title: The Norton Pocket Book of Writing by Students
author: Melissa Goldthwaite
description: In <em>The Norton Pocket Book of Writing by Students</em>, Melissa Goldthwaite serves up a veritable feast of student writing and invites us to pull up our chairs and dive in. Every teacher of writing is going to want to have a copy of this book, and to share it with our students.<br /> - <strong>Andrea Lunsford, Stanford University</strong>
zlib_text: NORTON BOOKS IN EDUCATION
  
  CREATING
  CONFIDENT
  WRITERS
  For High School, College, and Life
  Troy Hicks and Andy Schoenborn
  A Norton Professional Book
  
  This e-book contains some places that ask the reader to fill in
  questions or comments. Please keep pen and paper handy as you
  read this e-book so that you can complete the exercises within.
  
  For my sons who are in their final years of high school—
  Beau,
  Shane, and Cooper—
  and who may not always share my
  same passion for reading and writing. ; -)
  Please know how much I enj oy it when you ask me to look
  over the occasional essay or share the idea that maybe, j ust
  maybe, you feel the book you are reading in English class
  isn’t so bad after all.
  —
  T. H.
  For my students, past and present, whom I continue to learn
  with. For my children, Dean, Kendal, Olivia, and Everly, who
  encourage me. And, to my wife, Julie, whose unwavering love
  and support made this book possible.
  —
  A. S.
  
  Contents
  Foreword
  Preface
  Introduction
  SECTION 1: INVITE
  Chapter 1 :