The Composition of Everyday Life - Hardcover

Mauk, John; Metz, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1133311199 ISBN 13: 9781133311195

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Showing learners that the act of writing is connected to everyday living, THE COMPOSITION OF EVERYDAY LIFE emphasizes invention while helping writers rediscover concepts, uncover meaning, and rethink the world around them.

About this title

About the Author:

John Mauk has a Ph.D. in rhetoric and writing from Bowling Green State University and a Masters in language and literature from the University of Toledo. Scholarship includes an article on critical geography and composition (COLLEGE ENGLISH, March 2003). Mauk now teaches composition and rhetoric courses at Northwestern Michigan College. In 2007, he served on the NCTE Nominating Committee.

John Metz has a B.A. in English from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (1983) and an M.A. in English from the University of Toledo (1985). He has taught first-year writing for over 20 years and currently teaches at Kent State University at Geauga in Twinsburg, Ohio.

Review:

"It will change your students' writing."

"This book has the best design I've seen yet for a composition text. It provides structure and context for the writing process and gives students a change to write about issues that are important. The text also allows easy implementation of a portfolio system."

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1133311199
• ISBN 13: 9781133311195
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 752