Download or read book Brief Guide to Writing from Readings, A, MLA Update Edition written by Stephen Wilhoit and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brief guide teaches how to write the most common papers assigned in college courses: source-based essays that summarize, analyze, critique, and synthesize. Comprehensive enough to serve as a primary text yet compact enough to serve as a supplement, this clear and concise writing guide teaches you how to critically read, clearly summarize, carefully respond to, precisely critique, creatively synthesize, and accurately quote or paraphrase texts. A Brief Guide is a valuable teaching and reference tool that many disciplines find useful for class work and for independent study