{"product_id":"speaking-of-writing-a-brief-rhetoric-with-mla-2021-update-paperback","title":"Speaking of Writing: A Brief Rhetoric - With MLA 2021 Update - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllegra Goodman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Prince\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEmmeline Pidgen\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCo-authored by a novelist and a scholar, \u003cem\u003eSpeaking of Writing\u003c\/em\u003e follows four college students from diverse backgrounds as they face the challenges of reading, writing, and critical thinking in first-year composition classes and across the disciplines. Each chapter engages students in relatable, often humorous scenarios that focus on key challenges. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough its story-based approach, this brief rhetoric enacts process-based pedagogy, showing student writers grappling with fundamental questions: How can I apply my own strategies for success to new assignments? How can I maintain my own voice when asked to compose in an academic style? What do college professors mean by a thesis? Why is my argument weak, and how can I make it stronger? The book vividly dramatizes a draft-and-revision process that includes instructor feedback, peer review, and careful research. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAllegra Goodman's\u003c\/strong\u003e novels include \u003cem\u003eSam, Kaaterskill Falls, The Family Markowitz, Intuition, The Cookbook Collector\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Chalk Artist\u003c\/em\u003e. Her short fiction has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e. She has taught first-year composition at Stanford and creative writing at Boston University and Harvard. \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Prince\u003c\/strong\u003e is the founding director of the Arts and Sciences Writing Program at Boston University, where he is Professor of English, specializing in Writing Studies and early modern literature and philosophy. His publications include \u003cem\u003eThe Shortest Way with Defoe\u003c\/em\u003e Robinson Crusoe, \u003cem\u003eDeism, and the Novel\u003c\/em\u003e (2020), which received the Walker Cowen Memorial Prize from the University of Virginia Press. \u003cstrong\u003eEmmeline Pidgen\u003c\/strong\u003e is an illustrator, creating books, comics, and commercial illustration in northwest England. She has worked with a wide range of clients internationally and was named \"UK Freelancer of the Year\" in 2016. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42154550362247,"sku":"9781554816026","price":83.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/20784ec589603934b4467a1c1c5abc8b.webp?v=1733229415","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/speaking-of-writing-a-brief-rhetoric-with-mla-2021-update-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}