This life-long reference guide for seventh grade through adult is the last writing course you may ever need to buy Writing exercises are interspersed with grammar, punctuation, and word usage exercises to reinforce concepts. Mark Twain, Herman Melville, Stephen Crane, Joseph Conrad, Charles Dickens and others provide examples of the styles and methodology discussed. A special section is included on writing in the digital age including emails, blogs, and social media. Frequent exercises and unit tests allow the student to measure his progress."