“Bartholomae and Petrosky understand that deep thinking accompanies good writing and that course readings need to be compelling, provocative, and rich.”
-- Theresa Flynn, Pepperdine University
“With Ways of Reading students are given a meaningful entry into some of the most significant conversations and ideas within academia today.”
-- Neil Meyer, Queens College
“Rather than assuming students won't be able to handle complex, difficult arguments, Ways of Reading challenges them to engage in important critical conversations.”
-- Gordon Fraser, The University of Connecticut
“Ways of Reading offers a range of serious, challenging texts grounded in a rich history of critical thought.”
-- J. James Bono, University of Pittsburgh
“The selections in Ways of Reading provide productive challenges for college-level students, challenges that help them uncover a synergistic relationship between active reading, critical thinking, and effective writing.”
-- Emily Donnelli, Park University
“After many years of teaching, I appreciate that the selections in Ways of Reading are difficult to reduce to a few easily remembered key points. No matter how many times I have taught certain readings, I always discover new things with the class, and I think that sense of 'discovering in the moment' offers students a great model for the excitement of making connections.”
-- Lynn Dornink, Northeastern University
“I admire the inclusion of selections that make use of alternative or nonstandard prose. These are the essays students come to love the best, once they become comfortable with the writers' different methods of approaching their subjects.”
-- Angela L. Glover, Simpson College