The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers, Brief

by Reid, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780130982582
• ISBN10: 013098258X
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

For one/two-semester Freshman Composition courses. This best-selling writing guide integrates purpose, process, and rhetorical strategies into every chapter, offering studentsas well as new instructorsthe clearest explanation of writing. In addition to emphasizing critical reading, every major chapter contains professional and student samples, rhetorical techniques, journal exercises, reading and writing activities, collaborative activities, peer-response guidelines, revision suggestions, and a student essay in each chapter contains writing process materials (outlines, audience analysis, interview notes, drafts, revision plans, etc.).

Table of Contents

Thematic Contents	xv
Preface	xxi
Credits	xxix
Writing Myths and Rituals	3	(14)
Writing Fitness: Rituals and Practice	5	(12)
Place, Time, and Tools	6	(2)
Energy and Attitude	8	(1)
Keeping a Journal	9	(2)
Warming Up: Journal Exercises	11	(1)
``On Keeping a Journal''	12	(5)
Roy Hoffman
Purposes and Processes for Writing	17	(30)
``Writing for Myself''	19	(2)
Russell Baker
Purposes for Writing	21	(2)
Writer-Based Purposes	21	(1)
Subject- and Audience-Based Purposes	21	(1)
Combinations of Purposes	22	(1)
Subject, Purpose, and Thesis	22	(1)
Purpose and Audience	23	(3)
Audience Analysis	24	(1)
Purpose, Audience, and Genre	25	(1)
The Writing Situation	25	(1)
Purpose and Audience in Two Essays	26	(5)
``The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl''	27	(1)
Elizabeth Wong
``I'm O.K., but You're Not,''	28	(3)
Robert Zoellner
Dimensions of the Process	31	(2)
Collecting	31	(1)
Shaping	31	(1)
Drafting	32	(1)
Revising	32	(1)
The Whole Process	32	(1)
Writing with a Computer	33	(3)
Warming Up: Journal Exercises	35	(1)
A Writing Process at Work: Collecting and Shaping	36	(7)
``Athletes and Education''	36	(4)
Neil H. Petrie
``On Writing `Athletes and Education'''	40	(3)
Neil H. Petrie
A Writing Process at Work: Drafting and Revising	43	(4)
from ``The Declaration of Independence''	44	(3)
Observing	47	(56)
Techniques for Writing about Observations	49	(31)
Observing People	50	(1)
Observing Places	51	(1)
from ``Sierra''	51	(1)
John Muir
Observing Objects	52	(1)
Observing Events	53	(1)
Warming Up: Journal Exercises	54	(1)
from ``September 18, 2001''	55	(3)
Robin Morgan
``Take This Fish and Look at It''	58	(5)
Samuel H. Scudder
``High Tide in Tucson''	63	(8)
Barbara Kingsolver
``Observing Wolves''	71	(9)
Farley Mowat
Observing: The Writing Process	80	(23)
Choosing a Subject	80	(1)
Collecting	81	(2)
Shaping	83	(6)
Drafting	89	(1)
Revising	90	(3)
Postscript on the Writing Process	93	(1)
``Permanent Tracings''	93	(6)
Jennifer Macke
``Empty Windows''	99	(4)
Stephen White
Remembering	103	(48)
Techniques for Writing About Memories	104	(47)
Remembering People	106	(1)
from The Way to Rainy Mountain	107	(1)
N. Scott Momaday
Remembering Places	107	(1)
from Farewell to Mansanar	107	(1)
Jeanne Wakatsuke
Remembering Events	108	(1)
``The Boy's Desire''	108	(1)
Richard Rodriguez
Warming Up: Journal Exercises	109	(1)
``The Day Language Came into My Life''	110	(4)
Helen Keller
``Lives on the Boundary''	114	(8)
Mike Rose
``Beauty: When the Other Dancer Is the Self''	122	(8)
Alice Walker
Remembering: The Writing Process	130	(1)
Choosing a Subject	131	(1)
Collecting	131	(2)
Shaping	133	(5)
Drafting	138	(2)
Revising	140
from University Days	136	(5)
James Thurber
Postscript on the Writing Process	141	(1)
``The Wind Catcher''	142	(3)
Todd Petry
``The Red Chevy''	145	(6)
Juli Bovard
Reading	151	(62)
Techniques for Writing About Reading	153	(4)
How Readers Read	154	(1)
Double-Entry Log	154	(2)
Guidelines For Class Discussion	156	(1)
Summarizing and Responding to an Essay	157	(31)
``Teaching Diversity-with a Smile''	158	(2)
Barbara Ehrenreich
Summarizing	160	(2)
Responding	162	(3)
Summarizing and Responding to an Advertisement	165	(1)
``Beauty and Violence''	166	(1)
Adam Forest
``Some Don't Like Their Blues at All''	167	(3)
Karyn M. Lewis
Warming Up: Journal Exercises	170	(1)
``Our Barbies, Ourselves''	171	(3)
Emily Prager
``Atlas Shrugs''	174	(7)
Nicholas Lemann
``Animal Rights and Beyond''	181	(7)
David Quammen
Reading and Writing Processes	188	(25)
Choosing a Subject	188	(1)
``Teaching Tolerance in America''	189	(2)
Dudley Erskine Devlin
Collecting	191	(2)
Shaping	193	(6)
Drafting	199	(1)
Revising	200	(2)
Postscript on the Writing Process	202	(1)
``Drawing the Line''	202	(7)
Paula Fisher
``Two Responses to Deborah Tannen''	209	(4)
Jennifer Koester
Sonja H. Browe
Investigating	213	(60)
Techniques for Investigative Writing	214	(30)
Summary of a Book or Article	215	(1)
``Date Rape: Familiar Strangers''	215	(1)
Charlene L. Muehlenhard
Melaney A. Linton
Investigation Using Multiple Sources	216	(1)
``The Personality Pill''	217	(2)
Anastasia Toufexis
Profile of a Person	219	(1)
``Here Comes Oprah!''	220	(1)
Joan Barthel
Warming Up: Journal Exercises	220	(2)
``How the Web Works''	222	(2)
Gene Cowan
``Surfin' the Louvre''	224	(1)
Elizabeth Larsen
``Plotting a Net Gain''	225	(6)
Connie Keonenn
``Life After Oil''	231	(5)
Jeremiah Creedon
``The Homeless and Their Children''	236	(8)
Jonathan Kozol
Investigating: The Writing Process	244	(29)
Choosing a Subject	244	(1)
Collecting	245	(7)
Shaping	252	(4)
Drafting	256	(1)
Revising	256	(2)
Postscript on the Writing Process	258	(1)
``The Hollywood Indian''	259	(8)
Lauren Strain
``My Friend Michelle, an Alcoholic''	267	(6)
Bridgid Stone
Explaining	273	(60)
Techniques for Explaining	275	(32)
Explaining What	276	(2)
Explaining How	278	(2)
Explaining Why	280	(2)
Warming Up: Journal Exercises	282	(1)
``Multiracialness''	283	(1)
La Mer Stepptoe
``Les Tres Riches Heures de Martha Stewart''	284	(11)
Margaret Talbot
``The Global Village Finally Arrives''	295	(6)
Pico Iyer
``How Male and Female Students Use Language Differently''	301	(6)
Deborah Tannen
Explaining: The Writing Process	307	(26)
Choosing a Subject	308	(1)
Collecting	308	(3)
Shaping	311	(7)
Drafting	318	(2)
Revising	320	(1)
Postscript on the Writing Process	321	(1)
``English Only''	321	(8)
Christine Bishop
``Anorexia Nervosa''	329	(4)
Nancie Brosseau
Evaluating	333	(56)
Techniques for Writing Evaluations	334	(32)
Evaluating Commercial Products or Services	337	(1)
Evaluating Works of Art	338	(3)
Evaluating Performances	341	(1)
``Mr. Spielberg Strikes Again''	341	(2)
David Ansen
Warming Up: Journal Exercises	343	(1)
``All's Not Well in The Land of `The Lion King'''	344	(2)
Margaret Lazarus
``Prime Time Art?''	346	(6)
Kathyrn Hughes
Ben Rogers
``First Born, Later Born''	352	(7)
Geoffrey Cowley
``Watching the Eyewitless News''	359	(7)
Elayne Rapping
Evaluating: The Writing Process	366	(23)
Choosing a Subject	366	(1)
Collecting	367	(2)
Shaping	369	(3)
Drafting	372	(1)
Revising	372	(2)
Postscript on the Writing Process	374	(1)
``Borrowers Can Be Choosy''	375	(9)
Linda Meininger
``The Big Chill''	384	(5)
Kent Y'Blood
Problem Solving	389	(52)
Techniques for Problem Solving	390	(25)
Demonstrating That a Problem Exists	391	(2)
Proposing a Solution and Convincing Your Readers	393	(2)
Warming Up: Journal Exercises	395	(1)
``Solving for Pattern''	396	(5)
Wendell Berry
``The Argument Culture''	401	(5)
Deborah Tannen
``Virtual Students, Digital Classroom''	406	(9)
Neil Postman
Problem Solving: The Writing Process	415	(26)
Choosing a Subject	416	(1)
Collecting	417	(4)
Shaping	421	(3)
Drafting	424	(1)
Revising	424	(2)
Postscript on the Writing Process	426	(1)
``No Parking''	427	(5)
Kristy Busch
Steve Krause
Keith Wright
``Who Should Take Charge?''	432	(9)
Eui Young Hwang
Arguing	441	(72)
Techniques for Writing: Argument	442	(41)
Claims for Written Argument	444	(1)
from ``A Case of Severe Bias''	445	(1)
Patricia Raybon
from The Plug-In Drug	446	(2)
Marie Winn
Appeals for Written Argument	448	(4)
Rogerian Argument	452	(3)
Warming Up: Journal Exercises	455	(1)
``The Ethics of Endorsing a Product''	456	(2)
Mike Royko
``The Internet: A Clear and Present Danger?''	458	(6)
Cathleen A. Cleaver
``The Damnation of a Canyon''	464	(7)
Edward Abbey
Three Perspectives on the Death Penalty	471	(1)
``Death and Justice''	472	(5)
Edward I. Koch
``Death Be Not Proud''	477	(2)
Robert Badinter
``Death and Justice''	479	(4)
John O'Sullivan
Arguing: The Writing Process	483	(30)
Choosing a Subject	483	(1)
Collecting	484	(2)
Shaping	486	(3)
Drafting	489	(1)
Revising	490	(4)
Postscript on the Writing Process	494	(1)
``Welfare Is Still Necessary for Women and Children in the U.S.''	495	(8)
Crystal Sabatke
``Standardized Tests: Shouldn't We Be Helping Our Students?''	503	(10)
Eric Boese
Responding to Literature	513	(44)
``The Story of an Hour''	516	(2)
Kate Chopin
Techniques for Responding to Literature	518	(2)
Warming Up: Journal Exercises	519	(1)
Purposes for Responding to Literature	520	(1)
Responding to Short Fiction	521	(19)
Responding as a Reader	521	(1)
Reading with a Writer's Eye	522	(2)
``A Worn Path''	524	(9)
Eudora Welty
``The Lesson''	533	(7)
Toni Cade Bambara
Responding to Literature: The Writing Process	540	(17)
Collecting	541	(2)
Shaping	543	(2)
Drafting	545	(1)
Revising	545	(1)
Postscript on the Writing Process	546	(1)
``On `A Worn Path'''	547	(6)
Julia MacMillan
Brett MacFadden
``Death: The Final Freedom''	553	(4)
Pat Russell
Writing a Research Paper	557	(74)
Techniques for Writing a Research Paper	559	(3)
Using Purpose, Audience, and Form as Guides	559	(1)
Finding the Best Sources	560	(1)
Using Sources to Make Your Point	561	(1)
Documenting Your Sources	562	(1)
Preparing Yourself for the Research Process	562	(7)
Warming Up: Journal Exercises	563	(1)
Research Notebook	564	(4)
Research Timetable	568	(1)
Documentation Format: MLA and APA Styles	568	(1)
Research Paper: The Writing Process	569	(62)
Choosing a Subject	569	(4)
Collecting	573	(8)
Basic Internet Glossary	581	(4)
Evaluating Internet Sources	585	(6)
Shaping	591	(1)
Shaping Strategies	591	(2)
Drafting	593	(5)
Revising	598	(1)
Documenting Sources	599	(16)
Postscript on the Writing Process	615	(1)
``Foreign Language Study: An American Necessity''	616	(15)
Kate McNerny
Appendix: Writing Under Pressure	631	(12)
Know Your Audience	633	(1)
Analyze Key Terms	633	(1)
Make a Sketch Outline	634	(3)
Know the Material	637	(1)
Practice Writing	637	(1)
Proofread and Edit	638	(1)
Sample Essay Questions and Responses	638	(5)
Index	643