Florida Visions and Revisions
Edition: 3
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 198
Edition: 3
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 198
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This introductory text provides a solid basis for students new to college writing. By covering the basics, such as sentences, paragraphs, and the writing process, as well as topics not typically touched upon in introductory writing courses, such as Rhetorical Modes, The Audience, and more, this text provides a unique approach to early college writing. Featuring workbook-style pages and example pieces from famous works by Hemingway, Tenney, and others, Florida Visions & Revisions provides an interactive approach to those new to writing in higher education.
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Dedication
Sentences, Paragraphs, and Essays
The Process
Rhetorical Modes
The Audience
Self-Evaluation
Conferencing and Peer Editing
Reading and Documenting
From The Travels of William Bartram
From Motte’s A Journey into the Wilderness,
Chapter XIX
Stowe’s “Florida for Invalids”
From Hardy’s Oranges and Alligators: Sketches of South Florida Life
Tenney’s “Slavery and Secession”
Hemingway’s “Who Murdered the Vets?”
From Florida: A Guide to the Southernmost State, Part I
From Smith’s What Is A Florida Cracker?
Steve Brahlek grew up in Michigan and received his MA in English from Northern Michigan University. He moved to Florida in 1990 and has lived and taught in the West Palm Beach area since. He has fallen in love with rural Florida and spends his free time hiking and canoeing its undeveloped areas. He is a fan of Florida writers like Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Patrick Smith, Tim Dorsey, and Lawrence Will. He also has an interest in first person accounts depicting the challenges that common folk faced in The Sunshine State throughout its 500 year history.
He is a past-president of the College English Association, the Florida College Association, and the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society, and he is an active member of those associations.