Decker's Patterns of Exposition 12

by Robert A. Schwegler and Robert A. Decker, Randall E.; Schwegler

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0673520161
• ISBN13: 9780673520166
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Pearson Scott Foresman
• Length: 473 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A great supplemental text....

Decker's "Patterns of Exposition" has been a consistently entertaining and illuminating anthology of essay-length pieces for use with students who have moved beyond the "five paragraph essay" stage of their education. I used it with tenth and eleventh grade Honors kids. Its slate of authors includes names from fiction, history, journalism, and politics on varied subjects of topical interest. These essays, ranging from 1,000 to 3.500 words, are presented according to one of eight central patterns of organization. Each is followed up with discussion questions designed to further explicate the specific pattern.