Writing : A Guide for College and Beyond

by Faigley, Lester

• ISBN13: 9780321396266
• ISBN10: 032139626X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

Writing: A Guide for College and Beyonduses written instruction and visual tools to teach how to read, write, and research effectively for different purposes. Teaches how to read, write and research. Writing Guidelines, Critical Reading, Research. General Interest, Writing

Table of Contents

The Writer as Explorer
Making Discoveries
Look with new eyes	p. 3
Explore the world	p. 4
Find a territory	p. 6
Use guides	p. 10
Reading to Explore
Become a critical reader	p. 13
Look with a critical eye	p. 14
Read actively	p. 16
Recognize fallacies	p. 18
Respond as a reader	p. 20
Planning a Journey
Determine your direction	p. 23
Write a thesis	p. 24
Plan your route	p. 26
Returning and Revising
See again	p. 28
Evaluate your draft	p. 29
Respond to others	p. 31
Pay attention to details last	p. 32
The Writer as Guide
Writing in College
Understand the demands of writing in college	p. 37
Think about your aim	p. 38
Think about your genre	p. 40
Writing Effectively
Understand the rhetorical situation	p. 43
Think about your audience	p. 44
Think about your credibility	p. 46
Become an effective writer	p. 48
Got Roddick?	p. 49
Reflecting
Writing reflections	p. 54
An effective reflection
Some Lines for a Younger Brother...	p. 56
How to read reflections	p. 60
Editorial
Two Ways to Belong in America	p. 61
Short Story
A Blizzard Under Blue Sky	p. 64
Memoir
Arrival: 1960	p. 71
Essay
Let It Snow	p. 74
Blog
Just Another Soldier	p. 77
Essay
Why I Hunt: A Predator's Meditation	p. 81
Essay
Mother Tongue	p. 85
How to write a reflection	p. 90
Student essay
The Miracle Quilt	p. 102
Projects	p. 106
Observing
Writing observations	p. 110
An effective observation
Living Like Weasels	p. 112
How to read observations	p. 117
Travel Account
The First Descent of the Grand Canyon	p. 118
Photo Essay
Photographs of Japanese-Americans at Manzanar	p. 123
Essay
A Small Place	p. 128
Article
Low Wages, Strong Backs	p. 133
Travel Account
The Travelogue of an Astronomer	p. 142
How to write an observation	p. 146
Student essay
Chemistry 105: An Analysis of Classroom Dynamics in a Large Lecture Course	p. 160
Projects	p. 164
Informing
Reporting information	p. 168
Effective informative writing
The Emperor's Giraffe	p. 171
How to read informative writing	p. 176
Profile
Russell Simmons	p. 177
Essay
How Do I Love Thee?	p. 184
Executive Summary
The National Commission on Writing for America's Families, Schools, and Colleges: Writing: A Ticket to Work...Or a Ticket Out	p. 194
Instruction
Building a Shelter	p. 197
Information Web Site
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Visitor Information: View LavaSafely	p. 200
How to write to inform	p. 204
Student report
The Life Cycle of Stars	p. 222
Projects	p. 230
Analyzing Texts
Writing to analyze	p. 234
Writing a rhetorical analysis	p. 236
Writing a visual analysis	p. 238
Writing a literary analysis	p. 240
An effective analysis
Straight from the Heart	p. 242
How to read analyses	p. 247
Article
The Collapse of Big Media: The Young and the Restless	p. 248
Essay
Race, Gender, and Civilization at the Columbian Exposition	p. 256
Building
The Ray and Maria Stata Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology	p. 261
Corporate Logo
Landor Associates: Federal Express Logo	p. 264
Product Design
Volkswagen Beetle	p. 266
Short Story
Everyday Use	p. 269
Literary Analysis
"Make Something of Yourself": Symbolism in Alice Walkers "Everyday Use"	p. 278
Short Story
Love in L.A.	p. 281
How to write a rhetorical analysis	p. 284
Student rhetorical analysis
Investigating 'Independence": An Analysis of Frederick Douglass's Speech, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"	p. 296
Projects	p. 302
Analyzing Causes
Writing to analyze causes	p. 306
An effective causal analysis
Pesticides, Parasite May Cause Frog Deformities	p. 310
How to read causal analyses	p. 314
Essay
New Orleans' Blessing; New Orleans' Curse	p. 315
Essay
If You Build It, They Will Come-on Foot	p. 320
Essay
Why Should I Be Nice To You? Coffee Shops and the Politics of Good Service	p. 326
Article
Barbie's Body May Be Perfect, but Critics Remind Us It's Plastic	p. 335
Article
Television Violence and Aggression	p. 339
Leaflet
Operation Iraqi Freedom Leaflets	p. 342
How to write a causal analysis	p. 344
Student causal analysis
Borrowing Bling: The Appeal of Hip-hop to Young White Men	p. 360
Projects	p. 364
Evaluating
Writing to evaluate	p. 368
An effective evaluation
The Aesthetics of Wind Power	p. 371
How to read evaluations	p. 376
Article
Learning to Love PowerPoint	p. 377
Opinion
PowerPoint Is Evil	p. 380
Review
McNasty: The New "Healthy" Fast Food Items Taste Bad (and Aren 't So Healthy Either)	p. 384
Essay
Gangsta Rap and American Culture	p. 390
Article
The Nitpicking Nation	p. 398
How to write an evaluation	p. 402
Student essay
Stop Loss or "Loss of Trust"	p. 416
Projects	p. 422
Arguing for a Position
Writing a position argument	p. 426
An effective position argument
Take My Privacy, Please!	p. 430
How to read position arguments	p. 435
Speech
What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?	p. 436
Speech
Treaty Oration	p. 444
Article
The Color of Mayhem	p. 448
Letter
Hillary vs. "Grand Theft Auto"	p. 452
Article
Life Without Health Insurance	p. 455
Advertisements
Buff Daddy	p. 458
Food Cops Bust Cookie Monster	p. 459
How to write a position argument	p. 460
Student argument
Speech Doesn't Have to be Pretty to Be Protected	p. 476
Projects	p. 482
Arguing for Change
Making an argument for change	p. 486
An effective argument for change
The Declaration of Independence	p. 490
How to read arguments for change	p. 495
Essay
A Trail of DNA and Data	p. 496
Article
Coal in a Nice Shade of Green	p. 500
Speech
Building the Interstate Highway System	p. 503
Grant Proposal
Monterey County Fire Chiefs Association
Breaking the Fire Department's Language Barrier	p. 507
Web Site
U.S. Armed Forces
United States Marine Corps Recruitment	p. 513
Article
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Are Muscular Men the Best of All?	p. 518
How to write an argument for change	p. 522
Student argument
Let's Make It a Real Melting Pot with Presidential Hopes for All	p. 538
Projects	p. 544
The Writer as Researcher
Planning Research
Analyze the research task	p. 549
Ask a question	p. 550
Determine what you need	p. 551
Draft a working thesis	p. 553
How to plan research	p. 554
Researcher at work	p. 555
Exploring Libraries
Determine the print sources you need	p. 557
Search using keywords	p. 558
Find books	p. 559
Find journal articles	p. 560
Evaluate print sources	p. 562
Start a working bibliography	p. 563
How to explore libraries	p. 564
Researcher at work	p. 565
Exploring Online Libraries
Find Information in databases	p. 567
Construct effective searches	p. 568
Locate elements of a citation	p. 569
How to explore online libraries	p. 570
Researcher at work	p. 571
Exploring the Web
Find Information on the Web	p. 573
Evaluate Web sources	p. 575
Find visual sources online	p. 577
How to explore the Web	p. 578
Researcher at work	p. 579
Exploring in the Field
Conduct interviews	p. 581
Administer surveys	p. 582
Make observations	p. 584
How to conduct field research	p. 586
Researcher at world	p. 587
Writing the Research Paper
Plan your organization	p. 589
Avoid plagiarism	p. 590
Quote sources without plagiarizing	p. 591
Summarize and paraphrase sources without plagiarizing	p. 593
Incorporate quotations	p. 595
Incorporate visuals	p. 598
Review your research project	p. 599
How to write a research paper	p. 600
Researcher at work	p. 601
MLA Documentation
Elements of MLA documentation	p. 604
Entries in the works cited list	p. 605
In-text citations in MLA style	p. 607
Books in MLA-style works cited	p. 610
Periodicals in MLA-style works cited	p. 614
Online sources in MLA-style works cited	p. 618
Other sources in MLA-style works cited	p. 622
Visual sources in MLA-style works cited	p. 623
Sample MLA paper
It's Time to Shut Down the Identity Theft Racket	p. 624
APA Documentation
APA citations	p. 634
In-text citations in APA style	p. 635
Books in APA-style references list	p. 637
Periodicals in APA-style references list	p. 640
Online sources in APA-style references list	p. 643
Other sources in APA-style references list	p. 646
APA reports of research	p. 646
Sample APA paper
Her Life Depends On It	p. 647
The Writer as Designer
Thinking Visually
Communicate with visuals and words	p. 657
Understand visual and verbal concepts	p. 658
Creating Visuals
Know when to use images and graphics	p. 663
Take pictures that aren't boring	p. 664
Compose images	p. 665
Edit images	p. 666
Create tables, charts, and graphs	p. 667
Designing for Print
Start with your readers	p. 669
Use headings and subheadings effectively	p. 670
Design pages	p. 671
Understand typography	p. 672
The Writer as Editor
Designing a Web Site
Plan a Web site	p. 679
Make your site visually effective	p. 680
Make navigation easy	p. 681
Delivering Presentations
Plan a presentation	p. 683
Design effective visuals	p. 684
Give a memorable presentation	p. 685
Working as a Team
Organize a team	p. 687
Understand the team process	p. 688
Work as a team	p. 689
Writing Effective Paragraphs
Develop paragraphs	p. 693
Pay attention to paragraph length	p. 694
Link within and across paragraphs	p. 696
Start fast	p. 698
Conclude with strength	p. 700
Summary for editing paragraphs	p. 701
Writing Effective Sentences
Understand sentence basics	p. 703
Pay attention to verbs	p. 705
Stay active	p. 706
Find characters	p. 707
Write concise sentences	p. 708
Write ethical sentences	p. 709
Match structure with ideas	p. 710
Summary for editing sentences	p. 711
Avoiding Errors
Fix fragments	p. 713
Fix run-on sentences	p. 714
Fix comma spices	p. 715
Make verbs agree with subjects	p. 716
Make pronouns agree	p. 717
Fix shifts	p. 718
Use modifiers correctly	p. 719
Place modifiers carefully	p. 720
Summary for editing for errors	p. 721
Understanding Punctuation and Conventions
Identify where commas are needed	p. 723
Place commas correctly with modifiers	p. 724
Place commas correctly with clauses and phrases	p. 725
Use semicolons and colons correctly	p. 726
Use hyphens, dashes, and parentheses correctly	p. 727
Use quotation marks correctly	p. 728
Use other punctuation correctly	p. 729
Understand print conventions	p. 730
Summary for punctuation and conventions	p. 731
Writing in a Second Language
Understand how languages differ	p. 733
Understand nouns in English	p. 734
Understand articles in English	p. 735
Understand verbs and modifiers in English	p. 736
Understand English sentence structure	p. 738
Summary for second-language writers	p. 739
Appendixes
Writing Essay Exams	p. 740
Creating Portfolios	p. 742
Credits	p. 746
Index	p. 748
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