Writing and Literature

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(35 35 35 1)>In the age of Buzzfeeds hashtags and Tweets students are increasingly favoring conversational writing and regarding academic writing as less pertinent in their personal lives education and future careers. </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(35 35 35 1)>Writing and Literature: Composition as Inquiry Learning Thinking and Communication</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(35 35 35 1)> connects students with works and exercises and promotes student learning that is kairotic and constructive. Dr. Tanya Long Bennett professor of English at the University of North Georgia poses questions that encourage active rather than passive learning. Furthering ideas presented in </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(35 35 35 1)>Contribute a Verse: A Guide to First Year Composition</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(35 35 35 1)> as a complimentary companion </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(35 35 35 1)>Writing and Literature</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(35 35 35 1)> builds a new conversation covering various genres of literature and writing. Students learn the various writing styles appropriate for analyzing addressing and critiquing these genres including poetry novels dramas and research writing. The text and its pairing of helpful visual aids throughout emphasizes the importance of critical reading and analysis in producing a successful composition. Writing and Literature is a refreshing textbook that links learning literature and life.</span></p>