Author Description

Real Questions: Reading And Writing Genres Breaks Open The Concept Of Genre And Shows Students How It Works In Conversations That They Care About. Drawing From A Surprising Variety Of Public And Academic Genres, Including Creative Nonfiction, Academic Articles, Blogs, Twitter Posts, Brochures, Flyers, Reviews, Online Multimodal Texts, And Public Service Ads, Each Chapter Takes Up A Question At The Heart Of Daily Life And Looks Closely At Ideas And Genres That Shape Our Responses To It. An In-depth Introduction,along With Carefully Scaffolded Questions And Writing Assignments, Support Students As They Analyze Writers’ Choices And Put Their Understanding Of Genre To Work In Their Own Writing — For Real Audiences And With Real Purpose. The Print Text Is Now Integrated With E-pages For Real Questions, Designed To Take Advantage Of What The Web Can Do.