by Nancy R. Comley; David Hamilton; Carl H. Klaus; Robert Scholes; Nancy Sommers; Jason Tougaw
Motives for Writing
Ninth Edition ©2010
ISBN-10: 0-312-55374-9 ISBN-13: 978-0-312-55374-6 Paper Text, 864 pages See available formats »
Reconceived, student-centered questions and assignments encourage active, engaged reading, writing, and collaboration. Organized to emphasize cross-curricular conversations, reflecting the kinds of thinking and teaching students and instructors do today. Nine new pairs (three in each discipline) — for example, "On Bilingualism"; "On the Reality of War"; and "On Sexual Reproduction" — create exciting conversations between writers on college-level issues. Students analyze the subjects of the essay while comparing and contrasting the form of each approach. Four new casebooks (6–7 readings each): "Virtual Experience: Life Online"; "The Classroom: Ideals, Obstacles, Solutions"; "The Visual World: Sight and Insight"; "Grey Matter: The Brain and The Self." Presenting divergent perspectives on a common theme, these casebooks are perfect for longer individual or class projects that involve research, analysis, and argument. 35 exceptional new essays offer up-to-the-moment coverage of issues. Fresh pieces include: Clive Thompson on Internet socializing; Olivia Judson on genetic programming; and Michael Pollan on the politics of food.Tried-and-true pieces include: Gloria Anzaldúa on Chicano language; Temple Grandin on autism; and John Berger on ways of seeing. Completely new apparatus helps students engage in the dynamic thinking and writing work of the composition class. All new questions following each essay emphasize activities that engage students in explorative reading, writing, and collaboration. More practical help for students with a new research appendix that covers the fundamentals of citation and includes an annotated, multi-source student research paper. A new introduction orients students to Fields’ unique approach and includes a separate explication — with examples — of the book’s major rhetorical purposes, Reflecting, Reporting, Explaining, and Arguing.
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