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Course Texts for Basic Writing 111
University of Massachusetts Amherst Basic Writing Collaborative. Reading Multiple Literacies: An Exploration of Language, Identity, and Power. Boston: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2009. ISBN 0-558-09329-9. (At the Textbook Annex, this book sells for $48.75 new, $36.76 used.)
Faigley, Lester. Penguin Handbook, Second Custom Edition for University of Massachusetts Amherst. Boston: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-0-558-33612-7. (At the Textbook Annex, this book sells for $54.50 new, $41.00 used. The book can also be purchased with the Anthology below, the two bundled for $64.00 combined, both new. The ISBN for the two books combined is 978-0-558-26087-3.) Additional information about the Handbook can be found here.
The Student Writing Anthology, 2011-12. Boston: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2011. ISBN978-1-256-14724-4. (At the Textbook Annex, this book sells for $16.50 new. The book can also be purchased with the Handbook above, the two bundled for $64.00 combined, both new. The ISBN for the two books combined is 978-0-558-26087-3.) Additional information about the Anthology can be found here.
Class Magazine(s). At least once during the semester, everyone’s essays will be published in booklet form for the class to read. (Students will not, however, need to buy this magazine.)
