Fields of Reading: Motives for Writing (Eighth Edition)

Because composition students will major in a wide variety of disciplines, Fields of Reading draws on the major divisions of the curriculum -- arts and humanities, social sciences and public affairs, and sciences and technologies -- to present well-crafted and high-quality writing from these fields. Chosen by five editors who are all distinguished teachers and writers, the selections are organized in each division by writing purpose (reflecting, reporting, explaining, and arguing) in order to show how writing must be suited to a particular situation in order to be effective. Students are thus exposed to important readings by key voices in contemporary intellectual life -- the kind of thought-provoking pieces one expects to encounter in college. The unique dual organization by academic discipline and rhetorical purpose helps students to understand how subject, intent, and audience influence the form and style of their own writing.

Because composition students will major in a wide variety of disciplines, Fields of Reading draws on the major divisions of the curriculum -- arts and humanities, social sciences and public affairs, and sciences and technologies -- to present well-crafted and high-quality writing from these fields. Chosen by five editors who are all distinguished teachers and writers, the selections are organized in each division by writing purpose (reflecting, reporting, explaining, and arguing) in order to show how writing must be suited to a particular situation in order to be effective. Students are thus exposed to important readings by key voices in contemporary intellectual life -- the kind of thought-provoking pieces one expects to encounter in college. The unique dual organization by academic discipline and rhetorical purpose helps students to understand how subject, intent, and audience influence the form and style of their own writing.

Because composition students will major in a wide variety of disciplines, __Fields of Reading__ draws on the major divisions of the curriculum -- arts and humanities, social sciences and public affairs, and sciences and technologies -- to present well-crafted and high-quality writing from these fields. Chosen by five editors who are all distinguished teachers and writers, the selections are organized in each division by writing purpose (reflecting, reporting, explaining, and arguing) in order to show how writing must be suited to a particular situation in order to be effective. Students are thus exposed to important readings by key voices in contemporary intellectual life -- the kind of thought-provoking pieces one expects to encounter in college. The unique dual organization by academic discipline and rhetorical purpose helps students to understand how subject, intent, and audience influence the form and style of their own writing. Comley.00FM.i-xxviii.pdf 1 Comley.00In.1-40.pdf 29 Comley.01A.41-85.pdf 69 Comley.01A.86-116.pdf 114 Comley.01B.117-157.pdf 145 Comley.01B.158-189.pdf 186 Comley.01C.190-240.pdf 218 Comley.01C.241-267.pdf 269 Comley.01D.268-326.pdf 296 Comley.02A.327-374.pdf 355 Comley.02B.375-442.pdf 403 Comley.02C.443-544.pdf 471 Comley.02D.545-602.pdf 573 Comley.03A.603-633.pdf 631 Comley.03B.634-702.pdf 662 Comley.03C.703-753.pdf 731 Comley.03D.754-808.pdf 782 Comley.End.809-834.pdf 837 Exposes beginning students to some of the best voices from modern intellectual life with a collection of beautifully crafted essays from across the disciplines.