The Simon & Schuster Short Prose Reader - Softcover

Funk, Robert; Day, Susan X.; McMahan, Elizabeth; Coleman, Linda S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 013192589X ISBN 13: 9780131925892

Publisher: Longman Pub Group, 2005

Synopsis

This book combines creative, up-to-date writing instruction using short, high-interest readings that provide ideas for writing, suggest ways to approach a topic, and show how to organize and present information. Topics include: active reading, the reading-writing connection, narration and description, example and illustration, definition and explanation, classification and division, comparison and contrast, process and direction, cause and effect, and argument and persuasion. For anyone interested in improving their writing skills.

About this title

From the Publisher

The text is firmly process-oriented and based on interactive instruction. Short, appealing essays provide models for writing as well as sparking invention ideas. "Step-by-Step" writing assignments based on each reading guide students in composing successful papers.

From the Back Cover

Key Benefit: The book is firmly process-oriented and based on interactive instruction. Key Topics: Short, appealing essays provide models for writing as well as sparking invention ideas. “Step-by-Step” writing assignments based on each reading guide readers in composing successful papers. Brief, appealing readings serve as models, foster discussion, and aid invention. Instruction in active reading and in the writing process. How to preview the reading, mark the book, get at the meaning, and keep a reading journal. This modeling provides practice in a wide range of fundamental strategies and techniques.

Edition details

• Publisher: Longman Pub Group
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 013192589X
• ISBN 13: 9780131925892
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 406