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Models for Effective Writing is a rhetorically organized, varied, and rich collection of writings by student and professional authors. This valuable writing resource focuses on demonstrating the various rhetorical modes, such as classification and cause/effect. In addition, it contains a sizable argumentation section, along with significant coverage of narrative, descriptive, and expository writing. The second edition retains the relaxed style and thoughtful features that made the original instructional content clear and accessible. Within each section, selections are organized in order of increasing difficulty, followed by questions and vocabulary exercises at the end of each section. Separate introductory chapters, The Reading Process and The Writing Process, are also included to help improve basic reading and writing skills. Uses a new annotated essay, The Arctic Forest, by Barry Lopez, to illustrate the reading process in Chapter 1. For anyone interested in improving writing skills.