Invention and Craft, Second Edition: Exercising Creativity in College Writing and Research

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Ronda Leathers Dively

Invention and Craft, Second Edition

Exercising Creativity in College Writing and Research

Ronda Leathers Dively

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Anthem Press
04 February 2025

Writing & editing guides; Study & learning skills: general

Invention and Craft: Exercising Creativity in College Writing and Research is a first-year college composition textbook that employs creativity theory to augment best practices in writing instruction.

Promoting a problem-solving, insight-driven approach to composing, it casts students in the role of meaning-makers by pinpointing strategies for transforming knowledge, the hallmark of successful expository prose. The book's explicit treatment of knowledge transfer fosters recognition of patterns within and across genres and encourages students to apply lessons learned in subsequent rhetorical situations. Furthermore, Invention and Craft provides an instructional framework that maps similarities between expository writing and creative activity in other venues as a means of demystifying the former and broadening students' repertoire of composing strategies.

Acknowledging individual cognitive styles and diverse interests, Invention and Craft places a high priority on energising students and building their confidence as writers.

By: Ronda Leathers Dively
Imprint: Anthem Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781839989773
ISBN 10: 1839989777
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 04 February 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Ronda Leathers Dively retired Southern Illinois University Rhetoric and Composition Professor and writing program administrator is the author of Preludes to Insight: Creativity, Incubation and Expository Writing (Hampton Press, 2006), Invention and Craft: A Guide to College Writing (McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2016) and Creativity and the Paris Review Interviews: A Discourse Analysis of Famous Authors' Composing Practices (Anthem Press, 2022). In addition, she has written numerous articles on expository writing pedagogy and writing program administration.