Writing Guide with Handbook (Age 18, US Bachelor’s 1)
About This Textbook
This textbook bridges the gap between everyday rhetoric and academic discourse by revealing to students that they are already engaged in rhetorical work within the familiar contexts of personal interaction and social media. The text seeks to extend these existing skills by showing students how to construct a variety of compelling compositions within self-defined contexts. It breaks down barriers in the field of composition by offering an inviting and inclusive approach to students of all intersectional identities. To meet this goal, the text creates a reciprocal relationship between daily conversation and the evolving world of academia, which must allow itself to be shaped by students as much as it seeks to shape them.
Textbook Details
| Author | Michelle Bachelor Robinson (Spelman College), Maria Jerskey (City University of New York), Toby Fulwiler |
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| Age / Grade | Age 18 / US Bachelor's 1 |
| Original Language | English |
| License Type | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) This means users are free to copy, redistribute, remix, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, as long as they provide appropriate attribution. Learn more about this license at creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. |
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Table of Contents
The Things We Carry: Experience, Culture, and Language (The Digital World: Building on What You Already Know to Respond Critically — Language, Identity, and Culture: Exploring, Employing, Embracing — Literacy Narrative: Building Bridges, Bridging Gaps) — Bridging the Divide Between Personal Identity and Academia (Memoir or Personal Narrative: Learning Lessons from the Personal — Profile: Telling a Rich and Compelling Story — Proposal: Writing About Problems and Solutions — Evaluation or Review: Would You Recommend It? — Analytical Report: Writing from Facts — Rhetorical Analysis: Interpreting the Art of Rhetoric — Position Argument: Practicing the Art of Rhetoric — Reasoning Strategies: Improving Critical Thinking — Argumentative Research: Enhancing the Art of Rhetoric with Evidence — Research Process: Accessing and Recording Information — Annotated Bibliography: Gathering, Evaluating, and Documenting Sources — Case Study Profile: What One Person Says About All) — Navigating Rhetoric in Real Life (Print or Textual Analysis: What You Read — Image Analysis: What You See — Multimodal and Online Writing: Creative Interaction between Text and Image — Scripting for the Public Forum: Writing to Speak — Portfolio Reflection: Your Growth as a Writer)