9780618382187-0618382186-Writing without Formulas

Writing without Formulas

ISBN-13: 9780618382187
ISBN-10: 0618382186
Edition: 1
Author: William H. Thelin
Publication date: 2007
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Format: Paperback 544 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780618382187
ISBN-10: 0618382186
Edition: 1
Author: William H. Thelin
Publication date: 2007
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Format: Paperback 544 pages

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Writing without Formulas (ISBN-13: 9780618382187 and ISBN-10: 0618382186), written by authors William H. Thelin, was published by Wadsworth Publishing in 2007. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other Words, Language & Grammar books. You can easily purchase or rent Writing without Formulas (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Words, Language & Grammar books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.4.

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Writing Without Formulas shows students how to write instead of telling them. A non-traditional rhetoric and reader intended for freshman-level composition courses, this book presents writing as an activity rather than a formula dictated by rules and learned by rote. This approach encourages students to make decisions about writing within a context of audience awareness and critical analysis. The pedagogy featured in the text lends itself to collaborative-based classrooms and demonstrates writing to be a process of discovery. The text contains diverse contemporary readings--both student and professional--that do not rigidly conform to rhetorical modes. A focus in many of the selections on popular culture and contemporary social and political issues helps maintain student interest and offers a refreshing change of pace from more traditional readers. Examples include a portrait of "crack babies" who have grown up to create their own literary magazine (challenging both political and social assumptions about the crack epidemic); educator Mike Rose on the class implications of standardized "intelligence" testing; former New York City police officer-turned-journalist Marcus Laffey on the strategy of drug busts; humorist David Sedaris on his tormented early relationship to music lessons; Joyce Carol Oates on the science of laughter; and Stephen L. Carter on ethics and honesty in American political discourse.

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