Becoming A College Writer A Multimedia Text For Students Like You

Based on 100 interviews with students who had recently finished first-year writing, Todd Taylor's groundbreaking multimedia text is shaped by student writers like no other textbook before. Their words and voices--in brief videos and example texts--create a conversation about writing that asks students to engage with other college writers personally, learning from their challenges and successes. Conceived as a multimedia text in LaunchPad from the outset, the brief, modular chapters are organized into four parts that support the best practices and content areas in the CWPA Outcomes Statement -- Rhetoric, Context, Process, and Convention -- so that you and your students have just what you need in one resource to support writing, working with sources, and multimodal composing.

Becoming a College Writer is an encouraging new writing textbook that places the power of activity- and discussion-based classroom practices into the hands of students. Based on real writing instruction from real college faculty, this book blends a friendly, accessible voice with hands-on activities in the form of: Annotated example papers Helpful and simple writing exercises Practical guides for essential writing skills The writing process Essay structure Paragraph and sentence structure Solutions to common problems These lessons address the necessary skill sets college writers must wield—not as masters, but as growing writers—in a variety of contexts. Built by experienced teaching faculty who work with students at all levels of readiness for college writing, this textbook focuses on providing detailed accounts of the most helpful feedback their students have identified from their assignments. The result is an extremely useful and balanced approach to helping students reach their maximum potential as a writer, all without bogging them down with too much information. Each lesson is further illustrated by diagrammed examples of what good writing looks like. These examples are formed by showing a typical but problematic example that struggling students might write first, followed by step-by-step instructions to improve that writing in the moment, simultaneously teaching the skills needed to do it the improved way in the future. Finally, a value-packed appendix provides exercises in revision and proofreading, demystifying these processes that so many students forego in order to turn their hurried assignments in on time. Becoming a College Writer gives students a reason to slow down, look twice, and hone their writing: perhaps the most important step of the writing process.

Combining streamlined basic writing instruction with outstanding accessibility, THE COLLEGE WRITER is a fully updated four-in-one text--with a Rhetoric, a Reader, a Researcher, and a Handbook--for students at any skill level. The clear visual at-a-glance format helps students grasp larger concepts by linking them to pertinent examples. Throughout the text, numerous student and professional writing samples highlight important features of academic writing--from voice to documentation--and offer models for students own papers. To save you time and engage learners, the fourth edition is accompanied by expanded technology resources that include a multimedia eBook with direct links to additional exercises; all-new English CourseMate featuring EngagementTracker; and Enhanced InSite, with online, streamlined peer review, originality checking, grademarking tools, and more. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Combining streamlined basic writing instruction with outstanding accessibility, THE COLLEGE WRITER is a fully updated four-in-one text--with a Rhetoric, a Reader, a Researcher, and a Handbook--for students at any skill level. The clear visual “at-a-glance” format helps students grasp larger concepts by linking them to pertinent examples. Throughout the text, numerous student and professional writing samples highlight important features of academic and career writing--from using the appropriate voice to incorporating references--and offer models for students’ own papers. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Combining streamlined basic writing instruction with outstanding accessibility, THE COLLEGE WRITER, Brief, International Edition, is a fully updated three-in-one text--with a Rhetoric, a Reader, and a Researcher--for students at any skill level. The clear visual “at-a-glance” format helps students grasp larger concepts by linking them to pertinent examples. Throughout the text, numerous student and professional writing samples highlight important features of academic writing--from voice to documentation--and offer models for students’ own papers.To save you time and engage learners, the fourth edition features expanded technology resources that include a multimedia eBook; English CourseMate; and Enhanced InSite, with online, streamlined peer review, originality checking, grademarking capabilities, and more.

An interactive, multimedia text that introduces students to reading and writing at the college level.