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An anthology of sixty one essays and four introductory chapters that explain how to read actively, structure essays logically and employ the writing process effectively. Second revised edition. Intended for use on undergraduate English courses.
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Twenty-six new essays, including some longer, more academic essays, and lively topical pieces
A new chapter on essay structure that includes an annotated student essay
A new chapter, "The Power of Language," with essays by Malcolm X, Neil Postman, Amy Tan, and Deborah Tannen
ESL tips after each essay, giving additional explanations and guidance for your students whose first language is not English
Unfamiliar vocabulary covered before each reading, rather than a glossary at the end of the book
One journal, one collaborative, and one cross-curricular or "real world" assignment after each reading
Discussion questions now divided into "Understanding Content" (to check comprehension), "Understanding Structure and Technique" (to highlight rhetorical issues), and "Exploring Ideas" (to help students hone their critical thinking skills)
Sixty-one lively essays provide a variety of writing styles and subjects. An alternate rhetorical table of contents is also provided
Introductory chapters discuss active reading, logical essay structure, writing in response to reading, and developing an effective writing process. Annotated professional and student essays are included in each chapter
Wide variety of discussion questions and writing tasks can be readily geared to a range of needs and abilities, providing tremendous flexibility for an instructor. Chapters 5 through 13 open with provocative quotes, or "Springboards," which serve as points of departure for journal entries, paragraph or essay writing, and group and class discussion
Innovative post-reading "Workshops" point out a notable rhetorical feature, a stylistic concern, or an instructive aspect of grammar or usage in the essay under discussion. Workshops are designed to teach "incidentally" by calling attention to a feature in a professional work that might be useful for students in their own writing. An activity is provided afterwards to reinforce the point made in the workshop
Each chapter concludes with two sets of assignments'"Connecting the Readings" and "Connecting the Themes"'that call upon students to see the "big picture" and respond to several of the essays treated in the chapter
26 new essays
New chapter on essay structure that includes an annotated student essay
New chapter, The Power of Language
ESL tips
61 brief, accessible essays
Excellent introductory chapters on active reading, writing in response to reading, and developing an effective writing process
Innovative, post-reading "Workshops" that point out a notable rhetorical feature, a stylistic concern, or an instructive aspect of grammar or usage in the essay under discussion
2 sets of end-of-chapter writing assignments
About the Author:
A new chapter on essay structure that includes an annotated student essay
A new chapter, "The Power of Language," with essays by Malcolm X, Neil Postman, Amy Tan, and Deborah Tannen
ESL tips after each essay, giving additional explanations and guidance for your students whose first language is not English
Unfamiliar vocabulary covered before each reading, rather than a glossary at the end of the book
One journal, one collaborative, and one cross-curricular or "real world" assignment after each reading
Discussion questions now divided into "Understanding Content" (to check comprehension), "Understanding Structure and Technique" (to highlight rhetorical issues), and "Exploring Ideas" (to help students hone their critical thinking skills)
Sixty-one lively essays provide a variety of writing styles and subjects. An alternate rhetorical table of contents is also provided
Introductory chapters discuss active reading, logical essay structure, writing in response to reading, and developing an effective writing process. Annotated professional and student essays are included in each chapter
Wide variety of discussion questions and writing tasks can be readily geared to a range of needs and abilities, providing tremendous flexibility for an instructor. Chapters 5 through 13 open with provocative quotes, or "Springboards," which serve as points of departure for journal entries, paragraph or essay writing, and group and class discussion
Innovative post-reading "Workshops" point out a notable rhetorical feature, a stylistic concern, or an instructive aspect of grammar or usage in the essay under discussion. Workshops are designed to teach "incidentally" by calling attention to a feature in a professional work that might be useful for students in their own writing. An activity is provided afterwards to reinforce the point made in the workshop
Each chapter concludes with two sets of assignments'"Connecting the Readings" and "Connecting the Themes"'that call upon students to see the "big picture" and respond to several of the essays treated in the chapter
26 new essays
New chapter on essay structure that includes an annotated student essay
New chapter, The Power of Language
ESL tips
61 brief, accessible essays
Excellent introductory chapters on active reading, writing in response to reading, and developing an effective writing process
Innovative, post-reading "Workshops" that point out a notable rhetorical feature, a stylistic concern, or an instructive aspect of grammar or usage in the essay under discussion
2 sets of end-of-chapter writing assignments
Barbara Clouse has taught all levels of college composition, first at Youngstown State University in northeastern Ohio and then at Slippery Rock University in western Pennsylvania. She has also written a number of composition texts. In addition to A Troubleshooting Guide for Writers, her books include The Student Writer: Editor and Critic, Jumpstart: A Workbook for Writers, Patterns for a Purpose: A Rhetorical Reader, and Transitions: From Reading to Writing, all written for McGraw-Hill. She has also developed Cornerstones: Readings for Writers, which is a short prose reader that is part of Primis, McGraw-Hill's custom publishing database. Barbara has also written Progressions with Readings and Conventions and Expectations: A Brief Handbook and Guide to Writing for Longman Publishers. A frequent presenter at national and regional conferences, Barbara often conducts workshops for writing teachers. McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide.
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- PublisherMcGraw Hill
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0073387002
- ISBN 13 9780073387000
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages576
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