BARCLAY BARRIOS - EMERGING contemporary readings for writers.

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CONTEMPORARY READINGS FOR WRITERS

CONTEMPORARY READINGS FOR WRITERS

FIFTH EDITION

• B arclay B arrios
• Florida Atlantic University

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One of the fundamental facts of teaching writing is that when students leave our classrooms, they go: they go to other classes, go to their jobs after school, go hang out with friends, go into their disciplines, go into their careers, go into the world, in so many ways go back to their increasingly busy lives. The challenge for us as instructors is to help students acquire the skills of critical reading, thinking, and writing that will allow them to succeed in these diverse contexts.