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"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"--
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Deborah H. Holdstein is Professor of English at Columbia College Chicago.
Danielle Aquiline is Professor of English at Oakton Community College.
Summary
The Oxford Reader offers a renewed emphasis on more traditional forms of literacy—sustained reading, writing, and thinking—which 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. Even within the multimodal classroom, many instructors have continued 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 what they're writing. The Oxford Reader distinguishes itself by offering not only an expected mix of classic and contemporary selections, but also a variety of genres to emphasize nonfiction, without excluding some
literary works and prominent pieces from blogs and other online sources. This spectrum of voices, genres, and time periods illustrate that what is considered contemporary thinking often has its roots elsewhere.
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The multi-genre approach of The Oxford Reader will be engaging to students, and the emphasis on mastering and combining multiple modes is a useful approach to teaching nonfiction.
