When two authors are asked about their writing process, their answers are
surprisingly different. william zinsser, the author of on writing well, explores how
personal the writing process is for each writer. read zinsser's first chapter, "the
transaction," and consider his perspectives.
answer the questions in the reading guide as you go along. if you come across a
word you don't know, try to figure out its meaning by reading the rest of the
sentence. make a guess about what the word might mean and then check the
dictionary to confirm your answer. write the definitions in your own words in the
reading guide. d)
1. print and look over your reading guide.
2. open your reading and look for the underlined text as you read. each question in
the first part of your reading guide is related to an underlined word or passage. you
can also find the questions at the bottom of your reading. d