The Active Reader
Strategies for Academic Reading and Writing
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2007
- Category
- Reading & Phonics
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780195425154
- Publish Date
- Oct 2007
- List Price
- $63.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780199025923
- Publish Date
- Jan 2018
- List Price
- $114.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780190165680
- Publish Date
- Jan 2023
- List Price
- $79.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780199012459
- Publish Date
- Mar 2015
- List Price
- $84.95
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Description
The Active Reader is a reader designed to provide students with a practical, integrated approach to reading and writing at a post-secondary level. The book is divided into three sections, the first on academic reading, which introduces students to the conventions of academic discourse and tocritical thinking; the second on academic writing, which begins with an overview of the college/university essay and then discusses the report, critical analyses, summaries, and research essays; and a final section of 39 readings organized into five thematic sections each of which includes diverseand cross-disciplinary readings.
About the author
Eric Henderson wrote his doctorate on American Gothicist John Hawkes and has taught courses on Edgar Allan Poe. He teaches English literature and writing in Victoria, BC.