Beyond Words : Cultural Texts for Reading and Writing
by Ruszkiewicz, John J.; Anderson, Daniel; Friend, ChristyEdition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-11-06
Publisher(s): Longman
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Summary
Beyond Words is a highly visual, thematically-organized reader intended for use in introductory composition courses. Including over 250 color images in a wide variety of media and genres and over 70 readings,Beyond Wordsoffers strategies for reading and responding to texts - verbal and visual texts - and practice in informative, analytical, and persuasive writing.
Table of Contents
| Prelude | |
| Reading Texts | |
| Chris Jordan, Cans Seurat, 2007 | |
| Identifying the subject or focus | |
| Identify the subject | |
| Find focal points | |
| Examine and interpret the details | |
| Notice what is missing | |
| ""Escaping Criticism,"" | |
| ""Hallie's Hands | |
| Fifteen Untitled Works in Concrete, 1980-84 | |
| Considering the audience | |
| Notice how a text signals its audience | |
| Assess the level of the message | |
| Note the demographics | |
| Understand the original or intended audience | |
| August 17, 2007 | |
| Nike, ""My Butt Is Big," | |
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