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Published: 15th August 2000
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The everyday world. The public world. The academic world. The work world. These are the Four Worlds of Writing explored in this book, providing familiar contexts that help students use the writing process to expand knowledge and effect change . This composition text teaches flexible strategies to hone writing skills. Readers learn to begin the process by asking questions about important aspects of their lives that they seek to understand and change. Writing becomes a means to build on what they know and create some form of action, such as gaining new insights, increasing commitment to an issue, taking a new position or rejecting an old one. With multiple writing examples, Four Worlds of Writing offers guidance to help its readers write more powerfully and persuasively. For those interested in improving their writing to help its readers write more powerfully and persuasively. For those interested in improving their writing

Preface
Introduction
What the Text Offers
Questions the Text Helps You Answer
Why Write?
Learning to Inquire and Act in Contexts. Gaining Experience in Real Contexts
Collaborating in Writing
Collaborating on This Book: Our Story
Writing as Inquiry and Action
The Everyday World
Area of Inquiry: Relationships
Reading for Inquiry and Action
Writing for Inquiry and Action
Area of Inquiry: Free Time
Readings for Inquiry and Action
Writing for Inquiry and Action
The Public World
Area of Inquiry: Issues in Groups
Readings for Inquiry and Action
Writing for Inquiry and Action
Area of Inquiry: Local Cultures
Readings for Inquiry and Action
Writing for Inquiry and Action
The Academic World
Area of Inquiry: Fields of Study
Readings for Inquiry and Action
Writing for Inquiry and Action
Area of Inquiry: Technology
Readings for Inquiry and Action
Writing for Inquiry and Action
The World of Work
Area of Inquiry: Workplace Problems
Readings for Inquiry and Action
Writing for Inquiry and Action
Alternative Strategies, Genres, Collaboration, and On-line Resources
Invention Strategies
Starting Strategies
Exploring Strategies
Research Strategies
Library Research
Compiling a Working Bibliography
Field Research
Reading and Interpretive Strategies
Situating, Drafting, and Revising Strategies
Strategies for Considering Readers and Writers
Focusing Guides
Organizing Plans
Drafting
Responding Guides
Reader Response Strategy Revising Plans
Using Genres
Why Consider Genre?
Collaborative Effectively
Why Collaborate?
Why Collaborate On and In Writing?
Collaborative Strategies
Inquiry, Writing, and Technology
The Strategic Use of Writing Technologies
Simple...and Not So Simple Searches
Planning Your Online Research
Locating Sources
Sorting and Reflecting On Your Inquiry Results
Evaluating and Positioning Your Sources
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ISBN: 9780321102973
ISBN-10: 0321102975
Audience: Professional
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 572
Published: 15th August 2000
Weight (kg): 9.072