New coverage based on Andrea Lunsford’s latest research on the Literacy Revolution. New coverage of moving from social to academic writing and of writing to make something happen in the world shows students how to build on what they already know. An expanded chapter on Critical Thinking and Argument adds more detailed attention to critical reading.Help with the "why" as well as the "how" of documentation. New coverage explains the purposes as well as the guidelines for documenting sources.New digital resources meet students where they’re already writing—online. E-page content offers LearningCurve adaptive quizzing; exercises on the writing process, research, and documentation; videos of real student writers; model student writing that goes beyond print, low-stakes practice with peer review, and more. And EasyWriter is available as an inexpensive, customizable Bedford e-Book to Go!