San Antonio College Library

Selections from White's work, along with commentary by White and the editors, provide a structure for a discussion of rhetoric.

Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing, Compact Sixth Edition is founded on the principles of writing about literature. First, students learn how to engage deeply and critically with a broad selection of stories, poems, and plays. Second, the writing process is carefully and thoroughly integrated into the presentation of all literary genres, elements, and major writers throughout the entire text. Complete coverage of writing about each...

"This is a book on how to read the essay, one that demonstrates how reading is inextricably tied to the art of writing. It aims to treat the essay with the close attention that has been given to other literary genres, and in doing so it suggests the beauty and depth of the form as a whole. At once personal appreciations and acute critical assessments, the pieces collected here broaden our perspective on the essay as a major literary art, tracing its...

An engaging, thematic journey that sparks academic curiosity. Read to Succeed: A Thematic Approach to Academic Reading engages students in academic reading, and builds background knowledge through its thematic organization around nine academic disciplines. David Rothman and Jilani Warsi offer an abundance of readings, drawn from a variety of sources -- everything from textbooks to blogs -- giving students multiple opportunities to build reading skills...