TY - BOOK AU - James,Missy AU - Merickel,Alan TI - Reading literature and writing argument /Missy James, Alan P. Merickel SN - 9780132248846 AV - PE1408 .R433 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - Upper Saddle River, New Jersey PB - Pearson Prentice Hall KW - English language KW - Rhetoric KW - Persuasion (Rhetoric) KW - College readers KW - Report writing N1 - 4; Reading to explore, analyze, and evaluate --; Examining thinking and shaping an argument --; Participating in an academic community --; Individuality and community --; Nature and place --; Family and identity --; Power and responsibility; 1 N2 - Based on the premise that literature liberates thinking, and argument disciplines it, this anthology features a critical thinking/ analytical approach that readers in turn will apply to their own thought and writing processes. Introduces and explains the tools of argument, Presents reading selections centered on four enduring themes: Individuality and Community, Nature and Place, Family and Identity, and Power and Responsibility. For those interested in literature, composition, and argumentative writing UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip077/2006103225.html ER -