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9780070440234

The Short Prose Reader

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  • ISBN13:

    9780070440234

  • ISBN10:

    0070440239

  • Edition: 5th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1989-01-01
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill

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Summary

This rhetorically organized, student-friendly reader includes short essays on a range of topics. Each selection is supported by exceptionally thorough and thoughtfully designed editorial apparatus that integrates reading, writing, and critical thinking. The quality, variety, and number of reading, writing, and thinking prompts provide students with ample support for reading and writing and can be adapted to a number of teaching approaches.

Table of Contents

indicates a selection new to this edition
On Writing
On Becoming a Writer
How to Write with Style
Mother Tongue
Simplicity
On Reading
One Writer's Beginnings
Volar
Prison Studies
"See Spot Run": Teaching My Grandmother to Read
Description
In the Jungle Maxine
Catfish in the Bathtub
The Discus Throwe
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