Reliable and straightforward, this text has helped thousands of students learn to write well. Jean Wyrick's rhetorically organized STEPS TO WRITING WELL, International Edition, is known for its student-friendly tone and the clear way it presents the basics of essay writing in an easy-to-follow progression of useful lessons and activities. Through straightforward advice and thoughtful assignments, the text gives students the practice they need to approach writing well-constructed essays with confidence. With Wyrick's precise instruction and the book's professional samples by both well-known classic and contemporary writers, STEPS TO WRITING WELL, International Edition, sets students on a solid path to writing success. Everything students need to begin, organize, and revise writing--from choosing a topic to developing the essay to polishing prose-is right here! In the eleventh edition, Wyrick updates and refines the book's successful approach, adding useful new discussions, readings, exercises, essay assignments, and visual images for analysis

Part I
THE BASICS OF THE SHORT ESSAY. 
1. Prewriting. 
Getting Started (or Soup-Can Labels Can Be Fascinating). 
Selecting a Subject. 
Finding Your Essay's Purpose and Focus. 
Pump-Primer Techniques. 
After You've Found Your Focus. 
?Practicing What You've Learned. 
Discovering Your Audience. 
How to Identify Your Readers. 
?Practicing What You've Learned. 
?Assignment. 
Keeping a Journal (Talking to Yourself Does Help). 
Chapter 1 Summary.
?br style='mso-data-placement:same-cell;'>2. The Thesis Statement. 
What Is a Thesis? What Does a "Working Thesis" Do? 
Can a "Working Thesis" Change? 
Guidelines for Writing a Good Thesis. 
Avoiding Common Errors in Thesis Statements. 
?Practicing What You've Learned. 
?Assignment. 
Using the Essay Map. 
?Practicing What You've Learned. 
?Assignment. 
Chapter 2 Summary.

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