Strategies for Successful Writing: A Rhetoric, Research Guide, and Reader,9780139563928

Strategies for Successful Writing: A Rhetoric, Research Guide, and Reader

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Edition: 5th
ISBN13: 9780139563928
ISBN10: 013956392X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1998-11-01
Publisher(s): Pearson College Div
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Table of Contents

Preface xi
Rhetoric 1(302)
1 Writing: A First Look
3(9)
The Purposes of Writing
4(3)
The Audience for Your Writing
7(3)
The Qualities of Good Writing
10(2)
2 Planning and Drafting Your Paper
12(21)
Understanding the Assignment
13(1)
Zeroing In on a Topic
13(8)
Gathering Information
21(2)
Organizing the Information
23(3)
Developing a Thesis Statement
26(3)
Writing the First Draft
29(3)
Planning and Drafting with a Word Processor
32(1)
3 Revising and Editing Your Paper
33(27)
Preparing to Revise
34(1)
Considering the Whole Essay
34(8)
Strengthening Paragraph Structure and Development
42(1)
Sharpening Sentences and Words
43(2)
Proofreading Your Draft
45(1)
Writing the Introduction and Conclusion
45(1)
Selecting a Title
45(4)
Revising with a Word Processor
49(1)
Peer Evaluation of Drafts
50(7)
Collaborative Writing
57(1)
Maintaining and Reviewing a Portfolio
58(2)
4 Narration: Relating Events
60(14)
Purpose
61(1)
Action
61(1)
Conflict
62(1)
Point of View
63(1)
Key Events
64(1)
Dialogue
65(1)
Writing a Narrative
66(2)
Example Student Essay of Narration: "The Beach Bum"
68(4)
Gail Bartlett
The Critical Edge
72(2)
5 Description: Presenting Impressions
74(13)
Purpose
75(1)
Sensory Impressions
75(2)
Dominant Impression
77(1)
Vantage Point
78(1)
Selection of Details
79(1)
Arrangement of Details
80(1)
Writing a Description
80(3)
Example Student Essay of Description: "The Big One"
83(2)
Rebecca Mutch
The Critical Edge
85(2)
6 Process Analysis: Explaining How
87(12)
Kinds of Process Analysis Papers
88(2)
Writing a Process Analysis
90(4)
Example Student Essay of Process Analysis: "The ABC's of CPR"
94(3)
Kathy Petroski
The Critical Edge
97(2)
7 Illustration: Making Yourself Clear
99(8)
Selecting Appropriate Examples
100(1)
Number of Examples
100(1)
Organizing the Examples
101(1)
Writing an Illustration
102(1)
Example Student Essay of Illustration: "A Lesson from Nature"
103(3)
Mike Braendle
The Critical Edge
106(1)
8 Classification: Grouping Into Categories
107(11)
Selecting Categories
109(1)
Number of Categories
110(1)
Developing Categories
110(2)
Writing a Classfication
112(1)
Example Student Essay of Classification: "Undesirable Produce Market Customers"
113(3)
Clarence DeLong
The Critical Edge
116(2)
9 Comparison: Showing Relationships
118(12)
Selecting Items for Comparison
119(1)
Developing a Comparison
120(1)
Organizing a Comparison
121(1)
Using Analogy
122(1)
Writing a Comparison
123(2)
Example Student Essay of Comparison: "Different Shifts, Different Actions"
125(3)
Claire Mutter
The Critical Edge
128(2)
10 Cause and Effect: Explaining Why
130(13)
Patterns in Causal Analysis
131(2)
Reasoning Errors in Causal Analysis
133(2)
Writing a Causal Analysis
135(3)
Example Student Essay of Cause and Effect: "Why Students Drop Out of College"
138(3)
Diann Fisher
The Critical Edge
141(2)
11 Definition: Establishing Boundaries
143(13)
Types of Definitions
144(4)
Writing an Extended Definition
148(3)
Example Student Essay of Definition: "The Food Chain"
151(3)
Michael Galayda
The Critical Edge
154(2)
12 Argument: Convincing Others
156(26)
The Rational Appeal
157(9)
The Emotional Appeal
166(1)
The Ethical Appeal
166(1)
Ferreting Out Fallacies
167(4)
Writing an Argument
171(6)
Example Student Essay of Argument: "The Right to Bear Arms"
177(3)
Brenda Buehrle
The Critical Edge
180(2)
13 Mixing the Writing Strategies
182(8)
Why and How to Mix Strategies
182(1)
Problem/Solution Report
183(1)
Evaluation Report
184(1)
Example Essay Using Several Writing Strategies: "Eating Alone in Restaurants"
185(3)
Bruce Jay Friedman
The Critical Edge
188(2)
14 Paragraphs
190(23)
Characteristics of Effective Paragraphs
190(16)
Paragraphs with Special Functions
206(7)
15 Effective Sentences
213(17)
Sentence Strategies
214(13)
Beyond the Single Sentence
227(3)
16 Diction, Tone, Style
230(23)
Toward Clear Diction
230(6)
Toward Rhetorical Effect
236(9)
Special Stylistic Techniques
245(3)
Eliminating Flawed Diction
248(5)
17 The Essay Examination
253(8)
Studying for the Examination
253(1)
Types of Test Questions
254(1)
Preparing to Write
254(1)
Writing the Examination Answer
255(6)
18 Writing About Literature
261(28)
The Elements of Literature
262(21)
Writing a Paper on Literature
283(2)
Example Student Essay on Literature: "Scratchy Wilson: No Cardboard Character"
285(4)
Wendell Stone
19 Business Letters and Resumes
289(14)
Letter Language
289(2)
Parts of the Business Letter
291(1)
Preparation for Mailing
292(1)
Types of Letters
293(7)
Resumes
300(3)
Research Guide 303(104)
20 The Library Research Paper
305(60)
Learning About Your Library
306(1)
Choosing a Topic
307(5)
Assembling a Working Bibliography
312(22)
Taking Notes
334(7)
Organizing and Outlining
341(2)
Writing Your Research Paper
343(3)
Example Student Research Paper: "House Arrest: An Attractive Alternative to Incarceration"
346(16)
Keith Jacque
Using a Word Processor
362(3)
21 Documenting Sources
365(22)
Preparing Proper MLA and APA Bibliographic References
365(11)
Handling In-Text Citations
376(6)
Handling Quotations
382(3)
Avoiding Plagiarism
385(2)
22 Additional Research Strategies: Interviews, Questionnaires, Direct Observations
387(20)
The Value of Primary Research
387(1)
General Principles for Primary Research
388(2)
Interviews
389(3)
Example Student Interview Report: "Budget Cuts Affect State Police: An Interview Report with Officer Robert Timmons"
392(1)
Holly Swain
Questionnaires
393(3)
Example Student Questionnaire: "Survey on Public Smoking"
396(3)
Kelly Reetz
Example Student Questionnaire Report: "Findings from Smoking Questionnaire Distributed to Bartram College Students"
399(1)
Kelly Reetz
Direct Observations
400(4)
Example Student Observation Report: "Observations of an Inner-City Apartment Building"
404(3)
Caleb Thomas
Reader 407(190)
Strategies for Successful Reading
409(7)
Following an Effective Reading Strategy
409(3)
"The Appeal of the Androgynous Man"
412(2)
Amy Gross
Reading as a Writer
414(2)
Rhetorical Table of Contents
Narration
416(12)
"The Perfect Picture"
416(2)
James Alexander Thom
"The Boy and the Bank Officer"
418(2)
Philip Ross
"Momma's Encounter"
420(5)
Maya Angelou
"For My Indian Daughter"
425(3)
Lewis Sawaquat
Description
428(16)
"When the Full Moon Shines Its Magic over Monument Valley"
428(2)
John V. Young
"In the Jungle"
430(4)
Annie Dillard
"Watching the Sky"
434(4)
Diane Ackerman
"Once More to the Lake"
438(6)
E.B. White
Process Analysis
444(12)
"How to Adopt a Stray"
444(2)
Kathy Roth
From "The Spider and the Wasp"
446(3)
Alexander Petrunkevitch
"Let's Get Vertical!"
449(3)
Beth Wald
"The Knife"
452(4)
Richard Selzer
Illustration
456(13)
"Courtship Through the Ages"
456(4)
James Thurber
"Rambos of the Road"
460(2)
Martin Gottfried
"Every Picture Tells a Story"
462(4)
Jamie Reno
"The Company Man"
466(3)
Ellen Goodman
Classification
469(21)
"Dangerous Curves"
469(4)
Eve Golden
"The Men We Carry in Our Minds"
473(4)
Scott Russell Sanders
"The Crystal Healer Will See You Now"
477(8)
Stephen Perrine
"The Technology of Medicine"
485(5)
Lewis Thomas
Comparison
490(24)
"Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts"
490(3)
Bruce Catton
"That Lean and Hungry Look"
493(3)
Suzanne Britt
"Then and Now"
496(10)
Mary Pipher
"Private Language, Public Language"
506(5)
Richard Rodriguez
"Coming Home"
511(3)
Marjorie Waters
Cause and Effect
514(17)
"Spudding Out"
514(2)
Barbara Ehrenreich
"Why Marriages Fail"
516(3)
Anne Roiphe
"Black Men and Public Space"
519(3)
Brent Staples
"Executive Women Confront Midlife Crisis"
522(9)
Betsy Morris
Definition
531(17)
"The Sweet Smell of Success Isn't All That Sweet"
531(2)
Laurence Shames
"The Handicap of Definition"
533(2)
William Raspberry
"The Insufficiency of Honesty"
535(5)
Stephen L. Carter
"When Is It Rape?"
540(8)
Nancy Gibbs
Argument
548(36)
"Death and Justice"
548(4)
Edward I. Koch
"Execution"
552(3)
Anna Quindlen
"Sexual Harassment Is a Serious Problem at Universities"
555(4)
Marilyn Gaye Piety
"Sexual Harassment Is Overestimated"
559(5)
Gretchen Morgenson
"I Have a Dream"
564(4)
Martin Luther King Jr.
"A Journalist's View of Black Economics"
568(6)
William Raspberry
"Close the Borders to All Newcomers"
574(4)
Daniel James
"Give Us Your Best, Your Brightest"
578(6)
Stephen Moore
Mixing the Writing Strategies
584(13)
"Blur: Cheetahs. Ranchers. Hope."
584(6)
Susan Zimmerman
"She's Your Basic L.O.L. in N.A.D."
590(3)
Perri Klass
"The Uses of a Word"
593(4)
Gloria Naylor
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 597(5)
SUBJECT INDEX 602

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