Speaking of Writing: A Brief Rhetoric - With MLA 2021 Update

By Michael Prince and Allegra Goodman

Book Overview

Co-authored by a novelist and a scholar, Speaking of Writing follows four college students from diverse backgrounds as they face the challenges of reading, writing, and critical thinking in first-year composition classes and across the disciplines. Each chapter engages students in relatable, often humorous scenarios that focus on key challenges. Through its story-based approach, this brief rhetoric enacts process-based pedagogy, showing student writers grappling with fundamental questions: How can I apply my own strategies for success to new assignments? How can I maintain my own voice when asked to compose in an academic style? What do college professors mean by a thesis? Why is my argument weak, and how can I make it stronger? The book vividly dramatizes a draft-and-revision process that includes instructor feedback, peer review, and careful research.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1554816025
• ISBN13: 9781554816026
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Broadview Press Inc
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 8.9"