Full Description
For one semester Developmental English/ Basic Writing and Freshman Composition courses.
The Simon and Schuster Short Prose Reader combines high-interest reading material with creative, principled writing instruction.
The Simon and Schuster Short Prose Reader is process-oriented and based on interactive pedagogy; it combines creative, up-to-date writing instruction with traditional concerns for correctness, coherence, and clarity. 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. Students will experience success in their writing and will become more involved in learning; teachers will find the approach convenient and easily adaptable for their own course.
Contents
Thematic Contents
Editing Skills: Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 ACTIVE READING
Learning to Be an Active Reader
Keeping a Journal
Previewing the Reading
Title
Author and Other Publication Facts
Visual Features and Supplements
Responses and Predictions
A First Reading
Staying Aware of Conventions
Subject
Main Idea or Thesis
Supporting Material
Patterns of Organization
Paragraphs
Transitions
A Sample Essay: Bob Greene, "Handled with Care"
Marking the Text
Clarifying Meaning
Using the Dictionary
Reading Aloud
Discussing
Rereading
Making Inferences and Associations
Reading between the Lines
Developing Inference Skills
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