Better readers make better writers.
Today's students do read—we know that they read a significant amount of email, text messages, web pages, and even magazines. What many do not do is read in a sustained way. Many do not come to college prepared to read long texts, nor do they come with the tools necessary to analyze and synthesize what they read. Nick Delbanco and Alan Cheuse have proven in their own teaching that when you improve students' ability and interest in reading, you will help them improve their writing.
Bringing writers to students, Bringing students to writing.
Literature: Craft and Voice is an innovative new Introductory Literature program designed to engage students in the reading of Literature, all with a view to developing their reading, analytical, and written skills. Accompanied by, and integrated with, video interviews of dozens of living authors who are featured in the text, conducted by authors Nick Delbanco and Alan Cheuse specifically for use with their textbook, the book provides a living voice for the literature on the page and creates a link between the student and the authors of great works of literature. The first text of its kind, Literature: Craft and Voice offers a more enjoyable and effective reading experience through its fresh, inviting design and accompanying rich video program.
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Illustrations from feature productions throughout plays provide visual context for the play on the page.
A Casebook on Contemporary Drama featuring Arthur Kopit's Wings and four one-act plays: Joan Ackermann's The Second Beam, David Henry Hwang's The Dance and the Railroad, David Ives' Moby Dude, OR: The Three-Minute Whale, and Denise Chavez's Guadalupe x3
Writing from Reading questions after selections walk students through the progression from summary to analysis to synthesis to interpretation, teaching the major skills necessary for students to craft their own critical analyses independently.
A Complete Handbook on Writing from Reading, including chapters on critical approaches, research, MLA documentation, avoiding plagiarism, and writing a research paper is included in each volume.
Built-in MLA Documentation Guidelines, based on the recent MLA update, shows students where to find source information and how to format it for in-text and Works Cited citations.
Tips for Interactive Reading precede each selection.
Over 30 interviews with contemporary authors, conducted specifically for this project. Authors read from their selection included in Literature: Craft & Voice, then speak directly to students about specific elements of craft and the writing process.
Visual and intriguing chapter openers engage students from the outset and serve as a teaser and invitation into the chapter that follows. It presents literature in a format students are familiar with to help recall and encourage sustained reading.
