The Brief McGraw-Hill Guide: Writing for College, Writing for Life

by Roen, Duane; Glau, Gregory R.; Maid, Barry M.

• ISBN13: 9780077213992
• ISBN10: 0077213998
• Edition: BRIEF
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-10
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

The Brief McGraw-Hill Guide is designed to help students learn to write more effectively not only in their college courses but also in their professional, civic, and personal lives. Combining a flexible reader, rhetoric, and research guide, The Brief Guide shows students how to set goals for their writing, to use effective composing strategies to reach those goals, and to assess their progress toward achieving them. Based on the idea that effective writers are strong communicators in any context, The Brief McGraw-Hill Guide emphasizes the skills established by the Writing Program Administrator's Outcomes Statement that form the foundation of assessment practices at writing programs throughout the country -- rhetorical knowledge, critical thinking, writing processes, and conventions. These skills form the basis of the instruction in each assignment chapter and throughout the text.

Table of Contents

Writing for College, Writing for Life

Getting Started

Writing Goals and Objectives for College and for Life

Writing In The Four Areas Of Your Life

Writing as a College Student

Writing as a Professional

Writing as a Citizen

Writing as a Family Member or Friend

Writing In The Four Areas In This Course Learning Goals In This Course

Rhetorical Knowledge

Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing

Writing Processes

Knowledge of Conventions

Becoming A Self-Reflective Writer Writing In Today’S World

Writing Responsibly

Writing Technologies

Reading Critically for College and for Life

Using Pre-Reading Strategies Reading Actively

Annotating Effectively

Reading Visuals

Reading Web Sites

Using Post-Reading Strategies

Starting Your Writer''s / Research

Journal Writing

Effective Summaries

Synthesizing Information in Readings

Using Your Reading in Your Own Writing

Writing to Discover and to Learn

Using Invention Strategies To Discover Ideas

Listing

Freewriting

Questioning

Answering the Questions

Who? What? Why? When? Where? How?

Brainstorming

Clustering

Keeping Notebooks And Journals

Double-Entry Notebook

Field Notebook

Vocabulary Journal

Expanding the Journal Concept

Rewriting Your Class Notes

Minute Paper Muddiest Point

Preconception

Check Paraphrasing

Organizing And Synthesizing Information

Invented Dialogue

Invented Interview/Unsent

Letter Résumé/Vita Bio-Poem

Using Charts And Visuals To Discover And To Learn

Clustering and Concept

Mapping Process

Flowchart Time Line/Chronology

Pedigree Chart

Studying For Exams

Test Questions

Mnemonic Play

Using What You''ve Learned to Share Information

Writing to Share Experiences

Rhetorical Knowledge

Writing to Share Experiences in Your College Classes

Writing to Share Experiences for Life Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options

Writing for College

Writing for Life Rhetorical

Considerations in Sharing Your Experiences

Critical Thinking, Reading, And Writing

Learning the Qualities of Effective Writing about Experiences

Reading, Inquiry, and Research: Learning from Narratives That Share Experiences

On Becoming a Writer Tanya Barrientos, Se Habla Español

All Deliberate Speed Thinking about Visuals That Share Experiences

Drawing on Research about Experiences

Writing Processes

Invention: Getting Started

Exploring Your Ideas with Research Visualizing

Variations: Using Photos and Documents as Sources

Organizing Your Ideas and Details

Constructing a Complete Draft Revising

Responding to Readers’ Comments

Knowledge Of Conventions

Editing Genres, Documentation, and Format Writing in Action: Convention in Genre and Design

A Writer Shares Her Experiences: Jessica Hemauer’S Final Draft

Farm Girl

Self-Assessment: Reflecting On Your Learning Goals

Writing to Explore

Rhetorical Knowledge

Writing to Explore in Your College Classes

Writing to Explore For Life Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options

Writing for College

Writing for Life

Rhetorical Considerations for Exploratory Writing

Critical Thinking, Reading, And Writing

Learning the Qualities of Effective Exploratory Writing

Reading, Inquiry, and Research: Learning from Texts That Explore Kenneth Chang, Scientist at Work: Terence Tao; Journeys to the Distant Fields of Prime Michael Wolff, Bipolar Iraq P.J O’Rourke, Memoir Essay Thinking About Visuals That Explore Drawing on Research to Explore Your Subject

Writing Processes

Invention: Getting Started Exploring Your Ideas with Research Organizing Your Ideas and Details Constructing a Complete Draft Visualizing Variations: Using Visuals to Make Your Exploration Clear Revising Responding to Readers’ Comments

Knowledge Of Conventions

Editing Genres, Documentation, and Format Writing in Action: Convention in Genre and Design

A Writer Shares His Exploration: Rick Mohler’S Final Draft

A Sporting Career?

Self-Assessment: Reflecting On Your Learning Goals

Writing to Inform

Rhetorical Knowledge

Writing to Inform in Your College Classes

Writing to Inform for Life Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options

Writing for College

Writing for Life

Rhetorical Considerations in Informative Writing

Critical Thinking, Reading, And Writing

Learning the Qualities of Effective Informative Writing

Reading, Writing, and Research: Learning from Texts That Inform Harold Peterson, The Man Who Invented Baseball Carol Ezzell, Clocking Cultures Katie Hafner, Growing Wikipedia Revises Its ‘Anyone Can Edit’ Policy Thinking about Visuals That Inform Drawing on Research to Inform Your Readers

Writing Processes

Invention: Getting Started Exploring Your Ideas with Research Organizing Your Information and Research Constructing a Complete Draft Visualizing Variations: Using a Web Site, Poster, or Brochure to Inform Your Readers Revising Responding to Readers’ Comments

Knowledge Of Conventions

Editing Genres, Documentation, and Format Writing in Action: Convention in Genre and Design

A Writer Informs His Readers: Craig Broadbent’S Final Draft

Watch for the Blue Barrels

Self-Assessment: Reflecting On Your Learning Goals

Writing to Analyze

Rhetorical Knowledge

Writing to Analyze in your College Classes

Writing to Analyze For Life Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options

Writing for College

Writing for Life

Rhetorical Considerations in Analytical Writing

Critical Thinking, Reading, And Writing

Learning the Qualities of Effective Analytical Writing

Reading, Writing, and Research: Learning from Texts That Analyze James M. Lang, Putting In the Hours John Rockhold, Pay Less at the Pump: The Hybrid Revolution Tamara Draut, All Work and No Play Thinking about Visuals That Analyze Drawing on Research to Analyze Your Subject

Writing Processes

Invention: Getting Started Exploring Your Ideas with Research Organizing Your Information

Constructing a Complete Draft Visualizing Variations: Using Charts and Graphs to Make Your Analysis Clear Revising Responding to Readers’ Comments

Knowledge Of Conventions

Editing Genres, Documentation, and Format Writing in Action: Convention in Genre and Design

A Writer Shares Her Analysis: Sarah Washington’S Final Draft

Campus Parking: Love It or Leave It

Self-Assessment: Reflecting On Your Learning Goals

Using What You’ve Learned to Write Arguments

Writing to Convince

Rhetorical Knowledge

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