Interactive OpenStax: Writing Guide with Handbook

This interactive eText combines the content of OpenStax’s Writing Guide with Handbook with the dynamic engagement features of Top Hat to create a rich, accessible, and affordable learning experience. Writing Guide with Handbook offers a comprehensive and accessible approach to first-year writing and composition, aligning with the goals, topics, and objectives of these courses. Organized by relevant genres, this text emphasizes the writing process, effective writing strategies, and conventions of usage and style. Visual learning is supported through graphic organizers, writing frames, and word banks, while an editing and documentation handbook provides guidance on grammar, mechanics, common errors, and citation styles. This text breaks down barriers in composition by fostering an inclusive and inviting environment for students of all backgrounds. It connects everyday rhetoric with the academic world, building upon students' diverse life experiences and participation in various rhetorical communities, including personal interactions and social media. By extending these existing skills, Writing Guide with Handbook empowers students to craft compelling compositions across a range of formats, situations, and contexts.