Digging In: Literature for Developing Writers - Softcover

Garcia, Albert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130493880 ISBN 13: 9780130493880

Verlag: Pearson, 2003

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Filling the gap for a developmental reader with literary selections, Digging In provides readers with enjoyable, accessible poems, short stories and essays to help them develop their reading and writing skills. The book features Before Reading prompts to start readers thinking about the topics and To Understand and To Write questions which follow the selections, as well as a list of Ideas for Writing that address the general theme of the chapter. KEY TOPICS: The author provides a brief introduction to reading literature and poems, essays and short stories covering the following themes: family history; growing up/growing old; learning and teaching; the emotional side; works and dreams and issues/positions. MARKET: For individuals interested in developing their reading and writing skills.

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This book was written with the belief that teaching developmental composition with literature offers exciting possibilities for both students and instructors. Featuring poetry and short stories in addition to essays, DIGGING IN will engage your students like no other text. An introductory chapter on reading literature and a glossary following the last chapter give students all the resources they need to be successful.

Most of the readings are contemporary, and the topics cover a broad extent of human experience. The chapters Family History. GrowingUp/Growing Old, Learning and Teaching, The Emotional Side, Work and Dreams, and Issues/Positions offer instructors an opportunity to teach within a theme.

For each of the over 60 selections, the author has included:

• A short biography of the author.
• A Before Reading prompt. This prompt will start students thinking about the topic of the piece before they encounter the author's treatment of that topic, engaging them more thoroughly in the work.
• To Understand questions. Some of these test a student's basic understanding of what has happened in the piece. Others require more critical thinking and ask students to ponder particular parts or aspects of the work.
• To Write questions. These ask for personal responses to the literature.
• Ideas for Writing. These writing prompts address the general theme of the chapter (though not one particular work) and are meant to offer opportunities for formal paper writing.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Pearson
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0130493880
• ISBN 13: 9780130493880
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 320
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar