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This book will introduce you to a form of academic writing that you will meet in many of your college classes across the disciplines. Each section of the book presents and gives you practice with a range of writing strategies that guide you through the writing process and show you how to use each stage to maximize its benefits. ...Producing a successful essay can be a daunting task because it requires not one but a series of skills: focused reading, critical thinking, careful analysis, marshaling of evidence, drafting, and editing. Write It offers exercises to guide you through each stage in the production of an essay, allowing you the opportunity to practice each skill one stage at a time.