Textbooks Approved for Use in Composition Classes
Reminder: Any book not on this Approved Texts list, whether in addition to works on that list or in place of works on that list, needs to be approved by the Composition Committee. You should briefly describe in writing your rationale and plan for using that text. If the text is approved, the Composition Committee will ask for a copy of the course syllabus and, at the end of the semester, an evaluation of how the text worked. Initially, texts will be approved for one semester, but you may petition the Composition Committee to use the text again. We are now returning to a common ISU generated text for writing courses.
APPROVED HANDBOOKS
Maimon, Peritz & Yancey. A Writer’s Resource. 9780077368791 (Specialized Edition for ISU). McGraw-Hill.
Idaho State University Guide to Writing.978-1-59871-035-9. Fountainhead Press.
090 TEXTS:
Anker. Real Essays. 0312449003, 2nd ed., 9780312475741, 3rd ed. Bedford/St. Martin’s.
Arlov. Wordsmith: A Guide to College Writing. 0131949934, 3rd ed., 0136050565, 4th ed. Prentice Hall.
Biays & Wershoven. Along These Lines: Writing Paragraphs and Essays. 013194830X, 4th ed., 0205649297, 5th ed.. Prentice Hall.
Buscemi. A Reader for College Writers. 0072885548, 6th ed., 9780073533094, 7th ed. McGraw-Hill.
Kanar. The Confident Writer. 9780618958467, 5th ed. Houghton Mifflin.
McCuen Winkler. From Idea to Essay. 032135561X, 11th ed.,978054700484, 12th ed. Houghton Mifflin.
McWhorter. Successful College Writing. 0312432321, 3rd ed., 9780312476540, 4th ed. Bedford/St. Martin’s.
Pharr & Buscemi. Writing Today. 007353322X , 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill.
Rich. The Flexible Writer. 0205331858 4th ed. Longman.
VanderMey, Meyer, & Et Al. The College Writer. 0618642056 2nd ed., 0495803413, 3rd ed. Houghton Mifflin.
101 TEXTS:
GENERAL GUIDES:
Glenn. The Harbrace Guide To Writing. 9780495803515 Preview Edition. Wadsworth/Cengage.
Mauk & Metz. The Composition of Everyday Life. 1413018491 2nd ed., 9780495802020 3rd ed. Thomson/Wadsworth (Cengage).
Roen, Glau, & Maid. The McGraw-Hill Guide. 9780072496475 1st ed., 9780077358648 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill.
READERS:
Kelly. The Seagull Reader Essays. 9780393930924 2nd ed. WW Norton.
McCuen-Metherell & Winkley. Readings For Writers. 1413016294 12th ed., 9780495899495 13th ed. Thomson/Wadsworth (Cengage).
Nadell, Langan, & Comodromos. The Longman Reader. 9780321481733 8th ed., 0205632564 9th ed. Pearson/Longman.
RHETORIC/READERS:
Bauman. Ideas & Details. 1413018467 6th ed., 9780495801993 7th ed. Thomson/Wadsworth (Cengage).
Clouse. The Student Writer. 0073124810 7th ed., 9780073383804 8th ed. McGraw-Hill.
Connelly. The Sundance Writer. 9781413015386 3rd ed. Thomson/Wadsworth (Cengage).
George & Trimbur. Reading Culture. 0321391691 6th ed., 9780205688074, 7th ed. Pearson/Longman
Glenn. Making Sense. 9780312463830 3rd ed. Bedford/St. Martin’s.
Wyrick. Steps to Writing Well. 1413032303 10th ed., 9781439083956 11th ed. Thomson/Wadsworth (Cengage). TA - friendly
102 TEXTS:
Ackley. Perspectives on Contemporary Issues: Readings Across the Disciplines. 9781413033977 5th ed. Wadsworth, Cengage.
Anson. 75 Readings Across the Curriculum: An Anthology. 9780073405766 McGraw-Hill.
Bartholomae & Petrosky. Ways of Reading. 0312409958 7th ed., 9780312464135 8th ed. Bedford/St. Martin’s.
Behrens & Rosen. Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum. 0321486439 10th ed., 9780205727650 11th ed. Longman.
Bullock. Norton Field Guide to Writing. 9780393931594 2nd ed. Norton [highly suggest a reader to accompany this text].
Mauk & Metz. Inventing Arguments. 9781413033113 2nd ed. Wadsworth, Cengage [long version].
Mauk & Metz. Inventing Arguments. 9781413033441 2nd ed. Wadsworth, Cengage [short version].
Muller. The McGraw-Hill Reader: Issues Across the Disciplines. 0073533130 10th ed., 9780073383941 11th ed. McGraw-Hill.
Peterson & Brereton. The Norton Reader. 0393978877 11th ed. WW Norton.
Rottenberg & Winchell. Elements of Argument. 9780312480479 9th ed. Bedford St. Martin’s.
Rottenberg & Winchell. The Structure of Argument. 9780312480486 Bedford St. Martin’s [short version of Elements], 9780312480486 6th ed.
White & Billings. The Well-Crafted Argument. 0618832076 3rd ed., 9781439084086 4th ed. Houghton Mifflin
Revised 8/25/10