The Simon and Schuster Short Prose Reader

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0136014550 ISBN 13: 9780136014553

Publisher: Pearson, 2008

Simon and Schuster Short Prose Reader combines high-interest reading material with creative, principled writing instruction. 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.

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.