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About

Learn to add your voice to the conversation


Palmquist’s Joining the Conversation helps you develop the critical thinking skills to respond thoughtfully to the complex, sometimes contentious conversations around you. It  guides you through every stage of the writing process and empowers you to make your voice heard—in class and in and out of school.

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Contents

Table of Contents

Part One    Joining the Conversation
    Chapter 1, Understanding Yourself as a Writer
    Chapter 2, Finding and Listening in on Conversations
    Chapter 3, Reading to Write
    Chapter 4, Assessing and Evaluating Sources
    Chapter 5, Working Together


Part Two    Contributing to a Conversation
    Chapter 6, Choosing Your Writing Role
    Chapter 7, Writing to Reflect
    Chapter 8, Writing to Inform
    Chapter 9, Writing to Analyze
    Chapter 10, Writing to Evaluate
    Chapter 11, Writing to Solve Problems
    Chapter 12, Writing to Convince or Persuade


Part Three    Conducting Research
    Chapter 13, Focusing Your Search
    Chapter 14, Locating Sources
    Chapter 15, Conducting Field Research
    Chapter 16, Managing Your Sources
    Chapter 17, Avoiding Plagiarism


Part Four    Crafting and Polishing Your Contribution
    Chapter 18, Developing Your Thesis Statement
    Chapter 19, Organizing Your Ideas
    Chapter 20, Drafting Your Document
    Chapter 21, Using Sources Effectively
    Chapter 22, Designing Your Document
    Chapter 23, Working with Genres
    Chapter 24, Revising and Editing


Part Five    Documenting Sources
    Chapter 25, Using MLA Style
    Chapter 26, Using APA Style


Part Six    Handbook
    Chapter 27, Style: Writing Confidently
    Chapter 28, Grammar: Writing Skillfully
    Chapter 29, Punctuation and Mechanics: Giving Your Readers Direction

Authors

Mike Palmquist

Mike Palmquist is Professor of English and University Distinguished Teaching Scholar at Colorado State University. Prior to returning to his role as a faculty member in the 2020-’21 academic year, Mike served for fourteen years in various university leadership roles, including founding director of the Institute for Learning and Teaching (TILT), director of CSU Online (CSU’s Division of Continuing Education), and Associate Provost for Instructional Innovation. His scholarly interests include writing across the curriculum, the effects of computer and network technologies on writing instruction, and new approaches to scholarly publishing. Mike's work has appeared in journals including College English, College Composition and Communication, ADE Bulletin, Computers and Composition, Kairos, Written Communication, Writing Program Administration, Marketing Education Review, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, and Social Forces, as well as in edited collections. Since 1992, he has coordinated the development of WAC Clearinghouse, a publishing collaborative that provides open-access to more than 125 scholarly books, several academic journals, and a wide range of instructional and professional resources. Mike is the author of several books, including the textbooks In Conversation, Joining the Conversation and The Bedford Researcher, all published by Bedford/St. Martin's. Mike is a member-at-large of the executive board of the Association for Writing Across the Curriculum, a trustee of the University Press of Colorado, and a member of the editorial boards of several journals. He served as chair of the National Council of Teachers of English College Section Steering Committee and as a member of the NCTE Executive Committee from 2009 to 2011. He served as chair of the NCTE College Section Steering Committee Working Group on the Status and Working Conditions of Contingent Faculty, whose policy statement and recommendations were endorsed by the NCTE Executive Committee and published on the NCTE website in 2010. In 2004, Mike was the recipient of the Charles Moran Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Field, awarded by Computers and Composition. In 2006, he was presented with the Outstanding Technology Innovator by the CCCC Committee on Computers in Composition and Communication. He was named a University Distinguished Teaching Scholar in 2000.


Barbara Wallraff

Barbara Wallraff is a professional writer and editor. She spent 25 years at the Atlantic Monthly, where she was the language columnist and an editor. The author of three books on language and style—the national bestseller Word Court, Your Own Words, and Word Fugitives—Wallraff has lectured at the Columbia School of Journalism, the Council of Science Editors, Microsoft, the International Education of Students organization, and the Radcliffe Publishing Program. Her writing about English usage has appeared in national publications including the American Scholar, the Wilson Quarterly, the Harvard Business Review blog, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times Magazine.


Helping students explore and respond to the complex conversations around them.

Learn to add your voice to the conversation


Palmquist’s Joining the Conversation helps you develop the critical thinking skills to respond thoughtfully to the complex, sometimes contentious conversations around you. It  guides you through every stage of the writing process and empowers you to make your voice heard—in class and in and out of school.

E-book

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Achieve

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Table of Contents

Part One    Joining the Conversation
    Chapter 1, Understanding Yourself as a Writer
    Chapter 2, Finding and Listening in on Conversations
    Chapter 3, Reading to Write
    Chapter 4, Assessing and Evaluating Sources
    Chapter 5, Working Together


Part Two    Contributing to a Conversation
    Chapter 6, Choosing Your Writing Role
    Chapter 7, Writing to Reflect
    Chapter 8, Writing to Inform
    Chapter 9, Writing to Analyze
    Chapter 10, Writing to Evaluate
    Chapter 11, Writing to Solve Problems
    Chapter 12, Writing to Convince or Persuade


Part Three    Conducting Research
    Chapter 13, Focusing Your Search
    Chapter 14, Locating Sources
    Chapter 15, Conducting Field Research
    Chapter 16, Managing Your Sources
    Chapter 17, Avoiding Plagiarism


Part Four    Crafting and Polishing Your Contribution
    Chapter 18, Developing Your Thesis Statement
    Chapter 19, Organizing Your Ideas
    Chapter 20, Drafting Your Document
    Chapter 21, Using Sources Effectively
    Chapter 22, Designing Your Document
    Chapter 23, Working with Genres
    Chapter 24, Revising and Editing


Part Five    Documenting Sources
    Chapter 25, Using MLA Style
    Chapter 26, Using APA Style


Part Six    Handbook
    Chapter 27, Style: Writing Confidently
    Chapter 28, Grammar: Writing Skillfully
    Chapter 29, Punctuation and Mechanics: Giving Your Readers Direction

Mike Palmquist

Mike Palmquist is Professor of English and University Distinguished Teaching Scholar at Colorado State University. Prior to returning to his role as a faculty member in the 2020-’21 academic year, Mike served for fourteen years in various university leadership roles, including founding director of the Institute for Learning and Teaching (TILT), director of CSU Online (CSU’s Division of Continuing Education), and Associate Provost for Instructional Innovation. His scholarly interests include writing across the curriculum, the effects of computer and network technologies on writing instruction, and new approaches to scholarly publishing. Mike's work has appeared in journals including College English, College Composition and Communication, ADE Bulletin, Computers and Composition, Kairos, Written Communication, Writing Program Administration, Marketing Education Review, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, and Social Forces, as well as in edited collections. Since 1992, he has coordinated the development of WAC Clearinghouse, a publishing collaborative that provides open-access to more than 125 scholarly books, several academic journals, and a wide range of instructional and professional resources. Mike is the author of several books, including the textbooks In Conversation, Joining the Conversation and The Bedford Researcher, all published by Bedford/St. Martin's. Mike is a member-at-large of the executive board of the Association for Writing Across the Curriculum, a trustee of the University Press of Colorado, and a member of the editorial boards of several journals. He served as chair of the National Council of Teachers of English College Section Steering Committee and as a member of the NCTE Executive Committee from 2009 to 2011. He served as chair of the NCTE College Section Steering Committee Working Group on the Status and Working Conditions of Contingent Faculty, whose policy statement and recommendations were endorsed by the NCTE Executive Committee and published on the NCTE website in 2010. In 2004, Mike was the recipient of the Charles Moran Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Field, awarded by Computers and Composition. In 2006, he was presented with the Outstanding Technology Innovator by the CCCC Committee on Computers in Composition and Communication. He was named a University Distinguished Teaching Scholar in 2000.


Barbara Wallraff

Barbara Wallraff is a professional writer and editor. She spent 25 years at the Atlantic Monthly, where she was the language columnist and an editor. The author of three books on language and style—the national bestseller Word Court, Your Own Words, and Word Fugitives—Wallraff has lectured at the Columbia School of Journalism, the Council of Science Editors, Microsoft, the International Education of Students organization, and the Radcliffe Publishing Program. Her writing about English usage has appeared in national publications including the American Scholar, the Wilson Quarterly, the Harvard Business Review blog, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times Magazine.


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