Includes glossary and index.

"Reading and writing makes use of new teaching trends to develop practical 21st-century reading and writing skills in high school students. The book promotes critical reading through the use of specific strategies for reading different text types, helping students to understand the connection between a written text and the context in which it was developed, and providing them with appropriate questions to respond to the text. The book also promotes 21st-century writing skills such as online collaboration, organizing examples of particular text types, and sharing work for peer assessment."

English text.