How long does it take to read A Writer Teaches Writing?
a practical method of teaching composition
A Writer Teaches Writing by Donald Morison Murray takes about 4 hours 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 46 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1968. 260 pages, about 71,500 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 59 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This book covers the hows and whys of teaching writing as a process rather than as a product. It comes from a very active publishing writer who writes very well and knows how to teach, even through his very words on the page. From discoverying what to write about, to focusing on an audience, to accomplishing one's purpose from writing, Murray's book is not only instructive in its presentation but is also an excellent model for audience, purpose, and the processes a writer can use to accomplish his/her goals.
Subjects: Study and teaching, Report writing, Authorship, Rhetoric, Schrijven, Vakdidactiek
