Prepared by editors whose scholarship fuses literary and composition studies, Making Literature Matter combines a comprehensive writing text with a uniquely organized anthology for introductory literature courses that emphasize critical and academic writing. What makes literature matter? Writing about it — argumentatively. The writing text helps students learn to analyze literature and develop responsible and persuasive claims about it — making it matter to them as it hasn’t before. Reading it — when it explores issues that matter. The stories, poems, plays and essays in the anthology are uniquely organized into thematic clusters focusing on life issues that speak to students and evoke their engaged response.
FREE Two-Day Shipping for students on millions of items. Learn more |
| |||||||||||||||
 Sell Back Your Copy for $4.30
Whether you buy it used on Amazon for $9.49 or somewhere else, you can sell it back through our Book Trade-In Program at the current price of $4.30.
Used Price$9.49
Trade-in Price$4.30
Price after
Trade-in$5.19 |
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
JOHN SCHILB (Ph.D., State University of New York — Binghamton) is a professor of English at Indiana University, Bloomington, where he holds the Culbertson Chair in Writing. He has co-edited Contending with Words: Composition and Rhetoric in a Postmodern Age and, with John Clifford, Writing Theory and Critical Theory. He is author of Between the Lines: Relating Composition Theory and Literary Theory and Rhetorical Refusals: Defying Audiences’ Expectations. JOHN CLIFFORD (Ph.D., New York University) is a professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Editor of The Experience of Reading: Louis Rosenblatt and Reader-Response Theory, he has published numerous scholarly articles on pedagogy, critical theory and composition theory, most recently in College English, in Relations, Locations, Positions: Composition Theory for Writing Teachers and in The Norton Book of Composition Studies.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best text for literature course,
By Deidre Laker (Batesville, In United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Making Literature Matter: An Anthology for Readers and Writers (Paperback)
As a two-year instructor of L202 (Literary Interpretations), I'm still finding gems. My students are challenged to review their convictions. The pieces encourage discussions and are wonderfully arranged. The book is sturdy and withstands my annotating, dog-earing, post-it notes, and constant carrying. I was worried it may break in half when I first received the book, but so far, two years of heavy use and it's still in good condition. Dr. Schilb and Clifford created an outstanding text. All literature instructors should use this book for stimulating discussions and genuine student interest and inquiry!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
"Making Literature Matter: An Anthology for Readers and Writers",
This review is from: Making Literature Matter: An Anthology for Readers and Writers (Paperback)
"Making Literature Matter: An Anthology for Readers and Writers" was a required text for my Introduction to Literature class this semester. I usually do not enjoy the textbooks I am required to purchase for my English classes, but I have really enjoyed this one. This textbook covers many different topics ranging from love to equality. The topics always result in excellent class discussions that challenge the class to think outside the box. This textbook contains many different types of writings such as: poems, short stories, plays and essays. I feel that this textbook is a worthwhile investment because many of the stories are the same stories that a majority of English classes discuss. Also there are many famous essays, short stories and beautiful poetry in the book as well. I have really enjoyed reading all the different stories that this book contains. It has made my English class so much more interesting and fun!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
School book,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Making Literature Matter with 2009 MLA Update: An Anthology for Readers and Writers (Paperback)
I ordered this book because it was required for school. I received 1 day shipping which was great, and still cheaper than buying it from my school's bookstore! The book itself though is okay, the pages are very thin and must be held constantly to keep it open. Can't hold in one hand to read.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
