Legacies: Fiction Poetry Drama Nonfiction [Paperback]

Carley Rees Bogarad (Author), Jan Zlotnik Schmidt (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0155002139 | ISBN-13: 978-0155002135 | Publication Date: January 1997

Legacies is an anthology for literature for composition courses that is thematically organized with abundant rhetoric, composition, and argument coverage. Themes outside the usual selections such as "The Heroic Journey" are included as are themes arranged by cluster within the units. Thematic previews at the beginning of each chapter cover al of the genres and show how selections can be studied within the context of the various genres. Each chapter offers a model student essay such as thematic analysis and explication.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 1380 pages
• Publisher: Harcourt College Pub (January 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0155002139
• ISBN-13: 978-0155002135
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.5 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,682,480 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Here is what counts, August 23, 2000

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This review is from: Legacies: Fiction Poetry Drama Nonfiction (Paperback)

I am an affectionate critic of "Legacies," as both editors were teachers of mine and many of the contributors were co-teachers with me in the mid-1990s. Regardless, I used the book for several years and the results speak volumes.

This is a college literature/composition reader that tries to do it all -- and succeeds. For its hefty heft, one must acknowledge that each lesson plan (day-to-day lesson plans handed happily to you by real teachers, talented teachers) belongs here. I used many of them before they were "lesson plans" -- they engage and involve students.

Whether you are a reader/student simply looking for a great resource of singular texts or a college literature professor/adjunct composition instructor searching for sure-fire ways of directing your students away from the window and towards what counts -- "Legacies" is the book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad, for Something I Have to Read, May 3, 2010

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This review is from: Legacies: Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Nonfiction (Paperback)

This book was required for my English 103 class. The selections are actually pretty interesting. I may decide to keep this anthology after the class is over.

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME!, January 19, 2012

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A required book for my English 122 class. It would have cost me $150 at my school but I it purchased it here for a little over $20. Arrived VERY QUICKLY! Definitely a recommended seller! GREAT CONDITION, just as it was described on the site and sold at a VERY WONDERFUL PRICE! Thanks!