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The Curious Writer

Author : Bruce P. Ballenger

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Page : 0 pages

File Size : 30,47 MB

Release : 2017

Category : Academic writing

ISBN : 9780134120706

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For courses in First-Year Composition - Rhetoric. Puts inquiry at the heart of good writing We write to learn as much as we do to express what we already know. In his remarkably personal and engaging voice, Bruce Ballenger makes that powerful concept central to The Curious Writer, Concise Edition. The Curious Writer, Concise Edition doesn't read like a textbook or provide a formula for composing essays. Instead, it encourages students to suspend judgment, to ask questions, and to seek answers much like academics do. Yet it covers a wide range of genres beyond the academic essay-narrative, profile, review, ethnography, argument, and more-all with a distinctive approach and "personality" that is lacking in other texts. It also reinforces the assumption that genres are malleable with a new chapter on repurposing or "re-genre-ing." Students love that this book helps them learn to write by pursuing their own curiosity. Teachers appreciate that Ballenger provides ample opportunities for students to develop the habits of mind necessary to become critical thinkers and curious writers. Also available with MyWritingLab(TM) MyWritingLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyWritingLab does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MyWritingLab, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyWritingLab, search for: 0134150791 / 9780134150796 The Curious Writer, Concise Edition Plus MyWritingLab without Pearson eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0133933296 / 9780133933291 MyWritingLab without Pearson eText -- Access Card 013393330X / 9780133933307 MyWritingLab without Pearson eText -- Inside Star Sticker 0134120701 / 9780134120706 The Curious Writer, Concise Edition



The Curious Writer

Author : Bruce P. Ballenger

Publisher : Longman Publishing Group

Page : 924 pages

File Size : 47,49 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9780321095312

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Short Retail Description: " "The Curious Writer" by Bruce Ballenger is an assignment-oriented, all-in-one rhetoric-reader-handbook that stresses the connections between personal and academic writing." & Written with a strong personal voice that respects students and the writing challenges they face." "The Curious Writer" is not like other textbooks on the market today. Where the tone of other books is usually dry and detached, "The Curious Writer" is familiar and inviting. The author shuns a pedantic writing style and instead reaches out to students on equal terms, invoking his own writing experiences and those of his students as a way of illustrating the process of becoming a better writer. The author's voice is one that teaches by example rather than rule. & & @BULLET = A strong emphasis on critical reading skills." "The Curious Writer" believes that writing and reading are complementary skills. The book also holds that in today's media saturated world the ability to read well extends beyond the printed word to visual messages. To support this philosophy, chapter 2 explores inquiry-based reading of texts and images. Each of the writing assignment chapters includes at least three professional models and one student model. "One Student's Response" provides samples of student responses to specific writing exercises throughout the book. "Seeing the Form" encourages students to think beyond the printed word when considering issues of genre. @BULLET = Treatment of research as an organic part of the writing process." The author believes that all writing involves research. Each of his writing assignment chapters includes integrated coverage of research,discussing it both as an invention strategy and as a tool for developing ideas more fully. On top of this coverage, the book also includes one chapter on writing the formal research essay (Ch. 11) and a second chapter on conducting rese



Curious Researcher

Author : Bruce Ballenger

Publisher : Pearson

Page : 385 pages

File Size : 29,54 MB

Release : 2014-08-27

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 0321994078

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For courses in Research Writing, Documentation Writing, and Advanced Composition. Featuring an engaging, direct writing style and inquiry-based approach, The Curious Researcher: A Guide to Writing Research Papers emphasizes that curiosity is the best reason for investigating ideas and information. An appealing alternative to traditional research texts, this popular research guide stands apart for its motivational tone, its conversational style, and its conviction that research writing can be full of rewarding discoveries. Offering a wide variety of examples from student and professional writers, this popular guide shows that good research and lively writing do not have to be mutually exclusive. Students are encouraged to find ways to bring their writing to life, even though they are writing with “facts.” A unique chronological organization sets up achievable writing goals while it provides week-by-week guidance through the research process. Full explanations of the technical aspects of writing and documenting source-based papers help students develop sound research and analysis skills. The text also includes up-to-date coverage of MLA and APA styles.



What's Next for This Beginning Writer?

Author : Janine Reid

Publisher : Pembroke Publishers Limited

Page : 145 pages

File Size : 19,7 MB

Release : 2012

Category : Education

ISBN : 1551382741

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This book starts with an inclusive definition of writing and suggests simple ways to introduce students to the purpose of writing. It discusses the key relationship between reading and writing, and the importance of oral language in building strong writers. Based on the work of real K-2 students, the book shows teachers how to interpret student work, identify what they know, and build naturally on the strengths their work displays. it argues for consistent teaching that includes a delicate balance between direct instruction and independent learning. Children will thrive as writers if they experience success. This book offers the tools teachers need to put that success in the hands of every young writer.



Curious Writer

Author : Bruce Ballenger

Publisher : Addison-Wesley Longman

Page : 704 pages

File Size : 46,31 MB

Release : 2012-12-21

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9780321881052

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The Curious Writer, an assignment-oriented, all-in-one rhetoric-reader-handbook, stresses the connections between personal and academic writing. The Curious Writer emphasizes inquiry as both a method of discovery and learning and a driving force behind the writing process. The book operates on the principle that writers who begin with questions, rather than answers, achieve better results in their work. It treats research, revision, and critical reading skills (of both texts and visuals) as organic components of every writing process. Each of the eight writing assignment chapters offers integrated coverage of these three key activities and also provides special attention digital tools for invention and research. Offering a unique, entertaining, and personal author voice, The Curious Writer is sure to grab students' interest and motivate them to write. 0321881052 / 9780321881052 Curious Writer, The, with NEW MyWritingLab with eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0205235778 / 9780205235773 Curious Writer, The 0205870147 / 9780205870141 NEW MyWritingLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card



The Journey That Saved Curious George

Author : Louise Borden

Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Page : 79 pages

File Size : 35,85 MB

Release : 2005-09-26

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 0547505701

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In 1940, Hans and Margret Rey fled their Paris home as the German army advanced. They began their harrowing journey on bicycles, pedaling to Southern France with children’s book manuscripts among their few possessions. Louise Borden combed primary resources, including Hans Rey’s pocket diaries, to tell this dramatic true story. Archival materials introduce readers to the world of Hans and Margret Rey while Allan Drummond dramatically and colorfully illustrates their wartime trek to a new home. Follow the Rey’s amazing story in this unique large format book that resembles a travel journal and includes full-color illustrations, original photos, actual ticket stubs and more. A perfect book for Curious George fans of all ages.



The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Author : Mark Haddon

Publisher : Anchor Canada

Page : 182 pages

File Size : 31,91 MB

Release : 2009-02-24

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0307371565

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A bestselling modern classic—both poignant and funny—narrated by a fifteen year old autistic savant obsessed with Sherlock Holmes, this dazzling novel weaves together an old-fashioned mystery, a contemporary coming-of-age story, and a fascinating excursion into a mind incapable of processing emotions. Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, Christopher is autistic. Everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning for him. At fifteen, Christopher’s carefully constructed world falls apart when he finds his neighbour’s dog Wellington impaled on a garden fork, and he is initially blamed for the killing. Christopher decides that he will track down the real killer, and turns to his favourite fictional character, the impeccably logical Sherlock Holmes, for inspiration. But the investigation leads him down some unexpected paths and ultimately brings him face to face with the dissolution of his parents’ marriage. As Christopher tries to deal with the crisis within his own family, the narrative draws readers into the workings of Christopher’s mind. And herein lies the key to the brilliance of Mark Haddon’s choice of narrator: The most wrenching of emotional moments are chronicled by a boy who cannot fathom emotions. The effect is dazzling, making for one of the freshest debut in years: a comedy, a tearjerker, a mystery story, a novel of exceptional literary merit that is great fun to read.



Curious Attractions

Author : Debra Spark

Publisher : University of Michigan Press

Page : 188 pages

File Size : 28,81 MB

Release : 2005-05-20

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9780472068975

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Lively and engaging essays on aspects of the writer's craft from an acclaimed novelist



Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War

Author : Mary Roach

Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company

Page : 283 pages

File Size : 46,47 MB

Release : 2016-06-07

Category : Science

ISBN : 0393245454

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A New York Times / National Bestseller "America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) Mary Roach explores the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected, and uninfested in the bizarre and extreme circumstances of war. Grunt tackles the science behind some of a soldier's most challenging adversaries—panic, exhaustion, heat, noise—and introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer them. Mary Roach dodges hostile fire with the U.S. Marine Corps Paintball Team as part of a study on hearing loss and survivability in combat. She visits the fashion design studio of U.S. Army Natick Labs and learns why a zipper is a problem for a sniper. She visits a repurposed movie studio where amputee actors help prepare Marine Corps medics for the shock and gore of combat wounds. At Camp Lemmonier, Djibouti, in east Africa, we learn how diarrhea can be a threat to national security. Roach samples caffeinated meat, sniffs an archival sample of a World War II stink bomb, and stays up all night with the crew tending the missiles on the nuclear submarine USS Tennessee. She answers questions not found in any other book on the military: Why is DARPA interested in ducks? How is a wedding gown like a bomb suit? Why are shrimp more dangerous to sailors than sharks? Take a tour of duty with Roach, and you’ll never see our nation’s defenders in the same way again.



The Curious Researcher

Author : Bruce P. Ballenger

Publisher : Longman Publishing Group

Page : 374 pages

File Size : 14,72 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9780205666119

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An appealing alternative to traditional research texts,The Curious Researcherstands apart for its motivational tone, its conversational style, and its conviction that research writing can be full of rewarding discoveries. Offering a wide variety of examples from writers, this popular guide shows that good research and lively writing do not have to be mutually exclusive.