Reading Literature and Writing Argument
Merickel, Alan P.,James, Missy
Language: English
Published by Pearson, 2010
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- Title
- Reading Literature and Writing Argument
- Author
- Merickel, Alan P.,James, Missy
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Binding
- paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0205766420
- ISBN 13
- 9780205766420
- Edition
- 4th Edition
Reading Literature and Writing Argument combines the content of literature and argument texts into one easy to use book and is a perfect choice for professors wanting their students to write compelling and thoughtful arguments. It provides students with multi-genre reading experiences designed to immerse them in critical and creative thinking as they address problems and issues from multiple perspectives. A new Chapter 3, “Talking Voice and Writing Argument,” addresses the challenges of finding one’s voice in academic writing. “Global Perspectives Research and Writing Topics”now appear at the end of the four literature chapters, to offer a broader context for approaching literary works.
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Hear what professors have to say about ReadingLiterature and Writing Argument 3e:
“The quality and variety and freshness of the literary selections is one of this text’s biggest strengths.”
--KarenGardiner-Universityof Alabama
“The authors are way ahead of other textbooks authors in their rhetorical approach to literature.”
--DanFerguson-AmarilloCollege
Literature liberates thinking, and argument disciplines it.
Reading Literature and Writing Argument 3e uses literature to teach argument. This unique combination nourishes creative thinking in users through engagement with literature–stories, poems, plays, essays–and provides users with practice in developing critical thinking through the study and application of the principles of argument. The text boasts 170 diverse reading selections centered on four enduring themes–Individuality and Community, Nature and Place, Family and Identity, and Power and Responsibility
New Features in the third edition :
- Chapter Three, “Participating in an Academic Community,” addresses first-year college writing needs for both writing instruction and guidelines for academic argument.
- 22 additional literature selections provide more literature models for study.
- Chapter Two, “”Examining Thinking and Shaping an Argument,” now includes an overview of common logical fallacies.
- Enhanced research/writing topics throughout the four literature theme chapters link enduring themes to contemporary issues.
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