The Seventh Edition of Patterns Plus features 88 short selections. Arranged rhetorically， each chapter covers a different pattern of development reinforced by extensive guidance， as well as sample paragraphs and essays. Two alternative tables of contents (Thematic and Writing Across the Curriculum) provide instructors with the flexibility to choose readings according to their own lesson plan and students' needs.The introductory chapter provides in-depth treatment of the writing process plus more discussion of collaborative writing.Internet-based assignments encourage students to access the Web to research and then write about a range of topics.