Expectations: A Reader for Developing Writers

by Anna Ingalls, Dan Moody

Expectations is a collection of popular readings for developmental writing students, with questions, discussion topics, and assignments to develop writing, reading, and critical thinking skills. The forty readings from magazines, newspapers, textbooks, and other contemporary books illustrate a broad range of writing styles and techniques, and are organized by the following Social and Cultural Issues, Media and Popular Culture, Fitness and Health, Education and Career, The Outdoors, and Values and Choices. Within each theme, readings are organized in order of difficulty, with easier readings first.

320 pages, Paperback

First published November 5, 2001