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9780495899860

The Sundance Reader (with 2009 MLA Update Card)

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    9780495899860

  • ISBN10:

    0495899860

  • Edition: 5th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-05-20
  • Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

THE SUNDANCE READER, 5e, contains over eighty readings drawn from a range of academic disciplines and professions. This exceptional collection of essays and articles includes both classic and contemporary authors' writings that pertain to topics as varied as the environment, culture, social issues, the media, and business. The diversity of topics in THE SUNDANCE READER appeals to students of all backgrounds and interests and emphasizes critical thinking, careful analysis, and effective writing to help you master essential composition skills you can apply in other courses and throughout your career. Students receive the most up-to-date information on MLA documentation with the enclosed tri-fold card providing NEW 2009 MLA Handbook formats.

Table of Contents

The Writing Context
How We Write
The Writer
The Writer's Purpose
The Writer's Role
The Reader
Individual Readers
Extended Readerships
The Perceptual World
The Discipline
Writing Contexts
The Writing Process
Critical Thinking
Avoiding Errors in Critical Thinking
Strategies for Enhancing Critical Thinking
Prewriting
Moving from Topic to Thesis
Elements of a Thesis Statement
Supporting the Thesis
Developing Outlines
How to Write an Essay
Strategies for Creating a Composing Style
Writing the Whole Composition
Prewriting
Planning
First Draft with Revision Notes
Revised Draft with Instructor's Annotations
Final Draft
Writing on a Computer
Strategies for Writing on a Computer
Collaborative Writing
Strategies for Collaborative Writing
Writer's Block
Strategies for Overcoming Writer's Block
Critical Reading
Reading Critically
Strategies for Critical Reading
Cornel WestBlack Political Leadership (annotated essay)
Using The Sundance Reader
Analyzing Visual Images
Photographs, Film, and Video
Perspective and Contrast Context
Visual Connotations
Timing and Duplication Manipulating Images
Gender and Cultural Issues
Perception and Analysis
Strategies for Analyzing Visual Images
Narration: Relating Events
What Is Narration?
The Writer's Purpose
Focus
Chronology
Strategies for Reading Narration
Understanding Meaning
Evaluating Strategy
Appreciating Language
Take This Fish and Look at It (annotated essay)
A Doctor's Dilemma
Champion of the World
Ramon "Tianguis" Pe?rez, The Fender-Bender
Thirty-Eight Who Saw a Murder and Didn't Call the Police
Ebola River
The Arrangement
Blending the Modes
Shooting an Elephant
Writing Beyond the Classroom
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Interrogation of Lee Harvey Oswald
Walter Lord, The Reconstructed Logbook of the Titanic
Responding to Images: New Orleans Following Hurricane Katrina, September 2005
Strategies for Writing Narration
Suggested Topics for Writing Narration
Student Paper, Spare Change
Narration Checklist
Description: Presenting Impressions
What Is Description?
Objective and Subjective Description
The Language of Description
Strategies for Reading Descriptions
Understanding Meaning
Evaluating Strategy
Appreciating Language
Jonathan Schell, Letter from Ground Zero (annotated essay)
Lansing LamontThe Bomb
Truman Capote, Out There
Luis Alberto Urrea, Border Story
Jos? Antonio Burciaga, My Ecumenical Father
Unforgettable Miss Bessie
The Way to Rainy Mountain
American Islam
Blending the Modes
Once More to the Lake
Writing Beyond the Classroom
Hard Rock Caf? Want Ad
The Resume of Monica Ramos
Responding to Images: Seattle Street Kids with Gun, 1983
Strategies for Writing Description
Suggested Topics for Descriptive Writing
Student Paper, My Bug
Description Checklist
Definition: Establishing Meaning
What Is Definition?
Methods of Definition
The Purpose of Definition
Definition in Context
Strategies for Reading Definitions
Understanding Meaning
Evaluating Strategy
Appreciating Language
Dyslexia (annotated essay)
Dan Cook, and Cristina Garcia, Spanglish
The Company Man
The Hoax
Needs
He Talk Like A White Boy
TV Addiction
Blending the Modes
The EconomistWhat Is Terrorism?
Writing Beyond the Classroom: Two Definitions of Depression
The Encyclopedia of Psychology, Depression
What Is Depression
Responding to Images: Anti-Gay Marriage Protest in Boston, 2004
Strategies for Writing Definitions
Suggested Topics for Writing Definitions
Student Paper, Disneyland Dads
Definition Checklist
Comparison and Contrast: Indicating Similarities and Differences
What Is Comparison and Contrast?
The Purposes of Comparison and Contrast
Organizing Comparison and Contrast Papers
Strategies for Reading Comparison and Contrast
Understanding Meaning
Evaluating Strategy
Appreciating Language
Chinese Space, American Space (annotated essay)
A Fable for Tomorrow
Suzanne Britt Neat People vs. Sloppy People
Britt observes that neat people are lazier than sloppy people
Bruce Catton, Grant and Lee
Maman and America
Two Ways to Belong to America
Blending the Modes
Asians and Hispanics
Writing Beyond the Classroom
Communication Styles: United States and Taiwan
Responding to Images
Strategies for Writing Comparison and Contrast
Suggested Topics for Comparison and Contrast Writing
Student Paper, Parallel States: Israel and Ireland
Comparison and Contrast Checklist
Analysis: Making Evaluations
What Is Analysis?
Subjective and Objective Analysis
Detailed Observation
Critical Thinking for Writing Analysis
Strategies for Reading Analysis
Understanding Meaning
Evaluating Strategy
Appreciating Language
Judy Brady, Why I Want a Wife (annotated essay)
Kathleen Deveny with Raina Kelley, Girls Gone Wild: What Are Celebs Teaching Kids?
Walter Benn Michaels, The Trouble With Diversity
Benjamin Radford, How Television Distorts Reality
Darrell Huff, How to Lie with Statistics
Who's Listening to Your Cell Phone Calls?
The Tyranny of Imagery
Blending the Modes
Philip Gourevitch, What They Saw at the Holocaust Museum
Writing Beyond the Classroom
Surreptitious Recording of Suspects' Conversations
Responding to Images: Paris Hilton Arrives at Teen Choice Awards, 2004
Strategies for Writing Analysis
Suggested Topics for Writing Analysis
Student Paper, Endless War
Analysis Checklist
Division and Classification: Separating Into Parts and Rating Categories
What Are Division and Classification?
Division
Critical Thinking for Writing Division
Classification
Critical Thinking for Writing Classification
Strategies for Reading Division and Classification
Understanding Meaning
Evaluating Strategy
Appreciating Language
Russell Baker, The Plot Against People (annotated essay)
Good Friends--and Such Good Friends
Three Ways of Meeting Oppression
Four Kinds of Chance
Three Kinds of Discipline tephanie Ericsson
The Ways We Lie
The Seven Deadly Sins of Students
Blending the Modes
Northrop Frye, Our Three Languages
Writing Beyond the Classroom
Black's Law Dictionary, Homicide
Motion Picture Association of America, Parents: Stay Ahead of the Curve! Responding to Images: Symbols of Three Faiths
Strategies for Division and Classification Writing
Suggested Topics for Division and Classification Writing
Student Paper, Hispanics on Campus
Division and Classification Checklist
Process: Explaining How Things Work and Giving Directions
What Is Process?
Explaining How Things Work
Critical Thinking for Writing Explanations
Giving Directions
Critical Thinking for Writing Directions
Strategies for Reading Process
Understanding Meaning
Evaluating Strategy
Appreciating Language
How to Mark a Book (annotated essay)
How to Write a Letter
Fender Benders: Legal Do's and Don't's
How Our Skins Got Their Color
Don't Let "Phishers" Steal from You
Resumes That Rate a Second Look
Seeing Your Way Past Interview Jitters
Evaluating a Job Opportunity
Blending the Modes
My First Conk
Writing Beyond the Classroom
Cleaning Battery Terminals
Responding to Images: Election Day
Strategies for Process Writing
Suggested Topics for Process Writing
Student Paper, Securing Your Home
Process Checklist
cause and Effect: Determining Reasons and Predicting Results
What Is Cause and Effect?
Deduction and Induction
Establishing Causes
Predicting Results
Critical Thinking for Cause-and-Effect Writing
Strategies for Reading Cause and Effect
Understanding Meaning
Evaluating Strategy
Appreciating Language
The Effects of the Telephone (annotated essay)
Why Schools Don't Educate
Katha Pollitt Why Boys Don't Play With Dolls
Refuse to Live in Fear
Who Killed Benny Paret
Blending the Modes
Black Men and Public Space
Opposing Viewpoints: The "Abuse Excuse."
The "Abuse Excuse" Is Detrimental to the Justice System
The Abuse Defense Balances the Justice System
Writing Beyond the Classroom
The Declaration of Independence
Solving Printer Operation Problems
Responding to Images: Starbucks Caf?, Kuwait
Strategies for Cause-and-Effect Writing
Suggested Topics for Cause-and-Effect Writing
Student Paper, Why They Hate Us
Cause-and-Effect Checklist
argument and Persuasion: Influencing Readers
What Is Argument and Persuasion?
Persuasive Appeals
Appealing to Hostile Readers
Critical Thinking for Writing Argument and Persuasion
Strategies for Reading Argument and Persuasion
Understanding Meaning
Evaluating Strategy
Appreciating Language
Anna Quindlen, Uncle Sam and Aunt Samantha: It's Simple Fairness: Women as Well as Men Should Be Required to Register for the Draft (annotated essay)
Blending the Modes
In Praise of the "F" Word
Opposing Viewpoints: Capital Punishment
Death and Justice: How Capital Punishment Affirms Life
Why I Changed My Mind on the Death Penalty
Opposing Viewpoints: Granting Legal Status to Illegal Immigrants
Illegal Immigrant Workers Should be Granted Legal Status
Illegal Immigrants Should Not be Granted Legal Status
Opposing Viewpoints: Ethnic Identity
Hyphenated Americans
Still Hyphenated Americans
Writing Beyond the Classroom
Letter to President RooseveltAugust 2, 193
Covenant House Needs Your Help Covenant House
Responding to Images: Sign Warning Drivers of Illegal Immigrants
Strategies for Writing Argument and Persuasion
Suggested Topics for Writing Argument and Persuasion
Student Paper, Why a Black Student Union?
Argument and Persuasion Checklist
Appendix: Writer's Guide to Documenting Sources
What Is Documentation?
Why Document Sources?
When to Document
What Not to Document
What to Document
Evaluating Internet Sources Checklist
Using Quotations
Using Paraphrases
Using MLA Documentation
Building a Works Cited List
In-text Citations
Sources and Sample Documented Essay
Using APA Documentation
Building a Reference List
In-text Citations
Strategies for Avoiding Common Documentation Problems
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