Download or read book A Brief Guide to Writing from Readings written by Stephen Wilhoit and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 2003 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brief text teaches students how to write the most common papers assigned in college courses: source-based essays that summarize, analyze, critique, and synthesize. Comprehensive enough to serve as a primary text yet compact enough to serve as a supplement, this guide teaches students how to critically read texts, accurately quote and paraphrase material, clearly summarize, carefully respond to, precisely critique, and creatively synthesize readings. A Brief Guide is a valuable teaching and reference tool that students of many disciplines will find useful for class work and for independent study.