Critical Strategies for Academic Thinking and Writing

by Mike Rose, Malcolm Kiniry

Critical Strategies for Academic Thinking and Writing, Third Edition, is a text and reader that gets to the heart of what is so essential for success in college but is so hard for students to develop. Based on years of research on the reading and writing demands of the college curriculum, Critical Strategies teaches students the six thinking and writing strategies necessary for college-level work in any discipline and gives them practice with the kinds of material they'll use in their other college courses. Edited by Mal Kiniry and by Mike Rose, one of the most well known figures in composition studies, the streamlined third edition gives students more help and guidance to develop competence and confidence with academic work.

Genres: Language, Nonfiction

737 pages, Paperback

First published December 15, 1997

About the author

Mike Rose spent his career in public service, first as a city planner and eventually as a town manager. Mike’s fertile imagination and desire to be a writer started at an early age. Being from a family with an Irish Catholic background, Mike had his share of funny stories and wonderful characters. Add to that nearly 40 years of dealing with the public and elected officials, well, books practically write themselves.