Reviews for Prentice-Hall grammar and composition

The average rating for Prentice-Hall grammar and composition based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-04-08 00:00:00 Lee Thompson This book is worth a read for composition teachers interested in their craft. As a compilation of very eloquent opinions about what writing is, 14 distinct voices each raise questions that even the most traditional classicalist would benefit from examining; however, the general tone is that of a school of post-modern composition teachers each ardently looking for the meaning of life in their profession, and who commonly hate empiricism and the writing process--but, raised to think, write, and question empirically, ironically (to the reader and, unless I missed it, to just one of the essayists) seek to undermine the very process used to produce what is a formal model of deconstructive criticism. This is a good read just to examine the paradoxes, to address the questions raised, and quite ironically, the essays are models of superb "process" writing.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-10-13 00:00:00 Sam Dillard Most essays strongly argue for a post-process approach. The connection to critical pedagogy needs to be more articulate in some areas, and of course more example of praxis would be helpful. But for being written in 1999, this is still an important book for compositionists.