Writing Today: Contexts and Options for the Real World Pharr, Donald; Buscemi, Santi; MacDonald, Erin and Muhlbock, Robert

Writing Today: Contexts and Options for the Real World Pharr, Donald; Buscemi, Santi; MacDonald, Erin and Muhlbock, Robert

ISBN 10: 0070726116 / ISBN 13: 9780070726116

Published by McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Writing Today: Contexts and Options for the Real World Pharr, Donald; Buscemi, Santi; MacDonald, Erin and Muhlbock, Robert
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Ryerson
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070726116
• ISBN 13: 9780070726116
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Extending its reach beyond the composition course, Writing Today connects writing to everyday life.

As a guide to the writing process, this flexible rhetoric, research guide, reader and handbook is a complete package for the first-year composition course. Since effective writers are strong communicators in any context, Writing Today not only focuses on the development of good academic writing, but also points to applications beyond the post-secondary environment. Providing reading and writing tools for continued intellectual growth that students can employ in any situation, the groundwork laid by Writing Today will be helpful long after completing their coursework.

About the Authors

Donald Pharr received his bachelor’s degree from Indiana State University and his master’s and doctorate from the University of Georgia. He is the co-author (with Gerald J. Schiffhorst) of the The Short Handbook for Writers, second edition. He taught for many years in the Florida community college system, where he specialized in applied composition: business, technical, and science writing. As well he has spent almost two decades consulting as a technical writer and editor. Dr. Pharr is currently associate professor of English at Saint Leo University.

Santi V. Buscemi teaches reading, composition, and literature at Middlesex County College in Edison, New Jersey, where he was chair of the Department of English for twenty-eight years. He is the author of A Reader for College Writers, 75 Readings, and 75 Readings Plus. He has lectured on freshman composition and developmental education at regional and national conferences in the United States and South Africa.

Robert Muhlbock received his Bachelor’s degrees in English and Education from the University of Western Ontario and his Master’s degree from the University of Waterloo. Specializing in composition, rhetoric, and new media studies, he has taught for many years at various academic levels including high school, college, university, and adult education. Professor Muhlbock currently teaches writing, media, and literature in the School of Language and Liberal Studies at Fanshawe College.

Erin E. MacDonald She has taught at various academic levels, including high school, college, and university. Dr. MacDonald currently teaches literature, composition, and popular culture at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario.. She is a past member of the School of Language and Liberal Studies’ writing course curriculum development committee.