{"product_id":"focus-on-writing-what-college-students-want-to-know-paperback","title":"Focus on Writing: What College Students Want to Know - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurie McMillan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis first-year composition rhetoric-reader uses a Writing about Writing (WAW) approach and a conversational style to help students engage in threshold concepts and transfer what they know about writing to new situations. Each chapter asks a key question such as \"Why Write?\" or \"What Is the Rhetorical Situation and Why Should I Care about It?\" Preliminary answers to the chapter question are provided in accessible prose, and these initial ideas are supplemented with a selection of three or four readings and a list of recommended online texts. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrompts for informal and formal writing projects keep the focus on writing and help students apply writing studies scholarship to their own lives in meaningful ways. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA companion website includes recommended WAW resources, assignment supports, and links to additional readings: sites.broadviewpress.com\/focusonwriting \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaurie McMillan\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of English at Pace University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 382\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 02, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730540138559,"sku":"9781554813889","price":122.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cd918a4a1ccfdf4e0b219fc2e721d6c0.webp?v=1765126172","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/focus-on-writing-what-college-students-want-to-know-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}