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A primary text for a first-year composition class that employs a series of assignments guiding students to research and write about issues confronting their communities. Students begin by identifying a community to which they belong, focus on a problem in it, analyze possible solutions, construct ar...

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Main Author: Collins, Paul S (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001.
Series:Language, culture, and teaching.
Subjects:
Readers > Social sciences.
Social sciences > Problems, exercises, etc.
Community life > Problems, exercises, etc.
English language > Rhetoric.
Readers > Community life.
College readers.
Sciences sociales > Problèmes et exercices.
Communauté > Problèmes et exercices.
Anglais (Langue) > Rhétorique.
Anglais (Langue) > Lectures et morceaux choisis (Enseignement supérieur)
Community life.
Social sciences.
Problems and exercises.
Online Access:Publisher description
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Summary:A primary text for a first-year composition class that employs a series of assignments guiding students to research and write about issues confronting their communities. Students begin by identifying a community to which they belong, focus on a problem in it, analyze possible solutions, construct arguments for them, decide which are likely to succeed, then consider how to initiate action. Includes information on building web sites, media monopolies, spin control, and fallacious argumentation. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Incorporated, Portland, OR.
Physical Description:xix, 191 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-181) and index.
ISBN:0805838341
9780805838343