WRITING IN THE WORKS (WITW) uses a real-world writing approach to intrigue and inspire users of all ages and backgrounds--showing you how to produce well-written pieces that people will want to read. The book's 11 Assignment chapters cover real-world genres such as application essays, news articles, editorials, proposals, public service messages, and film reviews. WITW is motivating and sophisticated, with dynamic visuals, timely readings, and obvious relevance and connection to the real world. Throughout, the authors don't treat you as a learner, but as a serious writer who is capable of writing for an actual audience. In all of the book's writing tasks, you are asked to write as if your work will be submitted for publication--or to actually to do so. With this as the end result, you learn genre conventions, audience, purpose, research, critical thinking, and style--skills directly transferable to all kinds of writing, including writing you may do for work and community.

Writing in the Works, 2009 MLA Update Edition (2009 MLA Update Editions)

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Blau, Susan

Burak, Kathryn

Words, Language & Grammar

Wadsworth Publishing

WRITING IN THE WORKS (WITW) is an innovative rhetoric/reader intended for the first semester or first and second semesters of freshman composition offered at two- and four-year colleges and universities.

Writing in the Works

Cengage Learning'

Writing in the Works--an innovative rhetoric, reader, research guide, and handbook--treats students as writers rather than as students who write. Throughout the text, engaging assignments encourage students to view themselves as writers in many different contexts--in their personal lives, in their academic careers, and in their roles as group and community members--thus providing them with important, satisfying, and practical reasons to write. A comprehensive ancillary package complements the text with dynamic learning tools for students and time-saving, course management resources for instructors. The supplements include the Online Study Center for students, the WriteSpace online writing program, and the SMARTHINKING live, online tutoring service.

Writing in the Works: Rhetoric, Reader, and Handbook for College and Beyond

Literature & Fiction

Finally, a writing guide that treats your students like writers -- real writers in a real world. "Writing in the Works" is that rarest of tests: comprehensive, current and absolutely convincing. Written with verve, humor and a deep understanding and respect for its intended audience, it offers an insider's view of writing as process, positioning students as nascent professionals, through interactive activities that focus on the fundamentals. A pleasure for readers and a treasure for teachers, it is sure to become a classic... Ellen Ruppel Shell, author of the Hungry Gent.

Writing in the Works, Custom Publication

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

Houghton Mifflin College Div.

WRITING IN THE WORKS, ENHANCED ARGUMENT EDITION, uses a real-world writing approach to intrigue and inspire users of all ages and backgrounds--showing you how to produce well-written pieces that people will want to read. The book's 7 Assignment chapters cover real-world genres based in argument and analysis such as application essays, position statements (in editorials, commentaries, and blogs), proposals, public service messages, and film reviews.  WRITING IN THE WORKS is motivating and sophisticated, with dynamic visuals, timely readings, and obvious relevance and connection to the real world. Throughout, the authors don't treat you as a learner, but as a serious writer who is capable of writing for an actual audience.  In all of the book's writing tasks, you are asked to write as if your work will be submitted for publication--or to actually to do so. With this as the end result, you learn genre conventions, audience, purpose, research, critical thinking, and style--skills directly transferable to all kinds of writing, including writing you may do for work and community.

Writing in the Works, Enhanced Argument Edition

WRITING IN THE WORKS (WITW) uses a real-world writing approach to intrigue and inspire users of all ages and backgrounds--showing you how to produce well-written pieces that people will want to read. The book's 10 Assignment chapters cover real-world genres such as application essays, news articles, editorials, proposals, public service messages, and film reviews. WITW is motivating and sophisticated, with dynamic visuals, timely readings, and obvious relevance and connection to the real world. Throughout, the authors don't treat you as a learner, but as a serious writer who is capable of writing for an actual audience. In all of the book's writing tasks, you are asked to write as if your work will be submitted for publication--or to actually do so. With this as the end result, you learn genre conventions, audience, purpose, research, critical thinking, and style--skills directly transferable to all kinds of writing, including writing you may do for work and community.

In this fourth edition of WRITING IN THE WORKS, the authors focus on writing as both an academic and practical tool. At the same time, they have updated the content and spirit of the book to prepare you to thrive in the contemporary writing environment. You will learn to write for the digital world--where visual and verbal messages are inseparable--and do so by exploring ideas that will engage the real-world audiences you will encounter long after your college years. Equipped with the skills you will learn for many writing applications--including analyses for college courses, reports and proposals for work, blogs and editorials, podcasts, infographics, and more--you will be prepared to ride the global communication wave as a more confident, capable writer.

In this fourth edition of WRITING IN THE WORKS, the authors focus on writing as both an academic and practical tool. At the same time, they have updated the content and spirit of the book to prepare you to thrive in the contemporary writing environment. You will learn to write for the digital world--where visual and verbal messages are inseparable--and do so by exploring ideas that will engage the real-world audiences you will encounter long after your college years. Equipped with the skills you will learn for many writing applications--including analyses for college courses, reports and proposals for work, blogs and editorials, podcasts, infographics, and more--you will be prepared to ride the global communication wave as a more confident, capable writer.

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Writing in the Works, 2009 MLA Update Edition (2009 MLA Update Editions)

Writing in the Works

Writing in the Works: Rhetoric, Reader, and Handbook for College and Beyond

Writing in the Works, Custom Publication

Writing in the Works, Enhanced Argument Edition

Writing in the Works

Writing in the Works

Writing in the Works

MindTap English, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Blau/Burak's Writing in the Works, 4th

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