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9780131922914

Composing Inquiry Methods and Readings for Investigation and Writing

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  • Edition: 1st
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  • Copyright: 2008-02-06
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Summary

The first composition text to present in-depth primary and secondary research methods, disciplinary readings and writing instruction to facilitate authentic investigations. Composing Inquiryis a reader/rhetoric that takes seriously the call to engage undergraduates in intellectual work. All of the readings included here serve to illustrate methods of research and investigation used in various academic disciplines, and all inspire similar projects that can be done by undergraduate students as they learn to work on their writing. Unlike traditional readers,Composing Inquiryalso includes chapters meant to help students understand methods of inquiry commonly used by scholars to collect data or test theories. These method chapters can be used in conjunction with the readings or independently, depending on the program/course goals or the preferences of individual teachers.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. ix
Acknowledgmentsp. xiii
Introductionp. 1
What's Inquiry?p. 1
Why Inquiry; Why Composing?p. 3
Literacyp. 3
Reading and Writing Togetherp. 6
Strategies for Active Readingp. 6
Posing Questionsp. 11
Using This Bookp. 16
Inquiry and the Internetp. 18
Internet Resourcesp. 18
Web Sites Referenced in this Chapterp. 19
Presenting Inquiry: Rhetorical Choices and Writing Issuesp. 20
What Does Audience Have to Do With It?p. 20
Discourse Communities and Genre Expectationsp. 22
Framing Your Workp. 25
Developing an Argument Through Analysisp. 29
Including the Work of Others: Paraphrases, Quotations, Citationsp. 31
Arrangementp. 33
Foregroundingp. 33
Headingsp. 34
Transitionsp. 35
Clarity and Stylep. 39
Sentence Lengthp. 39
Word Choicep. 39
An Eye Toward Revisionp. 42
Internet Resourcesp. 45
Web Sites Referenced in this Chapterp. 46
Observingp. 47
Special Materials: Visualsp. 53
Special Materials: Artifactsp. 63
Ethical Considerations in Observingp. 67
Working on Writing Observationsp. 69
Summary Descriptions to Generalizationsp. 70
Vivid Details versus "Objective" Languagep. 72
Student Essay: Observation of a Placep. 74
"The Fields of Dreams" Hattie Wellingtonp. 75
Student Essay: Visual Analysisp. 78
"Web Pages in the Automobile Industry" Christopher Perinp. 78
Internet Resourcesp. 82
Web Sites Referenced in This Chapterp. 84
Links to the Readingsp. 84
Assignments Using Observationp. 84
Assignments Working with Visual Materialsp. 85
Assignments Working with Artifactsp. 85
Interviewingp. 86
Ethical Considerations and the 4 C's of Responsible Interviewingp. 88
Staging the Interviewp. 90
Thematizing: Crafting Two Kinds of Questionsp. 90
Designing: Practical Mattersp. 92
Interviewing: Semi-Structured Conversationp. 95
Transcribing: From Oral to Written Formp. 96
Analyzing: Paying Critical Attentionp. 98
Verifying: Evaluating Your Findingsp. 98
Reporting: Shaping for Audiencesp. 99
Special Case: Focus Groupsp. 99
Special Case: Oral Historiesp. 101
Working on Writing Interviewsp. 102
Form of Presentationp. 102
Quotationsp. 103
Student Essay: Case Study Interviewp. 106
"A Sociolinguistic Interview" Bryan McLucasp. 106
Sociolinguistic Interview Transcriptp. 109
Student Essay: Oral Historyp. 114
"Columbine: A Day to Remember" Samantha Sandersonp. 114
Internet Resourcesp. 118
Web Sites Referenced in This Chapterp. 118
Links to the Readingsp. 118
Assignments Using Interviewingp. 118
Assignments Working with Focus Groupsp. 119
Assignments Working with Oral Historiesp. 119
Working with Numbersp. 120
Interpreting Numbers: Some Basicsp. 121
Types of Numbers: Raw Numbers, Percentages, Measures of Central Tendency (Mean, Median, and Mode), Ratesp. 121
Reading Survey Reportsp. 124
Data Analysisp. 130
Data Analysis Example: A Survey of Students Attending Large and Small Schoolsp. 132
Collecting Your Own Numbers: Surveysp. 136
Steps for Conducting a Surveyp. 138
Ethical Considerationsp. 144
Working on Writing from Numbersp. 145
Acknowledging Limitsp. 146
Incorporating Graphicsp. 149
Student Essay: Surveyp. 152
"Satisfaction Among First-Year University of Miami Students" Kenny Rosinap. 152
Rosina's Surveyp. 156
Rosina's Data Tablep. 158
Internet Resourcesp. 159
Web Sites Referenced in this Chapterp. 159
Links to the Readingsp. 159
Assignments Working with Numbersp. 159
Assignments Working with Surveysp. 160
Working with Textsp. 161
Inquiry into Textsp. 162
Close (or Critical) Readingp. 166
Facets of a Critical Readingp. 169
Special Material: Music and Public Speechp. 173
Special Material: Archivesp. 176
Informal Archivesp. 176
Library and Institutional Archivesp. 177
Ethical Considerationsp. 181
Working on Writing from Textsp. 182
Summarizing for Your Own Purposesp. 182
Accuracy in Representing Othersp. 185
Balancing Your Words with the Words of Othersp. 190
Student Essay: Textual Analysis of Literary Textp. 192
"The Freudian Uncanny in Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes" Stephen Fullerp. 192
Student Essay: Analysis of Spoken Languagep. 202
"The Effects of Columbine" Samantha Sandersonp. 202
Internet Resourcesp. 205
Web Sites Referenced in this Chapterp. 205
Links to the Readingsp. 206
Assignments Working with Textsp. 206
Assignments Working with Archivesp. 207
Assignments Working with Music and Public Speechp. 207
Sample Projectsp. 208
The Water Projectp. 208
Local Historyp. 211
Public Spacep. 214
Organizational Needs Assessmentp. 216
Internet Resources Referenced in Sample Projects and Assignment Sequencesp. 220
Assignment Sequencesp. 221
Between Writing and Knowingp. 222
Collective Memoryp. 226
Considering "Public"p. 231
Constructing Public Spacesp. 235
Cultural Politics and Public Discoursep. 239
Cultural Politics and Public Discourse II: Shaping Valuesp. 243
Direct Observationp. 247
Ethnicity in America: Identityp. 250
Ethnicity in America II: Defining Americap. 253
Examining Visualsp. 255
Expanding a Trends Reportp. 260
Eye on Campusp. 265
Gender Investigationsp. 269
Histories: Official and Unofficialp. 272
Humanizing Numbersp. 275
Investigating Artifactsp. 279
Material Culturep. 283
Reading Mediap. 286
Reclaiming the Pastp. 290
Representing Communityp. 294
Trying Out Interviewsp. 298
Visual Rhetoric: Photographsp. 301
Working with Textsp. 305
Readings
"Courage, Endurance and Quickness of Decision: Gender and Athletics at the University of Chicago, 1890-1920"p. 309
"Narrating Cultural Citizenship: Oral Histories of First-Generation College Students of Mexican Origin"p. 326
"Developing a Visual Discourse on Immigration"p. 346
"Handmade by an American Indian": Souvenirs and the Cultural Economy of Southwestern Tourismp. 357
"Representative Form and the Visual Ideograph: The Iwo Jima Images in Editorial Cartoons"p. 369
"American History and the Structures of Collective Memory: A Modest Exercise in Empirical Iconography"p. 391
"Is This Song Your Song Anymore: Revisioning Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land"p. 413
"Forums for Citizenship in Popular Culture"p. 433
"Rap Music: The Cultural Politics of Official Representation"p. 446
"Representation of Women in News and Photos: Comparing Content to Perceptions"p. 465
"Common Landscapes as Historic Document"p. 479
"Colliding Feminisms: Britney Spears, "Tweens," and the Politics of Reception"p. 494
"The Photograph as an Intersection of Gazes"p. 510
"Trends in Literature Participation, 1982-2002"p. 530
"The Truth of Material Culture: History or Fiction?"p. 541
"Public Memory and the Search for Power in American Historical Archaeology"p. 554
"Van Gogh in Alabama, 1936"p. 575
"Remembering the Discovery of the Watergate Tapes"p. 597
"Human Dignity and the Claim of Meaning: Athenian Tragic Drama and Supreme Court Opinions"p. 625
"A Bowlful of Tears Revisited: The Full Story of Lee Puey You's Immigration Experience at Angel Island"p. 642
Photo Creditsp. 625
Indexp. 627
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