The Composition of Everyday Life (The Composition of Everyday Life Series) - Softcover

Mauk, John; Metz, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1305081587 ISBN 13: 9781305081581

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2015

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:

"I love the concept that they are gathering inspiration for their writing all the time. So many students think writing is about sitting at a computer. This introduces them to the concept that they can be critically thinking, engaging in interesting conversations and paying attention to current events all day long, and then their brainstorming takes on a whole new dimension. "

"What immediately attracted me to the text was its clean design. . . . In a world of distraction, I think students might find this book to be easy to read. "

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1305081587
• ISBN 13: 9781305081581
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 832