A Sequence for Academic Writing

A Sequence for Academic Writing, 7th Edition, is a concise rhetoric textbook designed to guide college writers in source-based composition. Written by Laurence Behrens and Leonard J. Rosen, the book introduces essential methods for working with external texts.

The volume centers on four core academic writing strategies: summary, synthesis, analysis, and critique. It emphasizes critical reading and writing practices that help students interpret source materials thoughtfully and incorporate them into their own papers.

Intended for courses in first-year composition, writing across the curriculum, and writing in the disciplines, the textbook supplies readings from multiple subject areas alongside student papers that illustrate expected academic writing.