# New version of "Writing for Success" English comp textbook

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**Created:** [August 22, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.rebus.community/t/new-version-of-writing-for-success-english-comp-textbook/8804 "2023-08-22T15:57:31Z")
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### Author: ![jcm9999](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@jcm9999](https://forum.rebus.community/u/jcm9999)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.rebus.community/t/new-version-of-writing-for-success-english-comp-textbook/8804/1 "2023-08-22T15:57:32Z")

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Hello,

This spring I did a thorough revision of “Writing for Success,” an English composition textbook under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.

Here is my updated version:

> **[writing-for-success-2023](https://www.jcmexplains.com/writing-for-success-2023/textbook.html)**

It contains coverage of APA 7 and MLA 9. I have used it in my own English Composition I classes at a community college.

More on what got changed in the revision:

### 2023 Adaptation

This book, _Writing for Success 2023_, has been adapted by Jamie Campbell Martin in spring of 2023 from 2015’s _Writing for Success_. It is made available under the terms of a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).

#### Specific Changes

- Chapter 1:
  - Removed discussion of learning styles as recent research is skeptical about them. For example, see “Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence” at [https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6053.2009.01038.x](https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6053.2009.01038.x)
  - Added discussion of LMS-provided reminder apps

- Chapter 5: Updated discussion of the definition of a noun to explain that linguists prefer syntactic definitions to semantic definitions
- Chapter 11: Added discussion of citation managers such as Zotero
- Chapter 13:
  - Updated APA coverage to APA 7.
  - Updated MLA coverage to MLA 9 from MLA 7.
  - Added MLA-formatted version of sample research paper for comparison to APA-formatted version

- Chapter 15: Added my own sample persuasive essay on legalizing medical marijuana
- Added Works Cited section

#### General Changes

- Simplified language for developmental readers
- Made style updates to agree with APA 7: “internet” for “Internet”, “email” for “e-mail”, etc. (see the APA _Publication Manual_ p. 162).
- Updated broken links
- Added comprehensive alt text to images or replaced images with text to improve accessibility for screen readers
- Reformatted text in GitHub Flavored Markdown. See [GitHub Flavored Markdown Spec](https://github.github.com/gfm/)