Reading Critically, Writing Well 9e: A Reader and Guide,9780312607616

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Reading Critically, Writing Well 9e: A Reader and Guide

by Axelrod; Cooper; Warriner

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9780312607616

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031260761X

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1/4/2011

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Bedford/St. Martin's

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Summary

Adapting the immensely successful approach ofThe St. Martin's Guide to Writing, Axelrod and Cooper have bridged the gap between reader and rhetoric to create a book that provides both structure for students and flexibility for instructors. By learning and consistently practicing the strategies of Reading for Meaning and Reading Like a Writer, students realize the importance of critical thinking and reading in becoming a good writer in college and beyond. Eight chapters, each with four professional and two student essays, provide step-by-step guides to applying this knowledge in reading and writing specific genres ranging from autobiography to argument.

Chapter 1 Academic Habits of Mind: Thinking, Reading, and Writing in College
Thinking Critically

Understanding Academic Discourse

Reading Critically

Writing Well

Chapter 2 Autobiography
The Writing Assignment
Writing Situations for Autobiography
Thinking about your Experience with Autobiography
A Guide to Reading Autobiography
Annie Dillard, An American Childhood
     Reading for Meaning
     Reading like a Writer
     A Special Reading Strategy: Comparing and Contrasting Related Readings
Readings
     Saira Shah, Longing to Belong
     Luis J. Rodriguez, Always Running
A Special Reading Strategy: Contextualizing
     *Alexsandra Crapanzano, Lobster Lessons
Analyzing Visuals
     Brad Benioff, Rick (Student Essay)
     Jean Brandt, Calling Home (Student Essay)
Reviewing What Makes Autobiography Effective
A Guide to Writing Autobiography
     Invention and Research
     Drafting
     Working with Sources
     Reading a Draft Critically
     Revising
     Editing and Proofreading
Reflecting on What You Have Learned

Chapter 3 Observation
Readings
     The New Yorker, Soup
     *Susan Orlean, Show Dog
     John T. Edge, I'm Not Leaving Until I Eat This Thing
Analyzing Visuals
A Special Reading Strategy: Comparing and Contrasting Related Readings
     Peggy Orenstein, The Daily Grind: Lessons in the Hidden Curriculum
A Special Reading Strategy: Looking for Patterns of Opposition
     Brian Cable, The Last Stop (Student Essay)
     *Juan Diego Arellano, A Trip to the Dentist (Student Essay)

Chapter 4 Reflection
Readings
     Brent Staples, Black Men and Public Space
     *Dana Jennings, Our Scars Tell the Stories of Our Lives
A Special Reading Strategy: Exploring the Significance of Figurative Language
Analyzing Visuals
     Steven Doloff, A Universe Lies on the Sidewalks of New York
     *Firoozeh Dumas, The “F” Word
     Wendy Lee, Peeling Bananas (Student Essay)
A Special Reading Strategy: Comparing and Contrasting Related Readings
     Katherine Haines, Whose Body Is This? (Student Essay)

Chapter 5 Explaining Concepts
Readings
     *Chris Anderson, The Long Tail
Analyzing Visuals
     Deborah Tannen, Marked Women
     Beth L. Bailey, Dating
     *Kathleen A. Bogle, “Hooking Up”: What Educators Need to Know
A Special Reading Strategy: Comparing and Contrasting Related Readings
     Linh Kieu Ngo, Cannibalism: It Still Exists (Student Essay)
A Special Reading Strategy: Summarizing
     *Justin Ton, Hip-Hop You Don't Stop (Student Essay)

Chapter 6 Position Paper
Readings
     *Brian Greene, Put a Little Science in Your Life
     Karen Stabiner, Boys Here, Girls There: Sure, If Equality's the Goal
A Special Reading Strategy: Comparing and Contrasting Related Readings
     *Christina Page, A Mom before the Prom
Analyzing Visuals
A Special Reading Strategy: Comparing and Contrasting Related Readings
     *David L. Kirp, Diversity Hypocrisy: The Myriad, and Often Perverse, Implications of Admissions Policies
A Special Reading Strategy: Evaluating the Logic of an Argument
     *Tan-Li Hsu, High on Caffeine: Regulating Energy Drinks (Student Essay)
A Special Reading Strategy: Using a Toulmin Analysis
     Jessica Statsky, Children Need to Play, Not Compete (Student Essay)

Chapter 7 Evaluation
Readings
     Amitai Etzioni, Working at McDonald's
     *James Berardinelli, Avatar
Analyzing Visuals
     *Tom Maurstad, Avatar
A Special Reading Strategy: Comparing and Contrasting Related Readings
     *Christine Rosen, The Myth of Multitasking
     Christine Romano, Jessica Statsky's “Children Need to Play, Not Compete”: An Evaluation (Student Essay)

A Special Reading Strategy: Comparing and Contrasting Related Readings
*Larry Ballestros, A Winning Formula? A Review of Slumdog Millionaire (Student Essay)

Chapter 8 Speculating about Causes or Effects
Readings
     Stephen King, Why We Crave Horror Movies
     *Claudia Wallis, The Multitasking Generation
A Special Reading Strategy: Evaluating the Logic of an Argument
     *Cass Sunstein, To Become an Extremist, Hang Around with People You Agree With
A Special Reading Strategy: Comparing and Contrasting Related Readings
     *Nicholas Carr, Is Google Making Us Stupid?
Analyzing Visuals
     *Jeremy Khella, The Route to American Obesity (Student Essay)
     Joshua Slick, Not Just for Nerds Anymore (Student Essay)

Chapter 9 Proposal to Solve a Problem
Readings
     *Steven Hill, Instant Runoff Voting
Analyzing Visuals
     William F. Shughart II, Why Not a Football Degree?
     Gary Beck, Not Your Everyday Homeless Proposal
     Karen Kornbluh, Win-Win Flexibility
A Special Reading Strategy: Recognizing Emotional Manipulation
     Patrick O'Malley, More Testing, More Learning (Student Essay)
A Special Reading Strategy: Comparing and Contrasting Related Readings
     Jeff Varley, High-School Starting Time (Student Essay)

Appendix 1 A Catalog of Critical Reading Strategies
Annotating
     Martin Luther King Jr., An Annotated Sample from “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
Previewing
Outlining
Summarizing
Paraphrasing
Synthesizing
Questioning to Understand and Remember
Contextualizing
Reflecting on Challenges to Your Beliefs and Values
Exploring the Significance of Figurative Language
Looking for Patterns of Opposition
Evaluating the Logic of an Argument
Using a Toulmin Analysis
Recognizing Logical Fallacies
Recognizing Emotional Manipulation
Judging the Writer's Credibility
Comparing and Contrasting Related Readings
     Public Statement by Eight Alabama Clergymen
     Lewis H. Van Dusen Jr., Legitimate Pressures and Illegitimate Results

Appendix 2 Strategies for Research and Documentation
Conducting Research
Evaluating Sources Critically
Integrating Sources with Your Own Writing
Acknowledging Sources

*Appendix 3 Strategies for Analyzing Visuals

Criteria for Analyzing Visuals

A Sample Analysis
Paul Taylor's Analysis of Emerging Man
Paul Taylor, The Rising (Student Essay)
Exercises

Acknowledgments
Index to Methods of Development
Index of Authors, Titles, and Terms