The Longman Reader, Brief Edition, Books a la Carte Edition

Download or read book The Longman Reader, Brief Edition, Books a la Carte Edition written by Judith Nadell and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 2014-12-31 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyWritingLab does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyWritingLab, search for: 013397006X / 9780133970067 The Longman Reader, Brief Edition Plus MyWritingLab with eText - Access Card Package, 11/e (This is NOT Books a la Carte Edition) Package consists of: 0133800407 / 9780133800401: The Longman Reader, Brief Edition, 11/e 0133944131 / 9780133944136: MyWritingLab with Pearson eText - Glue in Access Card 013394414X / 9780133944143: MyWritingLab with Pearson eText - Inside Star Sticker For courses in English Composition. The acclaimed rhetorical modes reader, with remarkably detailed writing guidance Best-seller The Longman Reader, Brief Edition includes its abundant and highly praised pedagogy as well as a wealth of readings organized by patterns of development (an alternative table of contents organizes them thematically). The opening chapters focus on reading critically and the writing process. The subsequent chapters begin with detailed writing instruction, including an annotated student paper and revision and peer review checklists, and end with professional essays. These professional essays range widely in subject matter and approach-from the humorous to the informative, from personal meditation to argument-and capture students' interest while demonstrating specific patterns of development. The Longman Reader shares the core pedagogical material as well as many of the same readings with The Longman Writer. Also available with MyWritingLab(tm) This title is also available with MyWritingLab -- an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts.