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Like all writers, intellectuals need to say something new and say it well. But unlike many other writers, what intellectuals have to say is bound up with the books we are reading ...and the ideas of the people we are talking with . What are the moves that an academic writer makes? How does writing as an intellectual change the way we work from sources? In Rewriting, a textbook for the undergraduate classroom, Joseph Harris draws the college writing student away from static ideas of thesis, support, and structure, and toward a more mature and dynamic understanding. Harris wants college writers to think of intellectual writing as an adaptive and social activity, and he offers them a clear set of strategies -- a set of moves -- for participating in it.

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Writing this essay in response to Rewriting has given me a better sense of the moves I, myself, make. . . . I can think of no higher praise. <br> --Donna Qualley, Reader, special issue on Rewriting

The book is a tour de force, a means of teaching and modeling the wise and effective use of sources. Beyond that, it's gracefully written, the textual examples offer wonderful variety, and the ethical center is humane, respectful, and warm. <p>Carol Rutz, Carleton College

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