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9780130959058

Prose Reader : Essays for Thinking, Reading, and Writing

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  • ISBN13:

    9780130959058

  • ISBN10:

    0130959057

  • Edition: 5th
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-06-01
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference

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The Prose Reader promotes the skills of thinking, reading, and writing, enabling the user to think more clearly and logically--both in his/her mind and on paper. Prose models are intended to inspire, encouraging improved writing with a partnership with some of the best examples of professional prose available today. Each chapter begins with an explanation of a single technique, with essays that follow each chapter introduction selected from a wide variety of well-known contemporary authors. It helps readers discover various ways of thinking about and analyzing the essay. The book progresses from selections that require literal skills (Description, Narration, and Example) through readings involving more interpretation (Process Analysis, Division/Classification, Comparison/Contrast, and Definition) to essays that demand a high degree of analytical thought (Cause/Effect and Argument/Persuasion). An excellent and demanding reader for anyone interested in building their reading, writing, and thinking skills.

Table of Contents

(NOTE:Each chapter begins with a definition of the section concept, Thinking Critically, Reading and Writing, Student Essay, and Some Final Thoughts sections and ends with Chapter Writing Assignments. A * denotes a new selection.)
Introduction: Thinking, Reading, and Writing
Description: Exploring Through the Senses
Summer Rituals
Notes from the Country Club
The View from 80
The Pines
Labyrinthine
Narration: Telling a Story
For My Indian Daughter
New Directions
The Saturday Evening Post
Only Daughter
How the Crab Apple Grew
Example: Illustrating Ideas
The Baffling Question
Red, White and Blue Highways
Darkness at Noon
Mother Tongue
A Brother's Murder
Process Analysis: Explaining Step by Step
Managing Your Time
Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain
Sports Centered
Engage in Word Play!Linda Formichelli
Getting Out of Debt (and Staying Out)
Division/Classification: Finding Categories
Memory: Tips You'll Never Forget
Calculated Risks
Second Chances for Children of Divorce
Confessions of an Ex-Smoker
The Truth About Lying
Comparison/Contrast: Discovering Similarities and Differences
Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts
Past Present
Japanese and American Workers: Two Casts of Mind
The Politics of Muscle
You're Short, Besides
Definition: Limiting the Frame of Reference
Grandma
The Barrio
Beliefs About Families
Ways of Ai
A Working Community
Cause/Effect: Tracing Reasons and Results
Why We Crave Horror Movies
The Broken Cord
The Fear of Losing a Culture
Meet the Bickersons
Beauty: When the Other Dancer Is the Self
Argument and Persuasion: Inciting People to Thought or Action
Justice: Childhood Love Lessons
Don't Let Stereotypes Warp Your Judgment
We Are Training Our Kids to Kill
Embedded Reporters Make for Good Journalism
Is the New News Good News?
America Must Take Stronger Measures to Halt Illegal Immigration
Illegal Immigration Does Not Threaten America
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