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Composition and Literature

A Handbook and Anthology
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The purpose of this book is to help students achieve the learning objectives of their English 12 course. These include how to write intelligently, clearly, and fluently

  • understand and employ effectively the conventions of various forms of school and college writing assignments
  • read actively and critically
  • understand and appreciate diverse and inclusive works of imaginative literature
  • think critically, creatively, and reflectively.

 

This book is divided into two parts. Part I is a Composition Handbook designed to teach students the components of the writing process and the conventions of various forms of school and college writing assignments.

 

Part II is an Anthology of Literature designed to help students read actively, analyze, understand, enjoy, and appreciate stories, poems, and plays by a diverse and inclusive group of exceptional writers.

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James Sexton and Derek Soles
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BCcampus
Publish Date
August 28, 2019
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Adult Basic Education
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Brenna Clarke Gray, Thompson Rivers University - Open Learning
I think with revisions it could be a very useful resource. It does seem to have been created primarily for a Grade 12 audience, so I would recommend revising language that suggests that audience and omitting the types of writing that ...„
Reviewed on 12/9/2019

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