Grounded in an understanding of “standardized” English as the traditional language of power and access in the United States, EasyWriter coaches students in following, experimenting with, and even resisting conventions-and in respecting English in all of its forms and dialects.
A new chapter, “Language and Identity” helps students think more openly and carefully about the language we claim as our own and about language used to label us and others. A revised chapter on language varieties fosters a new openness to translingual composition-with excerpts from student writing. Attention to gender-neutral pronoun use raises awareness about writing to include rather than to exclude.
New visual help for writers and new student models. Three new graphic organizers for argument writing help visual learners plan and execute writing. New student-written analysis, argument, and research essays provide useful models and annotations that teach. Updated MLA and APA formatting and citation guidelines. With up-to-date guidelines for writing in MLA (2021) and APA (2020) style, the handbook’s thorough advice and plenty of models help students work within multiple disciplines. New resource for corequisite composition.
“A great reference for this generation of writers-flexible in some areas and more descriptive in ways other books can become prescriptive.” A Student’s Companion to Lunsford Handbooks is designed specifically to help underprepared students improve their reading and writing performance-with material on time management and etiquette, substantial coverage of reading strategies, graphic organizers for visual learners, and more than sixty exercises on writing, research, and grammar.Ī new workbook for developing writers in support or corequisite composition sections provides a wide range of activities to help students practice the skills and habits they need to be successful academic writers.
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