Patterns Plus A Short Prose Reader with Argumentation

by Conlin, Mary

• ISBN13: 9780618775316
• ISBN10: 0618775315
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-07-02
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Arranged rhetorically, this anthology of short essays and paragraphs suits both essay-level developmental writing and freshman composition courses. Each chapter focuses on a different rhetorical mode, from narration and description to process writing. Three features make Patterns Plus a perennial best-seller: an engaging mix of nonfiction, fiction, and student essays with a careful consideration of multicultural issues; a strong pedagogical apparatus that helps develop comprehension, analytical, and writing skills; and clear presentation of the writing process and paragraph/essay structure. The Ninth Edition includes new student readings, as well as works by well-known writers such as Thomas Friedman, Walter Kirn, and Anna Quindlen. Updated pedagogical tools offer developmental students exactly what they need to master the content, including pre-reading, vocabulary, and post-reading questions that test comprehension and encourage critical analysis of each selection.

Table of Contents

The Basics of Writing: Process and Strategies

Narration Paragraphs

The Movie House

John Updike The Hunt

Lesley Stern Why Harlem Is Not Manhattan

The Birthday Cake

The Memorial Service

Essays: Learning to Write

Russell Baker Daughter's Doll Teaches Mom Lesson on Race

The Story of My Ring

A Little Nebraska

Description Paragraphs

A Perfect Dog

The Hiroshima Museum

The Ravine

The Wreck

Overindulgence

Essays

Hush Timmy--This Is Like a Church

A Letter from the Desert

Examples Paragraphs

Distance Learning

The Digital Revolution

Boomtown, U.S.A

Folk Art in the Barrios

My Suit

Essays: The Social Meaning of T-Shirts

Foreign Flavors, Mainstream Taste

Between Two Wars, 1913-1945

My Mother Never Worked

Classification and Division Paragraphs

Chili

March of Science

The Mad Dog's Hair: Alcoholism

Paul Gallico Brain Power

Essays: "Ever Et Raw Meat?"

Twinkies, and Ethnic Stereotypes

Secrets of Man's Unspoken Language

Start Spreading the News: Seven Things You Should Know Before Moving to New York City

Comparison and Contrast Paragraphs

Happy Returns

Good Girl

Dogs and Cats

Essays: Neat People vs. Sloppy People

Conversational Ballgames

Sakamoto Indy 500

Shopping in Pajamas

Process Paragraphs

The Supply Chain

How to Bathe a Cat

The Dog Brewing Beer

The Right Way to Eat an Ice-Cream Cone

The Cook

Essays: A Guide to Proper Hand-Washing Technique

The Beekeeper

The Art of Making Fimo Beads

Cause and Effect Paragraphs: Giving In, Michelle Cottle Why Eat Junk Food?

Judith Wurtman An Eyewitness Account

A Momentous Arrest

On Being Unemployed

Essays: Global Warming in Canada

Racial Stereotypes Go Underground

The Thirsty Animal

More Than Words

Definition Paragraphs: Running with the Cardio-Bots

The Ultimate Kitchen Gadget

What Does It Mean to Be Creative?

S.I. Hayakawa Grandparents

Essays: What Is Poverty?

Jo Goodwin Parker What Is Intelligence, Anyway?

Isaac Asimov Total Eclipse of the Son

Their Pinstripes

Argumentation and Persuasion Paragraphs: Tax Junk Food?

Yes

Frightening--and Fantastic

Drinking--What Age?

The Measure of Our Success

Flunking

Essays: Hang It Up

Keep the Drinking Age at Twenty-One

Smoking

A Burning Issue

Combining Strategies Paragraphs

A Trip to Honduras

The Dare

A Very Basic Decision

Time to Look and Listen

Glossary

Credits

Index

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