Possible Text for 110

When I first received my GA position I was incredibly excited and nervous at the same time - I couldn't wait to get the information about what texts we would use as well as assignments and syllabus information. Had I been asked to figure out what text I was going to use I would have been incredibly overwhelmed. The Presence of Othersprovided me with a good starting point, and although it has some very useful and good readings, I feel another book would be more beneficial for 110, not just for the TAs but also for the students. We are asked to teach assignments, some of which we know how to do, but not how to teach, with very little instruction. Therefore, a text that provides information on these types of writings and readings would be beneficial to all. Because of this, I would suggest the Norton Field Guide to Writing. The nice thing about this book from Norton is that there are actually three, the main one, one with readings, and one with readings and handbook. I would actually suggest either the one with readings and handbook. This book provides users with information on the Rhetorical situation that includes things like purpose and audience (to name a few) and genre that includes information on arguing a position and analyzing a text, a brief guide to common genres which includes the annotated bibliography, memoirs, and proposals (also to name a few), sections on processes, strategies, and research. The readings portion includes readings on things like the textual analysis, memoir, and arguments (to name a few). They are actually sectioned into these categories making it much easier to determine what readings should be used with what paper (unlike the Lunsford text where we have to figure it out ourselves). The final section is the handbook and is broken into sentences, punctuation/mechanics, and words. The nice thing about this Field Guide is the option of choosing how many of the major sections you want, at the very least I would suggest the Field Guide with Readings (it's like two books in one). I have seen this book and thumbed through it, but I do admit I haven't had the opportunity to look at it more in-depth (I'm waiting for my copy to come in). I hope this helps!