The Bedford Guide for College Writers: With Reader, Research Manual, and Handbook - Softcover

Kennedy, X. J.; Kennedy, Dorothy M.; Muth, Marcia F.

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9780312452780: The Bedford Guide for College Writers: With Reader, Research Manual, and Handbook

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ISBN 10: 0312452780 ISBN 13: 9780312452780

Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2007

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When it was first published twenty years ago, The Bedford Guide for College Writers brought a lively and innovative new approach to the teaching of writing. Since that time, authors X. J. and Dorothy M. Kennedy have won praise for their friendly tone and their view, apparent on every page of the text, that writing is the "usually surprising, often rewarding art of thinking while working with language." More recently, experienced teacher and writer Marcia F. Muth joined the author team, adding more practical advice to help all students €” even those underprepared for college work €” become successful academic writers. While retaining the highly praised "Kennedy touch," The Bedford Guide continues to evolve to meet classroom needs. The new edition does even more to build essential academic writing skills, with expanded coverage of audience analysis, source-based writing, argumentation and reasoning, and more.

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About the Author:

X.J. KENNEDY is an acclaimed poet, children's author, college teacher, and textbook author. He has taught freshman composition at the University of Michigan, the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, and Tufts University. Since 1966, more than 2 million students have treasured his introductory literature texts and The Bedford Reader, coedited with Dorothy M. Kennedy and Jane E. Aaron, now in its Ninth Edition.

DOROTHY M. KENNEDY is a writer and editor whose articles and reviews have appeared in both professional and academic journals. She has taught composition at the University of Michigan and Ohio University and, with X.J. Kennedy, is the recipient of the NCTE Teacher's Choice Award for Knock at a Star: A Child's Introduction to Poetry. MARCIA F. MUTH is a teacher, writer, and textbook editor. She has taught first-year composition at The Ohio State University and now offers writing workshops through the School of Education at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center. She is the author or co-author of several composition textbooks and ancillaries, including Getting the Picture, Researching and Writing, and Writing and Revising, all published by Bedford/St. Martin's. She also co-authored Harold D. Lasswell: An Annotated Bibliography.

Review:

"[The Bedford Guide's] completeness and portability make it an excellent resource -- and value --
for students. That same completeness is also an asset for instructors, for there is little need for outside supplementation."

-- Brit Osgood-Treston, Riverside Community College

"What I like is that the readings are so good in themselves, yet so easy to relate to the kind of writing they represent."

-- R.A. Beckham, Germana Community College

"I like the way that The Bedford Guide explains how students can relate the chapter skills to real-world writing situations."

-- Judy Hatcher, San Jacinto College Central

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