The Norton Sampler and The Little Seagull Handbook with Exercises (Eighth Edition)

A trusted collection of short essays arranged by rhetorical mode with charming, practical writing instruction.

With 71 readings (half new to this edition), well-written writing instruction (including templates to help students get started), and new navigation features that make it very easy to use, The Norton Sampler is a rhetorically arranged reader that practices what it preaches about good writing.

The Little Seagull Handbook offers the kind of succinct advice students need about grammar, punctuation, documentation, and the writing process an in addition, it covers the kinds of writing they are most often assigned reports, analyses, narratives, and more. The second edition includes unique help for students whose primary language is not English. Available in two versions with and without exercises.