Practical Writing for a Digital World
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 178
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First-year writing courses provide students with foundational principles for writing their studies and professional endeavors. These principles include phases in the writing process as well as elements of effective narratives, including cohesion, coherence, rhetorical appeals, and citation practices.
This bok allows students to learn these principles and improve their writing while engaging cognitively with their developing texts. Created by writing instructors, this book provides students with skills and prompts to help them think through the texts they are creating.
List of Figures and Tables
Co-editors
Contributing Authors
Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter 1—Finding the Power, Purpose, and Responsibilities of Writing
Chapter 2—Identifying and Using Rhetorical Appeals
Chapter 3—Creating and Structuring an Effective Argument with Integrity
Chapter 4—Exploring to Find Relevant Evidence
Chapter 5—Analyzing Texts and Presenting Evidence
Chapter 6—Attributing Your Resources
Chapter 7—Thinking Critically about and Synthesizing Resources
Chapter 8—Improving Arguments with Stronger Writing
Chapter 9—Reflecting, Reviewing, Editing, Revising, and Proofreading
Chapter 10—Writing in College, Graduate School, and the Workplace
APPENDIXES
Appendix A—Logical Fallacies
Appendix B —Types of Visuals to Present Information (Adapted from Indeed Editorial Team)
Carie S. King is a Clinical Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Dallas. She teaches students in engineering/computer science, pre-med, and communication. Prior to teaching, Lambert was a medical editor at The University of Texas Medical Branch, Wright State University, and Creighton University.
She also taught at the University of North Texas. Lambert holds a BA in English (journalism) from Baylor University, a MA in Technical Writing from the University of North Texas, and a PhD in Technical Communication and Rhetoric from Texas Tech University. She also completed a postdoctoral study in ethics, medicine, and communication at the Center for Ethics and Spirituality at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Prior to teaching, she served as a medical editor and communication consultant at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Creighton University, Wright State University, and Northwestern University.
Jason Walker, PhD, is Lecturer and Writing Program Director in the Department of Literature and Lan guages at East Texas A&M University. He has taught middle school, high school, college, and graduate writing courses. His research interests include representations of masculinity in American literature (WWII through late twentieth century) and rhetorical comparisons of early- to mid-nineteenth-century American authors and biblical and sacred texts.
First-year writing courses provide students with foundational principles for writing their studies and professional endeavors. These principles include phases in the writing process as well as elements of effective narratives, including cohesion, coherence, rhetorical appeals, and citation practices.
This bok allows students to learn these principles and improve their writing while engaging cognitively with their developing texts. Created by writing instructors, this book provides students with skills and prompts to help them think through the texts they are creating.
List of Figures and Tables
Co-editors
Contributing Authors
Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter 1—Finding the Power, Purpose, and Responsibilities of Writing
Chapter 2—Identifying and Using Rhetorical Appeals
Chapter 3—Creating and Structuring an Effective Argument with Integrity
Chapter 4—Exploring to Find Relevant Evidence
Chapter 5—Analyzing Texts and Presenting Evidence
Chapter 6—Attributing Your Resources
Chapter 7—Thinking Critically about and Synthesizing Resources
Chapter 8—Improving Arguments with Stronger Writing
Chapter 9—Reflecting, Reviewing, Editing, Revising, and Proofreading
Chapter 10—Writing in College, Graduate School, and the Workplace
APPENDIXES
Appendix A—Logical Fallacies
Appendix B —Types of Visuals to Present Information (Adapted from Indeed Editorial Team)
Carie S. King is a Clinical Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Dallas. She teaches students in engineering/computer science, pre-med, and communication. Prior to teaching, Lambert was a medical editor at The University of Texas Medical Branch, Wright State University, and Creighton University.
She also taught at the University of North Texas. Lambert holds a BA in English (journalism) from Baylor University, a MA in Technical Writing from the University of North Texas, and a PhD in Technical Communication and Rhetoric from Texas Tech University. She also completed a postdoctoral study in ethics, medicine, and communication at the Center for Ethics and Spirituality at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Prior to teaching, she served as a medical editor and communication consultant at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Creighton University, Wright State University, and Northwestern University.
Jason Walker, PhD, is Lecturer and Writing Program Director in the Department of Literature and Lan guages at East Texas A&M University. He has taught middle school, high school, college, and graduate writing courses. His research interests include representations of masculinity in American literature (WWII through late twentieth century) and rhetorical comparisons of early- to mid-nineteenth-century American authors and biblical and sacred texts.