Teaching Literature Rhetorically

English language arts teachers often find themselves defending their discipline and the practical values it has. "When will I read this again?" is an all too common question heard in classrooms.

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Jennifer Fletcher is a professor of English at California State University, Monterey Bay. Before joining the faculty at CSUMB, she taught high school English for more than ten years in Southern California. She is the author of Teaching Arguments: Rhetorical Comprehension, Critique, and Response **(2015, Stenhouse).

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When am I ever going to need this again?"" If you've heard students ask this in your English class, Jennifer Fletcher has just the answer. Teaching Literature Rhetorically shows you how to help your students develop transferable literacy skills that allow them to succeed not just in their English language arts classes, but, more importantly, their future lives in college, career, and beyond.

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Chapter One: Integrating Skills and Knowledge; Chapter Two: Reading Closely and Critically; Chapter Three: Assessing the Rhetorical Situation; Chapter Four: Analyzing Genres; Chapter Five: Negotiating Voices and Meaning; Chapter Six: Developing and Supporting a Line of Reasoning; Chapter Seven: Communicating with Self and Others in Mind; Chapter Eight: Reading and Writing with Passion