Pretexts for Writing

The third edition of Pretexts for Writing retains the emphasis of previous editions on teaching writing as a subject. Drawing on a Writing Studies approach, each chapter challenges students to go deeper in understanding their own writing process. New material includes a new chapter on revision, with practical steps to make this most confusing process clear, and new examples of student writing in several genres, from personal writing as exemplified in the literacy narrative, to arguments dealing with opinions, and research writing.