- Deeper MyWritingLab Integration. New to this edition, many activities and writing prompts from the print text along with new chapter assessments designed specifically for The Write Stuff can be completed right in MyWritingLab. When students see a feature branded with the MyWritingLab logo in the print text, students have the option of completing the activity or writing prompt online in MyWritingLab. Chapter assessments will flow to your instructor Gradebook in MyWritingLab, reducing grading time and allowing you to focus attention on those students who may need extra help and practice. o All Thinking Critically chapter opening activities, Essay Assignments, and end-of-chapter Grammar review exercises can be completed in the MyWritingLab book-specific module. - A redesigned part structure with 27 chapters instead of the second edition's 32 chapters makes the entire book more flexible and easier to use in semester's with little time. - New part introductions help students truly see why various aspects of writing are important and allows them to examine their own grasp of the content. - 50% new essay topics , including media, technology, and social issues.

- A new section on multimodal writing places a unique emphasis on real world writing. - One third of the professional reading selections are new , including essays by John Updike, Chang Rae Lee, and Stuart Dybek as well as Mortimer Adler's classic "How to Mark a Book." - Remodeled chapters on thinking critically and writing about visuals and stories allow for better consumption of the material and makes the material more accessible overall. - A new section on thinking critically about how to use multimedia in writing is included in Part 3 and introduces students to this critical piece of college level writing. - Includes a streamlined chapter on evaluating and citing sources , with continued coverage of MLA style and the addition of APA style. - Students learn better when they have a clear understanding of what they are expected to master. Therefore, Learning Objectives at the beginning of each chapter give students an overview of what they will accomplish by working through each page in the chapter. To provide further guidance, each objective is keyed to the appropriate section of that chapter.