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English Language and Composition
Everyday Use: Rhetoric at Work in Reading and Writing
2nd Edition AP* Edition ©2008
Roskelly, Jolliffe
- Puts Rhetoric and Argument at the Center of Teaching English
The text emphasizes the reading-writing connection and teaches students to understand the argument and artistry of texts and how to produce their own rich, purposeful, and effectively crafted texts. - Addresses the Five Canons of Rhetoric
As students study Invention, Arrangement, Style, Memory, and Delivery, they learn to actively construct what they are reading and to apply rhetorical principles, not just to reading and writing argument, but also to reading and writing about literature. - Includes More Than Two-Dozen Readings
Chosen to represent the types of passages students will encounter on the AP* exam, the readings including essays, short stories, speeches, and poems and model a variety of tones and rhetorical styles. - Engages Students in Active Learning
Journal writing and collaborative writing activities, as well as essay prompts, are among the types of activities that reinforce the concepts learned in each chapter.
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The Prentice Hall Reader
9th Edition AP* Edition ©2010
Miller
- Strong Writing Apparatus
Students explore nine rhetorical modes of writing through a consistant chapter organization of introduction; sample student essay; writing checklist; five or more reading selections; questions for pre-reading, Subject and Purpose, for Strategy and Audience, and for Vocabulary and Style; plus four writing suggestions for each essay. The selections within each chapter are arranged in order of increasing complexity. - The Right Essays
Fifty-four classic to contemporary selections provide the depth and breadth of literary examples required for AP* students. - Reading and Writing Instruction
The opening chapter on how to read an essay is followed by a chapter on how to write an essay, modeling every stage of the writing process. A new, final chapter on research and documentation has been added to this text. - Emphasis on Revision
Each essay is supported with Writing Links that reinforce important skills (punctuation, word choice, sentence structure, typographical devices, and building paragraphs). - Visual, Literary, and Cross-Curricular Connections
Sections connect the rhetorical strategies for each mode to visual, literary, and cross-curricular examples. - Textbook Includes AP* Test Prep Materials
- AP* multiple-choice practice activities for all the literary elements in the book.
- A model AP* test featuring multiple-choice questions and essay-writing prompts.
- Listing of AP*-related pointers and study strategies for the AP* Exam.
- AP* correlation connects topics in the book to the AP* course.
Exceptional Media Resource
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