Writing in the Disciplines: A Reader for Writers, Fifth Edition, provides an anthology of readings that represents various rhetorical approaches across academic disciplines such as humanities, the natural sciences and technology, and the social sciences. New to the Fifth Edition: New selections, featuring exciting and often controversial articles on topics ranging from cloning to saving endangered species to security in the wake of September 11th to the changing American family. All new suites of articles dedicated to current topics such as "Rethinking School" and "Religion and Identity." Many collaborative activities are offered to facilitate group work and strategies for learning through interaction.