Fields of Reading : Motives for Writing
Fields of Reading : Motives for Writing
- ISBN 13:
9780312553746
- ISBN 10:
0312553749
- Edition: 9th
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 11/16/2009
- Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
- Newer Edition
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Summary
Fields of Readingdraws on the major divisions of the curriculum arts and humanities, social sciences and public affairs, and sciences to present well-crafted and high-quality writing from these fields. Chosen by six editors who are all distinguished teachers and writers, the selections progress from individual essays to paired texts to casebooks that contain multiple readings on an engaging topic. Students are thus exposed to important readings and conversations by key voices in contemporary intellectual life and asked to engage in the kind of reading, writing, and cross-curricular thinking they encounter in college. An additional emphasis on rhetorical purpose (reflecting, reporting, explaining, and arguing), helps students understand how subject, intent, and audience influence the form and style of their own writing.