Writing about Writing: A College Reader

Description

Based on Wardle and Downs’ research, the first edition of Writing about
Writing marked a milestone in the field of composition. By showing students
how to draw on what they know in order to contribute to ongoing conversations
about writing and literacy, it helped them transfer their writing-related
skills from first-year composition to other courses and contexts. Now used by
tens of thousands of students, Writing about Writing presents accessible
writing studies research by authors such asMike Rose, Deborah Brandt, John
Swales, and Nancy Sommers, together with popular texts by authors such as
Malcolm X and Anne Lamott, and texts from student writers. Throughout the
book, friendly explanations and scaffolded activities and questions help
students connect to readings and develop knowledge about writing that they can
use at work, in their everyday lives, and in college.The new edition builds on
this success and refines the approach to make it even more teachable. The
second edition includes more help for understanding the rhetorical situation
and an exciting new chapter on multimodal composing. The print text is now
integrated with e-Pages for Writing about Writing, designed to take advantage
of what the Web can do. The conversation on writing about writing continues on
the authors’ blog, Write On: Notes on Writing about Writing (a channel on
Bedford Bits, the Bedford/St. Martin’s blog for teachers of writing). Read
more

Features:

Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bedford/St. Martin's; Second edition (January 10, 2014)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 848 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1457636948
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 76
• Reading age ‏ : ‎ 1 year and up
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.75 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.46 x 1.08 x 9.11 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #1,371,275 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2,628 in Writing Skill Reference (Books) #4,417 in Fiction Writing Reference (Books) #45,802 in Unknown
• #2,628 in Writing Skill Reference (Books)