The Prentice Hall Reader (6th Edition)

This classic, best-selling reader focuses on the modes of writing--offering an abundance of interesting and appealing essays and varied writing assignments to help readers develop skill in using each rhetorical mode. Features 64 readings--organized according to rhetorical mode and level of difficulty--ranging from classic to contemporary selections, and including essays written by women and minority writers. Supporting content includes separate chapters on How to Read an Essay; How to Write an Essay; and Revision; and a section on "Gathering, Using, and Documenting Sources" (including finding, using, and documenting electronic sources). Features examples of revision done by professional writers showing early drafts as well as final versions of their published works, including a case study of a revision that follows an essay from journal entries to published format--with an interview with the author. For anyone interested in gaining writing proficiency in the various rhetorical modes.

Key new features

• "On Writing" New section on writers commenting on the process and craft of writing.
• "Visualizing the Rhetorical Strategies" Each chapter includes a visual example that shows the strategy at work in organizing information.
• A new section on searching tips for Web search engines—how to find the sources you really need without facing thousands of sites.
• 25 percent new readings, including a number that deal with the Web and the Internet.