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"Literature and the Writing Process Backpack Edition "combines the best elements of a literature anthology with those of a handbook to guide students through the interrelated process of analytical reading and critical writing. Text writing assignments use literature as a tool of critical thought, a method for analysis, and a way of communicating ideas. This approach emphasizes writing as the focus of the book with literature as the means to write effectively. A three-part organization combines a literary anthology with composition instruction and a style handbook so students have everything they need at their fingertips. Some of the key features include: Writing Process in every chapter. The book reinforces writing process from prewriting, writing, ideas for writing, and rewriting in every chapter. Affordable, smaller format of our popular "Literature and the Writing Process." Expanded argument writing coverage (Ch. 3) offers more support for improving writing skills. Up-to-Date MLA coverage reflects the most current guidelines from the Modern Language Association.

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The smallest and most economical member of the Kennedy/Gioia family, "Backpack Literature "is a brief paperback version of the discipline's most popular introduction to literature anthology. Exclusive conversations between Dana Gioia and celebrated fiction writer Amy Tan, U.S. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan, and contemporary playwright David Ives-offer readers an insider's look into the importance of literature and reading in the lives of three modern masters. New stories, poems, and plays-offer traditional favorites with exciting and sometimes surprising contemporary selections. 39 stories, 8 new selections-include new stories by Egyptian Nobel prize-winner Naguib Mahfouz, Virginia Woolf, John Cheever, Eudora Welty, Sherman Alexie, Franz Kafka, and Lorrie Moore. 237 poems, 60 new selections-from a wonderful range of poets including Kevin Young, Bettie Sellers, Mary Oliver, David Lehman, Constantine Cavafy, Rainer Maria Rilke, Anne Stevenson, James Weldon Johnson, Alice Fulton, Jimmy Baca, Rita Dove, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Lorine Niedecker, among others. 11 plays, 3 new selections-include scenes from "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992" by Anna Deavere Smith, "Tattoo" by Jane Martin, and "Soap Opera" by David Ives. For everyone interested in an engaging portrayal of literature in a brief and inexpensive volume.

$48.94

Rainier Backpack

$19.18

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