Patterns of Reflection: A Reader

by Seyler, Dorothy U.

• ISBN13: 9780321355638
• ISBN10: 0321355636
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

This engaging reader provides a wide range of professional and student writings and features a unique dual organization: Each of the seventy-six brief readings illustrates a specific rhetorical pattern and explores the chapter's theme. Chapters are enriched by extensive pedagogy providing guidelines and detailed checklists for each rhetorical pattern, as well as vocabulary work, questions for reading and analysis, and topics for writing. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
On Reading and Writing	1	(41)
The Challenges and Rewards of Writing	1	(1)
Good Reasons for Reading	2	(2)
Guidelines for Active Reading	4	(4)
Guided Reading: Ellen Goodman, ``Learning to Brake for Butterflies''	8	(3)
Writing Focus: Using Summary, Analysis, and Synthesis	11	(5)
Getting Started	16	(1)
``The Writer''	16	(2)
Richard Wilbur
``The Watcher at the Gates''	18	(4)
Gail Godwin
``On Reading and Becoming a Writer''	22	(6)
Terry McMillan
``How to Write with Style''	28	(5)
Kurt Vonnegut
``Santa Rosa Island, 1998'' (Journal)	33	(5)
Gretel Ehrlich
Communicating with Instructors and Peers: In Person and Online	38	(1)
Making Connections	39	(1)
Topics for Writing	40	(2)
Using Narration: Growing Up, Growing Wiser	42	(38)
When to Use Narration	42	(1)
How to Use Narration	43	(1)
Writing Focus: Preparing Your Essay for Readers	44	(1)
Getting Started: Reflections on Growing Up or Growing Wiser	45	(1)
``By Any Other Name''	46	(7)
Santha Rama Rau
``The End of My Childhood''	53	(3)
N. Scott Momaday
``Always Running''	56	(4)
Luis J. Rodriguez
``Death of an Officer''	60	(8)
Gaye Wagner
``How Mr. Dewey Decimal Saved My Life''	68	(4)
Barbara Kingsolver
``Captivated''	72	(4)
Meredith F. Small
Making Connections	76	(1)
Topics for Writing	77	(2)
A Checklist for Narration Essays	79	(1)
Using Description: Reflecting on People and Places	80	(41)
When to Use Description	80	(1)
How to Use Descriptive Details	81	(2)
Writing Focus: It's All About Words	83	(1)
Getting Started: Reflections on a Painting	84	(1)
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, The Third of May, 1808; Edgar Degas, The Dance Class; Vincent Van Gogh, The Night Cafe; Pablo Picasso, Three Dancers; Salvador Dali, The Persistence of Memory, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jack-in-the-Pulpit
``Mrs. Zajac''	84	(5)
Tracy Kidder
``Lost Lives of Women''	89	(4)
Amy Tan
``Remembering Lobo''	93	(5)
Pat Mora
``Let It Snow!''	98	(4)
Diane Ackerman
``Africa''	102	(7)
Lance Morrow
``Ground Zero''	109	(4)
Jonathan Schell
Student Essay---Description: Alexa Skandar, ``Time's Trophy''	113	(3)
Making Connections	116	(1)
Topics for Writing	117	(2)
A Checklist for Description Essays	119	(2)
Using Comparison and Contrast: Ways of Learning	121	(47)
When to Use Comparison and Contrast	121	(1)
How to Use Comparison and Contrast	122	(2)
Writing Focus: Coherence Is Crucial	124	(1)
Getting Started: Reflecting on Expectations of College	125	(1)
``Conversational Ballgames''	126	(5)
Nancy Masterson Sakamoto
``Education''	131	(4)
E. B. White
``What Adolescents Miss When We Let Them Grow Up in Cyberspace''	135	(4)
Brent Staples
``Boys and Girls: Anatomy and Destiny''	139	(7)
Judith Viorst
``Who Says a Woman Can't Be Einstein''	146	(8)
Amanda Ripley
``Surveying the Damage on Campus USA''	154	(3)
Colbert I. King
``Marks''	157	(2)
Linda Pastan
Student Essay---Contrast: Denisse M. Bonilla, ``The Faded Stain''	159	(5)
Making Connections	164	(1)
Topics for Writing	165	(1)
A Checklist for Comparison and Contrast Essays	166	(2)
Explaining and Illustrating: Examining Media Images	168	(56)
When to Use Examples	168	(1)
How to Use Examples	169	(1)
Writing Focus: Vary Your Sentences	170	(2)
Getting Started: Thinking About Advertising	172	(1)
Four Ads: Fila, Got Milk?, Council for Biotechnology Information, Expedia.com	173	(4)
``To Be or Not to Be as Defined by TV''	177	(8)
Jack McGarvey
``Sex, Lies, and Advertising''	185	(6)
Gloria Steinem
``Violent Femmes''	191	(8)
Stephanie Mencimer
``More Powerful Than ... Ever: On-Screen and Off, Superheroes Are a Force to Reckon With''	199	(8)
Vincent P. Bzdek
``Bad Raps: Music Rebels Revel in Their Thug Life''	207	(4)
Suzanne Fields
``Call Hating''	211	(3)
Dave Barry
Student Essay---Using Examples: Michael King, ``Rap's Refusal of Injustice''	214	(5)
Making Connections	219	(1)
Topics for Writing	220	(2)
A Checklist for Essays Using Examples	222	(2)
Using Process Analysis: How We Work and Play	224	(44)
When to Use Process Analysis	224	(1)
How to Use Process Analysis	225	(1)
Writing Focus: Punctuating Properly	226	(2)
Getting Started: Reflections on Your Favorite Game	228	(1)
``Putting Your Job Interview into Rehearsal''	228	(6)
John P. Aigner
``Improving Your Body Language Skills''	234	(10)
Suzette H. Elgin
``How to Turn No Into Yes!''	244	(6)
Caroline Hwang
``How to Get Unstuck Now!''	250	(5)
Gail Saltz
``Restoring Recess''	255	(4)
Carol Krucoff
``Camping Out''	259	(5)
Ernest Hemingway
Making Connections	264	(1)
Topics for Writing	265	(2)
A Checklist for Process Essays	267	(1)
Using Division and Classification: Examining Human Connections--- and Misconnections	268	(54)
When to Use Division and Classification	268	(1)
How to Use Division and Classification	269	(2)
Writing Focus: Words to Live Without!	271	(1)
Getting Started: Classifying Recent Reading or Viewing	272	(1)
``The Plot Against People''	272	(3)
Russell Baker
``The Roles of Manners''	275	(7)
Judith Martin
``Hot Boxes for Ex-Smokers''	282	(5)
Franklin E. Zimring
``The Science and Secrets of Personal Space''	287	(6)
Curt Suplee
``The Ways We Lie''	293	(10)
Stephanie Ericsson
``Class Acts: America's Changing Middle Class''	303	(7)
Ralph Whitehead, Jr.
Student Essay---Division and Classification: Garrett Berger, ``Buying Time''	310	(7)
Making Connections	317	(1)
Topics for Writing	318	(2)
A Checklist for Division and Classification Essays	320	(2)
Using Definition: Understanding Ideas and Values	322	(47)
When to Use Definition	322	(1)
How to Develop an Extended Definition	323	(1)
Writing Focus: Using Metaphors, Avoiding Cliches	324	(1)
Getting Started: Reflections on E. B. White's Ideas of Democracy	325	(1)
``On Friendship''	326	(6)
Margaret Mead
Rhoda Metraux
``Is Everybody Happy?''	332	(5)
John Ciardi
``Discrimination Is a Virtue''	337	(4)
Robert Keith Miller
``Doubts About Doublespeak''	341	(6)
William Lutz
``The Difference Between `Sick' and `Evil'''	347	(6)
Andrew Vachss
``Freedom's Not Just Another Word''	353	(5)
David Hackett Fischer
``Curiosity''	358	(3)
Alastair Reid
Student Essay---Definition: Laura Mullins, ``Paragon or Parasite?''	361	(4)
Making Connections	365	(1)
Topics for Writing	366	(1)
A Checklist for Definition Essays	367	(2)
Using Causal Analysis: Examining Family and Community Issues	369	(47)
When to Use Causal Analysis	369	(1)
How to Use Causal Analysis	370	(2)
Writing Focus: References to Authors, Works, and the Words of Others	372	(2)
Getting Started: Reflections on Why You Are in College	374	(1)
``Duty: The Forgotten Virtue''	374	(6)
Amitai Etzioni
``When Parents Are Toxic to Children''	380	(6)
Keith Ablow
``Social Science Finds: `Marriage Matters''	386	(11)
Linda J. Waite
``The Overlooked Victims of AIDS''	397	(3)
Judith D. Auerbach
``Not Much Sense in Those Census Stories''	400	(6)
Stephanie Coontz
``What Really Scares Us?''	406	(5)
David Ropeik
``Dream Deferred''	411	(1)
Langston Hughes
Making Connections	412	(1)
Topics for Writing	413	(1)
A Checklist for Causal Analysis Essays	414	(2)
Using Argument and Persuasion: Preserving a Safe and Sane World	416	(48)
The Characteristics of Argument	416	(2)
How to Use Argument and Persuasion	418	(2)
Writing Focus: Logical Fallacies	420	(3)
Getting Started: Reflections on the Challenges Facing Ourselves, Our Society, Our World	423	(1)
``Ban the Things. Ban Them All.''	423	(4)
Molly Ivins
``Why Guns Matter''	427	(3)
Ned Andrews
``Adult Crime, Adult Time''	430	(6)
Linda J. Collier
``Kids Who Kill Are Still Kids''	436	(3)
Richard Cohen
``An Elastic Institution''	439	(5)
John Borneman
Laurie Kain Hart
Michael Kinsley	444	(4)
``Abolish Marriage''
``The Case for Compromise on Abortion''	448	(3)
Andrew Sullivan
``No Safer and Less Free''	451	(3)
Laura W. Murphy
``Try National ID Card---You Might Like It''	454	(3)
Robert Kuttner
Student Essay---Refutation: David M. Ouellette, ``Blame It on the Media and Other Ways to Dress a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing''	457	(3)
Making Connections	460	(1)
Topics for Writing	461	(2)
A Checklist for Argument Essays	463	(1)
Works for Further Reading and Analysis	464	(19)
``Declaration of Sentiments''	464	(3)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
``The Story of an Hour''	467	(4)
Kate Chopin
``Taxi''	471	(1)
Amy Lowell
``Border Hazards: An Obsession to Become Unhealthy''	472	(3)
Richard Rodriguez
``Neat People vs. Sloppy People''	475	(3)
Suzanne Britt
``A Date to Remember''	478	(5)
Lisa Mundy
Glossary	483	(6)
Credits	489	(5)
Index	494