Literature for Composition: Essays, Stories, Poems, and Plays (9th Edition)
One of the first literature textbooks designed specifically for writing courses, Literature for Composition, Ninth Edition continues to offer superior coverage of writing, thinking, reading, and presenting arguments about literature, all given in the authors’ highly accessible style. The book also offers a diverse anthology of readings organized around nine engaging themes:The new edition includes features designed to emphasize the key areas of reading, writing, and arguing. These features include: ReadingOver300 classic and contemporary literary selections, some of which include abundant visual material.Two new thematic unitson "The World Around Us" and "The Sporting Life" chosen to appeal to students interested in environmental issues and sports-related works. 30 new fiction selections, including 10 by such contemporary writers as James Baldwin, Isabel Allende, T. C. Boyle, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. WritingA new Chapter 1: How to Write an Effective Essay: A Crash Course; a writingchecklist, and an invaluable list ofrules for writers.Six new essaysby students, some with early drafts, for a total of nineteen student essays.An engaging newplagiarism quiz(including answers) will help students test their understanding of plagiarism through examples taken from real life.Eighteenchecklists on topicsincluding "Citing Sources on the World Wide Web" and "Editing a Draft" are included.Sixcase studiesgive a variety of persectives for writing arguments and research.The new edition conforms to the2009 MLA Guidelines. ArgumentNew studentpapers, writing prompts, and sections on critical thinking emphasize argument.Sections called "Joining the Conversation: Critical Thinking and Writing" follow each reading. These selections promote strategies that will help you to question assumptions and provide evidence in the course of setting forth your oral and written arguments.