Turning the Century A Bits and Bytes Reader for Developing Writers

For developmental writing courses at the paragraph/essay level and freshman composition courses. This collection of non-traditional readings for writers encourages students to create and cultivate an idea, then develop a style to showcase that idea. Its selections appeal to those instructors who are interested in a more unique blend of readings that are literary, thought-provoking, experimental and multicultural, spanning a broad range of universal and individual themes, issues, and concerns. Through the use of multimedia examples and activities, this reader trains students in effective group and autonomous process thinking and learning, reading and writing, discussing and arguing.