Compose, Design, Advocate: Books a La Carte Edition

For courses in First-Year Composition - Rhetoric.

Helps readers determine the most effective strategies, arrangements, and media for different communication contexts

Compose, Design, Advocate  is an innovative, genre-based writing guide for composition courses that teaches readers how to use both words and images, in writing and in speaking. To be a truly successful communicator in today’s world, one must be fluent in multiple modes of communication: written, visual, and oral. Providing instruction in, and samples from, diverse genres of writing, the text also has an advocacy focus that encourages readers to use communication to effect change in their lives and communities. While challenging and engaging readers, the authors offer a systematic approach for analyzing communication situations, with the concepts and vocabulary necessary to make thoughtful choices, helping them to gain confidence and fluency in communication. The Third Edition introduces new readings, visual samples, and learning outcomes, along with an enhanced focus on multimodality and rhetoric.

Compose, Design, Advocate , 3rd Edition is also available via REVEL™, an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience. Learn more.