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"College students are expected to master new genres in every course they take. Yet composition instructors can't possibly teach students every genre they will need for their college courses or careers. Instead of telling students how to write a genre, authors Jack and Pryal help students learn how a genre works using a genre toolkit that asks three questions: ""What is it?"" ""Who reads it?"" and ""What's it for?"" By taking this problem-solving approach to writing, How Writing Works prepares students for any writing situation that they may encounter at school, home, or work. Distinctive Features* The Genre Toolkit helps students identify a genre's structure, audience, and purpose* Integrated Assignments show students how to construct a series of small assignments that lead up to a major chapter project* Individual, Team, and Multimedia Projects draw from a variety of popular, professional, and academic examples to address rhetorical challenges of visual, written, and oral communication* Supplements like the Companion Website, the Instructor's Manual, and the Annotated Instructor's Edition include a variety of resources for students and professors"

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Author:   Jack ,  Guest Pryal
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   Annotated edition
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9780199859849

ISBN 10:   0199859841
Pages:   960
Publication Date:   15 December 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
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Table of Contents

"Preface: Part 1. The Genre Toolkit 1. Asking Questions A. What is a Genre? Frederick Douglass, ""My Bondage and My Freedom"" Abida Sultaan, Memoirs of a Rebel Princess (excerpt) Amy Tan, ""Mother Tongue"" B. ""What is it?"": Identify Shared Conventions C. ""Who reads it?"": Identify an Audience D. ""What's it for?"": Identify a Genre's Purpose E. Conclusion F. Chapter Project: Write a Literacy Narrative 2. Discovering Rhetorical Situations A. Discovering Your Rhetorical Situation Aliyah's ""Public Problem"" Aliyah's ""Observations"" Lewis and Clark Journal (excerpt) B. Considering Your Purpose C. Identifying an Author's Role D. Analyzing an Audience's Needs E. Discovering Timing F. Conclusion G. Chapter Project: Write Journal Entries 3. Writing New Genres A. Writing a New Genre Claire Zhang, ""Amy Tan Phase"" (excerpt) Louisa Rodriguez, ""Identity in Context"" Russell Johnson, ""Identity in a Material World"" B. Finding Examples C. Identifying Conventions D. Locating Options Foxxy, ""The Way of a Cherokee"" E. Conclusion F. Chapter Project: Write a Response Essay 4. Developing a Writing Process A. Discovering Your Writing Process B. Composing a Personal Essay Maisha, ""Two Worlds, One Great Nation"" Mark, ""I Believe in the Senses"" C. Prewriting D. Drafting E. Revising F. Editing and Proofreading G. Publishing H. Conclusion I. Chapter Project: Write a Personal Essay Part 2. Projects 5. Profiles A. Profile Mini-Genre: Social Network Profile B. Portfolio C. Program Profile D. Profile Article Shirley Hancock, ""Oregon Ballet Theatre's Lucas Threefoot: Oregon Ballet Theatre's New Soloist Finds Comfort in Changing Roles"" Jaime Shroeder, ""Goals for Life"" Stephanie Gottschlich, ""The New Recruits: Students Answer the Call for Next Generation of Air Force Scientists"" E. Strategies for Profiles Sarah Creek, ""Profile of an Engineering Professor: Dr. Grace Yang"" F. Chapter Project: Write a Profile Article 6. Informative Genres A. Informative Mini-Genre: How-to Tip B. Tutorial Bon Appetit, ""How To Roll out Pizza Dough"" ""Using Refworks"" ""Sweater Pillow Tutorial"" C. Factsheet Greenpeace, ""Genetic Engineering"" Centers for Disease Control, ""Shingles Factsheet"" Youth @ Work, ""Your Job...Your Rights...Your Responsibilities!"" D. Informative Article Melissa Nasiruddin, Monique Halabi, Alexander Dao, Kyle Chen, and Brandon Brown, ""Zombies-A Pop Culture Resource for Public Health Awareness"" Karla Rankoff, ""Dental Anxiety in Children and What to Do About It"" Asawin Suebsaeng, Deanna Pan, and Gavin Aronsen, ""What Happened in the Newtown School Shooting: There's No Explaining Such A Horrific Act, But Here's Important Background Information"" E. Strategies for Informative Genres F. Chapter Project: Write an Informative Article 7. Inquiries A. Inquiry Mini-Genre: Student Class Notes Josephine Perry, ""St. Augustine on Love"" B. Blog Entry Brandy, ""Disappointment: Rizzoli & Isles"" Lucia Gonzalez Hernandez, ""Straw-Man Fallacy and the 'Anti-Antiterror Left'"" C. Reading Notes Mei Lin, "" Aristotle, On Rhetoric"" Terrence B., ""Notes on Pamela Lewis Reading"" Michael M., ""Elizabeth Barrett Browning Response: 'The Cry of the Children'"" D. Observation Notes Zachary Fitzgerald, ""Observation Notes of the Campus Courtyard"" Belinda W., ""Peer Classroom Observations: Sierra M."" E. Strategies for Inquiries F. Chapter Project: Write Observation Notes 8. Analyses A. Analysis Mini-Genre: Keyword Analysis B. Literary Analysis Morris Green, ""Christopher Boone as an Unreliable Narrator"" Ellen Chapman, ""Women's Roles in Elizabeth Cary's The Tragedy of Mariam"" Mark Washington, ""Household Battles in 1616 as Shown in Anne Clifford's Diary"" C. Scene Analysis Kerri Zuiker, ""Brokeback Mountain Reunion Scene"" Kevin Mikkelson, ""Scene Analysis: Chinatown"" Leo Cooper, ""Mr Clean's Death and Use of Sound in Apocalypse Now"" D. Rhetorical Analysis Cody M. Poplin, ""Rhetorical Strategies and Effectiveness in the Declaration of Independence"" Kelly Simpson, ""Kairos, Violence, and The Hunger Games"" Carlos Fernandez-Smith, ""Appraising The Help: Ethos and Logos in Critical Accounts"" E. Strategies for Analyses Association of Black Women Historians, ""An Open Statement to the Fans of The Help"" (excerpt) F. Chapter Project: Write a Rhetorical Analysis 9. Reviews A. Review Mini-Genre: Online Product Review B. Film, Art, or Performance Review Jacob Clayton, ""Contrast, Art, and Justice"" Katie Fennelly, ""Of Montreal's New Album: A Mix Of Weird Sounds and Intrigue"" Nathan Cook, ""Film Review: 'Epic'"" C. Book Review Brian Braden, ""Top Pick! Brian's 99 Cents: Review of The Quill Pen by Michelle Isenhoff"" Risa Applegarth, ""Review of The Changeover by Margaret Mahy"" Adriana Morris, ""Gertruda's Oath by Ram Oren and Habibi by Noami Shihab Nye: A Book Review Essay"" D. Website Review Megan M., ""Redesign Critiques"" Hester Cho, ""Healthcare.gov: Website Review"" Jonas Webber, ""Website Review of Ravelry.com"" E. Strategies for Reviews F. Chapter Project: Write a Website Review 10. Argumentative Genres A. Argument Mini-Genre: Print Advertisement B. Op-Ed or Letter to the Editor Nate Rushing, ""UF's meatless Mondays are ridiculous"" Amelia Jensen, Letter to the Editor Rini Sampath, ""Insults Against Disabled People Must Be Eradicated"" C. Candidate Speech Barack Obama, Speech at Springfield, IL, in 2007 Madison Peace, ""Student Body President Speech"" Michael R. Bloomberg, Victory Speech 2009 D. Satire Pia DiGiulio, ""Uncontrolled Study Orgies Break Out in Gender-Neutral Dorm"" Dr. Jonathan Swift, ""A Modest Proposal: For preventing the children of poor people in Ireland, from being a burden on their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the publick"" The Onion, ""Professor Deeply Hurt by Student's Evaluation"" E. Strategies for Argumentative Genres F. Chapter Project: Write a Satire 11. Academic Research Genres A. Academic Research Mini-Genre: Abstract M Navarrete, G Perea, D Fernandez de Sevilla, M Gómez-Gonzalo, A Núñez, et al., ""Astrocytes Mediate In Vivo Cholinergic-Induced Synaptic Plasticity."" Mike Duncan, ""Polemical Ambiguity and the Composite Audience: Bush's 20 September 2001 Speech to Congress and the Epistle of 1 John"" Jessica Ross, ""Closing Guantanamo Bay: The Future of Detainees"" B. Annotated Bibliography Chris Clayman, ""Annotated Bibliography"" Lisa Garmire, ""Comprehensive Annotated Bibliography of American AIDS Novels, 1982-1992"" C. Literature Review Kirby Diamaduros, ""Tropical Rainforest Deforestation: Effects, Mitigation, and Solutions"" Marleen H van den Berg, PhD, Johannes W Schoones, BA, and Theodora PM Vliet Vlieland, MD, PhD, "" Internet-Based Physical Activity Interventions: A Systematic Review of the Literature"" Agustín Fuentes, ""Get over It: Men and Women Are from the Same Planet"" D. Research Paper Kristine Thompson, "" Wait, You Stormed Franklin Street? The Social and Psychological Motivations of UNC Sports Fans"" Rick Ingram, ""Gender Discrimination and the Movement towards Equality in the Workforce"" Penelope Edwards, ""Purity and Corruption: Reading Harriet Jacobs Through the Lens of the Bathsheba Tale"" E. Strategies for Academic Research Genres F. Chapter Project: Write a Research Paper 12. Workplace Genres A. Workplace Mini-Genre: Company Slogan B. Email Joe Smith, ""Reference Request"" Maria B. Hernandez, ""Agenda for Biology Majors Club Meeting"" Editorial Staff of Undergraduate Research Journal, ""Journal decision declining to publish your article"" C. Business Letter Jessica Wang, Cover Letter Gerry A. Sampson, Acceptance Letter Joe A. Smith, Thank You Letter D. Résumé Jaelyn Garcia Johnson, Résumé Jonathan Marcus Stone, Résumé Phillip T. Beckett, Résumé E. Strategies for Résumés F. Chapter Project: Write a Résumé 13. Proposals A. Proposal Mini-Genre: Elevator Pitch B. T.V., Book, or Film Pitch T.V. pitch: ""Mixed in America"" Book pitch: ""Rules of Entanglement"" Film pitch: ""Pushover"" C. Student Proposal Victor Egbukichi, Student Event proposal Leticia Garcia Rodriguez, Student Organization Proposal Tyler Williamson, Independent Study Proposal D. Grant Proposal Vincent Abiona, ""Technology Education in Nigerian Hospitals"" Janelle Markham, ""Closing the Gap in Dental Care: Dental Anxiety in Children in Bertie County"" Grace McDermott, ""Nutritional Access and Awareness for the Children of Burmese Migrant Workers in Mae Sot, Thailand"" E. Strategies for Proposals F. Chapter Project: Write a Research or Grant Proposal 14. Reports A. Report Mini-Genre: Social Networking Status Update B. News Report Chris Eckard, ""Men's Basketball Stoglin Named Second-Term All-ACC"" Daniel Wheaton, ""UNL Psychology Study Find College-Aged Men Struggle With Image, Objectification"" Esteban Cortez, ""Grad Student Explores African-American Culture in Art"" C. Progress Report Marshall McLaughlin, ""Update on my poetry collection"" Mary Wu, ""Progress on War on Terror research"" Lily Pearson, John Chao, Carolyn Wax, Anita Simmons, ""Student Health Gets Real: Student Opinions of Student Health Services Progress Report"" D. Recommendation Report National Transportation Safety Board, ""Safety Report: Reaching Zero: Actions to Eliminate Alcohol-Impaired Driving"" Bradley J. Kinnison, ""The Health Risks and Cost Effectiveness of Chlorine as a Pool Water Sanitizer"" Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ""Prevention and Control of Meningococcal Disease: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)"" E. Strategies for Reports F. Chapter Project: Write a Report Part 3. Writing Process 15. Developing a Topic A. Genre Toolkit: What Are You Writing? B. Browse for Topics C. Narrow Topics with Initial Research 16. Prewriting A. Freewriting B. Question-Dialogue C. Audio-Brainstorming D. Concept-Mapping 17. Drafting A. Try Out Different Drafting Strategies B. Digital Composing: Find Tools that Work for You C. Writing Collaboratively 18. Generating Arguments A. What is an Argument? B. Examining the Topic C. Researching Arguments D. Developing a Thesis (or Claim) E. Finding Good Reasons F. Locating Evidence through Research G. Rhetorical Appeals: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos H. Addressing Counter-Arguments I. Arguing Ethically: Avoiding Fallacies 19. Using Rhetorical Modes A. What Happened? Narration B. What Is It Like? Description C. What Is It? Definition D. What Kind Is It? Classification E. How Is It Similar/Different? Comparison/Contrast F. What Causes It? What Are Its Effects? Cause/Effect 20. Organization A. Discovering Organization through Genre B. Outlining Before Writing C. Using Outlines as You Write D. Paragraphing E. Ordering Sections or Topics F. Introductions G. Conclusions 21. Developing Style A. Matching Style to Genre, Audience and Purpose Maya Schenwar, ""The Prison System Welcomes My Newborn Niece to This World"" Ann Booker Loper and Elena Hontoria Tuerk, ""Improving the Emotional Adjustment and Communication Patterns of Incarcerated Mothers: Effectiveness of a Prison Parenting Intervention"" Ashley McAlarney, ""Access for All: Federal Funding and Regulation of For-Profit Higher Education"" B. Choosing a Persona C. Choosing Tone D. Making Vocabulary Choices E. Choosing a Level of Formality F. Using Rhetorical Figures G. Tips for Developing Style 22. Polishing It Up A. Revising B. Self-Editing: Creating Fresh Eyes C. Conducting Peer Review Part 4. Research 23. Getting Started with Research A. Considering Your Genre B. Finding a Good Research Topic C. Identifying a Gap D. Developing a Research Question E. Developing a Research Plan F. Generating Search Terms 24. Conducting Research A. Conducting Empirical Research Kristine Thompson, ""Study: The Social and Psychological Motivations of UNC Sports Fans"" B. Conducting Database Research C. Managing Database Research 25. Evaluating Sources A. Identifying Credible Sources B. Finding Authoritative Sources for Your Field C. Finding Authoritative Sources for Your Genre 26. Integrating Sources A. Using Sources Strategically Ray M. Marín and Jií Vaníek, ""Optimal Use of Conservation and Accessibility Filters in MicroRNA Target Prediction"" Shulman, J. L., Gotta, G., & Green, R., ""Will Marriage Matter? Effects of Marriage Anticipated by Same-Sex Couples"" B. Integrating Sources into Your Work C. Summarizing D. Paraphrasing E. Quoting 27. Avoiding Plagiarism A. What Is Plagiarism B. Types of Plagiarism C. Keeping Track of Sources 28. Citing Sources A. When to Cite B. Discovering Citation Styles: MLA and APA C. Discovering Citation Guides for Other Styles D. MLA Citation Guide E. Formatting a Paper in MLA Style Jay Zhang, ""McDonald's Limited Response to Increased Health Consciousness"" F. APA Citation Guide G. Formatting a Paper in APA Style Terence Bogans, ""Being Mommy Behind Bars: The Psychological Benefits of Child Visitation with Incarcerated Mothers"" Part 5. Presentation 29. Choosing Visual Elements, Layout, and Design A. Matching Design to Genre Centers for Disease Control, ""HIV Among Women"" American Public Health Association, ""Are You Ready?"" B. Matching Design to Audience, Purpose, and Situation C. Putting Things in Place: Layout D. Types of Visual Elements E. Principles for Visual Elements F. Using Electronic Tools 30. Getting It Out There A. Delivering Oral Presentations B. Developing Multimedia Presentations C. Creating a Portfolio D. Submitting Your Work for Publication E. Self-publishing Your Work STYLE AND USAGE GUIDE S1. How Verbs Work A. What is a verb? B. Common Problems S2. How Nouns & Pronouns Work A. What is a Noun? B. What is a Pronoun? C. Common Problems S3. How Modifiers Work A. What is a Modifier? B. Common Problems S4. How Sentences Work A. What is a Sentence? B. Common Problems S5. How Punctuation Works A. What is Punctuation? B. Common Problems S6. How Usage Conventions Work A. What are Usage Conventions? B. Common Problems READINGS R1. Reading Personal Essays Juan Garcia. ""Spring Broken."" [Topic: College Life.] Jacque Weber. ""Love and Loss.""[Topic: Modern Families.] Andrea Viejo. ""Mexican in New York."" [Topic: Immigration.] Jane Kramer. ""The Food at Our Feet: Why Is Foraging All the Rage?"" (excerpt) [Topic: Sustainable Food.] Tamara Winfrey Harris. ""Nappy Love . . ."" [Topic: Gender, Race, & Culture.] R2. Reading Profiles Audrey Watters. ""A College Student and a CEO: A Profile of 21-Year-Old Entrepreneur Jay Rodrigues."" [Profile Essay. Topic: College Life.] Linda Wasmer Andrews. ""Adoptive Mothers Share Stories."" [Profile Essay. Topic: Modern Families.] WBAL-TV11 Baltimore. ""Illegal Immigrant Becomes World-Renowned Brain Surgeon."" [Profile Essay. Topic: Immigration.] Yale Sustainable Food Project. ""History."" [Program Profile. Topic: Sustainable Food.] Julie Slaymaker. ""Door Opener."" [Profile Essay. Topic: Gender, Race, & Culture.] R3. Reading Informative Genres National Institutes of Health. ""Fall Semester: A Time for Parents to Revisit Discussions About College Drinking."" [Factsheet. Topic: College Life.] National Conference of State Legislatures. ""How the Child Support System Affects Low-Income Fathers."" [Factsheet. Topic: Modern Families.] Futures Without Violence. ""The Facts on Immigrant Women and Domestic Violence."" [Factsheet. Topic: Immigration.] Sarah Starkey. ""How to Make Your Own Indoor Compost Bin."" [Tutorial. Topic: Sustainable Food.] WikiHow.com. ""How to Fight Racism in Your School."" [Tutorial. Topic: Gender, Race, & Culture.] R4. Reading Inquiries Mark Montgomery. ""Visiting College Campuses: Observations by a Professional Tour Taker."" [Observation notes. Topic: College Life.] Victoria Simmons. ""Dealing with Deployment."" [Blog Entry. Topic: Modern Families.] Ruth Brown. ""Diary of an Immigrant."" [Blog Entry. Topic: Immigration.] Stefanie Hollmichel. ""Eating Animals."" [Reading notes. Topic: Sustainable Food.] Steve Blank. ""Eleven Observations on Workplace Gender Wars."" [Observation notes. Topic: Gender, Race, & Culture.] R5. Reading Analyses Max Abrams. ""Immigrants and Galactus: Junot Diaz's World in The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao."" (excerpt) [Literary Analysis. Topic: College Life.] Christina M. LaVecchia. ""Of Peerenting, Trophy Wives, and Effeminate Men: Modern Family's Surprisingly Conservative Remediation of the Family Sitcom Genre."" (excerpt) [Rhetorical Analysis. Topic: Modern Families.] Debarati Bandyopadhyay. ""Negotiating Borders of Culture: Jhumpa Lahiri's Fiction."" (excerpt) [Literary Analysis. Topic: Immigration.] Greg Boone. ""Globalizing Korea: A Rhetoric of Food."" (excerpt) [Rhetorical Analysis. Topic: Sustainable Food.] Roy Peter Clark. ""Why It Worked: A Rhetorical Analysis of Obama's Speech on Race."" [Rhetorical Analysis. Topic: Gender, Race, & Culture.] R6. Reading Reviews Lauren Honeycutt. ""A Midsummer Night's Dream at Howard Community College's Theatre Program and Student Arts Collective."" [Performance Review. Topic: College Life.] Chris Benderev. ""In Childhood, When 'I Wish' Equals An Action Plan."" [Film Review. Topic: Modern Families.] Andy Webster. ""Living Along a Contentious Border."" [Film Review. Topic: Immigration.] Andy Francis, ""Book Review: The Omnivore's Dilemma."" [Book Review. Topic: Sustainable Food.] Susan Yudt. ""Smart Girls at the Party."" [Website Review. Topic: Gender, Race, & Culture.] R7. Reading Argumentative Genres Rui Dai. ""Americanese: In Between the Gaps."" [Op-Ed. Topic: College Life.] Kelly Huston. ""Did I Vote on Your Marriage?"" [Photograph. Topic: Modern Families.] Kristian Dougherty. ""Aliens, Get Out!"" [Satire. Topic: Immigration.] Will Levitt. ""Food 101: Why College Students Should Learn How to Cook."" [Op-Ed. Topic: Sustainable Food.] Kaitlyn Valor Bourque. ""Feminism: How Our Ideas Have Evolved With Us."" [Op-Ed. Topic: Gender, Race, & Culture.] R8. Reading Academic Research Genres George W. Dowdall and Henry Wechsler. ""Studying College Alcohol Use: Widening the Lens, Sharpening the Focus."" [Literature Review. Topic: College Life.] Nansook Park. ""Military Children and Families."" (excerpt) [Literature Review. Topic: Modern Families.] Kristin Anderson. ""Coming to America."" [Annotated Bibliography. Topic: Immigration.] Ryan Babich and Sylvia Smith. ""'Cradle to Grave': An Analysis of Sustainable Food Systems in a University Setting,"" (excerpt). [Research Paper. Topic: Sustainable Food.] Elaine Chun, ""Reading Race beyond Black and White."" [Research Paper. Topic: Gender, Race, & Culture.] R9. Reading Workplace Genres Anonymous. ""Open Letter to Interim Dean Brown."" [Topic: College Life.] TigerMom. ""An Open Letter to the Catholic League From an Adopted Child."" [Business Letter. Topic: Modern Families.] Catholic Bishops of Wisconsin. ""Traveling Together in Hope: A Pastoral Letter on Immigration."" [Business Letter. Topic: Immigration.] Ethan Genauer. ""Sustainable Food Systems Résumé ."" [Résumé . Topic: Sustainable Food.] Martin Luther King, Jr. ""Letter from a Birmingham Jail"" (excerpt). [Business Letter. Topic: Gender, Race, & Culture.] R10. Reading Proposals Vincent Casmirri and Victor Arcelus. ""Gender-Neutral Housing Proposal."" [Student Life Proposal. Topic: College Life.] Alka Vaid Menon, ""Pauline and Irving Tanner Dean's Scholars Grant Proposal."" [Grant Proposal. Topic: Modern Families.] Jing Wang. ""JINGLISH Documentary Proposal."" [Film Pitch. Topic: Immigration.] The Muslim Students' Association of Texas A&M University. ""A Taste of Culture: Proposal to Establish Halal Food Program."" [Student Life Proposal. Topic: Sustainable Food.] Alfonso Josia Samm. ""Summer Research Proposal: Education Policy Impact: Perceptions of High School Educators."" [Grant Proposal. Topic: Gender, Race, & Culture.] R11. Reading Reports The College Board. ""Progress Report 2011: The College Completion Agenda"" (excerpt). [Progress Report. Topic: College Life.] Scott D. Ryan, Sue Pearlmutter, and Victor Groza. ""Coming Out of the Closet: Opening Agencies to Gay and Lesbian Adoptive Parents"" (excerpt). [Recommendation Report. Topic: Modern Families.] Wendy Cervantes and Yali Lincroft. ""The Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Child Welfare."" [Recommendation Report. Topic: Immigration.] Scott M. Stringer. ""FoodNYC: A Blueprint for a Sustainable Food System."" [Recommendation Report. Topic: Sustainable Food.] Michaela Krauser. ""Segregation Continues in Urban Schools."" [News Report. Topic: Gender, Race, & Culture.]"

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I am very impressed by the authors' innovative use of the 'genre toolkit.' It is rhetorically sophisticated, yet easy for students to implement. It is the best way that I have ever seen anyone explain to first-year students how to analyze a text and extrapolate from it the genre conventions it features. Well done! --Rachelle M. Smith, Emporia State University Rather than simply introducing different genres to students, this book leads students to discover those genres. --Jun Zhao, Marshall University

I am very impressed by the authors' innovative use of the 'genre toolkit.' It is rhetorically sophisticated, yet easy for students to implement. It is the best way that I have ever seen anyone explain to first-year students how to analyze a text and extrapolate from it the genre conventions it features. Well done! --Rachelle M. Smith, Emporia State University Rather than simply introducing different genres to students, this book leads students to discover those genres. --Jun Zhao, Marshall University I am very impressed by the authors' innovative use of the 'genre toolkit.' It is rhetorically sophisticated, yet easy for students to implement. It is the best way that I have ever seen anyone explain to first-year students how to analyze a text and extrapolate from it the genre conventions it features. Well done! --Rachelle M. Smith, Emporia State University Rather than simply introducing different genres to students, this book leads students to discover those genres. --Jun Zhao, Marshall University

I am very impressed by the authors' innovative use of the 'genre toolkit.' It is rhetorically sophisticated, yet easy for students to implement. It is the best way that I have ever seen anyone explain to first-year students how to analyze a text and extrapolate from it the genre conventions it features. Well done! --Rachelle M. Smith, Emporia State University Rather than simply introducing different genres to students, this book leads students to discover those genres. --Jun Zhao, Marshall University

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Jordynn M. Jack is Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Katie Rose Guest Pryal is Clinical Associate Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina School of Law.

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