Demonstrates the variety of rhetorical approaches student writers might use in order to explore their own identities through writing.

Introduces a set of key rhetorical questions that can be applied to the readings and to the students' planning, drafting, and revising stages.

Includes two types of writing assignments after each essay: writing for personal discovery, and writing for academic purposes.

Features cross-chapter and issue connections throughout, leading to better critical thinking about topics that too often yield stereotypes.

Provides research topics and assignments.

Gives students basic guidelines to format and document their essays.