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The Compact Reader: Short Essays by Method and Theme
From its well-chosen essays to its thorough editorial apparatus to its distinctive organization, The Compact Reader provides the fundamental support students need to write successfully. The unique dual organization -- rhetorical and thematic -- introduces students to essential strategies of writing while engaging them with brief readings on captivating topics. For the instructor who wants a concise, effective means for teaching students to think critically about the connection between form and content, The Compact Reader is the perfect choice.
464 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1984
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About the author
Jane E. Aaron
337Ìýbooks7ÌýfollowersJane E. Aaron is a professional writer and editor as well as an experienced teacher. She is the author of the best selling
Little Brown Handbook
and coeditor of the best-selling
Bedford Reader
. She has served as consultant, editor, or writer on more than a dozen other textbooks for the first-year composition course.
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August 30, 2007
My absolute favorite essay reader (the Riverside is a close second). Great mix, excellent models and activities and mark-ups, to boot.
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May 16, 2013Text for an English Composition course, I learned some rhetorical skills from the text
June 27, 2017
Excellent reader for AP Lang
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February 21, 2010The Compact Reader: Short Essays by Method and Theme (1996)
April 23, 2017
Oftentimes homework for AP ENGLANG (11th) leading to an understandable 2 star rating. ;)
April 26, 2017
The other edition that i owned helped me a lot in my studies. Thank you!
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