This 18-chapter, 4-color text provides more writing activities, more examples, more technology, and more instructor support than any other text of its kind. Students learn to develop effective sentences and paragraphs to compose an extensive array of letters, memos, news releases, and reports. A variety of checklists, guide sheets, and application exercises make this flexible text useful for students in both structured and individualized settings. Legal/Ethical, Global/Cultural Diversity, Thinking Cap features, and Online Exercises provide an interesting focus to students' learning.