The Compact Reader: Short Essays by Method and Theme

by Jane E. Aaron, Ellen Kuhl Repetto

The Compact Reader offers an innovative dual organization; it can be taught rhetorically or thematically. Each rhetorical method is paired with an engaging thematic topic so that readings display the full range and flexibility of writing in each mode. Selections average just two or three pages in length, so that students can read them quickly, analyze them thoroughly, and emulate them successfully. A brief guide to reading and writing, detailed chapter introductions, and two final chapters on working with sources serve as a mini-rhetoric, providing students with the support they need. For instructors who want a concise, affordable, effective resource for teaching the connection between form and content, The Compact Reader is the perfect choice.

Genres: Academic, Language

950 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 1984

About the author

Jane E. Aaron is a professional writer and editor as well as an experienced teacher. She is the author of the best selling Little Brown Handbook and coeditor of the best-selling Bedford Reader . She has served as consultant, editor, or writer on more than a dozen other textbooks for the first-year composition course.

Reviews

[Adam · Rating 5 out of 5]

My absolute favorite essay reader (the Riverside is a close second). Great mix, excellent models and activities and mark-ups, to boot.

[David Pierce]

Text for an English Composition course, I learned some rhetorical skills from the text

[Lauren Merkley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent reader for AP Lang

[Alex]

The Compact Reader: Short Essays by Method and Theme (1996)

[Rachel Bernstein · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oftentimes homework for AP ENGLANG (11th) leading to an understandable 2 star rating. ;)

[Lovely Coolen · Rating 5 out of 5]

The other edition that i owned helped me a lot in my studies. Thank you!