The Canadian Writer's World, Paragraphs and Essays, 3rd edition

For Developmental Writing courses.

The Canadian Writer’s World: Paragraphs & Essays builds on the success of Lynn Gaetz, Suneeti Phadke, and Rhonda Sandberg’s ground-breaking first edition. The authors’ innovative instruction addresses the diverse needs of today’s students, seamlessly integrating materials for native and nonnative speakers, with a design that grabs students’ attention and illustrates concepts. The text’s exercises and activities encourage active participation in the learning process.

Hallmark features of this title

• The Visual Program. A stimulating full-colour book with more than 130 photos, The Canadian Writer's World recognizes that today's world is a visual one, and it encourages students to become better communicators by responding to images. 
• Seamless Coverage for Non-native Speakers. Instructors in our focus groups noted the growing number of nonnative/ESL speakers enrolling in developmental writing courses. Although some of these students have special needs relating to the writing process, many of you still have a large portion of native speakers in your courses whose more traditional needs must also be satisfied. In order to meet the challenge of this rapidly changing dynamic, we have carefully implemented and integrated content throughout to assist these students. 
• Issue-Focused Thematic Grammar. In surveys, many of you indicated that one of the primary challenges in teaching your course is finding materials that are engaging to students in a contemporary context. This is especially true in grammar instruction. Students come to the course with varying skill levels, and many students are simply not interested in grammar. To address this challenge, we have introduced issue-focused thematic grammar in The Canadian Writer's World.

New and updated features of this title

• New student essays have been added for the essay patterns covered in Chapter 14, and annotated to highlight the components of each essay (e.g., thesis statements, topic sentences, and concluding sentences). Each student essay is followed by a professional essay and a set of questions that deepen students' understanding of the different essay patterns.
• New Readings. In Chapter 38, seven new readings relate to the themes presented in the grammar chapters. Thought-provoking essays from Gail Johnson, Todd Hirsh, Joe Kelly, and Hugh Segal discuss modern notions of popular culture, psychology, and technology.
• New Images. This edition presents new dynamic and vibrant images–photos of exotic locales and pop culture icons, as well as images from independent and mainstream films and television shows–that will engage students and prompt critical thinking.
• New Grammar Themes and Practices. Many of the grammar practices in Part IV: The Editing Handbook are new, providing updated grammar instruction through the lens of topical and culturally relevant content. In addition, two new grammar themes have been added to engage student interest: Section 3: Spies and Hackers and Section 5: Our Environment.