The Mosaics Reader uses high-interest readings complemented by creative, principled reading and writing exercises and activities to get students reading and writing in the rhetorical modes. Each chapter features a reading strategy for the students to practice on four essays. Each essay is accompanied by questions and assignments that guide students in analyzing what they have read and in composing their own essays. Students will experience success in their reading and writing and will become more involved in their overall learning; teachers will find the approach convenient and easily adaptable for their own course at a very affordable price.