Everyone's an Author

by Andrea A. Lunsford, Michal Brody, Lisa S. Ede

A rhetoric that bridges the gap between the writing students already do in social media and other nonacademic contexts and the writing they’re expected to do in college―all within a strong rhetorical framework. Built on the keystones of rhetoric, Everyone’s an Author provides a strong foundation for authoring in the digital in college essays, but also on Twitter; in print, but also online; with words, but also with sound, video, and images. It shows students that the rhetorical skills they already use in social media, in their home and religious communities, at work and in other nonacademic contexts are the same ones they’ll need to succeed in college. Examples and readings drawn from across multiple media and dealing with topics that matter to students today make this a book that everyone who takes first-year writing will relate to.

Genres: Writing, Teaching

770 pages, Paperback

First published October 10, 2012

Reviews

[Dru · Rating 5 out of 5]

This started as a book for my English 2 class and it turned into a wonderful piece of literature, rather yet, a compilation of wonderfully written blogs, short stories, and much more.

[Lyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Boring but educational!

[Rhonda Browning · Rating 4 out of 5]

Taught from this text in both ENC 1101 and ENC 1102 courses this past semester. Many of it's essays allow for good classroom discussion, and there's fine writing advice throughout. I appreciate how there are chapters devoted to APA and MLA style, complete with many examples.

I'd use it again for class instruction.

[Cierra Wells]

Chapter 29 of Everyone's and Author makes it easier to understand the different styles of writing by comparing it to everyday situations like fashion. It explains the difference between appropriateness and correctness of a topic. Also, this chapter explains how to write or speak more or less intellectually depending on the audience

[perianne · Rating 3 out of 5]

english comp is about the friends we made along the way and at the end of the day... everyone really is an author

[Jill Adams · Rating 4 out of 5]

Will definitely use in the fall with Comp I students. Loved the inclusion of technology and all of the mentor texts.