Literature and the Writing Process (7th Edition) [Paperback]

Elizabeth McMahan (Author), Susan X. Day (Author), Robert Funk (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0131891022 | ISBN-13: 978-0131891029 | Publication Date: March 5, 2004 | Edition: 7

For Composition Through Literature and Introduction to Literature courses. Message: Literature and the Writing Process promotes interactive learning by integrating writing instruction with the study of literature. Its approach utilizes writing as a mode of learning, as a means for promoting critical thinking, as a method for exploring and developing insights and ideas about literary works. The process-oriented instruction shows students how to use writing as a way of studying literature and gives them the tools to analyze literature on their own. This book allows instructors to teach writing and literature together in a single course. The complementary processes of reading and writing work together to improve students' compositional skills and increase their comprehension of imaginative literature. Story: This textbook grew out of the authors' long-standing interest in integrating the study of literature with the practice of composition. Many of their students have learned to write perceptively and well using literature as their subject matter. Great literature is always thought-provoking, always new. Why not utilize it to sharpen critical thinking and improving writing skills? Toward that end, we have combined an introduction to literature anthology with detailed instruction in the writing process.

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This unique text blends a complete writing instruction text, a literature anthology, and a handbook into one, combining instruction in the process of writing with an introduction to literary analysis. Designed to guide students through the allied processes of critical reading and critical writing, its process-oriented approach shows students how to use writing as a way of studying literature, and gives them the tools to analyze literature on their own. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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A literature anthology, rhetoric,
and handbook in one.

Every chapter of this anthology includes coverage of the writing process to help students write more successfully about literature. The process-oriented instruction shows students how to use writing as a way of studying literature and provides students with the tools to analyze literature on their own.

New to this edition:

• New photographs and images chosen to enhance understanding and appreciation of literature
• Expanded, updated discussion of researched writing (Chapter 17)
• Further instruction on the elements of argument and arguing an interpretation (Chapter 2)
• A new casebook on the poetry and prose of Langston Hughes

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Product Details

• Paperback: 1126 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 7 edition (March 5, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131891022
• ISBN-13: 978-0131891029
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #478,261 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ideal Textbook for Introduction to Literature, November 9, 2000

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This review is from: Literature and the Writing Process (Paperback)

I chose to use McMahan's text because it saves me time as an instructor of English. Composition comprises the most significant portion of a student's grade in a college literature class, and this text teaches students how to write an essay about literature from the beginning of the process to the end. I also like the bonus of a novella, The Awakening, which is often taught at the intro. level but under separate cover. Such a deal.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works for a variety of courses, August 15, 2009

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This review is from: Literature and the Writing Process (8th Edition) (Paperback)

I teach Composition 111 and 112 at a community college along with a Dual Enrollment English class, which combines Comp I and Comp II for college credit, to high school college-bound seniors. Initially, I used this text for Eng 112, and when it came time to purchase anthologies for my Dual Enrollment Course, I explored every text I could get access to. After exhaustive research, I chose Literature and the Writing Process, 8th ed. because it combines writing--the process, the modes, and research--the list goes on and on--with a solid selection of fiction, drama, and poetry. In short, I can use one text for both parts of the course instead of separate texts for the two required college composition courses. If there is a change I'd like to see in the next edition, it would be the inclusion of multi-cultural, particularly Asian, selections.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Condition, served it's purpose, December 12, 2010

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This review is from: Literature and the Writing Process (9th Edition) (Paperback)

Needed the book for an English class. Extremely easy to read and has a lot of good short stories and poems.