Ideas And Raimes Keys Second Edition Author:Donna Dunbar-Odom This thematic reader takes a sequenced approach to reading, thinking, researching, and writing. Reading and writing assignments ask students to start with their own understanding of major issues, synthesize new information, and produce well-developed, thoughtful arguments based on their reading. Students ultimately "join the conversation" inhere... more »nt in academic writing by building on the expertise they develop as they read, think, re-read, write, and re-write.« less