Spotlight on Sentence and Paragraph Skills

Book excerpt: This indigenous first edition text is the second book in Pearson's "Spotlight" sentence-paragraph-essay, 3-book series. The content is based on material the author has written and used over the course of 30 years of teaching. Spotlight on Sentence and Paragraph Skills develops proficiency in the fundamentals of sentence and paragraph writing for college students. It also provides extensive background building in the essentials of English grammar. This material is designed to provide postsecondary students with an introduction to the practices common in academic writing, instruction on clarity in the sequence of presentation, challenging exercises which develop critical thinking, and many opportunities to practice and apply core concepts.