Choices

by Kate Mangelsdorf; Evelyn Posey

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A Writing Guide with Readings

ISBN-10: 0-312-61140-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-61140-8
Paper Text, 688 pages

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Authors

Kate Mangelsdorf
University of Texas at El Paso
Evelyn Posey
University of Texas at El Paso

A new focus on the reading/writing connection:

The first reading in each assignment chapter is annotated to illustrate the features of an effective essay

A new writing activity, Share Your Ideas, follows each reading, to get students thinking about the chapter theme in relation to their own writing. Later, as they work through the steps of the writing process, students are invited to refer back to the writing they did earlier — a proven approach.

A stronger focus on academic writing. Coverage on using sources first introduced in Chapter 6 (Analyzing) has been expanded in Chapter 9 (Proposing a Solution), which now gives concrete guidance on writing a source-based paper. And the coverage in Chapter 12 (Conducting Research) has been updated and expanded to help beginning writers better understand how to evaluate and integrate sources.

New timely and engaging readings (about 40% new) provide models and spark ideas for writing. Highlights include:

Anna Quindlen on censorship of books in the high-school classroom

Jhumpa Lahiri on the unique way Indian families celebrate a child's coming of age

Nicolas Carr on the iPad's popularity and what it means

New "writing digitally" tips help students use digital and social media to improve their academic writing. Topics include using social networking sites to share ideas and write drafts, blogging, and using word processing programs to help organize thoughts.

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