Fields of Reading

by Nancy R. Comley; Carl H. Klaus; David Hamilton; Robert Scholes; Nancy Sommers; Jason Tougaw

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Fields of Reading

Motives for Writing

ISBN-10: 1-4576-0891-X
ISBN-13: 978-1-4576-0891-9
Paper Text, 864 pages

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Authors

Nancy R. Comley
Queens College, City University of NY
Carl H. Klaus
University of Iowa
David Hamilton
University of Iowa
Nancy Sommers
Harvard University
Jason Tougaw
Queens College, City University of NY
Robert Scholes
Brown University

New readings address a balance of personal, academic, and professional issues that engage students.

Mona Eltahawy reflects on pros and cons of being connected on Twitter, both professionally and in her personal life.
Jose Antonio Vargas tells a harrowing tale of hiding his status as an illegal immigrant while becoming an acclaimed journalist.
In e-pages: Behavioral economist Dan Ariely takes on the question of the limits of human honesty.

New paired readings create exciting conversations between writers on college level issues.

Natalie Angier and Thomas W. Martin explore scientific literacy
Margaret Talbot and Walter Kirn report and reflect on the educational uses of pharmacological enhancement.

Three new casebooks involve students in questions that are academically and culturally relevant. With multiple selections the casebooks approach three compelling issues — "How Is the Inernet Changing Who We Are?" What is the Value of a College Education?" and "What Do We Really Know about Gender?" — as they engage students with new casebook-wide essay and multimedia projects.

More advice and models for joining academic conversations.

An expanded Introduction to Writing covers active reading and writing strategies, with examples of note taking, journaling, and drafting
The research section includes new coverage of APA style in addition to MLA and offers students the conceptual and practical guidance they need to write and research in any discipline.
The humanities, social sciences, and sciences parts each close with a documented student essay which models a college writer participating in an academic conversation.