Writing in a changing world : a writer's guide with handbook / Hans P. Guth and Gabrielle L. Rico.

Includes index.

Writing in a changing world -- Program for wiritng: Writing and rewriting, planning, drafting, revising; Resources, observation and experience; Gathering, reading, Internet search, interviewing; Comparing contrasting, lining up your data; Strategies, process, classificatin, cuase and effect -- Writing and critical thinking: Definition, drawing the line, alternatives, weighing the options, Persuading, changing minds, Arguing, designing an argument -- Special agendas: Workplace English, writing on the job; Imagining, responding to literature; Research, the documented paper -- Editing guide: Handbook sentences, words, mechanics; ESL, writing English as a second language.

[This book] is a writer's guide with readings and a concise handbook for courses in college composition. It invites students to discover their resources and powers as writers, enabling them to use written communication for their own purposes in today's ... world. It respects students as learners, validates their work, and motivates them to become confident and competent writers.-Pref.