KEYS FOR WRITERS WITH WRITING ASSIGNMENTS is an easy-to-use resource that will help you improve your writing in all of your courses as well as your career. Color-coded tabs enable you to find the right coverage quickly and easily, and clear explanations and the visual presentation of concepts help you to quickly find answers to your grammar and writing questions. Student sample papers provide models of writing in different disciplines, with complete up-to-date coverage of MLA, APA, and other documentation formats. End-of-section exercises let you practice and check your understanding of important points, while two-page spreads on 15 different assignments guide you in work you are likely to encounter in your courses. Each student text is packaged with a free Cengage Essential Reference Card to the MLA HANDBOOK, Eighth Edition.

Author Biography

Ann Raimes, a respected authority on writing, research, grammar, and ESL, created the KEYS FOR WRITERS family of handbooks (Cengage Learning) to be the most accessible, user-friendly handbooks available. Susan K. Miller-Cochran, now director of the Writing Program at The University of Arizona, helped shape the First-Year Writing Program at North Carolina State University while serving as director from 2007-2015. Prior to that, she was a faculty member at Mesa Community College in Arizona. Dr. Miller-Cochran serves as president of the Council of Writing Program Administrators (2015-2017). Her work focuses on the intersections of technology, second-language writing, and writing program administration. Widely published and a popular presenter, Dr. Miller-Cochran is also a co-author with Rochelle L. Rodrigo on the CENGAGE GUIDE TO RESEARCH (Cengage Learning). She received both her Master of Teaching English as a Second Language (MTESL) and her Ph.D. in English, with a concentration in Rhetoric/Composition and Linguistics, from Arizona State University.