An entirely new Part One provides coverage of critical reading, thinking, writing, and research. Three full chapters introduce students to reading and writing in a practical way.
- Chapter One, Critical Reading
helps students read thoughtfully and analytically. It includes instruction on active reading and note-taking, plus help with analyzing visual and multimodal texts.- Chapter Two, Invention and Drafting
takes students through the writing process. This chapter covers purpose, invention, rhetorical thinking, prewriting, thesis development, and organization, providing support for your students when they need it most.- Chapter Three, Using Sources, Revising, and Editing
helps students enrich, re-see, edit, and format their papers. A sample student paper gives students a helpful model.
A more current collection, with 29 new, up-to-date selections (40% new). In these exciting readings,
- Malcolm Gladwell
explores the relationship among the individual, culture, and alcohol in "Drinking Games."- Tamara Winfrey Harris
(in e-Pages) evaluates the cinematographic politics of race in "No Disrespect: Black Women and the Burden of Respectability."- Jonathan Frazen
argues that we’ve confused consumer culture for what really matters, love.
Now with e-Pages. Students can do the work of the course online, with engaging readings that match the topics and approach of the book. In this edition, each chapter of
The Arlington Reader now includes a video presentation; video and audio interviews; and print, audio, and graphic essays available online, accompanied by the helpful discussion and writing questions.
A chapter on gender. Based upon instructor suggestions, we’ve added a chapter on the topic of gender. In it, students will read about how gender intersects with childhood, identity, politics, work, creativity, and stereotypes.
Popular culture throughout Part II. Each thematic chapter now includes at least one reading that touches on an aspect of contemporary pop culture, which is sure to keep your students engaged. Examples include Barbara Ehrenreich’s "Bonfire of the Disney Princesses" and Maria Konnikova’s "Do You Think Like Sherlock Holmes? What The Detective Can Teach Us About Observation, Attention, and Happiness."