Subjects/Strategies: A Writer's Reader

by Paul Eschholz and Alfred Rosa

- A comprehensive four-chapter introduction. This extensive introduction provides detailed guidelines and instruction on reading critically, writing essays, combining rhetorical strategies, and researching and documenting sources in print and online. The new edition includes easy-to-find writing tips addressing common problems; sample annotations of a professional essay in the chapter on reading; and a sample Internet search, with screen shots, in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312182678
• ISBN13: 9780312182670
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Bedford Books
• Length: 659 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Very Helpful in my studies

This title was very helpful in my studies. The essays and stories are meaningful and thought provoking.

solid basic writing text

I use this book to teach a beginning writing class. The variety of essays is quite good; not every one is a winner, but probably 60% are accessible and there are some rarities here that the students have thoroughly enjoyed, including "Dumpster Diving" by Lars Eighner and "A Crime of Compassion" by Barbara Huttmann. There are enough writers the likes of Dillard, MLK, Ackerman, and Orwell to acquaint novices with great writing, balanced with a good variety of more pop-oriented magazine style pieces. The strategies and guidelines for essays are excellent, and a wealth of possible topics for further development is offered throughout. My class prep time is easy and concise thanks to the book's structure and execution.