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Driven by Andrea Lunsford's ground-breaking research on student writing habits, EasyWriter: A High School Reference is an essential guide for students looking to make effective academic writing choices. This edition has been specifically designed to meet the needs of the Common Core classroom. To help students work with informational texts, it features an expanded chapter on Critical Thinking and Argument; help with evaluating, integrating, and synthesizing sources to support arguments; and detailed attention to critical reading to strengthen students' text-based analysis skills. Andrea's trademark rhetorical approach to the grammar and mechanics of language is enhanced with advice on word choice, expanding vocabulary, and sharpening spelling skills. Coverage of speaking and listening is expanded to include not just public speaking, but participating in classroom discussions, collaborating with peers, and using note-taking strategies to listen actively. You get all this in a pocket handbook that's easy to use, easy to carry, and easy to afford.
About the Author: Andrea Lunsford, Louise Hewlett Nixon Professor of English emerita and former Director of the Program in Writing and Rhetoric at Stanford University, joined the Stanford faculty in 2000. Prior to this appointment, Lunsford was Distinguished Professor of English at The Ohio State University (1986-2000). She has also been Associate Professor and Director of Writing at the University of British Columbia (1977-86). Currently a member of the faculty of the Bread Loaf School of English, Professor Lunsford earned her B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Florida and completed her Ph.D. in English at The Ohio State University (1977).Professor Lunsford's scholarly interests include contemporary rhetorical theory, women and the history of rhetoric, collaboration and collaborative writing, current cultures of writing, intellectual property and composing, style, and technologies of writing. She has written or coauthored many books, including "Essays on Classical Rhetoric and Modern Discourse"; "Singular Texts/Plural Authors: Perspectives on Collaborative Writing"; and "Reclaiming Rhetorica: Women in the History of Rhetoric," as well as numerous chapters and articles. For Bedford/St. Martin s, she is the author of "The St. Martin's Handbook," "The Everyday Writer," "EasyWriter," and "Writing in Action"; the co-author (with John Ruszkiewicz) of "Everything s an Argument "and (with John Ruszkiewicz and Keith Walters) of "Everything s an Argument with Readings"; and the co-author (with Lisa Ede) of "Writing Together: Collaboration in Theory and Practice." Professor Lunsford has conducted workshops on writing and program reviews at dozens of North American universities, served as Chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, as Chair of the Modern Language Association Division on Writing, and as a member of the MLA Executive Council."
