Readings for Intensive Writers

A collection of essays to which has been added a sampling of fiction. It is designed as a resource for Brigham Young University's first-year honors writing course--a course founded on the premise that a discussion of important issues and ideas is an integral part of composition. The readings are not presented in an effort to shape student thought in any particular way or to argue for the merits of one selection over another but rather to serve as a springboard for student thinking, class discussion, and thoughtful writing.

This texts consists of work from both time-honored and contemporary writings, including several essays from LDS authors that confront students with important perspectives on their own cultural traditions.

The text's sections consist of:
I. On Learning
II. On Rhetoric
III. On Language
IV. On Research and Persuasion
V. On Personal Stories
VI. On Great Works