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In the award-winning Writing &amp; Rhetoric series, author Paul Kortepeter has recovered this proven method of teaching writing in conjunction with critical thinking and speaking.\u00a0This is the ninth\u00a0in a series of 12 books that will train students over 6 years.<\/p>\n<h4>Description &amp; Impersonation<\/h4>\n<p>In\u00a0<em>Writing &amp; Rhetoric Book 9: Description &amp; Impersonation (Student Edition)<\/em>, students will be writing well-crafted descriptive and expository compositions. The first part, description, emphasizes the use of vivid language to describe people, nature, and processes. The second part, impersonation, introduces the modes of persuasion as a means of imitating the writing style and outlook of four famous individuals: journalist Nellie Bly, writer Henry Williamson, athlete Jesse Owens, and statesman Winston Churchill. 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