Simon and Schuster Short Prose Reader, The

ISBN: 0205825990

Author: Robert W. Funk

Condition: New

For one semester Developmental English/ Basic Writing and Freshman Composition courses.The Simon and Schuster Short Prose Reader combines high-interest reading material with creative, principled writing instruction.The Simon and Schuster Short Prose Reader is process-oriented and based on interactive pedagogy; it combines creative, up-to-date writing instruction with traditional concerns for correctness, coherence, and clarity. Short, high-interest readings provide ideas for writing, suggest ways to approach a topic, and illustrate strategies for organizing and presenting information. Each essay is accompanied by questions and assignments that guide students in analyzing what they have read and in composing their own essays. Students will experience success in their writing and will become more involved in learning; teachers will find the approach convenient and easily adaptable for their own course.

• Step by Step Writing Assignments. This recurring feature guides students through planning and writing an essay that is organized and developed like the one they have just read. These directed assignments do much of the planning and shaping work for students, allowing them to focus on content and ideas. Even inexperienced writers can produce an acceptable essay with a minimum of effort-an experience that builds confidence and instills a sense of form and style. | Readings. Reading selections are short, lively, accessible, and up to date; they also cover a variety of topics and current issues of interest to college students. There are a number of essays by women and multicultural writers. | Various suggestions for writing . Accommodates a range of approaches and purposes: journal entries, collaborative writing, using the Internet, writing about the readings, and writing with sources. | Visual Literacy. The chapter-opening visuals (photos, cartoons, ads, graphics) provide an opportunity to teach visual literacy and increase critical thinking, as well as to make connections between verbal and nonverbal discourse. | The updated appendix on Writing with Sources now includes the most recent changes in the MLA documentation style; it also provides instructions for using a research notebook and additional examples for integrating secondary-source material. | New topics for debate: Sets of readings on