Bøger af Danielle Aquiline

"A renewed emphasis on more traditional forms of literacy that is, sustained reading, writing, and thinking comes at a particularly urgent moment. In a world of alternative facts and fake news, the importance of a well and deeply educated citizenry is reinvigorated. Consequently, even within the multimodal classroom, many instructors have continued (or have begun anew) to introduce (or reintroduce) the modes to employ readings that direct students to read carefully, to respond and argue cogently and accountably, and to become nimble and ready writers, no matter the occasion for writing. The Oxford Reader aims to distinguish itself by offering not only an expected mix of classic and contemporary selections, but also a variety of genres to emphasize nonfiction but not exclude some literary works as well as prominent pieces from blogs and other online sources. This spectrum of voices and genres and time periods will illustrate that what is considered contemporary thinking often has its roots elsewhere"--