Writing for Success is a text that provides instruction in steps, builds writing, reading, and critical thinking, and combines comprehensive grammar review with an introduction to paragraph writing and composition.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Writing
Chapter 2: Writing Basics: What Makes a Good Sentence?
Chapter 3: Punctuation
Chapter 4: Working with Words: Which Word Is Right?
Chapter 5: Help for English Language Learners
Chapter 6: Writing Paragraphs: Separating Ideas and Shaping Content
Chapter 7: Refining Your Writing: How Do I Improve My Writing Technique?
Chapter 8: The Writing Process: How Do I Begin?
Chapter 9: Writing Essays: From Start to Finish
Chapter 10: Rhetorical Modes
Chapter 11: Writing from Research: What Will I Learn?
Chapter 12: Writing a Research Paper
Chapter 13: APA and MLA Documentation and Formatting
Chapter 14: Creating Presentations: Sharing Your Ideas
Chapter 15: Readings: Examples of Essays

This text is meant to be used in any first year College Composition class or as a general guide to college writing. The book focuses on writing as a process, not a product. The goal is to help students discover their own writing process, tryin g out different methods and strategies to find what works best for them.

Table of Contents
Chapter One: Why Write?
Chapter Two: A Writing Process for Every Writer
Chapter Three: Defining Audience and Purpose
Chapter Four: Exploring: Finding a Topic
Chapter Five: Writing a Thesis
Chapter Six: Organizing
Chapter Seven: Drafting
Chapter Eight: Revising
Chapter Nine: Editing
Chapter Ten: Proofreading
Chapter Eleven: Research Process