We are diverse. We do not share the same ideology, religion, ethnicity, or socio-economic background.

We do not need to agree, but we do need to share ideas and to learn to communicate with a clear and open mind, in clear and meaningful language. We need to speak and write with thoughtfulness, even mindfulness, and with honesty.

Engaging Discourse: A 21st Century Composition Reader & Curriculum encourages students to engage in public discourse, the lost art of meaningful conversation.  These "conversations" take place in writing, language composed in accordance with the guidelines of standard written English.

Written to address Millennials and Generation Z born and raised in the information age, Engaging Discourse is a collection of collection of classic and contemporary readings, assignments, and resources that:

• instructs readers to evaluate a source material and analyse the author's language.
• helps students to develop and sustain a reasonable point of view and encourages them to persuade others to respect, value, and share their own point of view.
• explains how to compose a piece of writing that empowers its author through the composition's capacity to evaluate and to control language.
• assesses comprehension of concepts taught throughout the publication by utilising "Questions for Comprehension" activities.