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Being A Writer is a brief rhetoric that explores writing processes with an emphasis on their variety; invention, with an emphasis on its playfulness; revision as a technique of invention; collaboration as a means of revision; and personal engagement in academic writing, from literary analysis to argument.Product Identifiers
PublisherMcGraw-Hill Companies, T.H.E.
ISBN-100072378735
ISBN-139780072378733
eBay Product ID (ePID)1900618
Product Key Features
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBeing a Writer : a Community of Writers Revisited
Publication Year2002
SubjectRhetoric, Readers
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaNon-Classifiable, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorPeter Elbow, Patricia Belanoff
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight18.9 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2001-018692
Dewey Edition21
Target AudienceCollege Audience
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal808/.042
Lc Classification NumberPe1408.E388 2002
Table of ContentWriting Questionnaire WORKSHOPS Part I Creativity and the Writing Process 1 Discovering Yourself as a Writer: An Introduction to the Variety of Writing Processes 2 Getting Experience into Words: Image and Story 3 Moving from Private Writing to Public Writing 4 Writing as Social and Collaborative: Dialogue, Loop Writing, and the Collage Part II Revising 5 Drafting and Revising 6 Revision through Purpose and Audience 7 Exploring Voice Part III Important Intellectual and Academic Tasks 8 Reading as the Creation of Meaning: Interpretation and Response 9 Persuading and Arguing 10 Interviewing as Research: How Writers Write 11 Researching 12 Reflecting on Your Writing: Portfolios Sharing and Responding Cover Letter Summary of Kinds of Responses Procedures for Giving and Receiving Responses Full Explanations for Kinds of Responses with Samples Final Word: Taking Charge of the Feedback Process Sample Essays Appendix: Writing Under Pressure: Midterms, Finals, and Other In-Class Writing