Everyone's an Author with Readings [with InQuizitive]

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

This access code also grants access to The Little Seagull Handbook Ebook. THIS TITLE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE 2016 MLA UPDATE. 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 age: 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: Textbooks, College, Writing

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Published January 1, 2016

Reviews

[Garrett · Rating 5 out of 5]

My students really enjoyed this textbook (as much as enjoyment can be derived from a Composition textbook). They thought the explanations were clear and well-explained.

It was a bit on the lengthy side for them at times (so they lost momentum towards the end of some reading assignments), but I can fix that by assigning it in smaller chunks.

I was especially appreciative of the explanations about argument and the details of argument structure - it really helped the students to grasp the idea and to "copy" the form in their own papers.

It was interesting to have an associated Tumblr site as well. I used a few of the posts along with the reading to encourage additional thought and discussion. I'm not exactly sure how to plan ahead for a semester reading schedule with this (except to use what I already used once), but I'm sure it is possible.

[Tyler Sheldon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite good! I use this book to teach Composition courses, and my students too find it useful. Lunsford is a canny and thorough author, with a grasp of rhetoric that has helped me immensely in the past year. I anticipate returning to her work (this book and others) many times in the coming semesters.

[Joe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great textbook for an intro to writing class. It hits home with many of my self-dubbed "non-writers" as well as those that have more confidence.

[Harrison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent textbook! Very happy to teach it this semester.