The College Writer A Guide to Thinking, Writing, and Researching

by VanderMey, Randall; Meyer, Verne; Van Rys, John; Sebranek, Patrick

• ISBN13: 9780495915836
• ISBN10: 0495915831
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-01
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Combining streamlined basic writing instruction with outstanding accessibility, THE COLLEGE WRITER is a fully updated 4-in-1 text--with a Rhetoric, a Reader, a Researcher, and a Handbook--for students at any skill level. The clear visual "at-a-glance" format helps students grasp larger concepts by linking them to pertinent examples. Throughout the text, numerous student and professional writing samples highlight important features of academic and career writing--from using the appropriate voice to how to incorporate references--and offer models for students' own papers.

Table of Contents

A Rhetoric: College Student's Guide To Writing

Reading, Thinking, Viewing, and Writing

Critical Thinking Through Reading, Viewing, and Writing

Beginning the Writing Process

Planning

Drafting

Revising

Editing and Proofreading

Submitting Writing and Creating Portfolios

The College Essay

One Writer's Process

A Reader: Strategies And Models

Writing Across the Curriculum

Forms of College Writing

Three Curricular Divisions

Types of writing in Each Division

Traits of Writing Across the Curriculum

Narrative, Descriptive, and Reflective Writing

Narration, Description, and Reflection

Reading Personal Essays

Brief Narratives: Anecdotes

Narration, Description, and Reflection

Model: "The Entymology of Village Life,"

Model: "Spare Change,"

Model: "When Dreams Take Flight,"

Model: "Call Me Crazy, But I Have to Be Myself,"

Model: "The Muscle Mystique,"

Writing Guidelines

Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities

Learning-Outcomes CheckliSt

Analytical Writing

Cause and Effect

Reading Cause-Effect Writing

Cause and Effect

Model: "Dutch Discord,"

Model: "If You Let Me Play,"

Model: "The Legacy of Generation N,"

Model: "Mind Over Mass Media,"

Writing Guidelines

Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities

Learning-Outcomes Checklist

Comparison and ContraSt

Reading Comparison-Contrast Writing

Comparison and ContraSt

Model: "Sethe in Beloved and Orleanna in Poisonwood Bible,"

Model: "Shrouded in Contradiction,"

Model: "Shades of Prejudice,"

Model: "The Likeness Across the Atlantic,"

Writing Guidelines

Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities

Learning-Outcomes Checklist

Classification

Reading Classification Essays

Classification

Model: "Latin American Musice,"

Model: "Four Ways to Talk about Literature,"

Model: "Four Sides to Every Story,"

Model: "The Lion, the Witch, and the Metaphor,"

Writing Guidelines

Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities

Learning-Outcomes Checklist

Process

Reading Process Writing

Process

Model: "Wayward Cells,"

Model: "Downloading Photographs from the MC-150 Digital Camera" (from WFB)

Model: "The End of Race as We Know It,"

Writing Guidelines

Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities

Learning-Outcomes Checklist

Definition

Reading Definition Essays

Definition

Model: "Economic Disparities Fuel Human Trafficking,"

Model: "Deft or Daft,"

Model: "On Excellence,"

Model: "Wikipedia and the Meaning of Truth,"

Writing Guidelines

Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities

Learning-Outcomes CheckliSt. Persuasive Writing

Strategies for Argumentation and Persuasion

Building Persuasive Arguments

Preparing Your Argument

Making and Qualifying Claims

Supporting Your Claims

Identifying Logical Fallacies

Engaging the Opposition

Using Appropriate Appeals

Writing Guidelines

Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities

Learning-Outcomes Checklist

Taking a Position

Reading Position Essays

Taking a Position

Model: "Ah, the Power of Women,"

Model: "Nuclear is Not the Answer,"

Model: "Animal, Vegetable, Miserable,"

Model: "Sorry, Vegans,"

Model: "Fatherless America,"

Writing Guidelines

Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities

Learning-Outcomes Checklist

Persuading Readers to Act

Reading Persuasive Essays

Persuading Readers to Act

Model: "Our Wealth,"

Model: "I Have a Dream,"

Model: "In Africa, AIDS Has a Woman's Face,"

Model: "Is It Now a Crime to Be Poor?"

Writing Guidelines

Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities

Learning-Outcomes Checklist

Proposing a Solution

Reading Problem/Solution Essays

Proposing a Solution

Model: "Dream Act May Help Local Student Fight for Residence,"

Model: "Preparing for Agroterror,"

Model: "Uncle Sam and Aunt Samantha,"

Model: "The Beckoning Silence,"

Writing Guidelines

Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities

Learning-Outcomes CheckliSt

Report Writing

Interview Report

Reading Interview Reports

Interview Report

Model: "The Dead Business,"

Writing Guidelines

Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities

Learning-Outcomes Checklist

Lab, Experiment, and Field Report

Reading Science Writing

Experiment Report

Model: "The Effects of the Eastern Red Cedar on Seedlings and Implications for Allelopathy,"

Field Report

Model: "Investigation of Cockroach Infestation at 5690 Cherryhill,"

Writing Guidelines

Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities

Learning-Outcomes CheckliSt. Special Forms of Writing

Writing About Literature and the Arts

Reading About Literature and the Arts

Writing About a Short Story

Student Model: "'Good Country People': Broken Body, Broken Soul,"

Writing About a Poem

Student Model: "'Let Evening Come': An Invitation to the Inevitable,"

Writing About a Performance

Student Model: "Sigur Ros, Agaetis Byrjun,"

Writing About a Film

Student Model: "Terror on the Silver Screen: Who Are the Aliens?"

Writing Guidelines

Literary Terms

Poetry Terms

Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities

Learning-Outcomes Checklist

Taking Essay Tests

Reviewing for Tests

Forming a Study Group

Using Mnemonics and Other Memory Guides

Taking the Essay TeSt

Writing Under Pressure

The Essay Test Quick Guide

Taking an Objective TeSt

Tips for Coping with Test Anxiety

Writing for the Workplace

Writing the Business Letter

Writing Memos and E-mail

Applying for a Job

Preparing a R?sum?

Writing and Designing for the Web

Webpage Elements and Functions

Developing a Website and Webpages

Writing for Different Internet Environments

Writing CheckliSt. Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities

Learning-Outcomes Checklist

Preparing Oral Presentations

Organizing Your Presentation

Writing Your Presentation

Student Model: "Save Now or Pay Later,"

Developing Computer Presentations

Overcoming Stage Fright Checklist

Research And Writing

Research and Writing

Getting Started: From Planning Research to Evaluating Sources

Conducting Primary and Library Research

Conducting Research on the Internet

Drafting a Paper with Documented Research

Avoiding Plagiarism

Avoiding Other Source Abuses

Organizing and Synthesizing Your Findings

Developing Your First Draft

Using Source Material in Your Writing

Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities

Learning-Outcomes CheckliSt. Documentation and Format Styles

MLA Documentation Format

APA Documentation Format

Handbook

New exercises give students practice with punctuation, mechanics, usage, grammar, sentences, and trouble spots for English language learners!

Punctuation, Mechanics, Usage, and Grammar

Marking Punctuation

Checking Mechanics

Using the Right Word

Understanding Grammar

Sentence Issues

Constructing Sentences

Avoiding Sentence Errors

Multilingual/ESL Issues

Multilingual and ESL Guidelines

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