A Sequence for Academic Writing

Laurence Behrens

Leonard J. Rosen

Pearson

This print textbook is available for students to rent for their classes. The Pearson print rental program provides students with affordable access to learning materials, so they come to class ready to succeed.&nbsp; For courses in writing across the curriculum. Writing skills for any major A best-¿selling interdisciplinary composition text for over 35 years,&nbsp;Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum&nbsp;guides readers through essential college-¿level writing skills such as summary, critique, synthesis, analysis, and research. It provides step-by-step instruction in writing papers based on source materials and includes exercises bridging the gap between reading and writing. An anthology provides cross¿-disciplinary readings on topics that overlap with content from the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. A major revision, the&nbsp;14th edition&nbsp;provides new topics, readings, and content on writing and argumentation that address the issues and interests of readers today.

Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum [RENTAL EDITION]

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Words, Language & Grammar

This brief version of the best—selling cross—curricular classic retains its hallmark coverage of source—based writing skills combined with five popular readings chapters. This portable version represents a carefully—chosen selection from the original edition, with five (of the original seven) readings chapters included in their entirety. The abbreviated rhetoric section still covers the skills of summary, critique, and synthesis, taking students step—by—step through the process of writing papers based on source material. Students then put these skills to practice on thematically—linked essays on provocative topics in the discipline—specific readings chapters. A stronger focus on argumentation addresses the trend found in today's composition classrooms. Individuals interested in writing from sources and academic writing in different disciplines.

Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

Little, Brown

Each chapter of the reader is structured around a single topic, with articles that reflect different disciplines, viewpoints, and ways of writing. This approach exposes students to a range of models chosen to broaden their disciplinary horizons and sustain their interest. Along with updated classic chapters on Cinderella, Obedience to Authority, Biotechnology, and Business Ethics, the sixth edition includes four new chapters: The Wal-Mart Wars; Left, Right, Center: The American Political Spectrum; Privacy and Technology; and From Fiction to Film: Exploring the Film Adaptation. In addition to the interesting readings in Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum is the unique rhetoric, which provides step-by-step instruction on the skills of summary, critique, and synthesis, as well as to the elements and writing process of the research paper. New to this edition are readings, intended to develop writing skills, are now related to topics in the reader, and an expanded and updated treatment of electronic sources.

Literature & Fiction

Longman Pub Group

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