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Kim Flachmann received her doctorate in Rhetoric and Twentieth-Century American Literature at the University of Oregon. Her dissertation was a stylistic analysis of William Carlos Williams’ poetry. Kim has been teaching at California State University, Bakersfield, where she also administers the Composition Program—from remedial English through the Graduate Teaching Assistants. She has published numerous articles on rhetoric and American literature and has written six textbooks—among them a very successful college reader for Pearson (The Prose Reader, in its ninth edition) and a series of three books for Pearson, called Mosaics, for developmental English, progressing from sentence-level to paragraph-level and finally to essay work. In addition, she received the Outstanding Professor Award for 1998-99 at California State University, Bakersfield; the Rhetorician of the Year Award from the Young Rhetoricians’ Conference in 2007; and an award from California Association of Teachers of English for Classroom Excellence in 2009.
Preface
Part I Reading and Writing: An Overview
1 Reading and Writing in College
Why Learn How to Read and Write Well?
Thinking of Yourself as a Reader and a Writer
Keeping a Journal
Reading and Writing in Tandem with Another Student
2 The Reading Process
Visualizing the Reading Process
The Reading Process
Sample Reading Assignment
3 Reading Critically
Preparing to Read
Reading
First Rereading
Second Rereading
4 The Writing Process
Visualizing the Writing Process
The Writing Process
Writing on a Computer
Sample Writing Assignment
5 Preparing to Write
Thinking
Planning
Writing a Thesis Statement
6 Writing Effectively
Developing Body Paragraphs
Organizing Your Essay
Writing the Introduction, Conclusion, and Title
7 Revising and Editing
Revising
Editing
8 Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum
Reading, Writing, and Thinking in the Disciplines
Writing as a Way of Learning
Different Contexts for Writing
Types of Writing Across the Curriculum
Part II Reading and Writing Effective Essays
9 Describing
Preparing to Write a Description Essay
Reading a Description Essay
Margaret Bourke-White, “Dust Changes America”
Discovering How This Essay Works
Writing a Description Essay
Reading the Prompt
Thinking About the Prompt
Guidelines for Writing a Description Essay
Writing a Draft of Your Essay
Revising and Editing
Reading a Student Essay
Abby Reed, “Grandma’s House”
Revising and Editing the Student Essay
Reading Your Own Description Essay
Revising and Editing Your Own Essay
Practicing Description: From Reading to Writing
Reading Workshop
Mario Suarez, “El Hoyo”
Linda Hogan, “Dwellings”
Writing Workshop
10 Narrating 161
Preparing to Write a Narration Essay
Reading a Narration Essay
Jane Maher, “Girl”
Discovering How This Essay Works
Writing a Narration Essay
Reading the Prompt
Thinking About the Prompt
Guidelines for Writing a Narration Essay
Writing a Draft of Your Essay
Revising and Editing
Reading a Student Essay
Tommy Poulos, “My Brother”
Revising and Editing the Student Essay
Reading Your Own Narration Essay
Revising and Editing Your Own Essay
Practicing Narration: From Reading to Writing
Reading Workshop
Lynda Barry, “The Sanctuary of School”
Alice Walker, “Childhood”
Writing Workshop
11 Illustrating
Preparing to Write an Illustration Essay
Reading an Illustration Essay
Julia Alvarez, “Hold the Mayonnaise”
Discovering How This Essay Works
Writing an Illustration Essay
Reading the Prompt
Thinking About the Prompt
Guidelines for Writing an Illustration Essay
Writing a Draft of Your Essay
Revising and Editing 204
Reading a Student Essay
Taleah Trainor, “Murphy’s Law”
Revising and Editing the Student Essay
Reading Your Own Illustration Essay
Revising and Editing Your Own Essay
Practicing Illustration: From Reading to Writing
Reading Workshop
Richard Rodriguez, “Dawn’s Early Light”
France Borel, “The Decorated Body”
Writing Workshop
12 Analyzing a Process
Preparing to Write a Process Analysis Essay
Reading a Process Analysis Essay
Carole Kanchler, “Dare to Change Your Job and Your Life in 7 Steps”
Discovering How This Essay Works
Writing a Process Analysis Essay
Reading the Prompt
Thinking About the Prompt
Guidelines for Writing a Process Analysis Essay
Writing a Draft of Your Essay
Revising and Editing
Reading a Student Essay
Emily Bliss, “You Too Can Procrastinate”
Revising and Editing the Student Essay
Reading Your Own Process Analysis Essay
Revising and Editing Your Own Essay
Practicing Process Analysis: From Reading to Writing
Reading Workshop
Brian O’Connell, “How to Protect Your Identity”
David Levy, “Why We Have a Moon”
Writing Workshop
13 Comparing and Contrasting
Preparing to Write a Comparison/Contrast Essay
Reading a Comparison/Contrast Essay
Lynn Neary, “How E-Books Will Change Reading and Writing”
Discovering How This Essay Works
Writing a Comparison/Contrast Essay
Reading the Prompt
Thinking About the Prompt
Guidelines for Writing a Comparison/Contrast Essay
Writing a Draft of Your Essay
Revising and Editing
Reading a Student Essay
Maria Castillo, “The Truth About Cats and Dogs”
Revising and Editing the Student Essay
Reading Your Own Comparison/Contrast Essay
Revising and Editing Your Own Essay
Practicing Comparison and Contrast: From Reading to Writing
Reading Workshop
Yi-Fu Tuan, “American Space, Chinese Place”
Tony Cohan, “Between Worlds”
Writing Workshop 292
14 Dividing and Classifying
Preparing to Write a Division/Classification Essay
Reading a Division/Classification Essay
Candide31, “What Are Five Types of Self-Relaxation Stress Relievers?”
Discovering How This Essay Works
Writing a Division/Classification Essay
Reading the Prompt
Thinking About the Prompt
Guidelines for Writing a Division/Classification Essay
Writing a Draft of Your Essay
Revising and Editing
Reading a Student Essay
Sergio Mendola, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
Revising and Editing the Student Essay
Reading Your Own Division/Classification Essay
Revising and Editing Your Own Essay
Practicing Division/Classification: From Reading to Writing
Reading Workshop
Bernice Reagon, “Black Music in Our Hands”
Marion Winik, “What Are Friends For?”
Writing Workshop
15 Defining 329
Preparing to Write a Definition Essay
Reading a Definition Essay
Lars Eighner, “Dumpster Diving”
Discovering How This Essay Works
Writing a Definition Essay
Reading the Prompt
Thinking About the Prompt
Guidelines for Writing a Definition Essay
Writing a Draft of Your Essay
Revising and Editing
Reading a Student Essay
Francine Feinstein, “True Friends”
Revising and Editing the Student Essay
Reading Your Own Definition Essay
Revising and Editing Your Own Essay
Practicing Definition: From Reading to Writing
Reading Workshop
Isaac Asimov, “What Is Intelligence, Anyway?”
Janice Castro, “Spanglish Spoken Here”
Writing Workshop
16 Analyzing Causes and Effects
Preparing to Write a Cause/Effect Essay
Reading a Cause/Effect Essay
LynNell Hancock, “Why Do Schools Flunk Biology?”
Discovering How This Essay Works
Writing a Cause/Effect Essay
Reading the Prompt
Thinking About the Prompt
Guidelines for Writing a Cause/Effect Essay
Writing a Draft of Your Essay
Revising and Editing
Reading a Student Essay
Jefferson Wright, “The Budget Crisis”
Revising and Editing the Student Essay
Reading Your Own Cause/Effect Essay
Revising and Editing Your Own Essay
Practicing Cause/Effect: From Reading to Writing
Reading Workshop
Linda Lee Andujar, “Shedding the Weight of My Dad’s Obsession”
Stacey Colino, “Happiness Is Catching: Why Emotions Are Contagious”
Writing Workshop
17 Arguing
Preparing to Write an Argument Essay
Reading an Argument Essay
Bob Herbert, “Jim Crow Policing”
Discovering How This Essay Works
Writing an Argument Essay
Reading the Prompt
Thinking About the Prompt
Guidelines for Writing an Argument Essay
Writing a Draft of Your Essay
Revising and Editing
Reading a Student Essay
Cyndi Pourgerami, “Online vs. Traditional Classes”
Revising and Editing the Student Essay
Reading Your Own Argument Essay
Revising and Editing Your Own Essay
Practicing Argument: From Reading to Writing
Reading Workshop
Warner Todd Huston, “Wrong Call for Regulating Sexting”
Michelle Minton, “Lower the Drinking Age for Everyone”
Jody Montgomery, “Parenting in Progress: Underage Drinking is Not OK”
Writing Workshop
Part III The Research Paper
18 Recognizing a Research Paper
Mary Minor, “Children as Robots”
19 Avoiding Plagiarism
Common Knowledge
Original Ideas
Using and Synthesizing Sources
Direct Quotation, Paraphrase, and Summary
Taking Notes on Sources
20 Finding Sources
Credibility of Sources
Consulting Academic Databases
Searching for Web Sites
Using the Library
21 Writing a Research Paper
Choose a Subject
Write a Thesis Statement
Find Sources to Support Your Thesis
Take Notes on Your Sources
Make a Working Outline
Write Your Introduction
Develop Your Supporting Paragraphs
Use Your Sources as Evidence
Write Your Conclusion
Add a Creative Title
Check Your Documentation Format
22 Documenting Sources
Introducing Your Sources
Documentation Format
Using a Handbook
23 Revising and Editing a Research Paper
Revising and Editing a Student’s Research Paper
Rick Schroeder, “Space Bucks”
Revising and Editing Your Own Research Paper
24 Writing Workshop
Writing a Research Paper
Revising Workshop
Editing Workshop
Reflecting on Your Writing
Part IV The Handbook
< Unit 1 The Basics
25 Parts of Speech
26 Phrases and Clauses
< Unit 2 Sentences
27 Subjects and Verbs
28 Fragments
29 Fused Sentences and Comma Splices
< Unit 3 Verbs
30 Regular and Irregular Verbs
31 Verb Tense
32 Subject—Verb Agreement
33 More on Verbs
< Unit 4 Pronouns
34 Pronoun Problems
35 Pronoun Reference and Point of View
36 Pronoun Agreement
< Unit 5 Modifiers
37 Adjectives
38 Adverbs
39 Modifier Errors
< Unit 6 Punctuation
40 End Punctuation
41 Commas
42 Apostrophes
43 Quotation Marks
44 Other Punctuation Marks
< Unit 7 Mechanics
45 Capitalization
46 Abbreviations and Numbers
< Unit 8 Effective Sentences
47 Varying Sentence Structure
48 Parallelism
49 Combining Sentences
< Unit 9 Choosing the Right Word
50 Standard and Nonstandard English
51 Easily Confused Words
52 Spelling
Appendixes
Credits
Index
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