to reading visuals to reading and writing text. The Fourth Edition offers high-interest topics, meaningful visuals, clear learning objectives, a wealth of examples, and ample opportunities for students to practice applying new concepts to their own writing skills.


* The 8th Edition introduces sweeping changes to the philosophy and details of MLA works cited entries. Responding to the "increasing mobility of texts," MLA now encourages writers to focus on the process of crafting the citation, beginning with the same questions for any source. These changes, then, align with current best practices in the teaching of writing which privilege inquiry and critical thinking over rote recall and rule-following.

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  • Title Writing for Life: Paragraphs and Essays, MLA Update
  • Author D. J. Henry; Dorling Kindersley
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 4th
  • Edition 4
  • Pages 704
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Pearson
  • Publication date 2017
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780134678832 / 0134678834
  • Weight 2.75 lbs (1.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.8 x 8.4 x 1 in (27.43 x 21.34 x 2.54 cm)
  • Category Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
  • Library of Congress subjects Creative writing (Higher education), English language - Composition and exercises
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2023297075
  • Dewey Decimal Code 808.042

About the author

Acclaimed textbook author D.J. Henry is a veteran teacher with over 25 years of community college experience and is a former developmental education student herself.


Over the course of her teaching career, she has served on several federally funded grants designed to infuse teaching and learning with sound pedagogies and technological support. Her extensive experience in the standardized testing of literacy competencies includes working with the State of Florida from 1982 to 2002 as an item writer, rubric writer, and reader for the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) and the State Developmental Reading and Writing Exit Exam. For more than 15 years, she served as a reader for the Florida Teacher Certification Exam (FTCE). In addition, her expertise has led her to work with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) as a Lead Evaluator for the Quality Enhancement Plans of several colleges and as a co-presenter of workshops on assessment at SACS' annual conferences in 2006, 2007 and 2008.


A passionate educator and dedicated colleague, Henry continues to share her expertise in reading, writing and authentic assessment through numerous presentations and workshops at national, regional and local conferences and at individual colleges.

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