The Prentice Hall Reader - Softcover

Miller, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130225630 ISBN 13: 9780130225634

Verlag: Pearson, 2001

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Book by Miller George

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THE PRENTICE HALL READER Sixth Edition offers over 60 readings from a diverse group of writers including Maya Angelou, Richard Rodriguez Amy Tan, and E.M. Forster. This best-selling, rhetorical modes reader features ten chapters focusing on classic rhetorical modes such as narration, description, and argument and persuasion. Each chapter offers six readings scaled by difficulty (one of which is a student essay), suggestions for using the mode in other disciplines, in depth prewriting questions, detailed writing exercises, and extensive revision activities for each reading. The text also features a comprehensive appendix on "Gathering, Using, and Documenting Sources." Key new features *"On Writing" New section on writers commenting on the process and craft of writing. *"Visualizing the Rhetorical Strategies" Each chapter includes a visual example that shows the strategy at work in organizing information. *A new section on searching tips for Web search engines--how to find the sources you really need without facing thousands of sites. *25 percent new readings, including a number that deal with the Web and the Internet.T HE COMPANION WEBSITE is the largest, most extensive website of any read. Among its highlights, the site features hotlinks, additional background information on the readings, writing assignments, and practice using web-based materials. Additionally, each chapter in the text features activities and suggestions related to material on the website. Key new features *New readings that expand on the modes featured in the text. *Self-graded writing activities. *Updated bibliographies (with links) of related articles for essays in text. *Call for student essays giving students the opportunity to submit essays for possible posting on the website. Supplements include *Instructor's Quiz Booklet with duplicable quizzes on vocabulary and reading comprehension. *Annotated Instructor's Edition with a "teaching strategy" for each essay, class activities, collaborative learning activities, critical reading activities, and links to writing. *Teaching Writing with the Prentice Hall Reader that offers suggestions to the new teacher on teaching writing and reading using the reader

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Pearson
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0130225630
• ISBN 13: 9780130225634
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Auflage: 6
• Anzahl der Seiten: 666