Controversy: Issues for Reading and Writing

This innovative reader helps users develop a strong cognitive approach to critical reading and writing by challenging them to express their own ideas on controversial issues and to respond to those of others on the same issues. It features opposing, accessible readings on sixteen current topics — with questions to stimulate application of prior knowledge, critical response, and persuasive writing — and with a focus on developing an active, questioning, skeptical approach toward ideas in print. The volume outlines the process of critical reading and writing and features readings on such topics as rap culture, the juvenile justice system, witness involvement, adoption confidentiality, the right to bear arms, human cloning, physician-assisted suicide, the effects of technology on society, pornography and drugs. For individuals interested in developing a practical approach to critical reading and writing.

LITERATURE: AN INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL READING, COMPACT EDITION, is designed for the introductory literature course and focuses on developing skills associated with close reading. At the same time, it permits a range of critical approaches to short fiction, poetry, and drama. The selections engage the interest of the modern student while offering a remarkable range of nationalities, historical periods, and authors: canonical, marginalized, and contemporary. The collection includes 40 short stories, 318 poems, and 11 plays.This site is a comprehensive resource that is organized according to the chapters within the text and features a "Writing about Literature" section, interactive timeline, easy navigational bar, and information on literary theory.

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