Real-world genres that show how writing works. Writing Now gives students a practical context for working with words and images by connecting academic writing to the genres that students see around them. With genre-specific writing instruction, each assignment chapter focuses on important rhetorical concerns, such as considering audience and purpose, creating an appropriate voice, and integrating visual information.
A distinctive design focuses students’ attention on important tasks. With extensive support and guidance for each assignment, students can easily find the advice they need through carefully laid out images, icons, charts, and text. Simple "how-to" boxes offer a choice of writing strategies with examples drawn from that chapter’s readings. Visual coverage of research and documentation (MLA and APA) illustrates how to evaluate and cite print and electronic sources.
An emphasis on critical reading — right from the start — is carried throughout the writing process. Chapter 1 helps students develop a process for analyzing both visual and textual selections through critical reading, taking notes, and annotating. Genre-specific attention to reading critically appears in each assignment chapter, helping students identify the strengths and weaknesses of any text.
39 engaging, very contemporary readings provide models from a variety of sources — from books and magazines to newspapers and online journals. Many are presented as they were in the original publications to show the choices writers make about design. Students are introduced to substantive readings from well-known writers like Malcolm Gladwell, Sarah Vowell, and Al Gore.
Extensive help with analyzing and producing visuals appears in each assignment chapter and throughout the book. Chapter 8 offers advice about writing a close analysis of a visual, as well as student analysis essays and sample visuals. Chapter 9 provides coverage of basic design principles, guidelines for formatting documents, lots of samples, and advice for incorporating visual elements.
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