Title:
Beyond words : cultural texts for reading and writing
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Edition:
2nd. ed.
Publication Information:
New York, Pearson, 2009
Physical Description:
xvii, 558 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.
ISBN:
9780205576623
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Summary
Summary
'Beyond Words' is a visual, thematically-organized reader intended for use in introductory composition courses. Including over 200 colour images in a variety of media and genres and over 70 readings, the text offers strategies for reading and responding to texts, and practice in informative, analytical and persuasive writing.
Table of Contents
| Prelude |
| Chapter 1 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,""Pere Borrell |
| ""Hallie's HandsJames Evans |
| Fifteen Untitled Works in Concrete, 1980-84Donald Judd |
| 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, 2007Daily Kos |
| Nike, ""My Butt Is Big," |
