>> The College Guide to Essay Writing is designed to teach college-level writing skills. The book lays out a straight-forward, easy-to-comprehend, step-by-step process for writing college-level essays. The book is based on years of practical application and testing on a wide variety of students. The text is an effective learning tool for high school students preparing for college courses, for parents home-schooling their children, and for college students working to improve their writing skills. The College Guide to Essay Writing presents a variety of methods for discovering topics, creating thesis statements and outlines, planning and organizing an essay, and improving writing style. Coverage includes: topic selection, thesis statements, outlines, organizational strategies, style (paragraphs, voice, and language), grammar and mechanics, research, editing, and MLA and APA Documentation (including detailed instructions and 47 examples).