Download or read book Scenes of Writing written by Amy J. Devitt and published by Addison-Wesley Longman. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based in current genre theory, this guide helps writers make more informed rhetorical choices and participate more effectively within academic, workplace and public contexts. This text illustrates how to use genres to assess, understand, and write within different scenes or writing situations. Discussions of writing for academic contexts cover writing analysis, argument, and research-based genres. Public and workplace writing is illustrated though discussions of other genres—letters, resumes, proposals, reports.