Simon and Schuster Short Prose Reader, The

by Robert W. Funk, Elizabeth McMahan, Susan X. Day

Process-oriented and based on interactive instruction, this work comprises short essays, which provide models for writing as well as sparking invention ideas. Brief readings serve as models, foster discussion, and aid invention.

Genres: Textbooks

400 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1996

About the author

Robert W. Funk taught high school for 10 years before receiving his Ph.D. at the University of Illinois in 1974. He is currently a professor of English at Eastern Illinois University and lectures in grammar, advanced composition, Shakespeare, and methods for teaching English in the secondary school. He has co-authored a number of college-level textbooks with Elizabeth McMahan and Susan Day, including Literature and the Writing Process (6th ed., 2001), The Simon & Schuster Short Prose Reader (2nd ed., 2000), Strategies for College Writing (2000)

He has also lectured at Eureka College and Richland Community College and has presented numerous workshops on composition and the teaching of literature at national and regional conferences, including CCCC and NCTE, and for state and local in-service training sessions. His current research interests include contemporary rhetoric, composition theory, and reader-response criticism.

See also:
Robert W. Funk, US biblical scholar
Robert E. Funk
Robert L. Funk
Robert N. Funk