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The Academic Writer is a brief guide that prepares students for any college writing situation through a solid foundation in rhetorical concepts. By framing the reading and composing processes in terms of the rhetorical situation, Lisa Ede gives students the tools they need to make effective choices. With an emphasis on analysis and synthesis, and making and supporting claims, students learn to master the moves of academic writing across mediums. A new chapter on "Strategies for Multimodal Composing" and advice on writing in a multimodal environment throughout the text help instructors take students into new contexts for reading and composing. New coverage of drafting, editing, and revising, and updated coverage of academic research–including the 2016 MLA guidelines–ensures that students are supported at all stages of the writing process.
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Brief Contents Writing and Rhetoric in Action 1 Writing Rhetorically 2 Reading Rhetorically 3 Analyzing Rhetorical Situations 4 Academic Writing: Committing to the Process
Writing in College 5 Analyzing and Synthesizing Texts 6 Making and Supporting Claims 7 Doing Research: Joining the Scholarly Conversation 8 Writing in the Disciplines: Making Choices as You Write
Practical Strategies for Composing Texts 9 Strategies for Invention, Planning, and Drafting 10 Strategies for Revising, Editing, and Proofreading 11 Strategies for Multimodal Composing Writers’ References
The Academic Writer A BRIEF RHETORIC
Fourth Edition
Lisa Ede Oregon State University
Chapter 7, “Doing Research: Joining the Scholarly Conversation,” with Anne-Marie Deitering Oregon State University
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For students and teachers everywhere—and for Gregory
Preface for Instructors
What does it mean to be an “academic writer” in today’s world? What is the role of print texts in a world that increasingly favors multimedia presentations? How can students strengthen their academic writing skills while also developing their ability to compose multimodal texts? How can students think critically and effectively evaluate the abundance of sources to which they now have access? How can students make informed decisions about how and where to access texts, whether in print or on a variety of devices, including smartphones, at a