Resources for Teaching, Ways of Reading an Anthology for Writers

- 26 rich, lengthy, and demanding readings (8 new) are by key figures in current cultural and academic debates, including Michel Foucault, Adrienne Rich, John Berger, Mary Louise Pratt, and Edward Said. Many selections work with visual texts, and this edition includes over 100 paintings and photographs.- 18 unique Assignment Sequences (4 new), connect reading, critical thinking, and writing by asking students to read several selections and write several essays on a single subject. Subjects include autobiography, history and ethnography, and reading culture, among others. The assignments build on each other, allowing students to work with a selection, connect one selection to another, and bring the ideas of one writer to bear on another. This work helps them develop crucial skills that will serve them throughout their college careers and beyond.- Innovative editorial apparatus and teaching aids. The book's apparatus helps students to work on what they read through rereading and writing.The outstanding introduction prepares them for the push and shove of academic work. Lengthy headnotes and three kinds of questions help them to deal with the difficult material. An Instructor's Manual (written by Bartholomae and Petrosky) and a Web site with additional assignments offer resources for teaching the book.David & Anthony Petrosky Bartholomae is the author of 'Resources for Teaching, Ways of Reading an Anthology for Writers' with ISBN 9780312393823 and ISBN 0312393822.