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Preface

Thank you for choosing Wordsmith: A Guide to College Writing as

your textbook. Whether you are teaching from this text or learning

from it, it is my hope that you will enjoy its simplicity. Writing itself is
remarkably complex, incorporating the personality and experience of

each writer and each reader. It also requires adherence to agreed-

upon rules of grammar, punctuation, and form. Therefore, I have tried

to make this book simple in its structure, straightforward in its

language and presentation, and easy to use for both instructors and
students.

Updates to the Sixth Edition

Several changes have been made in the sixth edition of Wordsmith: A

Guide to College Writing.

Many activities and writing prompts from the print text along with

new chapter assessments designed specifically for Guide to
College Writing can be completed right in MyWritingLab. When

students see in the print text, they have the option

of completing the activity or writing prompt online at

MyWritingLab. Chapter assessments will flow to the instructor’s

Gradebook in MyWritingLab, reducing grading time and allowing