Everyone's an author with readings cover

Everyone's an author with readings

by Andrea A. Lunsford

The “can-do” writing guide that helps students harness the power of rhetoric Everyone’s an Author builds confidence by showing students they already know how to make good rhetorical choices in their daily lives and by offering writing advice for growing those skills as students, professionals, and citizens. By understanding rhetoric, students bridge the gap between the writing they already do―online, at home, in their communities―and the writing they’ll do in college and beyond. And it’s a book for all students, providing examples, readings, and advice that everyone will see themselves in. The Fourth Edition extends the book’s inclusive, rhetoric-focused message with new chapters on reflection; language, power, and rhetoric; and writing for a public audience―and a new suite of teaching tools that inspire and empower instructors as well.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?