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The Prose Reader: Essays for Thinking, Reading and Writing

The Prose Reader: Essays for Thinking, Reading and Writing

          
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For courses in English Composition.   By thinking, reading, and writing on three increasingly difficult levels - literally, interpretively, and critically - students can better learn the processes and skills necessary to be successful in their classes and beyond.   Based on the grounded assumption that lucid writing follows lucid thinking, Kim and Michael Flachmann have spent their years teaching and writing to help students think clearly and logically in their minds and on paper. Students become more successful in their classes and beyond by thinking, reading, and writing on three increasingly difficult levels - literally, interpretively, and critically. In demonstrating the vital interrelationship between reader and writer, this text provides students with prose models intended to inspire their own thinking and writing. These essays are intended to encourage students to improve their writing through a partnership with someone of the best examples of professional prose available today. 

Table of Contents:
Rhetorical Table of Contents   Introduction: Thinking, Reading, and Writing   Chapter 1 - Description: Exploring through the Senses     Defining Description     Thinking Critically Through Description     Reading Descriptive Essays     Writing Descriptive Essays     Student Essay: Description at Work     Some Final Thoughts on Description         Ray Bradbury - Summer Rituals         Kimberly Wozencraft - Notes from the Country Club         John McPhee - The Pines         Malcolm Cowley - The View from 80         NEW! - Linda Hogan - Dwellings   Chapter 2 - Narration: Telling a Story     Defining Narration     Thinking Critically Through Narration     Reading Narrative Essays     Writing Narrative Essays     Student Essay: Narration at Work     Some Final Thoughts on Narration         Lewis Sawaquat - For My Indian Daughter         Maya Angelou - New Directions         Russell Baker - The Saturday Evening Post         Sandra Cisneros - Only daughter         Garrison Keillor - How the Crab Apple Grew   Chapter 3 - Example: Illustrating Ideas     Defining Examples     Thinking Critically Through Examples     Reading Example Essays     Writing Example Essays     Student Essay: Examples at Work     Some Final Thoughts on Examples         Bill Cosby - The Baffling Question         NEW! Richard Rodriguez - Public and Private Language         Harold Krents - Darkness at Noon         Amy Tan - Mother Tongue         Brent Staples - A Brother's Murder   Chapter 4 - Process Analysis: Explaining Step by Step     Defining Process Analysis     Thinking Critically Through Process Analysis     Reading Process Analysis Essays     Writing Process Analysis Essays     Student Essay: Process Analysis at Work     Some Final Thoughts on Process Analysis         Edwin Bliss - Managing Your Time         Jessica Mitford - Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain         Jay Weiner - Sports Centered         NEW! Malcolm X - Learning to Read         Julia Bourland - Getting Out of Debt (and Staying Out)   Chapter 5 - Division / Classification: Finding Categories     Defining Division / Classification     Thinking Critically Through Division / Classification     Reading Division / Classification Essays     Writing Division / Classification Essays     Student Essay: Division / Classification at Work     Some Final Thoughts on Division / Classification         Phyllis Schneider - Memory: Tips You'll Never Forget         K.C. Cole - Calculated Risks         Judith Wallerstein and Sandra Blakeslee - Second Chances for Children of Divorce         Franklin Zimring - Confessions of an Ex-Smoker         NEW! Stephanie Ericsson - The Ways We Lie   Chapter 6 Comparison / Contrast: Discovering Similarities     Defining Comparison / Contrast     Thinking Critically Through Comparison / Contrast     Reading Comparison / Contrast Essays     Writing Comparison / Contrast Essays     Student Essay: Comparison / Contrast at Work     Some Final Thoughts on Comparison / Contrast         Brice Catton - Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts         NEW! Scott Russell Sanders - Homeplace         William Ouchi - Japanese and American Workers: Two Casts of Mind         Gloria Steinem - The Politics of Muscle         Sucheng Chan - You're Short, Besides!   Chapter 7 - Definition: Limiting the Frame of Reference     Defining Definition     Thinking Critically Through Definition     Reading Definition Essays     Writing Definition Essays     Student Essay: Definition at Work     Some Final Thoughts on Definition         Erma Bombeck - Grandma         Robert Ramirez - The Barrio         Mary Pipher - Beliefs About Families         NEW! Stephen Jay Gould - Dorothy, It's Really Oz         NEW! Lyn Mikel Brown and Meda Chesney-Lind - Bad Girls, Bad Girls, Whatcha Gonna Do?   Chapter 8 - Cause / Effect: Tracing Reasons and Results     Defining Cause / Effect     Thinking Critically Through Cause / Effect     Reading Cause / Effect Essays     Writing Cause / Effect Essays     Student Essay: Cause / Effect at Work     Some Final Thoughts on Cause / Effect         Stephen King - Why We Crave Horror Movies         Michael Dorris - The Broken Cord         NEW! Sherman Alexie - The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me         Mary Roach - Meet the Bickersons         Alice Walker - Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self   Chapter 9 - Argument and Persuasion: Inciting People to Thought or Action     Defining Argument and Persuasion     Thinking Critically Through Argument and Persuasion     Reading Argument and Persuasion Essays     Writing Argument and Persuasion Essays     Student Essay: Argument and Persuasion at Work     Some Final Thoughts on Argument and Persuasion         bell hooks - Justice: Childhood Love Lessons         NEW! Barbara Kingsolver - Life is Precious, or It's Not         NEW! Barrett Seaman - How Bringing Became the New College Sport          Dave Grossman - We Are Training Our Kids to Kill         NEW! Kim Severson - I'm Not Willing to Settle for Crumbs         NEW! Photo Essays - Tag. You're It!       Opposing Viewpoints: Immigration         Michael Scott - America Must Take Stronger Measures to Halt Illegal Immigration         Richard Raynor - Illegal Immigration Does Not Threaten America       Opposing Viewpoints: Postconviction DNA Testing         NEW! Tim O'Brien - Postconviction DNA Testing Should Be Encouraged         NEW! James Dao - In Same Case, DNA Clears Convict and Finds Suspect         NEW! Peter Roff - Postconviction DNA Testing Should Not Be Encouraged       Opposing Viewpoints: Patriot Act         NEW! James X. Dempsey - Civil Liberties in a Time of Crisis         NEW! Ramesh Ponnuru - 1984 in 2003?         NEW! David Cole - The Patriot Act Unfairly Targets Immigrants to Enhance National Security   Chapter 10 - The Research Paper: Reading and Writing from Sources     Defining Research Papers     Reading Research Papers     Writing Research Papers     Student Essay: Documentation at Work     Some Final Thoughts on Research Papers         Barbara Ehrenreich - The Ecstasy of War         NEW! Nancy Nadolski - Getting a Good Night's Sleep: Diagnosing and Treating Insomnia         NEW! Edward Ayers - The American Civil War, Emancipation, and Reconstruction on the World Stage   Chapter 11 - Further Thinking, Reading, and Writing: Combining Rhetorical Modes     Essays         Roger Rosenblatt - "I Am Writing Blindly"         Rita Mae Brown - Writing as a Moral Act     Fiction         Richard Wright - The Library Card         Jess Row - The Secrets of Bats     Poetry         Billy Collins - Books         Robert Francis - Catch and Glass     Drama         Neena Beber - Misreadings   Glossary of Useful Terms Credits Index of Authors and Titles     THEMATIC TABLE OF CONTENTS African American Studies Aging Art and Media Autobiography Behavioral Science Business Chicano and Latin-American Studies Economics Education History Language Other Ethnics Studies Nature Philosophy and Religious Studies Physical Education Political Science Psychology Reading Science Sociology Violence and War Women's Studies Writing  


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780131577541
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson
  • Edition: 8 Rev ed
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Essays for Thinking, Reading and Writing
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0131577549
  • Publisher Date: 28 Feb 2007
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 704
  • Spine Width: 26 mm
  • Weight: 822 gr


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