Using her unique MAP approach (model-analysis-practice), Susan Fawcett has helped over three million students become better college writers. GRASSROOTS engages students with minimal instruction, varied practices and writing assignments. The text covers the paragraph and essay, rhetorical patterns, grammar, mechanics, style and spelling, and offers a professional readings unit. Deftly written models, paragraph- and essay-length practices on high-interest topics and fine student writing all inspire by example. Critical-thinking and –viewing tasks build problem-solving and team skills, and integrated ESL coverage anticipates diverse learners needs. The twelfth edition adds new instruction on the reading-writing connection, expanded reading strategies and new professional readings that highlight relevant issues, careers, strategies for success and inspirational figures.