Pretexts for Writing

by Thomas Allbaugh

The third edition of Pretexts for Writing retains the emphasis of previous editions on teaching writing as a subject. Drawing on a Writing Studies approach, each chapter challenges students to go deeper in understanding their own writing process. New material includes a new chapter on revision, with practical steps to make this most confusing process clear, and new examples of student writing in several genres, from personal writing as exemplified in the literacy narrative, to arguments dealing with opinions, and research writing.

210 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 2018

About the author

I've been writing since the fourth grade, when my teacher allowed satire in our "What I Want for Christmas" stories. Today, I am convinced that writing is not just creating products, but more importantly an active way to reflect, discover new ideas, and process the world around us. I've managed to publish short fiction, essays, and poetry in a number of small journals. In "Apocalypse TV," my first novel, academic and popular culture collide in a Reality TV show explosion.