{"product_id":"academic-writing-real-world-topics-michael-rectenwald-9781554813308","title":"Academic Writing, Real World Topics","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eAcademic Writing, Real World Topics\u003c\/em\u003e fills a void in the writing-across-the-curriculum textbook market. It draws together articles and essays of actual academic prose as opposed to journalism; it arranges material by topic instead of by discipline or academic division; and it approaches topics from multiple disciplinary and critical perspectives.With extensive introductions, rhetorical instruction, and suggested additional resources accompanying each chapter, \u003cem\u003eAcademic Writing, Real World Topics\u003c\/em\u003e introduces students to the kinds of research and writing that they will be expected to undertake throughout their college careers and beyond. This concise edition provides all the features of the complete edition in a more compact and affordable format. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Features: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e- Contemporary, cutting-edge readings on relevant topics\u003cbr\u003e - Extensive cross-referencing between the rhetoric and the reader to help students make connections\u003cbr\u003e - Full-length essays rather than excerpts\u003cbr\u003e - Chapter introductions that put readings in context and promote interdisciplinary connections\u003cbr\u003e - Sample student essays to demonstrate student contribution\u003cbr\u003e - \"As You Read\" guides to each chapter that encourage readers to locate points of contact among readings\u003cbr\u003e - Questions after each reading that enable comprehension, help students identify rhetorical moves, and prompt oral and written response\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Rectenwald, Lisa Carl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1554813301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781554813308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Broadview Press Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Rectenwald\u003c\/strong\u003e is full Professor of Liberal Studies and Global Liberal Studies at New York University. His articles have appeared in several journals and anthologies, including the \u003cem\u003eBritish Journal for the History of Science\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCollege Composition and Communication\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGeorge Eliot in Context\u003c\/em\u003e (Cambridge UP). Rectenwald is also author of \u003cem\u003eNineteenth-Century British Secularism: Science, Religion, and Literature\u003c\/em\u003e (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015), and co-editor of \u003cem\u003eGlobal Secularisms in a Post-Secular Age\u003c\/em\u003e (De Gruyter, 2015). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLisa Carl\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor in the Department of Language and Literature at North Carolina Central University. Her work has been published in such books and journals as \u003cem\u003eCLASH!: Superheroic Yet Sensible Strategies for Teaching Students the New Literacies Despite the Status Quo\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Indian Culture and Research Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWhitman's and Dickinson's Contemporaries: An Anthology of Their Verse\u003c\/em\u003e. She is co-producer of the podcast \"Voices from the Days of Slavery: Stories, Songs and Memories\" (American Folklife Center, Library of Congress). \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Rectenwald","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047862530303,"sku":"9781554813308","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2292f067-2c40-4ada-a232-f0987200215b.jpg?v=1684992588","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/academic-writing-real-world-topics-michael-rectenwald-9781554813308","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}