Introduce your first-year writing students to a rhetorically based writing approach with THE NEW HARBRACE GUIDE: GENRES FOR COMPOSING, 4E. This student-friendly presentation, written by award-winning author Cheryl Glenn, is known for its trademark emphasis on writing in multiple media. This edition combines coverage of genres and persuasion with a thematic reader, research manual, and a new, rhetorically-oriented handbook section that offers step-by-step guidance in editing a variety of genres. Thirty-six new readings jumpstart writing for students with contemporary topics ranging from veganism and apolitical food to how young people are changing the climate conversation. Updates focus on analyzing rhetorical choices, strengthening academic literacy, and composing effective thesis statements. This edition and accompanying MindTap online tools help sharpen students multimodal composing skills while promoting critical reading, thinking skills, and intellectual confidence for future courses and the workplace.