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The Bedford Reader, Ninth Edition
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 808
EAN: 9780312433178
Edition: 9th
ISBN: 0312433174
Label: Bedford/St. Martin's
Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 784
Publication Date: May 18, 2005
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
Studio: Bedford/St. Martin's
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Rating:  - Good essay book
This is my secondary textbook for my college english course. But there are some essays and stories that I could see people reading just to read.
Rating: - A college instructor's perspective...
As an English instructor at a community college, this collection as a text for essay writing offers great appeal with its diversity in voices, cultures, topics, and points of view (though the explanation of POV needs greater scope). In addition to the writer's bio before each story, one of my favorite features is the writer's shared insights afterward about his or her story, writing process, personal background, or career development (students enjoy this feature, too); and, there are discussion ... Read More
Rating:  - I was coerced into buying this
What sort of psycho would ever buy a book like this if they weren't forced to, and where do these sadists get off charging this much for this load of crap? You can buy a handsome boxed set of the Iliad and Odyssey, Don Quixote, The Tain and Penguin's collection of the Norse sagas and still pay less than you would for the Bedford reader . Do you think the bedford reader comes close to being a fraction as significant, worthwhile, enlightening or entertaining as any of those books? Neither do I, but ... Read More
Rating: - The Brief Bedford Reader
This book is filled with lots of different stories that are very interesting.The story that I liked was the Champion of the World by Maya Angelou.In this story she writes about how African Americans were treated and how afraid they were.She telling us about a fight between Joe Louis an African American and a white boy.She says if the white man wins they'll have to go back to slavery.The store they were watching the fight at was full with people watching the fight, who didn't leave until the fight ... Read More
Rating: - The Power of the Essay
The Bedford Reader provides the teacher of writing with a powerful tool. Provocative, interesting, varied essays are presented within a coherent framework of rhetorical strategies.
I have used it with 9th and 10th graders, but will use it with older students as well. If your concern is with rhetoric, if you want to teach your students to think and write effectively, this is a great resource.
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