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The Norton sampler : short essays for composition / Thomas Cooley.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2021]Edition: Tenth editionDescription: xxxii, 640 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780393427639
  • 0393427633
  • 9780393537123
  • 0393537129
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PE1417 .N6 2021
Contents:
Reading as a writer, writing as a reader -- Elements of the essay -- The writing process -- Writing paragraphs -- Description -- Narrative -- Example -- Classification -- Process analysis -- Comparison and contrast -- Definition -- Cause and effect -- Argument -- Classic essays and speeches.
Summary: "An engaging collection of 65 short essays organized by the writing strategies all writers use: narration, description, comparison, and more. Organized by rhetorical patterns, readings are 2 - 3 pages long and are written by contemporary authors. From Trevor Noah, Ocean Vuong, and Jesmyn Ward to Amy Tan, Mike Rose, and Martin Luther King Jr., The Norton Sampler offers writing by contemporary & classic authors on topics students want to read about. New readings and thematic clusters on "Whose Stories Get Heard?," social justice, and overcoming adversity make the 10th edition the most inspiring yet. The new Chapter 1, "Reading like a Writer," gives students strategies and examples for reading actively and critically-including innovative new templates for previewing and annotating a text. The Norton Sampler features practical writing instruction, including templates to get students started writing, chapters on developing a thesis and writing paragraphs, and tips for dealing with predictable errors. An appendix provides guidelines for MLA style documentation"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reading as a writer, writing as a reader -- Elements of the essay -- The writing process -- Writing paragraphs -- Description -- Narrative -- Example -- Classification -- Process analysis -- Comparison and contrast -- Definition -- Cause and effect -- Argument -- Classic essays and speeches.

"An engaging collection of 65 short essays organized by the writing strategies all writers use: narration, description, comparison, and more. Organized by rhetorical patterns, readings are 2 - 3 pages long and are written by contemporary authors. From Trevor Noah, Ocean Vuong, and Jesmyn Ward to Amy Tan, Mike Rose, and Martin Luther King Jr., The Norton Sampler offers writing by contemporary & classic authors on topics students want to read about. New readings and thematic clusters on "Whose Stories Get Heard?," social justice, and overcoming adversity make the 10th edition the most inspiring yet. The new Chapter 1, "Reading like a Writer," gives students strategies and examples for reading actively and critically-including innovative new templates for previewing and annotating a text. The Norton Sampler features practical writing instruction, including templates to get students started writing, chapters on developing a thesis and writing paragraphs, and tips for dealing with predictable errors. An appendix provides guidelines for MLA style documentation"-- Provided by publisher.

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