Between Worlds : A Reader, Rhetoric, and Handbook

by Bachmann

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3rd

ISBN13:

9780321055095

ISBN10:

0321055098

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Pub. Date:

6/1/2000

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Summary

This immediately engaging resource will help anyone understand how to write better with a thematically-organized collection of readings (organized around the theme of " in-between-ness" ), a writing guide, and a concise handbook. Engages readers through the theme of in-between-ness and helps readers to become better writers with an easy to understand writing guide. Readings on being caught between generations, living with diverse cultures, dealing with gender conflicts, and exploring differing perceptions of the self and others. Writing Guide. Handbook. General interest.

Thematic Contents

xix

Rhetorical Contents

xxi

Preface

xxv

Part I: The Reader

(346)

Getting the Most from Your Reading

(1)

Active Reading

(1)

Thanksgiving

(4)

Ellen Goodman

Discussion of Active Reading

(1)

Practicing Active Reading

(1)

Between Generations

(51)

The Ties That Bind

(4)

Michael Ventura

Blue Spruce

(3)

Stephen Perry

The Good Daughter

(3)

Caroline Hwang

The Only Child

(3)

John Leonard

Ace in the Hole

(8)

John Updike

Ignorance Is Not Bliss

(4)

Eric Marcus

Digging

(2)

Seamus Heaney

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A National Perspective

(4)

Michael Dorris

Your Place Is Empty

(19)

Anne Tyler

Between Genders

(92)

Brave New Girls

(6)

Debbie Stoller

A New Vision of Masculinity

(8)

Cooper Thompson

Real Boys

(7)

William Pollack

Yes, Families Are Changing---For the Better

(8)

Betty Holcomb

The New Nostalgia

(10)

Rosalind C. Barnett

Caryl Rivers

No Apologies Here

(5)

Martha Groves

Men as Success Objects

103

(4)

Warren Farrell

Who's Cheap?

107

(4)

Adair Lara

A Work of Artifice

111

(2)

Marge Piercy

Unwanted Sex

113

(18)

Stephen Schulhofer

When a Woman Says No

131

(3)

Ellen Goodman

Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?

134

(16)

Joyce Carol Oates

Between Cultures

150

(73)

Living in Two Worlds

151

(3)

Marcus Mabry

Freedom from Choice

154

(4)

Brian A. Courtney

Peaches

158

(8)

Reginald McKnight

Why Does My Race Matter?

166

(4)

Yasmine Bahrani

In Rooms of Women

170

(6)

Kim Edwards

Crimes Against Humanity

176

(9)

Ward Churchill

The Rage of the Black Middle Class

185

(10)

Sam Fulwood III

On the Subway

195

(2)

Sharon Olds

Proper Care and Maintenance

197

(14)

Susan Straight

Los Vendidos

211

(12)

Luis Valdez

Between Perceptions

223

(42)

Living Under Circe's Spell

224

(4)

Matthew Soyster

A Good Investment

228

(3)

Jerome Lee

The Blind Always Come as Such a Surprise

231

(2)

Ted Kooser

Discrimination at Large

233

(3)

Jennifer A. Coleman

O.K., So I'm Fat

236

(3)

Neil Steinberg

Bodily Harm

239

(6)

Pamela Erens

The Body Myth

245

(8)

Rebecca Johnson

Black Men and Public Space

253

(4)

Brent Staples

Mr. Z.

257

(2)

M. Carl Holman

Passing

259

(6)

Joan Steinau Lester

Between Values

265

(82)

Remote Control: How to Raise a Media Skeptic

266

(3)

Susan Douglas

But First, a Word from Our Sponsor

269

(6)

James B. Twitchell

The Language of Advertising

275

(4)

Martin Stevens

Jeff Kluewer

Truth vs. Advertising

279

(4)

California Department of Health Services

Generation Wired

283

(7)

Helen Cordes

Coke

290

(3)

Philip Dacey

Youth Must Be Served---With Respect

293

(7)

Robin Swicord

Making Media a Familiar Scapegoat

300

(4)

Howard Rosenberg

The Lost While

304

(9)

Noelle Oxenhandler

Solid Waste: Treasure in Trash

313

(5)

H. Patricia Hynes

The NEXT Industrial Revolution

318

(13)

William McDonough

Michael Braungart

The Haves and the Have Nots

331

(5)

LynNell Hancock

Get a Life?

336

(4)

Nicholas Negroponte

Bigger

340

(2)

Jim Sollisch

Three Ways of Meeting Oppression

342

(5)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Part II: The Rhetoric

347

(220)

Getting Started...Now!

349

(22)

Short Assignments

349

(18)

Anne Lamott

Analyzing Lamott's Purpose

352

(1)

What's the Aim?...What's the Claim?

352

(1)

Analyzing Lamott's Strategy

352

(1)

Prewriting as Discovery

353

(1)

Freewriting

353

(2)

Practicing Freewriting

355

(1)

Journal Writing

355

(1)

Using a Journal for Active Reading

355

(1)

Practicing Journal Writing

356

(1)

Clustering

357

(1)

Practicing Clustering

357

(1)

Listing

358

(1)

Practicing Listing

359

(1)

Active Reading

359

(2)

Practicing Active Reading

361

(1)

Group Brainstorming---Collaborative Learning

361

(1)

Practicing Brainstorming in Small Groups

362

(1)

Why Brainstorm?

363

(1)

Incubation

363

(1)

Considering Audience

363

(1)

Identifying Your Audience

363

(4)

Practicing Style

367

(1)

Analyzing Audience Awareness

367

(1)

Example: Why Stop Smoking? Let's Get Clinical

367

(4)

William F. Harrison

Analyzing the Essay

369

(1)

Practicing Audience Awareness

370

(1)

A Final Word About Audience

370

(1)

Organizing and Drafting an Essay

371

(29)

From Prewriting to Purpose

371

(3)

Purpose in Writing

371

(1)

What's Your Aim?

372

(1)

What's Your Claim?

373

(1)

Developing a Thesis

374

(4)

Recognizing a Thesis

375

(1)

Changing the Thesis

375

(1)

The ``Missing'' Thesis

376

(1)

Positioning the Thesis

376

(1)

Sample Thesis Statements

376

(1)

Practicing Thesis Writing

377

(1)

Critical Thinking and the ``So What?'' Response

377

(1)

Supporting a Thesis

378

(6)

Drafting

378

(1)

Developing Support

379

(1)

Listing

379

(1)

Working Thesis

380

(1)

First Draft

380

(1)

Evaluating the First Draft

381

(2)

Revising the Thesis: What's Your Aim? What's Your Claim?

383

(1)

Writing an Outline

384

(3)

Organizing to Highlight Key Points

384

(1)

To Outline or Not to Outline

385

(1)

Ordering Ideas

385

(1)

An Informal Outline

386

(1)

Writing a Paragraph

387

(3)

Focusing the Paragraph

387

(1)

Practicing Topic Sentences

388

(1)

Analyzing an Effective Paragraph

388

(1)

Unifying the Paragraph

389

(1)

Developing a Paragraph

390

(1)

Using Sources for Support

390

(6)

Using Photocopied Pages

390

(1)

Giving Credit and Avoiding Plagiarism

391

(1)

Incorporating Quoted Material

392

(1)

The Sandwich as a Development Technique

392

(1)

Practicing the ``Sandwich''

393

(3)

Paraphrasing

396

(4)

Illustrating Paraphrasing

396

(2)

Combining Paraphrase and Quotation

398

(1)

Practicing Combining Paraphrase and Quotation

398

(2)

Revising an Essay

400

(24)

Rewriting and Rewriting

400

(11)

Thinking Critically for an Audience

400

(1)

Revising a Rough Draft

401

(1)

Student Example (Draft):

402

(4)

Revising Can Make the Difference

406

(1)

A Checklist for Revising and Editing Papers

406

(1)

Student Example: Dieting Daze: No In-Between

407

(4)

Rachel Krell

Rewriting for Coherence

411

(6)

A Paragraph That Lacks Coherence

411

(1)

Using Transitions

411

(1)

Noticing Transitions

412

(2)

Key Word Repetition

414

(1)

Synonyms or Key Word Substitutions

414

(1)

Pronouns

414

(1)

Transitions Between Paragraphs

415

(1)

Avoiding Gaps

416

(1)

Practicing Coherence

417

(1)

Writing Introductions

417

(4)

Introductions and Audience

417

(1)

Types of Introductions

418

(3)

A Final Word on Introductions

421

(1)

Writing Conclusions

421

(3)

Final Tips for Writing Conclusions

423

(1)

Methods for Developing Essays

424

(87)

Combining Multiple Methods

424

(3)

Analyzing Mixed Methods

425

(1)

Why This Analysis?

426

(1)

Summary

427

(1)

Organizing and Developing a Summary

427

(3)

Student Example: A Summary of ``Three Ways of Dealing With Oppression''

428

(1)

Chris Thomas

Analyzing the Writer's Strategy

429

(1)

Summary as Part of a Larger Assignment

430

(1)

Final Tips for a Summary

430

(1)

Narration

431

(1)

When to Use Narration

431

(1)

Organizing and Developing a Narrative

431

(6)

Brainstorming for a Subject

432

(1)

Additional Prewriting

432

(1)

From Brainstorming to Drafting a Paper

433

(1)

Student Example: A Bully's Unjust Deserts

433

(3)

Bruce Halling

Analyzing the Writer's Strategy

436

(1)

Practicing Writing Essays with Narration

436

(1)

Final Tips for a Narrative

437

(1)

Evaluative Response

438

(1)

When to Write an Evaluative Response Essay

438

(1)

Organizing and Developing an Evaluative Response Essay

438

(5)

Student Example: Thanksgiving Beyond the Cleaver Family

439

(3)

Marin Kheng

Analyzing the Writer's Strategy

442

(1)

Practicing Writing an Evaluative Response Essay

443

(1)

Final Tips for an Evaluative Response

443

(1)

Definition

444

(1)

When to Use Definition

444

(1)

Organizing and Developing a Definition Essay

445

(1)

The Purpose of Defining

445

(6)

Example: ``Concentration Camp'' or ``Relocation Center'': What's in a Name?

446

(3)

James Hirabayashi

Analyzing the Writer's Strategy

449

(1)

Practicing Writing Definition Essays

450

(1)

Final Tips for a Definition Essay

451

(1)

Cause and Effect

452

(1)

When to Use Cause-and-Effect Development

452

(1)

Organizing and Developing a Cause-and-Effect Essay

452

(2)

Drafting a Paper

454

(4)

Practicing Finding Causes and Effects

455

(1)

Example: I Confess Some Envy

455

(2)

Robert McKelvey

Analyzing the Writer's Strategy

457

(1)

Practicing Writing Essays About Causes and Effects

458

(1)

Final Tips for Cause-and-Effect Development

458

(1)

Comparison and Contrast

459

(1)

When to Use Comparison-Contrast Development

459

(1)

Organizing and Developing a Comparison-Contrast Essay

460

(1)

Which Method to Use: Block or Point by Point?

460

(5)

Example: Reality Check

461

(2)

Alex Garcia

Analyzing the Writer's Strategy

463

(1)

Practicing Writing Essays that Use Comparison and Contrast

464

(1)

Final Tips for Comparison and Contrast

465

(1)

Argument

466

(1)

Arguments and Proposals

466

(1)

When to Use Argument

466

(1)

Audience and Argument

467

(1)

Organizing and Developing an Argument

467

(1)

Avoiding Logical Fallacies

468

(1)

Conceding and Refuting

468

(1)

Evaluating an Argument

469

(7)

Student Example: My Favorite School Class: Involuntary Servitude

469

(2)

Joe Goodwin

Explanatory Notes for the Argument Essay

471

(5)

Practicing Writing Argument Essays

476

(1)

Final Tips for Argument

476

(1)

Analysis of a Process, Problem, or Subject

477

(1)

When to Use Analysis

477

(1)

Analysis of a Process

477

(6)

Brainstorming for a Topic

478

(1)

Organizing and Developing a Process Analysis

478

(1)

Practicing Process Analysis in Small Groups

478

(1)

Example: Oh, What a Web We Weave

479

(3)

Walter Gajewski

Analyzing the Writer's Strategy

482

(1)

Practicing Writing a Process Analysis Essay

482

(1)

Final Tips for a Process Analysis Essay

483

(1)

Analysis of a Problem

483

(6)

When to Use Problem Analysis

483

(1)

Organizing and Developing a Problem Analysis Essay

483

(2)

Example: Don't Let Stereotypes Warp Your Judgments

485

(3)

Robert L. Heilbroner

Analyzing the Writer's Strategy

488

(1)

Practicing Writing a Problem Analysis Essay

488

(1)

Final Tips for a Problem Analysis Essay

489

(1)

Analysis of a Subject

489

(2)

Brainstorming for a Topic

489

(1)

When to Use Subject Analysis

489

(1)

Organizing and Developing a Subject Analysis

489

(1)

Essay Assignments for Subject Analysis

490

(1)

Character and Poetry Analysis

491

(1)

What Is Character Analysis?

491

(8)

Organizing and Developing a Character Analysis Essay

491

(1)

Prewriting for a Text-Based Character Study

491

(1)

Listing Information from a Book

491

(1)

Listing Information from a Short Story

492

(1)

Arranging and Thesis Construction

493

(1)

Student Example: Who Were You, Connie, and Why Did You Go?

494

(4)

Marianela Enriquez

Analyzing the Writer's Strategy

498

(1)

Practicing Writing a Character Analysis

499

(1)

What Is Poetry Analysis?

499

(8)

How to Actively Read a Poem

501

(1)

Active Reading of a Poem

502

(1)

Active Reading Discussed

503

(1)

Student Example: Digging Deep

503

(3)

Jennifer Tabaldo

Analyzing the Writer's Strategy

506

(1)

Practicing Writing Poetry Analysis

506

(1)

Final Tips for Poetry Analysis

507

(1)

Writing an Essay Exam

507

(4)

A Six-Step Strategy

507

(1)

Key Words Used on Exams

508

(1)

An Outline for an In-Class Essay

509

(1)

Practicing Outlining for an In-Class Essay

510

(1)

Writing the Research Paper

511

(56)

Planning the Research Paper

511

(2)

New Tools, New Choices

511

(1)

Time Schedule for the Research Paper

512

(1)

Gathering Library Material

513

(2)

Getting Started

513

(1)

Meeting the Librarian

514

(1)

Finding Information

514

(1)

Using Electronic Sources

514

(1)

Using the Internet

515

(11)

Keeping Track of Internet Sources

516

(1)

The Abuse of Electronic Sources

517

(1)

Evaluating Online Sources

517

(2)

Using Traditional Methods

519

(1)

Computer-Related Terms

519

(2)

Sample Bibliography Cards

521

(1)

Plagiarism

522

(1)

Practice Finding the Errors

523

(1)

Sample Note Cards

524

(2)

Developing a Working Thesis

526

(1)

Gathering Additional Information: The Interview

526

(20)

Preparing for the Interview

526

(1)

Conducting the Interview

527

(1)

Writing up the Interview

527

(1)

Sample Student Paper: From Access to Acceptance: Enabling America's Largest Minority

528

(1)

Shannon Paaske

Explanatory Notes for the Research Paper

529

(17)

Documenting the Research Paper: MLA Style

546

(15)

Writing Parenthetical Citations

546

(4)

Preparing the Works-Cited Page

550

(1)

Sample MLA Entries

551

(9)

Organizing the Works Cited

560

(1)

Documenting the Research Paper: APA Style

561

(6)

Writing Parenthetical Citations

561

(1)

Specific Examples of APA Form

561

(2)

Preparing the References Page

563

(1)

Sample APA Entries

563

(4)

Part III: The Handbook

567

(64)

Editing Symbols (these also appear on rear inside cover)

568

(2)

Understanding How Sentences Work

570

(9)

Subjects

570

(2)

Noun as Subject

570

(1)

Pronoun as Subject

571

(1)

Compound Subject

571

(1)

Objects

572

(1)

Direct Object

572

(1)

Indirect Object

572

(1)

Object of the Preposition

572

(1)

Verbs

572

(1)

Action Verbs

572

(1)

State-of-Being Verbs

572

(1)

Helping Verbs

573

(1)

Adjectives and Adverbs

573

(1)

Phrases

574

(2)

Prepositional Phrases

574

(1)

Verbal Phrases

575

(1)

Clauses

576

(1)

Independent Clauses

576

(1)

Dependent Clauses

576

(1)

Sentence Variation

577

(2)

Simple Sentences

577

(1)

Compound Sentences

577

(1)

Complex Sentences

578

(1)

Compound-Complex Sentences

578

(1)

Practicing Sentence Variation

578

(1)

Understanding Common Errors

579

(16)

Fragments

579

(2)

Run-on or Fused Sentences

581

(3)

Comma Splice

581

(1)

Correcting Run-on Sentences

581

(1)

Conjunctive Adverbs

582

(1)

Style and Meaning

582

(2)

Pronoun Reference Agreement

584

(2)

Subject-Verb Agreement

586

(2)

Shifts

588

(2)

Shifts in Person and Number

588

(1)

Shifts in Verb Tense

589

(1)

Shifts in Voice

589

(1)

Mixed Sentences

590

(2)

Confused Sentence Parts

591

(1)

Faulty Verb Choice

591

(1)

Misplaced (and Dangling) Modifiers

592

(1)

Faulty Parallelism

593

(2)

Single Words

593

(1)

Phrases

593

(1)

Dependent Clauses

593

(1)

Independent Clauses

594

(1)

Understanding Punctuation

595

(18)

The Comma

595

(3)

The Apostrophe

598

(3)

Contractions

598

(1)

Possessives

599

(2)

The Period, Question Mark, and Exclamation Point

601

(1)

The Semicolon

602

(1)

The Colon

603

(1)

The Dash

604

(1)

Quotation Marks

604

(3)

The Ellipsis

607

(1)

Parentheses

608

(1)

Brackets

609

(1)

The Slash

610

(1)

The Hyphen

610

(3)

Understanding Faulty Word Choice

613

(4)

Cliches

613

(1)

Slang, Jargon, and Colloquial Words

614

(1)

Archaic Words, Euphemisms, and Pretentious Words

614

(1)

Redundancies

615

(1)

Sexist Language

615

(2)

Understanding Commonly Confused Words

617

(14)

Commonly Confused Words

617

(14)

Acknowledgments

631

(3)

Author Index

634

(1)

Subject and Title Index

635

(9)

Editing Symbols chart appears opposite

644

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