Writing about Writing

by Wardle, Elizabeth; Downs, Doug

• ISBN13: 9781319332341
• ISBN10: 131933234X
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781319486518
• Additional ISBN(s): 9781319032760
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2022-11-15
• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
• More Book Details

About This Book

Writing about Writing, 5th Edition

ISBN: 9781319332341

Writing about Writing is a comprehensive guide designed to help students question their assumptions about writing and engage with essential "threshold concepts" that are central to the writing process. This book is a go-to resource for students and educators alike, offering a detailed exploration of the fundamental principles of writing.

Who Uses It?

Primarily, this book is used by students and instructors in introductory writing courses at the college and university levels. It's also a valuable resource for anyone interested in improving their writing skills, including professionals looking to enhance their communication abilities or expand their understanding of the writing process.

History and Editions

The 5th edition of Writing about Writing has been updated to address user feedback, incorporating the latest research and discussions on writing pedagogy. This edition includes detailed updates on rhetorical reading, genre understanding, and the composing process, making it a robust tool for both beginners and advanced writers. The book's spiral-bound or binder-ready format makes it easy to use in various educational settings.

Author and Other Works

Elizabeth Wardle and Doug Downs are the authors of Writing about Writing. Elizabeth Wardle is known for her work in writing pedagogy and her ability to explain complex concepts clearly and simply. Doug Downs brings his expertise in writing instruction to the text, ensuring that it remains current and relevant. Both authors have contributed significantly to the field of writing studies through their research and publications.

Key Features

• Threshold Concepts: The book helps students question their assumptions about writing and engage with central ideas that are crucial for progress in writing.
• Rhetorical Reading: It provides a deep understanding of genre and rhetorical reading, essential for effective writing.
• Composing Process: The book explores the composing process in detail, including research, drafting, and revision strategies.
• Interactive Tools: The Achieve platform offers complete e-books, online quizzing tools, multimedia assets, and iClicker active classroom manager, enhancing the learning experience.

Detailed Information

ISBNs and Formats

• Hardcover: ISBN-13: 9781319332341
• eTextbook: ISBN-13: 9781319486518
• Loose-leaf: ISBN-13: 9781319332358
• Bound Text: ISBN-13: 9781319486488
• Achieve Full Course: Includes complete e-book, online quizzing tools, multimedia assets, and iClicker active classroom manager.
• Achieve Read & Practice: Includes e-book and adaptive quizzing, but does not include instructor resources and assignable assessments.

Publication Details

• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
• Publication Date: Not specified
• Number of Pages: Not specified
• Language: English

Other Editions and Formats

• Online Course Materials: Includes access to e-book and iClicker Student.
• Mobile-friendly e-books: ISBN-13: 9781319486518
• Hole-punched, loose-leaf textbook: ISBN-13: 9781319332358
• Bound texts: ISBN-13: 9781319486488
• Package with Achieve and Paperback: ISBN-13: 9781319489106
• Package with Achieve and Loose-Leaf: ISBN-13: 9781319489120

This detailed information section provides a quick reference for all the available formats and sources for Writing about Writing, 5th Edition, making it easier to find and access the book in the preferred format.

Table of Contents

PART ONE

Chapter 1: Investigating Writing: Threshold Concepts and Transfer

Chapter 2: Readers, Writers, and Texts: Understanding Genre and Rhetorical Reading

Chapter 3: Research: Participating in Conversational Inquiry about Writing

PART TWO

Chapter 4: Composing

Anne Lamott, Shitty First Drafts

Sondra Perl, The Composing Processes of Unskilled College Writers

Nancy Sommers, Revision Strategies of Student Writers and Experienced Adult Writers

Mike Rose, Rigid Rules, Inflexible Plans, and the Stifling of Language: A Cognitivist Analysis of Writer’s Block

John R. Gallagher, Considering the Comments: Theorizing Online Audiences as Emergent Processes

Teresa Thonney, Teaching the Conventions of Academic Discourse

Richard Straub, Responding — Really Responding — to Other Students’ Writing

Jaydelle Celestine, Did I Create the Process? Or Did the Process Create Me? [first-year student text]

Brittany Halley, Materiality Matters: How Human Bodies and Writing Technologies Impact the Composing Process [student text]

Chapter 5: Literacies

Deborah Brandt, Sponsors of Literacy

Malcolm X, Learning to Read

Victor Villanueva, Excerpt from Bootstraps: From an American Academic of Color

Arturo Tejada Jr., Esther Gutierrez, Brisa Galindo, DeShonna Wallace, and Sonia Castaneda, Challenging Our Labels: Rejecting the Language of Remediation [first-year student text]

Vershawn Ashanti Young, Should Writers Use They Own English?

Julie Wan, Chinks in My Armor: Reclaiming One’s Voice [first-year student text]

Chapter 6: Rhetoric

Doug Downs, Rhetoric: Making Sense of Human Interaction and Meaning-Making

Maulana Karenga, Nommo, Kawaida and Communicative Practice: Bringing Good into the World

Rebecca Lorimer Leonard, Multilingual Writing as Rhetorical Attunement

Paul Heilker and Jason King, The Rhetorics of Online Autism Advocacy: A Case for Rhetorical Listening

Kelly Medina-López, Pardon My Acento: Racioalphabetic Ideologies and Rhetorical

Recovery through Alternative Writing Systems

Resa Crane Bizzaro, Shooting Our Last Arrow: Developing a Rhetoric of Identity for Unenrolled American Indians

Heather Yarrish, White Protests, Black Riots: Racialized Representation in American Media [student text]

Chapter 7: Communities

James Paul Gee, Literacy, Discourse, and Linguistics: Introduction

John Swales, Reflections on the Concept of Discourse Community

James E. Porter, Intertextuality and the Discourse Community

Sean Branick, Coaches Can Read, Too: An Ethnographic Study of a Football Coaching Discourse Community [first-year student text]

Tony Mirabelli, Learning to Serve: The Language and Literacy of Food Service Workers

Perri Klass, Learning the Language

Elizabeth Wardle, Identity, Authority, and Learning to Write in New Workplaces

Elizabeth Wardle and Nicolette Mercer Clement, Double Binds and Consequential Transitions: Considering Matters of Identity During Moments of Rhetorical Challenge

Lidia Cooey-Hurtado, Danielle Tan, and Breagh Kobayashi, Rhetoric Deployed in the Communication Between the National Energy Board and Aboriginal Communities in the Case of the Trans Mountain Pipeline [student text]