A Pocketful of Essays Volume 1 Author:David Madden This new addition to the Pocketful series is the first of two volumes and includes twenty-seven professional essays that research reveals are among the most commonly studied in classes across the country. Rhetorically arranged with an alternate thematic table of contents, this text is ideal for any freshman composition course. The pedagogical ... more »features include information about each rhetorical mode, an annotated student essay demonstrating how students can use a variety of writing techniques, and marginal annotations for Brent Staples' essay "Just Walk On By."« less