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1	They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing more books like this by Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein add to wishlist Identifying the moves that matter in academic writing in ways that students can readily understand and apply. see all copies from $5.33! new only from $15.97! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing more books like this by Gary Colombo add to wishlist "Rereading America" has remained the most widely adopted book of its kind because of its unique approach to the issue of cultural diversity. Unlike other multicultural composition readers that settle for representing the plurality of American voices and cultures, "Rereading America" encourages students to grapple with the real differences in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $31.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	College Writing Skills with Readings more books like this by John Langan add to wishlist John Langan's "College Writing Skills with Readings, Seventh Edition", focuses on the essay using Langan's renowned clear writing style, as well as his wide range of writing assignments and activities that reinforce the four bases of effective writing: unity, support, coherence, and sentence skills. For the new seventh edition, John Langan has ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $49.00! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Everything's an Argument with Readings more books like this by Andrea A Lunsford add to wishlist Designed to be a true alternative to traditional argument texts, "Everything's an Argument" takes a fresh and friendly approach to the subject by showing students that argument is everywhere. "Everything's an Argument with Readings" complements this approach with a uniquely broad range of examples -- from essays to billboards to emails to radio ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.54! \| SVS
5	Models for Writers: Short Essays for Composition more books like this by Alfred F Rosa add to wishlist It's a simple, best-selling combination that's worked for over 20 years -- short, accessible essays and helpful, thorough writing instruction. "Models for Writers" continues to offer thought-provoking selections organized to demonstrate not only the rhetorical patterns that students will use in their own essays but also the elements and language ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Patterns for College Writing: A Rhetorical Reader and Guide more books like this by Laurie G Kirszner add to wishlist Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell, best-selling authors and experienced teachers, know what works in the classroom. They have a knack for picking just the right readings. In "Patterns for College Writing, "they provide students with exemplary rhetorical models and instructors with class-tested selections. The readings are a balance of classic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Bedford Introduction to Literature: Reading, Thinking, Writing more books like this by Mr. Michael Meyer add to wishlist "The Bedford Introduction to Literature" responds to the teaching and learning needs of all kinds of literature classrooms -- and composition courses where literature is a focus. Author Michael Meyer understands that a particular challenge for instructors is that students do not necessarily see literature as relevant to their lives. They may be ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.74! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Riverside Reader more books like this by Joseph F Trimmer add to wishlist Renowned and respected, THE RIVERSIDE READER is a collection of expository essays arranged by rhetorical modes--narration and description, process analysis, comparison and contrast, division and classification, definition, cause and effect, and persuasion and argument--with a final thematic unit illustrating all of the modes. The readings ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.48! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Reading Critically, Writing Well: A Reader and Guide more books like this by Rise B Axelrod add to wishlist Many instructors prefer to teach critical reading and writing without using a full-scale rhetoric. For them, Axelrod and Cooper have adapted the immensely successful approach of "The St. Martin's Guide to Writing "and applied it to a reader, creating a book that provide"s "both structure for students and flexibility for instructors. Chapter One ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature: Reading, Thinking, Writing more books like this by Mr. Michael Meyer add to wishlist "The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature "is designed to bring literature to life -- and to make students lifelong readers. As an instructor of literature and writing, editor Michael Meyer understands that a particular challenge in today's classroom is that students may not see literature as relevant to their lives. They may have difficulty ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.00! \| SVS
11 view cover	Bedford Guide for College Writers: With Reader, Research Manual, and Handbook more books like this by Mr. X J Kennedy add to wishlist When it was first published twenty years ago, "The Bedford Guide for College Writers" brought a lively and innovative new approach to the teaching of writing. Since that time, authors X. J. and Dorothy M. Kennedy have won praise for their friendly tone and their view, apparent on every page of the text, that writing is the "usually surprising, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Elements of Argument: A Text & Reader more books like this by Annette T Rottenberg add to wishlist When first published in 1985, "Elements of Argument" changed the way that argument was taught in college composition courses through its pioneering emphasis on the easy-to-teach Toulmin model of argument. The book quickly became the best-seller in its market and has maintained its popularity with a mix of accessible instruction, lively examples, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Making Literature Matter: An Anthology for Readers and Writers more books like this by John Schilb add to wishlist Prepared by editors whose scholarship fuses literary and composition studies, "Making Literature Matter "combines a comprehensive writing text with a uniquely organized anthology for introductory literature courses that emphasize critical and academic writing. What makes literature matter? Writing about it -- argumentatively. The writing text ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.98! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Ways of Reading: An Anthology for Writers more books like this by David Bartholomae add to wishlist In the late 1970s, instructors at the University of Pittsburgh recognized that students were entering the school unprepared for the rigors of academic life. The university's response was to develop a course offering challenging material -- readings requiring serious attention -- along with a method of reading and rereading that helped students ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.02! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Literature and the Writing Process more books like this by Elizabeth McMahan add to wishlist For Composition Through Literature and Introduction to Literature courses. Message: Literature and the Writing Process promotes interactive learning by integrating writing instruction with the study of literature. Its approach utilizes writing as a mode of learning, as a means for promoting critical thinking, as a method for exploring and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Readings for Writers more books like this by Jo Ray McCuen-Metherell add to wishlist The Ninth Edition of Readings for Writers continues a long-standing tradition of inspiring and promoting attention to detail and technique in writing of all stages and forms. A large number of readings are included, predominantly essays, but some short stories as well. This unique text groups readings contained in each chapter according to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $26.00! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Strategies for Successful Writing: A Rhetoric, Research Guide, Reader, and Handbook more books like this by James A Reinking add to wishlist For Freshman Composition courses. This best-selling rhetorically-organized writing guide combines four books-a rhetoric, a research guide, reader, and handbook-into one convenient and flexible teaching tool while offering students an exceptional value. Also available in an alternate version without a Handbook section. The authors of Strategies for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.15! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Norton Reader: An Anthology of Nonfiction more books like this by Linda H Peterson add to wishlist Read by millions of students since it was first published in 1965, The Norton Reader is the bestselling collection of its kind. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $41.50! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Literature for Composition: Essays, Fiction, Poetry and Drama more books like this by Sylvan Barnet add to wishlist Literature for Composition offers the finest writing and argument coverage, helpful discussions of the literary elements, compelling case studies, and a diverse array of selections. This book is based on the assumption that students in composition or literature courses should encounter first-rate writing--not simply competent prose, but the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.00! \| SVS
20 view cover	A World of Ideas: Essential Readings for College Writers more books like this by Lee A Jacobus add to wishlist The most successful reader of its kind, "A World of Ideas" is ideal for composition instructors who want to introduce their students to some of the world's most important thinkers and their ideas: for example, Niccolo Machiavelli on government, Sigmund Freud on the mind, and Virginia Woolf on feminism. Because students perceive writers such as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.82! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing more books like this by Laurie G Kirszner add to wishlist This volume provides an introduction to literature; it contains a broad selection of literature - from the contemporary to the canonical, the serious to the humorous, and the poignant to the whimsical. It now includes a contemporary selection of stories, works by Gish Jen, Andrea Barret and Rick Bass as well as old favorites by Joyce, Hemingway, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings more books like this by Richard Bullock, Maureen Daly Goggin (Editor) add to wishlist The most successful new rhetoric in a generation, plus an anthology of 60 readings. Designed as 2 books in one, so that teachers can center their courses on the rhetoric or the readings-and draw from the other part as needed. see all copies from $6.09! new only from $17.00!
23 view cover	The Longman Reader more books like this by Judith Nadell, John Langan, Eliza A Comodromos add to wishlist Widely praised for its thought-provoking readings, The Longman Reader remains the most successful rhetorically organized freshman composition reader. The Longman Reader features highly praised writing pedagogy in a rhetorically-organized reader. The opening chapter offers specific strategies for active reading, and for each pattern-of-development ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Norton Sampler: Short Essays for Composition more books like this by Thomas Cooley add to wishlist An outstanding collection of brief essays providing high-interest models of the rhetorical modes, along with beautifully written instruction that demonstrates its own lessons about good writing. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Longman Writer: Rhetoric, Reader, Research Guide, and Handbook more books like this by Judith Nadell, John Langan, Eliza A Comodromos add to wishlist Clear, step-by-step writing instruction, ample annotated student essays, and extensive practice opportunities for writing have made The Longman Writer one of the most successful methods-of-development guides for college writing. see all copies from $37.20! new only from $50.00!

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