Part One now offers more detailed instruction on the planning, drafting, and revising stages of the writing process, including:

    * a new stand-alone chapter on revision (Chapter 5).    

    * new discussion of how to move from reading to writing in Chapter 2.

    * a continuous student "Writer at Work" example that runs through the chapters in Part One, following a student through the writing process, from planning to revising. 

 

Chapters in Part Two now feature expanded, visual "How to Read" guides that give a list of thoughtful questions students can ask before and during reading, and also walk students through the process of mapping the organization of a text  as one important part of the reading process.  These guides use the first reading in each chapter as their example.   

 

Nearly half of the readings in this edition are new, including new selections that focus on engaging, current topics such as the immigration experience, how gossip is good for you, Twitter, and the values of eating local food. Many contemporary authors are also included in this edition with new readings by Malcolm Gladwell, P.J. O''Rourke, Michael Pollan, Jane McGonigal, and Rebecca Solnit.

 

New media enhancements available in the Pearson eText link students to videos, animations, interactive documents, and more in MyCompLab to create a rich, interactive learning experience, let students access additional help as needed, and help students with different learning styles understand key concepts.

 

Every reading in Part Two includes new "Exploring Ideas and Issues" questions that help students apply the ideas in the readings to the outside world and also help students generate ideas that they can use for their main writing projects.

 

Part Two also features many new examples of student work - Chapter 9 includes a new student literary analysis, and entirely new "Writer at Work" sections are included in the Causal Arguments, Evaluation Arguments, and Position Arguments chapters.
 

New "Write Now" assignments at the beginning of each chapter in Part Two ask students to find real world examples of the aim or genres discussed at the opening of the chapter.

 

The Projects at the end of each chapter in Part Two feature at least one new multimodal assignment per chapter, and also expanded instruction on all other assignments.
 

A new Part Three, "The Multimodal Writer," brings together chapters on design, collaboration, and oral presentation, as well as an all-new  Chapter 17 on writing for online courses that offers advice on using courseware, participating in online discussions, and keeping track of online coursework.

 

Part Four (The Writer as Researcher) have been extensively revised and updated.  In this edition, this Part now:

    * opens with a new research process map that lays out for students the key steps to follow when completing a research project.

    * features new separate chapters on finding sources and evaluating sources.  

    * includes a new model annotated bibliography in Chapter 21.

    * reflects the newest MLA guidelines and APA documentation guidelines in Chapters 24 and 25.