Becoming an Active Reader A Complete Resource for Reading and Writing, Second Edition

Henderson, Eric

ISBN 10: 0199019061 / ISBN 13: 9780199019069

Published by Oxford, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Becoming an Active Reader A Complete Resource for Reading and Writing, Second Edition
• Publisher: Oxford
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199019061
• ISBN 13: 9780199019069
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Becoming an Active Reader offers a three-in-one approach that combines a guide to rhetorical writing, an engaging reader, and a detailed grammar handbook, all in a single volume. The advice and exercises found throughout help students understand and apply the most effective reading and writing strategies, while the 39 thought-provoking readings encourage meaningful interaction with the written word. Annotated sample student essays, individual and collaborative exercises, checklists, and grammar hints appear throughout to help students navigate effective strategies for reading and writing.

About the Author

Eric Henderson is an active author with Oxford University Press Canada, where his other books include Writing by Choice, 3e (2015), The Active Reader, 3e (2015), The Empowered Writer, 2e (2014), and Short Fiction and Critical Contexts (co-edited with J. Hancock, 2009). He has also published articles in leading journals such as Canadian Literature, English Studies in Canada, and Contemporary Literary Criticism. He teaches in the Department of English at the University of Victoria, where his teaching interests include composition, rhetoric, and style.