- One of the few titles on this subject geared specifically to the young adult market. - At 128 pages, this guide is more concise and accessible than competing titles. - A great creative resource for nearly any topic, from personal experiences to current events to literature. - Includes entertaining, humorous cartoons. Curriculum Standards: Language Arts Standards K-12 - Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes. - Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes. - Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people) to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience. - Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).