The Simon and Schuster Short Prose Reader (2nd Edition) - Softcover

McMahan, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130959952 ISBN 13: 9780130959959

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 1999

Synopsis

This book presents brief, lively essays meant to spur ideas for writing, suggest ways to approach a topic, and illustrate methods for organizing and presenting information. It incorporates high-interest reading material with creative, principled guidance; traditional concerns about correctness, coherence, and meaning; and step-by-step writing challenges. Includes over 50 readings, many by women and multicultural writers as well as humorous writing by several well-known authors. Topics include Active Reading; The Reading-Writing Connection; Strategies For Conveying Ideas; Strategies For Making A Point; Strategies For Clarifying Meaning; Strategies For Sorting Ideas; Strategies For Examining Two Subjects; Strategies For Explaining How Things Work; Strategies For Analyzing Why Things Happen; and Strategies For Influencing Others. For writers and business professionals responsible for writing, preparing, and/or analyzing documents.

About this title

From the Publisher:

The text is firmly process-oriented and based on interactive instruction. Short, appealing essays provide models for writing as well as sparking invention ideas. "Step-by-Step" writing assignments based on each reading guide students in composing successful papers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0130959952
• ISBN 13: 9780130959959
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 360
• Editor: Funk Robert, Day Susan X., McMahan Elizabeth