{"product_id":"the-curious-writer-brief-edition-5th-edition","title":"The Curious Writer  Brief Edition (5th Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor courses in First-Year Composition - Rhetoric. Puts inquiry at the heart of good writing We write to learn as much as we do to express what we already know. In his remarkably personal and engaging voice  Bruce Ballenger makes that powerful concept central to The Curious Writer  Brief Edition. The Curious Writer  Brief Edition doesnt read like a textbook or provide a formula for composing essays. Instead  it encourages students to suspend judgment  to ask questions  and to seek answers much like academics do. Yet it covers a wide range of genres beyond the academic essaynarrative  profile  review  ethnography  argument  and moreall with a distinctive approach and personality that is lacking in other texts. It also reinforces the assumption that genres are malleable with a new chapter on repurposing or re-genre-ing. Students love that this book helps them learn to write by pursuing their own curiosity. Teachers appreciate that Ballenger provides ample opportunities for students to develop the habits of mind necessary to become critical thinkers and curious writers. Also available with MyWritingLab MyWritingLab is an online homework  tutorial  and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment  students practice what they learn  test their understanding  and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts. In addition to the full eText  activities directly from the text are available within MyWritingLab. These include the small scrawl written assignments  readings from the text  review exercises and more.  NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyWritingLab does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyWritingLab search for: 0134150805 \/ 9780134150802 The Curious Writer  Brief Edition Plus MyWritingLab with Pearson eText  Access Card Package Package consists of: 0133944131 \/ 9780133944136 MyWritingLab with Pearson eText  Access Card 013394414X \/ 9780133944143 MyWritingLab with Pearson eText  Inside Star Sticker 0134080386 \/ 9780134080383 The Curious Writer  Brief Edition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945719033909,"sku":"ByrdShop_0134080386","price":85.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780134080383.jpg?v=1769907705","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-curious-writer-brief-edition-5th-edition","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}