Publisher's Synopsis
"Reading Literature and Writing Argument springs directly from our more than three decades of classroom experiences as teachers of two college composition courses: 'Writing about Literature' and 'Writing Argument and Persuasion.' We believe that all students should experience the combined essence of these two courses--an enrichment as readers and as writers through engagement with ideas in written texts. Through this engagement with literature and through their application of the principles of argument, students deepen and expand their thinking and practice the skills of analysis and evaluation. The complementary study of literature and argument empowers students to cultivate critical standards for judging ideas and forming opinions"--.
