The Composition of Everyday Life A Guide to Writing

by Mauk, John; Metz, John

• ISBN13: 9781413018493
• ISBN10: 1413018491
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-02-03
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Showing students that the act of writing is connected to everyday living, THE COMPOSITION OF EVERYDAY LIFE makes invention the primary component of your writing course and helps students re-discover concepts, uncover meaning, and re-think the world around them.

Table of Contents

Using CEL as a Thematic Reader	xxv
Acknowledgments	xxxiii
Note to Students	xxxv
Remembering Who You Were	2	(48)
Readings	6	(19)
``How I Lost the Junior Miss Pageant''	6	(5)
Cindy Bosley
``A Beat Education''	11	(3)
Leonard Kress
``The Thrill of Victory . . . The Agony of Parents''	14	(4)
Jennifer Schwind-Pawlak
``The Grapes of Mrs. Rath''	18	(2)
Steve Mockensturm
``The Greatest Gift''	20	(4)
Samantha Tengelitsch
Outside Reading	24	(1)
Invention	25	(25)
Point of Contact	26	(2)
Analysis	28	(1)
Invention Writing	28	(1)
Thinking Further	29	(2)
Analysis in Chapter Readings	31	(1)
Public Resonance	32	(1)
Invention Writing	32	(1)
Public Resonance in Chapter Readings	33	(1)
Thesis	34	(1)
Evolution of a Thesis	34	(1)
Common Thesis Problems	35	(1)
Rhetorical Tools	36	(1)
Narration	36	(1)
Allusions	36	(1)
Dialogue	37	(1)
Organizational Strategies	38	(1)
What Details Should I Include?	38	(1)
How Should I Begin?	39	(1)
How Should I Conclude?	40	(2)
Writer's Voice	42	(1)
Using Figurative Language	42	(1)
Choosing Details	42	(1)
Using Sentence Length	43	(1)
Vitality	44	(1)
Combine Sentences	44	(1)
Repeat Structures	45	(1)
Intensify Verbs	45	(1)
Peer Review	46	(1)
Peer Review Truisms	46	(2)
Delivery	48	(1)
Beyond the Essay	48	(2)
Explaining Relationships	50	(44)
Readings	54	(17)
``Americans and the Land''	54	(5)
John Steinbeck
``We Love Them. We Hate Them. We Take Them''	59	(2)
Abigail Zuger
``What the Honey Meant''	61	(4)
Cindy Bosley
``Dog-Tied''	65	(2)
David Hawes
``Friend or Foe?''	67	(3)
Dean A. Meek
Outside Reading	70	(1)
Invention	71	(23)
Point of Contact	72	(2)
Analysis	74	(1)
Invention Writing	74	(2)
Thinking Further	76	(1)
Invention Workshop	76	(1)
Analysis in Chapter Readings	77	(1)
Public Resonance	78	(1)
Invention Writing	78	(1)
Public Resonance in Chapter Readings	78	(2)
Thesis	80	(1)
Focus	80	(1)
Revelation	80	(1)
Evolution of a Thesis	81	(1)
Rhetorical Tools	82	(1)
Using Narration	82	(1)
Using Description	82	(1)
Using Figurative Language	83	(1)
Organizational Strategies	84	(1)
How Should I Begin?	84	(1)
Where Should My Thesis or Main Point Go?	84	(1)
What Should I Include?	85	(1)
When Should I Change Paragraphs?	85	(1)
How Should I Make Transitions?	85	(1)
How Should I Conclude?	86	(2)
Writer's Voice	88	(1)
Writerly Whispers (Ways to Draw Readers in Closer)	88	(1)
Writerly Yells (Ways to Give Emphasis)	89	(1)
Writerly Pace (Ways to Control Speed and Time)	89	(1)
Vitality	90	(1)
Avoid Be Verbs When Possible	90	(1)
Turn Clauses to Phrases	90	(1)
Turn Phrases to Words	90	(1)
Peer Review	91	(1)
Delivery	92	(1)
Beyond the Essay	92	(2)
Observing	94	(48)
Readings	98	(21)
``Living Like Weasels''	98	(4)
Annie Dillard
``Planting a Tree''	102	(2)
Edward Abbey
``Gombe''	104	(7)
Jane Goodall
``Onward, Gamers, Onward!''	111	(4)
Royce Flores
``The Front Porch''	115	(3)
Chester McCovey
Outside Reading	118	(1)
Invention	119	(23)
Point of Contact	120	(2)
Analysis	122	(1)
Invention Writing	122	(1)
Thinking Further	123	(1)
Public Resonance	124	(1)
Public Resonance in Chapter Readings	124	(1)
Invention Writing	125	(1)
Thesis	126	(1)
Evolution of a Thesis	127	(1)
Rhetorical Tools	128	(1)
Using Details	128	(1)
Using Narrative	128	(1)
Using Allusions	129	(1)
Using Simile and Metaphor	129	(1)
Organizational Strategies	130	(1)
How Should I Deal with Public Resonance?	130	(1)
How Should I Arrange Details?	131	(1)
When Should I Change Paragraphs?	132	(1)
Writer's Voice	133	(1)
The Present ``I''	133	(1)
The Invisible ``I''	133	(1)
Level of Formality	134	(2)
Vitality	136	(1)
Experiment with Length	136	(1)
Experiment with Brevity	136	(1)
Change Out Vague Nouns	137	(1)
Peer Review	138	(2)
Delivery	140	(1)
Beyond the Essay: An Illustration	141	(1)
Analyzing Concepts	142	(46)
Readings	146	(17)
``In Praise of the Humble Comma''	146	(3)
Pico Iyer
``What It Means to Be Creative''	149	(2)
S. I. Hayakawa
``Have It Your Way': Consumerism Invades Education''	151	(3)
Simon Benlow
``In Search of . . . Something''	154	(3)
Skye Bass
``Why We No Longer Use the `H' Word''	157	(5)
Dan Wilkins
Outside Reading	162	(1)
Invention	163	(25)
Point of Contact	164	(2)
Analysis	166	(1)
Invention Writing	166	(1)
Invention Workshop	167	(1)
Thinking Further	168	(1)
Excerpt of Further Invention Writing	168	(1)
How to Explore Ideas Even Further	169	(1)
Analysis in Chapter Readings	169	(1)
Public Resonance	170	(1)
Public Resonance in Chapter Readings	170	(1)
Invention Writing	171	(1)
Thesis	172	(1)
Common Thesis Problems	172	(1)
Evolution of a Thesis	173	(1)
Rhetorical Tools	174	(1)
Developing Support	174	(2)
Using Definitions	176	(1)
Using Outside Sources	177	(1)
Organizational Strategies	178	(1)
How Should I Begin?	178	(1)
When Should I Change Paragraphs?	179	(1)
How Should I Conclude?	179	(1)
Writer's Voice	180	(1)
Using Metaphor	180	(1)
Using Allusions	180	(1)
Promoting Curiosity	181	(1)
Vitality	182	(1)
Avoid Cliches	182	(1)
Avoid Stilted Language	183	(1)
Peer Review	184	(1)
Delivery	185	(1)
Beyond the Essay: Conceptual Mapping	185	(3)
Analyzing Images	188	(56)
Readings	192	(29)
``Addiction as a Relationship''	192	(10)
Jean Kilbourne
``Rise of the Image Culture: Re-Imagining the American Dream''	202	(5)
Elizabeth Thoman
``Cartoons 'n Comics: Communication to the Quick''	207	(3)
Joy Clough
``The Mighty Image''	210	(5)
Cameron Johnson
``The Power of Images: Creating the Myths of Our Time''	215	(5)
J. Francis Davis
Outside Reading	220	(1)
Invention	221	(23)
Point of Contact	222	(2)
Analysis	224	(1)
Image	224	(4)
Text	228	(1)
Subtext	229	(1)
Invention Writing	229	(1)
Context	230	(1)
Invention Writing	231	(1)
Thinking Further	231	(1)
Invention Workshop	231	(1)
Thesis	232	(1)
Common Thesis Problems	232	(1)
Evolution of a Thesis	233	(1)
Rhetorical Tools	234	(1)
Developing Support	234	(1)
Using Details from the Image	234	(1)
Using Other Evidence	234	(2)
Organizational Strategies	236	(1)
How Should I Begin?	236	(1)
Should I Use Headings?	236	(1)
So Why Does This Matter?	236	(1)
How Should I Integrate Outside Sources?	237	(1)
Writer's Voice	238	(1)
Creating Intensity	238	(1)
Using the Personal to Analyze	239	(1)
Vitality	240	(1)
Avoid Blueprinting	240	(1)
Avoid Vague Pronouns	241	(1)
Peer Review	242	(1)
Delivery	243	(1)
Collaboration	243	(1)
Making Arguments	244	(58)
Readings	248	(25)
``Crimes Against Humanity''	248	(7)
Ward Churchill
``Why a Great Books Education Is the Most Practical!''	255	(4)
David Crabtree
``Cruelty, Civility, and Other Weighty Matters''	259	(7)
Ann Marie Paulin
``Floppy Disk Fallacies''	266	(4)
Elizabeth Bohnhorst
``Beware of Drug Sales''	270	(2)
Therese Cherry
Outside Reading	272	(1)
Invention	273	(29)
Point of Contact	274	(2)
Analysis	276	(1)
Invention Workshop	276	(1)
Invention Writing	277	(1)
Analysis in Chapter Readings	277	(1)
Thinking Further	277	(1)
Public Resonance	278	(1)
Invention Writing	278	(2)
Thesis	280	(1)
Evolution of a Thesis	281	(1)
Common Thesis Problems	281	(1)
Rhetorical Tools	282	(1)
Support	283	(1)
Developing Support	284	(1)
Using Appeals	285	(1)
Counterargument	286	(1)
Using Counterargument to Develop Points	286	(1)
Using Counterargument to Qualify Your Thesis	287	(1)
Concession	288	(1)
Making Concessions	288	(1)
Caution: Logical Fallacies Ahead	289	(1)
Logical Fallacies	290	(2)
Organizational Strategies	292	(1)
How Should I Begin?	292	(1)
Where Should I Put Counterarguments?	292	(1)
How Should I Make Transitions?	293	(1)
Writer's Voice	294	(1)
Making Concessions	294	(1)
Avoiding Harsh Description	295	(1)
Avoiding Character Slams and Preaching Problems	295	(1)
Talking with, Not Arguing at, Readers	296	(2)
Vitality	298	(1)
Avoid Unnecessary Attention to I	298	(1)
Avoid Unnecessary Attention to You	299	(1)
Vitalize with Verbs	299	(1)
Peer Review	300	(1)
Delivery	301	(1)
Beyond the Essay: The Open Letter	301	(1)
Responding to Arguments	302	(56)
Readings	306	(31)
``The Tyranny of the Majority''	306	(14)
Lani Guinier
``Entitlement Education''	320	(6)
Daniel Bruno
``Response to Juliet Schor''	326	(3)
Betsy Taylor
``Is Hunting Ethical?''	329	(7)
Ann F. Causey
Outside Reading	336	(1)
Invention	337	(21)
Point of Contact	338	(2)
Analysis	340	(1)
The First Layer: The Four Elements of Argument	340	(1)
Invention Writing	341	(1)
The Second Layer: Warranting Assumptions	341	(1)
Identifying Warranting Assumptions	342	(1)
Responding to Grounds and/or Assumptions	342	(2)
Public Resonance	344	(1)
Invention Workshop	344	(1)
Invention Writing	345	(1)
Thesis	346	(1)
Evolution of a Thesis	347	(1)
Thinking Further	347	(1)
Rhetorical Tools	348	(1)
Using Support	348	(1)
Counterarguing	348	(1)
Conceding and Qualifying Points	349	(1)
Remembering Logical Fallacies	349	(1)
Invention Workshop	349	(1)
Organizational Strategies	350	(1)
Should I Quote the Original Argument?	350	(1)
Integrating Summary	350	(1)
Integrating Paraphrase	350	(1)
How Should I Structure My Response?	351	(1)
How Can I Integrate Toulminian Analysis, Argument, and Counterargument?	351	(1)
Writer's Voice	352	(1)
Rogerian Argument	352	(1)
The Invisible/Present ``I''	352	(1)
Consider Tone	353	(1)
Vitality	354	(1)
Avoid Over-Embedding	354	(1)
Clean Up Attributive Phrases	355	(1)
Try Absolutes!	355	(1)
Peer Review	356	(1)
Delivery	357	(1)
Beyond the Essay	357	(1)
Evaluating	358	(48)
Readings	362	(21)
``Star Wars''	362	(4)
Roger Ebert
``Whales R Us''	366	(6)
Jayme Stayer
``The Andy Griffith Show: Return to Normal''	372	(4)
Ed Bell
``Revealing the Ugly Cartoonish Truth: The Simpsons''	376	(3)
Simon Benlow
``Rethinking Divorce''	379	(3)
Barbara Dafoe Whitehead
Outside Reading	382	(1)
Invention	383	(23)
Point of Contact	384	(2)
Analysis	386	(1)
Discovering the Purpose of the Subject	386	(1)
Applying Criteria to the Subject	387	(1)
Invention Writing	388	(1)
Thinking Further	388	(2)
Public Resonance	390	(1)
Invention Workshop	390	(1)
Public Resonance in Chapter Readings	391	(1)
Invention Writing	391	(1)
Thesis	392	(1)
Evolution of a Thesis	392	(1)
Common Thesis Problems	393	(1)
Rhetorical Tools	394	(1)
Support about the Subject	394	(1)
Support Outside the Subject	395	(1)
Counterarguments and Concessions	395	(3)
Organizational Strategies	398	(1)
How Should I Include Support Outside of the Subject?	398	(1)
When Should I Change Paragraphs?	398	(1)
How Should I Deal with Counterargument?	399	(1)
Writer's Voice	400	(1)
Avoiding the Harsh Description	400	(1)
Avoiding the Enthusiasm Crisis	400	(1)
Exploring the Boundaries	400	(1)
Asides	401	(1)
Intensive Description	401	(1)
Vitality	402	(1)
Avoid Unnecessary Interruption	402	(1)
Repeat Clause or Phrase Patterns	402	(1)
Condense Wordy Phrases	403	(1)
Peer Review	404	(1)
Delivery	405	(1)
Beyond the Essay: Classroom Evaluations	405	(1)
Searching for Causes	406	(46)
Readings	410	(21)
``The New Politics of Consumption: Why Americans Want So Much More Than They Need''	410	(6)
Juliet Schor
``Throwing Up Childhood''	416	(6)
Leonard Kress
``Sex, Lies, and Conversation: Why Is It So Hard for Men and Women to Talk to Each Other?''	422	(4)
Deborah Tannen
``When Bright Girls Decide That Math Is a `Waste of Time'''	426	(4)
Susan Jacoby
Outside Reading	430	(1)
Invention	431	(21)
Point of Contact	432	(2)
Analysis	434	(1)
Invention Workshop	434	(1)
Thinking Further	435	(1)
Invention Writing	435	(1)
Public Resonance	436	(1)
Invention Writing	436	(2)
Thesis	438	(1)
Evolution of a Thesis	438	(1)
Common Thesis Problems	439	(1)
Rhetorical Tools	440	(1)
Integrating Authorities (Outside Sources)	441	(1)
Counterarguing	442	(1)
Conceding	443	(1)
Invention Workshop	443	(1)
Organizational Strategies	444	(1)
Where Should I Explain the Phenomenon?	444	(1)
How Should I Deal with Other Causes?	444	(1)
How Should I Include Outside Sources?	445	(1)
How Should I Use Paragraphs?	445	(1)
Writer's Voice	446	(1)
Creating Credibility	446	(1)
Projecting Wonder	446	(1)
Avoiding Preachiness	447	(1)
Vitality	448	(1)
Avoid Strings of Phrases	448	(1)
Intensify with a Series	449	(1)
Peer Review	450	(1)
Delivery	451	(1)
Beyond the Essay	451	(1)
Proposing Solutions	452	(50)
Readings	456	(25)
``The Obligation to Endure''	456	(5)
Rachel Carson
``In Bed''	461	(3)
Joan Didion
``How to Say Nothing in 500 Words''	464	(6)
Paul Roberts
``Technology, Movement, and Sound''	470	(4)
Ed Bell
``A Uterus Is No Substitute for a Conscience''	474	(3)
Barbara Ehrenreich
``Television: Destroying Childhood''	477	(3)
Rose Bachtel
Outside Reading	480	(1)
Invention	481	(21)
Point of Contact	482	(2)
Analysis	484	(1)
Problems	484	(1)
Invention Writing	484	(1)
Thinking Further	485	(1)
Problems in Chapter Readings	485	(1)
Solutions	486	(1)
Invention Writing	486	(1)
Thinking Further	486	(1)
Solutions in Chapter Readings	486	(2)
Public Resonance	488	(1)
Invention Workshop	488	(1)
Invention Writing	489	(1)
Public Resonance in Chapter Readings	489	(1)
Thesis	490	(1)
Evolution of a Thesis	490	(1)
Rhetorical Tools	491	(1)
Discovering Counterarguments	492	(1)
Considering Alternative Solutions	492	(1)
Avoiding Logical Fallacies	493	(1)
Organizational Strategies	494	(1)
How Should I Separate Problem and Solution?	494	(1)
How Should I Include Counterarguments?	495	(1)
Where Should I Put Alternative Solutions?	495	(1)
Writer's Voice	496	(1)
Creating Reasonable Tone	496	(1)
Inviting the Reader	497	(1)
Considering Verb Mood	497	(1)
Vitality	498	(1)
Avoid the Obvious Content	498	(1)
Get Rid of Obvious Padding	498	(1)
Call a Fool a Fool	498	(1)
Peer Review	499	(1)
Delivery	500	(1)
Beyond the Essay	500	(2)
Exploring the Arts	502	(58)
Readings	506	(31)
Artistic Works	506	(1)
``A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings''	507	(4)
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
``Fire''	511	(1)
Joy Harjo
``Dover Beach''	512	(1)
Matthew Arnold
``Running to Stand Still'' U2	513	(1)
``Knuckle Down''	514	(2)
Ani DiFranco
Train at Night in the Desert	516	(1)
Georgia O'Keeffe
Essays Responding to the Arts	517	(1)
``The Plight of High-Status Women''	517	(6)
Barbara Dafoe Whitehead
``The Parting Breath of the Now-Perfect Woman''	523	(5)
Chester McCovey
``Hip-Hop: A Roadblock or Pathway to Black Empowerment?''	528	(3)
Geoffrey Bennett
``The Faces of the Mona Lisa''	531	(5)
Vincent Pomarede
Outside Reading	536	(1)
Invention	537	(23)
Point of Contact	538	(1)
Recording the Basics	538	(1)
Literary Works	538	(1)
Musical Works	538	(1)
Visual Arts	538	(1)
Film	538	(2)
Analysis	540	(1)
Themes	540	(1)
Conflict	540	(1)
Characters	541	(1)
Conventions	541	(1)
Style	541	(1)
Context	542	(1)
Invention Writing	542	(1)
Thinking Further	543	(1)
Public Resonance	544	(1)
Invention Writing	544	(1)
Public Resonance in Chapter Essays	545	(1)
Thesis	546	(1)
Evolution of a Thesis	546	(1)
Common Thesis Problems	547	(1)
Rhetorical Tools	548	(1)
Using Support about the Subject	548	(1)
Using Support Outside the Subject	549	(1)
Counterarguing	549	(1)
Conceding	550	(1)
Using the Elements of Evaluation	550	(2)
Organizational Strategies	552	(1)
Where Should I Summarize or Detail the Work?	552	(1)
How Should I Begin?	552	(1)
How Should I Integrate Lines of Songs, Poems, or Stories?	553	(1)
Writer's Voice	554	(1)
Avoiding the Enthusiasm Crisis	554	(1)
Avoiding Harsh Description	554	(1)
Promoting Wonder	555	(1)
Considering the Tone of the Art	555	(1)
Vitality	556	(1)
Break Apart Noun Clusters	556	(1)
Change Nouns to Verbs	556	(1)
Avoid Unnecessary Modifiers	556	(1)
Peer Review	557	(1)
Delivery	558	(1)
Transform the Essay: Create a Found Poem	558	(2)
Thinking Radically: Re-Seeing the World	560	(50)
Readings	564	(23)
``Farming and the Global Economy''	564	(4)
Wendell Berry
``Why Doesn't GM Sell Crack?''	568	(3)
Michael Moore
``The Menstrual Cycle''	571	(6)
Christiane Northrup
``An Apology to Future Generations''	577	(6)
Simon Benlow
``Group Minds''	583	(3)
Doris Lessing
Outside Reading	586	(1)
Invention	587	(23)
Point of Contact	588	(2)
Analysis	590	(1)
Invention Workshop	591	(1)
Invention Writing	592	(1)
Thinking Further	592	(2)
Public Resonance	594	(1)
Invention Writing	594	(1)
Public Resonance in Chapter Readings	594	(2)
Thesis	596	(1)
Evolution of a Thesis	597	(1)
Rhetorical Tools	598	(1)
Using Narration	598	(1)
Using Description	598	(1)
Using Figurative Language	598	(1)
Using Definitions	599	(1)
Argumentative Support	599	(1)
Evidence	599	(1)
Appeals	599	(1)
Counterargument	600	(1)
Concession	600	(1)
Toulminian Analysis	600	(1)
Outside Sources	601	(1)
Organizational Strategies	602	(1)
How Should I Begin?	602	(1)
How Should I Make Connections to Conventional Thinking?	602	(1)
How Should I Conclude?	603	(1)
Writer's Voice	604	(1)
Inviting the Reader	604	(1)
Considering Formality	604	(1)
Projecting Wonder	605	(1)
Vitality	606	(1)
Try the Stylistic Fragment	606	(1)
Deliberately Break Some Other Rule	607	(1)
Peer Review	608	(1)
Delivery	609	(1)
Beyond the Essay	609	(1)
Research & Writing: Gathering and Using Information from Sources	610	(88)
Basic Concepts	612	(3)
Issues to Consider and Discuss	612	(1)
Why Get Information from Sources?	612	(1)
When to Get Information from Sources	612	(1)
What Is Inventive Research?	612	(1)
Where to Get Information from Sources	613	(1)
What Is Plagiarism?	613	(1)
Why Document Sources?	613	(1)
What's a Good Research Topic?	614	(1)
Formal versus Informal Documentation	614	(1)
Primary Research	615	(8)
Observation, Interviews, Surveys	616	(1)
Observation	616	(1)
Field Notes	617	(1)
Interviews	618	(1)
Asking the Right Questions	618	(1)
Asking Follow-up Questions	619	(1)
Using Interviews	620	(1)
Surveys	620	(1)
Generating Questions	621	(1)
Choosing Respondents	621	(1)
Recording Responses	622	(1)
Using Responses	622	(1)
Secondary Research	623	(26)
Print and Electronic Sources	624	(1)
Finding Sources	624	(1)
The Library	625	(1)
The Internet	626	(1)
Sources of Information	627	(3)
Evaluating Sources	630	(1)
Relevance	630	(1)
Reliability	631	(1)
Credibility	632	(1)
Timeliness	632	(1)
Diversity	633	(2)
Gathering and Processing Ideas from Sources	635	(1)
Using Note Cards	635	(3)
Integrating Ideas from Sources	638	(3)
Special Considerations for Organizing Sources	641	(1)
Blending Information from a Source into Your Text	642	(2)
Punctuating Quotations	644	(2)
Special Conditions in Quoting	646	(3)
Documenting Sources	649	(49)
MLA Style	650	(1)
In-Text Citation	650	(2)
Works Cited	652	(1)
Consistent Rules for All Sources	653	(1)
Books	653	(2)
Articles	655	(3)
Other Sources	658	(3)
Electronic Sources	661	(4)
Sample Research Essay: ``Branded''	665	(10)
Ben Wetherbee
APA Style	675	(1)
In-Text Citation	676	(2)
References	678	(1)
Books	679	(1)
Articles	680	(2)
Other Sources	682	(1)
Electronic Sources	683	(4)
Sample Research Essay: ``Vultures''	687	(9)
Amanda Stremlow
Frequently Asked Questions	696	(1)
What If I Don't Know What Type of Source I Have?	696	(1)
How Do I Tell the Difference Between a Journal and a Magazine?	696	(1)
How Do I Find the Publication Information?	696	(1)
How Do I Know the Page Numbers of an Electronic Source?	696	(1)
Should I Use APA or MLA or What?	697	(1)
Why Are There Different Documentation Styles?	697	(1)
Everyday Rhetoric	698	(46)
Professional Letter	702	(2)
E-mail	704	(2)
Letter to the Editor	706	(1)
Symbols	707	(1)
Manhole Cover	708	(2)
Public Art	710	(4)
Memos	714	(3)
Posters	717	(1)
Labels	718	(1)
Other Everyday Ways of Communicating	719	(1)
Websites	720	(2)
Speeches	722	(1)
``The Gettysburg Address''	722	(1)
Abraham Lincoln
``Surrender Speech''	723	(1)
Chief Joseph
``Do We Live in a Democracy?''	723	(3)
Mike Ferner
The American Flag	726	(2)
Briefings	728	(2)
Bumper Stickers	730	(2)
Discussions	732	(2)
``Letter from Birmingham Jail''	734	(10)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rhetorical Handbook	744	(66)
Organization	748	(2)
The Five-Paragraph Essay	749	(1)
Beyond the Five-Paragraph Essay	749	(1)
Paragraphs	750	(4)
Supporting Paragraphs	752	(1)
Opening and Closing Paragraphs	752	(1)
Strategies for Introductions	752	(1)
Strategies for Conclusions	753	(1)
Writing Style	754	(3)
Problems with Style	754	(2)
The Circle of Good Writing	756	(1)
Sentence Vitality	757	(4)
Rely on Active (not Passive) Sentences	757	(1)
Eliminate Wordiness	758	(1)
Avoid Unnecessary Expletives	759	(1)
Explore the Strategies in the Vitality Sections in Chapters 1--12	760	(1)
Coherence and Conciseness	761	(4)
Complete Sentences	765	(3)
Sentence Fragment	765	(1)
Run-On Sentence	766	(1)
How to Identify Sentence Fragments and Run-On Sentences	766	(1)
How to Revise Fragments	767	(1)
Agreement	768	(4)
Verb Tense Agreement	768	(1)
Shifts in Person	769	(1)
Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement	769	(1)
Subject/Verb Agreement	770	(1)
Other Subject/Verb Agreement Issues	771	(1)
Parallelism	772	(3)
Coordinating Conjunctions	772	(1)
Semicolons	773	(1)
Comparisons/Contrasts	773	(1)
Lists	773	(1)
Headings	774	(1)
Word Choice	775	(4)
Accurate	775	(1)
Appropriate	776	(3)
Punctuation	779	(7)
Quick Guide to Commas	779	(3)
Colons	782	(1)
Semicolons	783	(1)
Hyphens	784	(1)
Dashes	784	(1)
Parentheses	785	(1)
How Sentences Work: A Look at Basic Grammar	786	(24)
How Sentences Work (in Brief)	786	(1)
Words---Parts of Speech	786	(1)
Phrases	787	(1)
Clauses	787	(1)
Sentences---Classified by Structure	787	(1)
How Parts of Speech Function in a Sentence	788	(1)
Sentences---Classified by Purpose	788	(1)
Nine Ways of Combining Simple Sentences (Independent Clauses)	788	(1)
How Sentences Work (Expanded)	789	(1)
Words---Parts of Speech	789	(13)
Phrases	802	(1)
Clauses	803	(1)
Sentences---Classified by Structure	804	(2)
How Parts of Speech Function in a Sentence	806	(1)
Sentences---Classified by Purpose	807	(1)
Nine Ways of Combining Simple Sentences (Independent Clauses)	808	(2)
Credits	810	(3)
Index	813