Writing, Reading, and Research

by Veit, Richard; Gould, Christopher; Clifford, John

• ISBN13: 9780205200337
• ISBN10: 0205200338
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-01-01
• Publisher: SCHOLG

Summary

Flexible and goal-oriented, this text integrates instruction in reading, writing, and research with topical, interdisciplinary readings and concludes with a research handbook. Helps readers write more effective research papers. Analytical reading, paraphrasing, summarizing, synthesizing, writing the research paper. Anyone interested in writing better research papers.

Table of Contents

To the Instructor	xv
PART I: WRITING, READING, AND RESEARCH	1	(434)
Introduction to Writing, Reading, and Research	3	(50)
Writing	4	(27)
Writing Habits and Strategies	5	(3)
Audience and Purpose	8	(8)
Prewriting	16	(5)
The First Draft	21	(7)
Peer Review	28	(1)
Rewriting	29	(1)
Editing and Proofreading	30	(1)
Discovering Your Own Writing Rules	30	(1)
Reading	31	(14)
Interpreting Reading	31	(3)
Responding to Reading	34	(4)
Reading Response Groups	38	(7)
Research	45	(2)
Reading Selection: ``Precious Dangers,''	47	(4)
Melissa Holbrook Pierson
Freewriting	50	(1)
Group Work	50	(1)
Review Questions	50	(1)
Discussion Questions	51	(1)
Writing	51	(1)
About the Rest of This Book	51	(2)
Strategies for Reading	53	(36)
Interpretation	53	(1)
Context	54	(3)
Strategies for Understanding	57	(27)
Prereading Strategies	58	(1)
Sources of Information	58	(3)
Textual Clues	61	(2)
Transitions	63	(2)
Reading with a Pencil	65	(1)
Annotating and Underlining for Recall	66	(7)
Annotating to Stimulate Response	73	(6)
Keeping a Reading Journal	79	(5)
Reading Selection: ``Meat Viewed as Staple of Chimp Diet and Mores,''	84	(5)
Verne G. Kopytoff
Freewriting	87	(1)
Group Work	87	(1)
Review Questions	87	(1)
Discussion Questions	87	(1)
Writing	88	(1)
Writing a Paraphrase	89	(24)
Paraphrase as a Reading Strategy	89	(2)
Using Paraphrase in Writing	91	(16)
Paraphrasing for a Different Audience	92	(9)
Paraphrasing an Argument	101	(3)
Paraphrasing in Research Papers	104	(3)
Reading Selection: ``Melatonin,''	107	(6)
Geoffrey Cowley
Freewriting	111	(1)
Group Work	111	(1)
Review Questions	111	(1)
Discussion Questions	111	(1)
Writing	111	(2)
Reading for the Main Idea	113	(19)
General and Specific Statements	113	(2)
Deductive and Inductive Organization	115	(2)
Thesis Statements and Topic Sentences	117	(2)
Identifying Topic Sentences	118	(1)
Restating the Main Idea	119	(6)
Paragraphs with Implied Main Ideas	120	(3)
Discovering Implications	123	(2)
A Further Comment on Paragraphs	125	(2)
Reading Selection: ``Maybe, Maybe Not,''	127	(5)
Annette Kornblum
Freewriting	130	(1)
Group Work	130	(1)
Review Questions	131	(1)
Discussion Questions	131	(1)
Writing	131	(1)
Writing a Summary	132	(24)
Summary and Paraphrase	133	(1)
Writing Summaries	134	(6)
A Process for Summarizing Longer Passages	135	(5)
Uses of Summary	140	(7)
Summarizing an Argument	140	(1)
Summarizing in Research Papers	141	(6)
Reading Selection: ``Against All Odds,''	147	(9)
Ron Suskind
Freewriting	154	(1)
Group Work	154	(1)
Review Questions	155	(1)
Discussion Questions	155	(1)
Writing	155	(1)
Synthesizing Sources: Writing a Summary Report	156	(39)
Writing a Brief Summary Report	156	(19)
Writing an Objective Report on Sources	175	(6)
Acknowledging Sources---The Obligation of Scholarship	181	(7)
The List of Works Cited	182	(3)
Parenthetical Notes	185	(3)
Reading Selections: ``Talk Radio or Hate Radio,''
Timothy Egan
``Toxic Speech,''	188	(3)
Jonathan Alter
``In Defense of Prejudice,''	191	(4)
Jonathan Rauch
Freewriting	193	(1)
Group Work	193	(1)
Review Questions	194	(1)
Discussion Questions	194	(1)
Writing	194	(1)
Analytical Reading and Writing	195	(27)
Analyzing the Parts	196	(18)
Purpose	197	(2)
Audience	199	(3)
Main Idea	202	(3)
Development	205	(4)
Organization and Coherence	209	(5)
Writing a Brief Reading Analysis	214	(4)
Reading Selection: ``Family Resemblances,''	218	(4)
Jennifer Nathanson
Freewriting	220	(1)
Group Work	221	(1)
Review Questions	221	(1)
Discussion Questions	221	(1)
Writing	221	(1)
Beginning a Research Project	222	(43)
The Research Paper	222	(1)
Primary and Secondary Research	223	(1)
Benefits of Doing Research	224	(2)
Learning an Essential Skill	224	(1)
Contributing to Scholarship	225	(1)
Gaining Personal Knowledge	225	(1)
The Research Process	226	(1)
A Research Assignment	226	(3)
The Finished Product	229	(25)
A Sample Standard Research Paper	229	(11)
A Sample Personal Research Paper	240	(14)
Your Research Schedule: Planning in Advance	254	(1)
The Benefits of Word Processing	255	(1)
A Research Notebook	256	(1)
Your Research Topic	256	(2)
Generating Ideas	258	(7)
Brainstorming	258	(4)
Developing an Idea: Clustering	262	(3)
Tools for Finding Sources	265	(29)
Beginning Your Research	265	(1)
Your Campus Library	266	(1)
Electronic Resources	266	(2)
Networks	267	(1)
Using Your Library's Research Tools	268	(8)
Using Your Library's OPAC	269	(1)
Searching Library Holdings	269	(5)
Encyclopedias and Other General Reference Works	274	(2)
Finding Articles: Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers	276	(1)
Locating Periodicals	276	(1)
Microforms	276	(1)
Library Vandalism---A Crime against Scholarship	276	(1)
Using Electronic Databases	277	(12)
InfoTrac Databases	277	(6)
NewsBank Databases	283	(1)
ERIC	284	(1)
GPO and Other CD-ROM Databases	285	(1)
GPO---Finding Government Publications and Pamphlets	286	(3)
Internet Resources	289	(4)
World Wide Web Files	290	(1)
Web Search Engines	290	(3)
Finding Other Internet Resources	293	(1)
The Reference Librarian---The Most Resourceful Resource	293	(1)
Finding Sources Outside the Library: Conducting Interviews and Writing Letters	294	(7)
Interviewing Sources	294	(4)
Arranging the Interview	295	(1)
Conducting the Interview	296	(2)
Writing for Information	298	(1)
Still Other Sources	299	(2)
Putting Your Sources to Work	301	(19)
A Research Prospectus	301	(1)
The Working Bibliography	302	(1)
Using Your Written Sources	303	(12)
Reading Your Sources	306	(2)
Evaluating Your Sources	308	(1)
Narrowing Your Paper's Focus	309	(2)
Formulating and Refining a Plan	311	(1)
Taking Notes on Note Cards	312	(3)
Avoiding Plagiarism	315	(5)
Reporting on Sources: Paraphrase and Quotation	320	(33)
The Conventions of Reporting	321	(1)
Options for Presenting Sources	321	(2)
Acknowledging Sources	323	(2)
Relying on Experts	325	(1)
Paraphrasing Sources	326	(2)
Quoting Sources	328	(12)
Punctuating Quotations	328	(7)
Altering Quotations	335	(5)
When to Quote and When to Paraphrase	340	(5)
A Further Note on Plagiarism	345	(1)
Practice with Using Sources	345	(8)
Writing a Brief Objective Research Essay	345	(6)
Writing a Brief Subjective Research Essay	351	(2)
Writing and Revising the Research Paper	353	(43)
Getting Organized	353	(5)
Formulating a Thesis Statement	353	(2)
Sorting Your Note Cards	355	(1)
Updating Your Outline	356	(2)
Writing the First Good Draft	358	(7)
Research Writing: General Guidelines	358	(1)
Some Practical Writing Tips	359	(1)
Getting Started	360	(1)
Writing the Opening	361	(2)
Writing the Conclusion	363	(2)
Giving Your Paper a Title	365	(1)
Editing and Revising	365	(29)
Reworking Your Paper	366	(1)
Checklist for Editing and Revising	366	(3)
Getting Advice from Other Readers	369	(25)
Typing and Proofreading Your Polished Draft	394	(2)
Argument: Reading, Writing, and Research	396	(39)
Emotional Appeal	396	(6)
Logical Argument	402	(1)
Balanced, Credible Argument	403	(1)
Informal Analysis of Arguments	404	(5)
Writing a Critique of an Argument	409	(7)
Procedure for Writing a Critique	410	(6)
Writing an Argumentative Research Essay	416	(4)
Purpose	417	(1)
Thesis	417	(1)
Audience	418	(1)
Persona	418	(1)
Evidence	419	(1)
Opposition	419	(1)
Organization	420	(1)
A Sample Argumentative Research Paper	420	(15)
PART II: RESEARCH PAPER REFERENCE HANDBOOK	435	(80)
List of Works Cited (MLA Format)	437	(20)
Bibliographic Formats	437	(1)
General Guidelines---MLA Format	438	(2)
Citing Electronic Sources	439	(1)
Model Entries---MLA Format	440	(17)
Sources in Books	440	(7)
Sources in Periodicals and Newspapers	447	(5)
Other Sources	452	(5)
Parenthetical Notes (MLA Format)	457	(16)
Types of Notes	457	(2)
Parenthetical Notes	459	(13)
Some Special Cases	461	(6)
When Are Notes Needed?	467	(1)
How Many Notes Are Enough?	468	(3)
How Much Material Can One Note Cover?	471	(1)
Information Footnotes	472	(1)
Research Paper Format (MLA Style)	473	(18)
Format for Your Polished Draft	473	(10)
Format for Computer-Printed or Typed Papers	474	(8)
Format for Handwritten Papers	482	(1)
A Formal Outline	483	(8)
Standard Numbering System	487	(1)
Decimal System	487	(2)
Topic and Sentence Outlines	489	(2)
Footnotes and Endnotes (Alternative MLA Style)	491	(12)
Sample Footnotes and Endnotes	491	(12)
Sources in Books	495	(3)
Sources in Periodicals and Newspapers	498	(2)
Other Sources	500	(3)
APA Format	503	(9)
Formats Other Than MLA	503	(1)
APA Style	503	(9)
APA Bibliographic Citations (Reference List)	504	(1)
Model Entries	504	(4)
Notes in APA Style	508	(1)
Sample Pages in APA Style	509	(3)
Format Featuring Numbered References	512	(3)
Index	515