The Bedford Guide for College Writers with Reader and Research Manual

by Robert D. Marcus, David Burner

• ISBN13: 9780312392901
• ISBN10: 0312392907
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-12-21
• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's

Summary

A 3-in-1 version of The Bedford Guide, Sixth Edition, this new book includes everything in the full-sized version except the handbook section.

Table of Contents

Preface: To the Instructor	v
How to Use The Bedford Guide for College Writers	xxiii
Rhetorical Contents	xxxvii
A WRITER'S GUIDE	1	(4)
Introduction: Writing in College	3	(2)
PART ONE A College Writer's Processes	5	(26)
Introduction	7	(1)
Writing Processes	8	(7)
Reading Processes	15	(7)
Critical Thinking Processes	22	(9)
PART TWO A Writer's Situations	31	(160)
Introduction	33	(2)
Recalling an Experience	35	(16)
Observing a Scene	51	(14)
Interviewing a Subject	65	(16)
Comparing and Contrasting	81	(19)
Explaining Causes and Effects	100	(17)
Taking a Stand	117	(21)
Proposing a Solution	138	(18)
Evaluating	156	(17)
Reading Critically	173	(18)
PART THREE Special Writing Situations	191	(66)
Introduction	193	(1)
Responding to Literature	194	(30)
Writing in the Workplace	224	(15)
Writing for Assessment	239	(18)
PART FOUR A Writer's Strategies	257	(118)
Introduction	259	(1)
Strategies for Generating Ideas	260	(11)
Strategies for Planning	271	(14)
Strategies for Drafting	285	(15)
Strategies for Developing	300	(19)
Strategies for Revising and Editing	319	(16)
Strategies for Designing Your Document	335	(23)
Strategies for Understanding Visual Representations	358	(17)
A WRITER'S READER	375	(154)
Introduction: Reading to Write	377	(1)
Families	378	(33)
Men and Women	411	(31)
Popular Culture	442	(24)
The Workplace	466	(35)
Body Image	501	(28)
A WRITER'S RESEARCH MANUAL	529	(2)
Introduction: The Nature of Research	531	(2)
Planning and Managing Your Research Project	533	(13)
Finding Sources in the Library, on the Internet, and in the Field	546	(24)
Evaluating Sources and Taking Notes	570	(14)
Writing Your Research Paper	584	(31)
Documenting Sources	615
Appendix Quick Editing Guide	1	(1)
Index	1