商品簡介
This color-illustrated composition text/handbook features an emphasis on thinking and problem-solving, with a wealth of open-ended assignments forcing students to actually think. The inviting layout offers color photos and large-format color process diagrams, as well as side-by-side comparisons of elements of different readings. Part 1 deals with writing processes and rhetorical situations, and Part 2 outlines types of thinking and problem solving and gives strategies for active reading and viewing. Part 3 presents writing projects in various genres, including narration, description, analysis, and argument. Parts 4 and 5 give guidelines on making visuals, designing documents, and using research. Part 6 offers mostly contemporary and some classic readings grouped in sections on technology, culture, sustainability, education, food, and the millennial generation. The last section covers proofreading and punctuation. The companion web site offers videos, screencasts, and lecture slides. Annotation c2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)