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| Bare Essentials: An English Handbook for Beginner
Writers, 11th ed. |
| by Fairy C. Hayes-Scott, Ph.D. |
Author: Fairy C. Hayes-Scott,
Ph.D.
Publisher: Robbie Dean Press
ISBN: 1-889743-74-7
No. of Pages: 273 pp. + a pass-protected site containing:
33 text files, 11 audio files, & 12 photo files
Index: Yes
Table of Contents: Yes
Binding: White Coil
Last Update: 2008
Volume Discounts: Yes, call to inquire
Shipping Time: 2-5 Days
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Antecedent? Dangling Modifier? Subordinating Conjunction?
Studying English Grammar has Never been so Easy and Fun!
An Overview
"...It is important to understand that this author does not think one English
dialect is better than another. However, rules of Standard English are
what this book will emphasize. In order for you or anyone to have more
career and personal choices, it is imperative that an individual masters
these rules. This does not discount other forms of English. Still, the professional
choices are limited as well as the ability to move comfortably within
various
social circles when an
individual knows only one dialect. So, let any one of you who question
the "why" of learning these rules of standard English
focus on the "how." Keep in mind you have the choice to use various forms of
English. The mastery of standard English broadens the scope of those
choices and the opportunities for the writer and speaker."
This is the 11th Edition. The pass-protected site contains over 30 text files that expand on materials covered in the hard copy of the handbook. There are books, various grammar exercises, student narratives, and research papers as well as extensive information about the MLA and APA styles. There are also photos and interpretive readings of poetry.
 
This text works well as an
individual resource for administrative assistants, teachers, and students.
In educational settings, it can be used from grades 9-college. It functions
very well, but not exclusively, in composition courses in community college
settings:
1. A web
site is available that provides syllabi
for beginner and advanced
English courses. The syllabi include how Bare Essentials and another supplemental source is used throughout a fifteen-week semester.
2. There is flexibility with this text in that materials from the instructor using the text can have his/her work included on the Pass-Protected Site. Thus, Bare Essentials is customized for an instructor's use.
3. There is potential for the educational institution that chooses Bare Essential as one of its texts to garner funds for an educational program or receive monies for a scholarship.
This text has evolved. Items have been added, kept, or eliminated based much
on the author's students' advice. Bare Essentials is a student-centered
text.
For more details, please contact the publisher, Robbie
Dean Press, at
734-973-9511 or MarketingNewAuthors.com at 734-975-0028.
The owner/publisher, Dr. Fairy C. Hayes-Scott, is an author/editor of three books of the books produced by RDP. She is a college professor of literature and composition of Mott Community College (Flint, MI) for over twenty years. She has also taught American Sign Language courses and lecture courses focusing on Deafness. She has initiated and taught the only college English composition course exclusively for Deaf students in the state. And reportedly, it is the only one of its kind in the country. Dr. Hayes-Scott was a consultant and motivational speaker. She has served as a consultant for an innovative summer six-week academic enrichment program for Detroit Public Schools Deaf students, entitled "Direct Success." On a part-time basis for Eastern Michigan University, she has also served as a supervisor of student teachers.
"Bare Essentials offers students an uncomplicated approach
to basic essay structure. Returning students state that the
book makes it easier for them to work independently: `It was
easy for me to do my outline because I understood the format
better than ever before.' Especially helpful is the section
that addresses sentence problems."
--Mrs. Marsha Stewart, Assoc. Professor
Mott Community College |
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