TY  - BOOK
AU  - Flachmann,Kim
AU  - Flachmann,Michael
TI  - The prose reader: essays for thinking, reading, and writing 
SN  - 9780205891504
AV  - PE1417 .P847 2014
U1  - 808/.0427 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York
PB  - Pearson
KW  - College readers
KW  - English language
KW  - Rhetoric
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc
KW  - Report writing
KW  - fast
KW  - Problems and exercises
N1  - Why learn how to think critically? -- What exactly is critical thinking? -- What do I need to know about reading and writing critically? -- Description: exploring through the senses -- Narration: telling a story -- Example: illustrating ideas -- Process analysis: explaining step by step -- Division/classification: finding categories -- Comparison/contrast: discovering similarities and differences -- Definition: limiting the frame of reference -- Cause/effect: tracing reasons and results -- Argument and persuasion: inciting people to thought or action -- Thinking, reading, and writing in different literary forms: combining rhetorical modes -- References: 1. Introducing the documented essay -- 2. Reading a documented essay -- 3. Preparing to write your own documented essay -- 4. Finding sources -- 5. Avoiding plagiarism -- 6. Staying organized -- 7. Writing a documented essay -- 8. Documenting -- 9. Revising and editing a documented essay
ER  -