书籍封面
书籍信息
- 作者：Roy Peter Clark
- 出版时间：2008-04-02
- 定价：USD 16.95
- 页数：288
- ISBN：9780872899636
书籍介绍
Coveringthewritingwaterfront-frombasicsonverbtensetothevalueofforminga"supportgroup"-PoynterInstitutevicepresidentClarkofferstips,tricksandtechniquesforanyoneputtingfingerstokeyboard.ThebestassetsinClark'sbookareinthe"workshop"sectionsthatconcludeeachchapterandliststrategiesforincorporatingthematerialcoveredineachlesson(minimizeadverbs,useactiveverbs,readyourworkaloud).Thoughsomesuggestionsareclassroomcampy("Listentosonglyricstohearhowthelanguagemovesontheladderofabstraction"and"Withsomefriends,takeabigpieceofchartpaperandwithcoloredmarkersdrawadiagramofyourwritingprocess"),Clark'sblendofinstructionandexercisewillproveespeciallyusefulforteachers.Oneexercise,forinstance,suggestsreadingthenewspaperandmarkingthelocationofsubjectsandverbs.AnotherprovidesaclosereadingofapassagefromThePostmanAlwaysRingsTwicetolookatthewayswordplacementandsentencestructurecanaddpunchtoprose.Clarkdoesn'tintendhisguidetobeareplacementforclassicstyleguideslikeElementsofStyle,butasacompanionvolume,itdoesthetrick.
