Currents of Inquiry: Readings for Academic Writing - Softcover

Morrow, Nancy; Clarke, Marlene B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1559348186 ISBN 13: 9781559348188

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 1997

Synopsis

This topically arranged reader offers 32 challenging selections that show the exchange of ideas between academic and nonacademic communities. This is not a writing across the curriculum text; it is instead a reader that introduces students to academic and public discourse and that acknowledges the interdisciplinary aspect of most academic and cultural inquiry.

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From the Publisher

32 challenging, recently published readings. The readings in Currents of Inquiry are taken primarily from professional and opinion journals, and non-fiction books. Students gain valuable experience working with truly substantive writing.
Four topics relevant to contemporary American culture and academia: The Campus and the Wider Community; Work and Play; Media, Technology, and Literacy; and Ethics, Law, and Justice (moving from themes of immediate personal relevance to those that are more abstract).
Unifying ideas of "currents of inquiry" and "conversations:" The first metaphor introduces students to the frequently interdisciplinary nature of much academic writing (as well as the exchange of ideas between academic and nonacademic communities). The second metaphor is used to describe the exchange between readers and writers of texts.
Abundant apparatus: Chapter introductions; "Crosscurrents: Questions for Connecting the Readings" at the end of each chapter; for each selection, a headnote, "Questions for Discussion," and "Questions for Research and Writing."
Introduction to academic reading: The text's first chapter is an introduction to academic reading, covering subtopics such as the reader's role, rhetorical context, and the rules of argument.
Two appendices that enhance the rest of the text: Appendix A is an annotated bibliography of readings from American cultural history. Appendix B, a short guide to gathering and using outside information, includes topics such as developing a research question, using non-print information sources, conducting interviews and surveys, and evaluating and integrating sources.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1559348186
• ISBN 13: 9781559348188
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528