Backpack Writing

by Faigley, Lester

• ISBN13: 9780205558308
• ISBN10: 0205558305
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

Lester Faigleyrs"s aims-based rhetoric uses written instruction and visual tools to convey key points and concepts. The innovative and striking design allows the processes for reading, writing, and researching to be presented in a format that speaks to a writer with many different learning styles. Will improve writing by using written instruction and visual tools to convey key points and concepts. Critical reading, critical writing, and research. General Interest: improving 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
Thinking Visually
Communicate with visuals and words	p. 35
Understand visual and verbal concepts	p. 36
Know when to use images and graphics	p. 40
Take pictures that aren't boring	p. 41
Compose images	p. 42
Create tables, charts, and graphs	p. 43
Designing Documents
Start with your readers	p. 45
Use headings and subheadings effectively	p. 46
Design pages	p. 47
Understand typography	p. 48
The Writer as Guide
Writing Effectively in College
Understand the demands of writing in college	p. 55
Think about your aim	p. 56
Think about your genre	p. 58
Think about your audience	p. 60
Think about your credibility	p. 62
Become an effective writer	p. 64
Angela Yamashita Got Roddick?	p. 65
Writing to Reflect
Writing reflections	p. 70
An effective reflection Sue Kunitomi Embrey Some Lines for a Younger Brother	p. 72
How to read reflections	p. 76
essay Amy Tan Mother Tongue	p. 77
blog Jason Christopher Hartley Just Another Soldier	p. 82
essay David Sedaris Let It Snow	p. 86
How to write a reflection	p. 90
Student essay Janine Carter The Miracle Quilt	p. 102
Projects	p. 106
Reporting Information
Reporting information	p. 110
Effective informative writing Samuel M. Wilson The Emperor's Giraffe	p. 113
How to read informative writing	p. 118
profile Harold Evans Russell Simmons	p. 119
executive summary The National Commission on Writing for America's Families, chools, and Colleges Writing: A Ticket to Work...Or a Ticket Out	p. 127
How to write to inform	p. 130
Student report Lakshmi Kotra The Life Cycle of Stars	p. 148
Projects	p. 156
Writing to Analyze
Writing to analyze	p. 160
Writing a rhetorical analysis	p. 162
Writing a visual analysis	p. 164
An effective analysis Tim Collins Straight from the Heart	p. 166
How to read analyses	p. 171
article David T. Z. Mindich The Collapse of Big Media: TheYoung and the Restless	p. 172
product design Volkswagen Beetle	p. 181
corporate logo Landor Associates Federal Express Logo	p. 184
How to write a rhetorical analysis	p. 186
Student rhetorical analysis Grace Bernhardt Investigating Independenc;: AnAnalysis of Frederick Douglass's Speech, What to the Slave Is theFourth of July	p. 198
Projects	p. 204
Writing to Analyze Causes
Writing to analyze causes	p. 208
An effective causal analysis Stentor Danielson Pesticides, Parasite May Cause FrogDeformities	p. 212
How to read causal analyses	p. 216
essay Ari Kelman New Orleans' Blessing;New Orleans' Curse	p. 217
leaflet Operation Iraqi Freedom Leaflets	p. 222
How to write a causal analysis	p. 224
Student causal analysis Sean Booker Borrowing Bling: The Appeal ofHip-hop to Young White Men	p. 240
Projects	p. 244
Writing to Evaluate
Writing to evaluate	p. 248
An effective evaluation Lefteris Pavlides The Aesthetics of Wind Power	p. 251
How to read evaluations	p. 256
review Dan Crane McNasty: The New Health FastFood Items Taste Bad (and Aren'tSo Healthy Either)	p. 257
article Stephanie Rosenbloom The Nitpicking Nation	p. 263
How to write an evaluation	p. 268
Student essay Rashaun Giddens Stop Loss or Loss of Trus	p. 282
Projects	p. 288
Arguing for a Position
Writing a position argument	p. 292
An effective position argument Ted Koppel Take My Privacy, Please!	p. 296
How to read position arguments	p. 301
speech Frederick Douglass What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?	p. 302
article Meredith Clark Life Without Health Insurance	p. 310
advertisements Buff Daddy	p. 314
Food Cops Bust Cookie Monster	p. 315
How to write a position argument	p. 316
Student argument Chris Nguyen Speech Doesn't Have to be Pretty to be Protected	p. 332
Projects	p. 338
Arguing for Change
Making an argument for change	p. 342
An effective argument for change Thomas Jefferson The Declaration of Independence	p. 346
How to read arguments for change	p. 351
article Thomas Homer-Dixon and S. Julio Friedmann Coal in a Nice Shade of Green	p. 352
essay Paul Saffo A Trail of DNA and Data	p. 356
How to write an argument for change	p. 360
Student argument Kim Lee Let's Make It a Real Melting Pot withPresidential Hopes for All	p. 376
Projects	p. 382
The Writer as Researcher
Planning Research
Analyze the research task	p. 387
Ask a question	p. 388
Determine what you need	p. 389
Draft a working thesis	p. 391
Finding and Evaluating Sources
Search using keywords	p. 393
Find books	p. 394
Find journal articles	p. 395
Evaluate print sources	p. 396
Find information in databases	p. 397
Construct effective searches	p. 398
Locate elements of a citation	p. 399
Find information on the Web	p. 400
Evaluate Web sources
Writing the Research Paper
Plan your organization	p. 403
Avoid plagiarism	p. 404
Quote sources without plagiarizing	p. 405
Summarize and paraphrasesources without plagiarizing	p. 407
Incorporate quotations	p. 409
Incorporate visuals	p. 412
Review your research project	p. 413
MLA Documentation
Elements of MLA documentation	p. 416
Entries in the works-cited list	p. 417
In-text citations in MLA style	p. 419
Books in MLA-style works cited	p. 422
Periodicals in MLA-style works cited	p. 426
Online sources in MLA-style works cited	p. 430
Other sources in MLA-style works cited	p. 434
Visual sources in MLA-style works cited	p. 435
Sample MLA paper George Abukar It's Time to Shut Down the Identity Theft Racket	p. 436
Credits	p. 444
Index	p. 446
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