The Call to Write

by John Trimbur

The Call to Write contains relevant, provocative readings that underscore when and why citizens are called to write, as well as instructional sections for successful writing in academic, professional and public spheres. A strong focus on public writing (or civic discourse) promotes the idea of writers as "citizens." The demands and challenges of writing in four broad areas are everyday life, school, the public sphere, and the workplace. Core chapters cover writing in eight different letters, memoirs, public documents, profiles, informational brochures and websites, commentaries, proposals, and reviews. Samples of public writing-ranging from speeches, news stories, websites, and op-ed pieces, to comic strips, graffiti, listservs, and newsletters-appear in each chapter to inspire and educate. A new chapter on "Crafting Writing" makes it easier than ever to consult basic writing strategies that can be used in any genre, depending on the writing context, but are located in one section to make for easier referencing and use. The Second Edition offers new and expanded coverage of multimedia, including a brand-new chapter on writing brochures and Web sites, plus new information on Web rhetoric and Web culture. For those interested social issues, as well as developing their reading, writing and critical thinking skills.

Genres: Textbooks, Reference, Writing, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published August 1, 1998

About the author

John Trimbur is a specialist in composition and writing studies, with interests in cultural studies of literacy and the politics of language in the United States and South Africa. He has published widely on writing theory and has won a number of awards, including the Richard Braddock Award for Outstanding Article (2003) for "English Only and U.S. College Composition," the James L. Kinneavy Award (2001) for "Agency and the Death of the Author: A Partial Defense of Modernism," and the College Composition and Communication Outstanding Book Award (1993) for The Politics of Writing Instruction: Postsecondary.

He has also published a collection of essays Service or Solidarity: Composition and the Problem of Expertise (2011) and three textbooks The Call to Write (6th ed. 2013), Reading Culture (8th ed. 2012), and A Short Guide to Writing About Chemistry (2nd ed. 2000) and edited the collection Popular Literacy: Studies in Cultural Practices and Poetics (2001). In July and Auguest 2012, he was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

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[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great College Composition textbook! Especially when writing about personal experience, research, or facts. Loved learning about the dynamics of the writer's true emotions and how to use them to establish and emotional connection with the audience and the best way to foster a response. A breakdown of the real life examples helped me to understand the foundation of different styles that I still carry with me to this day.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a textbook for my English class, we didn't cover the last few chapters in class so I didn't read them. The book used a lot of visual examples which made it more interesting to read. I had the digital version and there was one item that I came across that was not in the digital version due to copyright issues? Luckily, I didn't need that specific writing sample for my assignments.

[Patrick · Rating 2 out of 5]

Textbook, No Comment.

[Patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Textbook, No Comment.