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One of the first anthologies designed specifically for writing courses, Literature for Composition continues to offer superior coverage of reading, writing, and arguing about literature and a deep anthology of readings presented in Sylvan Barnet’s signature accessible style.  Literature for Composition opens with several chapters that provide uniquely helpful strategies and models for reading, thinking, and writing critically about literature.  The first text to link argument and literature, the eighth edition provides earlier discussions of arguing about literature as part of the writing process.  A diverse anthology of selections is organized around seven engaging themes, and nine compelling case studies help launch research projects.  The text's 200 images, a 4-color insert, and special chapters on visual literacy and literature on film add another appealing dimension to the study of literature. ... Read more

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Literature for Composition
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Great Service!
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The book itself was a required purchase for a class I am currently taking. While it contains some very interesting literary pieces, the layout is very drab, containing minimal illustration and, with the exception of a small section in the middle of the book, is completely black and white. I would have expected a more vividly illustrated textbook for literature.

Boz
I am happy with the product. Even though it was a used book, it was complete without any pages missing or significant damage.

Great Book Perfect for University of Phoenix
I found this book to be cheaper on Amazon for my Literature class at University of Phoenix. The book was shipped on time and has great writings. The pages are thin so using the Super Sticky Post-it notes ripped one of the pages upon removal. Overall I have been happy with this product. ... Read more

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The new edition of Barnet's Literature for Composition continues to offer superior coverage of reading, writing, and arguing about literature and a deep anthology of readings presented in Sylvan Barnet’s signature accessible style.  A new chapter one gives students a crash course on writing an effective essay.  Six new student essays provide helpful models of  student writing on a wide array of topics with ninteen essays in all.  Two timely thematic units have been added:  –“The World Around Us” and “The Sporting Life."  The new 2009 MLA guidelines are included in an appendix for guidance on writing papers.

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great buy!
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Literature for Composition: Essays, Stories, Poems, and Plays (9th Edition)
Buying the used product I saved 25%. The book arrived before expected and in such good condition I would call it new. ... Read more

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This lively collection of fifty-six short, readable essays by both student and professional writers provides useful models of the rhetorical modes.Features 26 new essays on diverse subjects such as technology and the Internet, the events of September 11 and terrorism, college athletics, and medical research ... Read more

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Good in pieces.
This book is great in what it advertises: very short, diverse writing samples.However, as a complete text for a class, it's not comprehesive or cohesive enough to be used alone.

ENGLISH COMP CLASSES-WHAT ARE U GONNA DO?
I HAVE USED PROBABLY 30 DIFFERENT FRESHMEN COMP. CLASSES AND DEVELOPMENTAL WRITING. UNTIL I DISCOVERED THIS BOOK ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, MY CLASSES ARE MUCH MORE LIVELY, AND QUIET STUDENTS SYDDENLY SPEAK OUT ABOUT SECTIONS OF THE TEXT THAT THEY DON'T AGREE WITH.

GREAT DIVERSE SECTIONS TO COVER IN CLASSROOM TALKS.

IF INTERESTED, I CAN SEND COLLEGE ENGLISH TEACHERS MY COURSE SYLLABI USING "SHORT TAKES."

short takes
As a student using this book as a text in class I find it most helpful and interesting. Not only does it vary in topic, but it also gives you insight on new methods of interesting writing. Antoher plus is the length of eachstory with makes for easy reading. It really does live up to its name shorttakes.

a fine freshman composition text that costs too much
It is sad that this book--and the comprable "Short Prose Reader" from McGraw-Hill--are seriously compromised by the greed of a publisher that prices a book in its 8th edition that could be marketed profitably forless than ten dollars and prices it out of the range of poor students. ... Read more

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An outstanding collection of brief essays providing high-interest models of the rhetorical modes, along with beautifully written instruction that demonstrates its own lessons about good writing.The Norton Sampler is a rhetorically arranged short-essay reader that provides models and guidelines for writing description, narration, and all the other modes of discourse. The readings are brief, reflecting the length of the essays students are required to write.

From classic texts by writers such as Annie Dillard and E. B. White, to contemporary texts from writers like Barack Obama and Marjorie Agosín, The Norton Sampler includes a range of readings that will delight teachers and engage students. Texts from a range of everyday media—from billboards to coffee mugs—demonstrate that the rhetorical modes play an important role in all the writing and reading that we do.

Now with enough writing instruction that students will not need a separate rhetoric. ... Read more

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Just what was needed
Book was needed for my college attending son's class.Works great for him and I got to pay less than what the bookstore charged.

Caught Me By Surprise
I bought The Norton Sampler for an English 101 course at a community college. Amazon's price was the same as a used edition from my college bookstore, so I opted for the new version. I usually don't mind reading textbooks for classes, but I liked this one enough that I have read it purely for enjoyment.

The first two essays by Annie Dillard were a perfect introduction; it was helpful to read her final essay as well as the story behind it. I truly learned by example, as is the book's intention, and Dillard's vivid details covering inspiration, writing, and editing set the tone for the rest of the book. I did not enjoy every essay as much as the first two, but the variety of samples presented gave me a good idea of why I liked certain ones. Some essays are written by students, others by famous authors, and the essays are grouped together by type. An essay by Isaac Asimov is featured in the Definition category; one by David Sedaris is grouped with Compare and Contrast essays. Each category has a small section defining the type of essay which include example writing assignments and common applications for the essay type. The author, Thomas Cooley, includes a short intro for each essay and several questions, some for discussion, some for writing. The questions were often thought-provoking and covered the philosophical to the grammatical.I questioned my feelings towards the opinions stated in the essays and also why certain words or phrases were used. I recommend this book to anyone that usually enjoys anthologies, short stories, or essays, not just students and teachers.

Just what I needed
This book was required for my English class and I did not want to pay the high prices the school book store sold it at. Amazon was much cheaper and the book arrived on time and in mint condition

Entertaining
I really enjoyed most of the essays in this book. It was a good samples and groups them according to the type of essay they are. I would love to even have it explain why some of those essays are the type they are as i had a hard time with some of them.

School Book
A collection of essays assembled by type and style of writing.
The book instruvts how to write common essay types by presenting the reader with a few examples of each kind.The cool part is the commentary by the authors of some of the essays as to what they were thinking when they wrote them and how they went about the writing process.

Good use for an Intro to Writing college level class. ... Read more

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They were expediant and the book was in very good condition. Its just what I needed. Thanks!!! ... Read more

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VISIONS ACROSS THE AMERICAS presents 70 cross-cultural essays on diverse topics such as: Language and Culture; the Family; Americans and Immigrants; Education and Intelligence; Lifestyles; Racism, Sexism, and Ageism; American Society, Prejudices and Stereotypes; and Technology, Cyberspace, and the Cosmos. Each chapter provides students with a blueprint for a specific essay type, with pre- and post-reading questions and activities that reinforce an understanding of the rhetorical modes, and encourage them to think and write clearly and critically. ... Read more

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Honesty is golden
Future writing instructors need to read what Crowley has to say. She minces no words and calls rhetoric and composition instruction what it often is: a dreary bureaucracy more interested in policing student thought and behavior than encouraging beginning writers to argue well. Her discussion concerning graduate assistants is particularly salient. She correctly assumes beginning writers should be taught by the most experienced faculty, not first-timers.

half-star
Some of these essays are familiar, and are no fresher in their reprinted form in this volume.Crowley's polemics are tiresome and her remarks about the role of first-year writing courses in the college curriculum areneither radical nor particularly useful.I can imagine educators cheeringat certain portions of this volume, but the after-effect is that it wasmerely another exercise in reading, an occasion for an author/educator to"vent" spleen on the profession.It's hard to admire this work.

Refund!
Why did I buy this book?Crowley manages to quote and cite herself enough to make me realize that her intended audience must be herself!At least she's honest: these ARE "polemical essays."But do we reallyneed more polemics in higher education? This profession isn't polemicalenough already?

puzzled
I want to say I like this book.There are elements in it that are striking-- insightful.But I found myself feeling burdened by the tone of the book-- an incessantly polemical stance that Crowley takes on so manyissues.I don't disagree with her; indeed, I agree with a good deal ofwhat she says about first year composition in the university.But there isalready so much didactic material in English studies and in the academy, ingeneral.This book made me think of a relentless school teacher tellingeveryone where our previous education has gone wrong.

a bit self-involved...
After a while, the polemical tone of this book becomes irritating.Crowley evidently thinks most highly of her own previous writings.She does make an interesting case for abolishing first-year composition as arequirement, and then she re-makes it, and re-makes it, etc.There issomething distastefully showy about this book. ... Read more

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Dionysius of Halicarnassus had migrated to Rome by 30 BCE, where he lived until his death some time after 8 BCE, writing his Roman Antiquities and teaching the art of rhetoric and literary composition.

Dionysius's purpose, both in his own work and in his teaching, was to re-establish the classical Attic standards of purity, invention and taste in order to reassert the primacy of Greek as the literary language of the Mediterranean world. He advocated the minute study of the styles of the finest prose authors of the fifth and fourth century BCE, especially the Attic orators. His critical essays on these and on the historian Thucydides represent an important development from the somewhat mechanical techniques of rhetorical handbooks to a more sensitive criticism of individual authors. Illustrating his analysis with well-chosen examples, Dionysius preserves a number of important fragments of Lysias and Isaeus.

The essays on those two orators and on Isocrates, Demosthenes and Thucydides comprise Volume I of this edition. Volume II contains three letters to his students; a short essay on the orator Dinarchus; and his finest work, the essay On Literary Composition, which combines rhetoric, grammar and criticism in a manner unique in ancient literature.

The Loeb Classical Library also publishes a seven volume edition of Roman Antiquities, by Dionysius of Halicarnassus, a history from earliest times to 264 BCE.

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Renewing Rhetoric’s Relation to Composition comprehensively examines the development of rhetoric and composition, using the writings of Theresa Jarnagin Enos as points of departure for studies of broader trends. Chapters explore such topics as the historical relations of rhetoric and composition, their evolution within programs of study, and Enos’s research on gender. The volume presents the growing disjunction between rhetoric and composition and paints a compelling picture of the current state of both disciplines as well as their origins.

This volume acknowledges the influential role that Theresa Enos has had in the writing and rhetoric disciplines. Her career provides benchmarks for plotting developments in rhetoric and composition, including the evolving relations between the two. This collection offers a tribute to her work and to the new directions in the discipline stemming from her research. With an all-star line-up of contributors, it also represents the state of the art in rhetoric and composition scholarship, and it will serve current and future scholars in both disciplines.

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This guide begins with the premise that essay writing is a creative act. Thus, the book emphasizes active, illustrative writing, followed by a study of tone, audience, paragraphing, and drafting. Sent ... Read more

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Highschool Writing Course to use at home
High school level composition and essay writing book with four sections.They cover the skills and cretivity involved in expository writing.The four sections are:

1. The Big Picture: Begins with an emphasis on illutrative writing. It also studies tone, audience and paragraphing.Guides the student through brainstorming to drafting.

2. Sentence Fluidity: The student learns to identify and correct awhward sentences and practices word choice, transition and quotations.

3. Sentence Combining: These exercises help students economize their writing and emply various sentence structures to give a more sophisticated and creative prose.

4. Four Essays: Learning throughout the book is put into use as the student complete four assigned essays.

This would be an excellent choice for a homeschool student or other student who needs some extra help with writing skills. ... Read more

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Sample tests with study notes to prepare one for taking the College Board Achievement Tests in English composition and literature ... Read more

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Complete with a targeted review of all the material on the selected Praxis exam in addition to a full-length practice test, these test preparation guides are written by the makers of the real tests. Thorough explanations of the answers are provided and helpful test-taking strategies are found throughout the guide. The three categories of assessments covered correspond to the three milestones in teacher development-academic skills assessment, subject assessment, and classroom performance assessment. Reflecting the rigorous and carefully validated nature of the exams, these guides provide beginning teachers the information needed to succeed. ... Read more

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English Language Lieterature and Composition: Essays and Pedagody Study Guide (Praxis Study Guides) test codes: 0042,0043
I believe the Pedagogy (0043) was very well outlined with multiple examples for teaching literature.It also gives you a list of the books you can read to prepare you for the test and there were several sample responses. However, the were not enough sample responses for the responding to student writing.

AWESOME for the essay test
I used another study guide and failed the essay test.After looking over this study guide, I knew exactly what the scorers were looking for and in what format, and passed the second time.

Don't waste your time
Here is the problem: Every year the test is different. This prep test isn't going to help you pass the exam. The exam is largely based on what you should already know. But if you must, brush up on the parts of speech, poetic devices, types of poetry, and literary genres. This exam will also test your knowledge of certain authors...there is no way for you to know which author's they're going to ask you about. Luckily these are only a few questions. In short, the few things you could possibly study up on you could find on the internet. You don't need this book.

ETS Guides will help you pass Praxis!
I graduated college in 1987 and am hoping to teach through an alternative certification program.I took the Middle School Language Arts Praxis earlier this year and passed the first time, using the ETS Middle School Praxis Study Guide.Now I'm going to take the secondary English tests 0041 and 0042.I looked at this book at our local college library, but it was only for reference and could not be checked out.This book is a good study guide.It includes lists of authors and titles you need to be familiar with, along with detailed explanations about the types of composition questions, required responses, and scoring guidelines.It even includes a full Practice Test which mirrors the actual Praxis.You won't find a book with all the answers in it, trust me, I've searched for one of those too.You should buy this one if you plan to pass Praxis.

Pointless for 0043
I signed up to take the PRAXIS 0043 English exam. I ordered this book thinking it would help. Delivery was prompt, but the problem is the book's content. For 0043, you're writing two essays. The questions are always the same. You can see the questions by downloading a free Test-At-A-Glance from the ETS website. The only difference is the material you'd be asked to respond to. You can use the suggested list on the free download or any high school reading list and practice writing from there. Even in this book, the practice test offered ten choices of works for response; only three were on their suggested reading list (which is noted as NOT being exhaustive). The section showing how sample essays are graded could be helpful, but out of a possible ten essays, for instance, only one is shown being graded, which doesn't much help you if you wrote on any of the other works. The student response section is fairly self-explanatory; just make sure you thoroughly respond to each part of the question. Overall, I was so bummed to have paid this much for a study guide, to have been made to believe that the guide is written by the ultimate authorities of the test, and to have discovered that it was a big waste. ... Read more

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Celebratory essays and compositions are offered as a tribute to a man passionately involved with the multi-faceted nature of American music throughout his career as a distinguished educator, brass instrument instructor, and professional French horn player. Eighteenth-century tunebooks, social dances, nineteenth century composers and merchants, and America's international connections are among essay topics covered. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1907.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more