Reading and Writing About Contemporary Issues

Description

For courses in Integrated Reading & Writing and Intermediate Reading (9-12 grade level).

High-interest, thought-provoking, thematic content to spur learning

Created by a pioneering thought leader in developmental education, Reading and Writing About Contemporary Issues gathers only the most stimulating nonfiction pieces regarding real-world problems, connects them thematically, and uses them as tools to build on students’ reading and writing through numerous examples for analysis. Each reading is organized into thematic units that focus on contemporary issues, and has been chosen to interest and motivate students.

The 3rd Edition builds upon its strong pedagogy by using the readings as direct teaching tools rather than examples. Readings are organized based on level of difficulty – and are drawn from a variety of sources, such as blogs and websites, books, textbooks, periodicals, popular magazines, and newspapers. This wide selection of readings and flexible organization adapts easily to a variety of integrated reading and writing courses and to a broad range of students.

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For courses in Integrated Reading & Writing and Intermediate Reading (9-12 grade level).

High-interest, thought-provoking, thematic content to spur students’ learning

Reading and Writing About Contemporary Issues gathers only the most stimulating nonfiction pieces regarding real-world problems, connects them thematically, and uses them as tools to build on students’ reading and writing through numerous examples for analysis. Students see not only how to use these skills, but why we use them. Each reading is organized into thematic units that focus on contemporary issues, and has been chosen to interest and motivate students.

The 3rd Edition uses the readings as direct teaching tools rather than examples. Readings are organized based on level of difficulty–and are drawn from a variety of sources, such as blogs and websites, books, textbooks, periodicals, popular magazines, and newspapers. This wide selection of readings and flexible organization adapts easily to a variety of integrated reading and writing courses and to a broad range of students.

Also available with MyLab Reading & Writing Skills

By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, MyLab™ Reading & Writing Skills personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student. 

Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyLab Reading & Writing Skills does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MyLab Reading & Writing Skills, ask your instructor to confirm the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.

New and updated features of this title

• UPDATED: Includes current coverage of the digital reading skills essential to today’s college students, numerous strategies for adapting reading skills to digital text, identifying fake news on the internet, and sharing digital documents to aid in the writing process.
• NEW: Self-Test End-of-Chapter Summaries are included throughout to facilitate interactive self-testing.
• NEW: 12 new professional readings, and updated passages reflect more contemporary issues, such as using technology to fight crime, government surveillance, free speech on college campuses, and an entirely new Critical Thinking Casebook on artificial intelligence.
  • Accompanying reading strategies have been reorganized to help instructors teach both reading and writing throughout the reading.
• NEW: New activities have been added and existing activities have been revised.

Hallmark features of this title

Organized for success in 3 Parts

• Part 1: A Handbook for Reading and Writing is a guide for skill development and a user-friendly reference for later work.
  • Skills range from analyzing, drafting, and revising a reading/writing assignment to applying critical thinking and analysis to writing arguments and documented papers.
• Part 2: readings accompanied by writing activities allow students to practice applying the skills learned in Part 1.
  • 3 readings per chapter are paired with exercises. Chapter-ending activities prompt relating 2 or more readings and making connections across chapters.
• Part 3: Casebook for Critical Thinking offers different viewpoints on climate change and global warming via 8 multi-genre readings and synthesis and integration writing activities.
• Free download: The Pearson Guide to the 2021 MLA Handbook.

About our author

Kathleen T. McWhorter is the author of more than a dozen textbooks designed to help students succeed in college. Born in a rural farm community in Upstate New York, she went on to receive her EdD from SUNY Buffalo. For 34 years, she taught at Niagara County Community College in Sanborn, NY, where she is a professor emerita of humanities. Through her textbooks, Dr. McWhorter has helped an estimated 500,000 students improve their reading, writing and critical-thinking skills.

For more information on Kathleen’s Reading and Writing Series, visit the McWhorter Way series page. She also encourages interaction and discourse in the education community on her LinkedIn page.

Additional information

Dimensions	1.40 × 7.40 × 9.05 in
Imprint	Pearson
Format	gen
ISBN-13	09780134996301
ISBN-10	0134996305
Author	Kathleen T. McWhorter
Subjects	higher education, Language Arts / Literacy, Developmental English, Integrated Reading and Writing