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xii&Teaching your way, engaging every student.In preparing for the second edition of this book, we surveyed hundreds of American literature teachers about how you teach your course and what you want to see in a textbook. Here%u2019s what you told us:%u2022 You need the freedom to teach chronologically, thematically, or by genre.That%u2019s why this edition makes it easier than ever to teach your course, your way.%u2022 Student engagement is a key priority. Challenging subject matter and antiquated language can interfere with focus. Connections to the present day help readings come alive.%u2022 Skill-building should be integrated throughout the year. Modular skill workshops simplify course planning and make it easy to scaffold skills, so students get plenty of instruction and practice all year long.We heard you! That%u2019s why this revised edition carries forward the first edition%u2019s strengths%u2014like a flexible structure, flipped anthology chapter chronology that showcases twenty-first-century texts first, and eye-catching features that connect the past with the present day%u2014while also incorporating new features:%u2022 NEW! Writing Workshops walk students through six different essays step by step. We%u2019ve distinguished between reading skills and writing skills to make it easier to scaffold skill instruction. The opening chapters (Chs. 1%u20134) provide genre-specific practice reading and interpreting texts, while the anthology chapters (Chs. 5%u201310) each contain a Writing Workshop guiding students to a complete essay.%u2022 NEW! Nearly one hundred brand-new texts keep the course fresh and exciting.We brought back the texts that work best in your classrooms and incorporated dozens of texts new to this edition. You%u2019ll be sure to spot readings that grab and hold your students%u2019 interest.American Literature RhetoricGUIDED TOUR OFCopyright %u00a9 Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishers. Distributed by Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishers. For review purposes only. Not for redistribution.