9780312250294

Reading Critically, Writing Well: A Reader and Guide

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    9780312250294

  • ISBN10:

    0312250290

  • Edition: 5th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-06-01
  • Publisher: Bedford/st Martins
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Table of Contents

Preface v
Introduction
1(11)
Reading Critically
2(4)
Reading for Meaning
3(2)
Reading Like a Writer
5(1)
Writing Well
6(6)
The Writing Assignments
6(2)
The Guides to Writing
8(4)
Autobiography
12(51)
Autobiographical Writing Situations
13(1)
A Guide to Reading Autobiography
14(9)
That Summer I Left Childhood Was White
14(4)
Audre Lorde
Reading for Meaning
18(1)
Reading Like a Writer
19(4)
Readings
23(6)
A Chase
23(6)
Annie Dillard
Russell Baker, Smooth and Easy
29(6)
Laurie Abraham, Divorced Father
35(5)
Chang-Rae Lee, Uncle Chul Gets Rich
40(7)
Brad Benioff, Rick (Student Essay)
47(6)
A Guide to Writing Autobiography
53(10)
Invention
53(3)
Drafting
56(2)
Reading a Draft Critically
58(2)
Revising
60(1)
Editing and Proofreading
61(2)
Observation
63(54)
Observational Writing Situations
64(1)
A Guide to Reading Observational Essays
65(1)
The New Yorker, Soup
65(8)
Reading for Meaning
68(1)
Reading Like a Writer
69(4)
Readings
73(35)
The New York Pickpocket Academy
73(7)
John McPhee
So Wet and Wild: Paddling for Thrills
80(6)
Joe Glickman
The Long Good-Bye: Mother's Day in Federal Prison
86(8)
Amanda Coyne
Struggling for Personal Attention
94(7)
Tamar Lewin
Dead Air: Is Anyone Listening?
101(7)
Craig Elsten
A Guide to Writing Observational Essays
108(9)
Invention
108(3)
Drafting
111(1)
Reading a Draft Critically
112(2)
Revising
114(1)
Editing and Proofreading
115(2)
Reflection
117(44)
Reflective Writing Situations
118(1)
A Guide to Reading Reflective Essays
119(8)
Nicollette Toussaint, Hearing the Sweetest Songs
120(2)
Reading for Meaning
122(1)
Reading Like a Writer
123(4)
Readings
127(26)
Black Men and Public Space
127(4)
Brent Staples
Are Families Dangerous?
131(5)
Barbara Ehrenreich
Life Intrudes
136(5)
Jerry Rockwood
Peeling Bananas (Student Essay)
141(5)
Wendy Lee
Whose Body Is This? (Student Essay)
146(7)
Katherine Haines
A Guide to Writing Reflective Essays
153(8)
Invention
153(2)
Drafting
155(2)
Reading a Draft Critically
157(1)
Revising
158(1)
Editing and Proofreading
159(2)
Explaining Concepts
161(61)
Writing Situations for Explaining Concepts
162(1)
A Guide to Reading Essays Explaining Concepts
163(9)
Is Sex Necessary? Virgin Birth and Opportunism in the Garden
163(5)
David Quammen
Reading for Meaning
168(1)
Reading Like a Writer
168(4)
Readings
172(41)
Marked Women
172(8)
Deborah Tannen
Welcome to Cyberspace
180(7)
Philip Elmer-DeWitt
Contingent Workers
187(7)
Janice Castro
Dating
194(11)
Beth L Bailey
Reincarnation (Student Essay)
205(8)
Melissa McCool
A Guide to Writing Essays Explaining Concepts
213(9)
Invention
213(4)
Drafting
217(1)
Reading a Draft Critically
218(1)
Revising
219(2)
Editing and Proofreading
221(1)
Evaluation
222(51)
Evaluative Writing Situations
224(1)
A Guide to Reading Evaluations
225(9)
Working at McDonald's
225(4)
Amitai Etzioni
Reading for Meaning
229(1)
Reading Like a Writer
229(5)
Readings
234(28)
Email Culture
234(5)
Michael Kinsley
Game Boy's Toy Camera: Serious Business
239(4)
J. C. Herz
Talking Trash
243(7)
James Wolcott
Poltergeist: It Knows What Scares You (Student Essay)
250(6)
Scott Hyder
Buzzworm: The Superior Magazine (Student Essay)
256(6)
Ilene Wolf
A Guide to Writing Evaluations
262(11)
Invention
262(3)
Drafting
265(2)
Reading a Draft Critically
267(2)
Revising
269(2)
Editing and Proofreading
271(2)
Speculation about Causes or Effects
273(62)
Cause or Effect Writing Situations
275(1)
A Guide to Reading Speculative Essays About Causes or Effects
275(8)
Why We Crave Horror Movies
276(2)
Stephen King
Reading for Meaning
278(1)
Reading Like a Writer
279(4)
Readings
283(40)
Intolerance of Boyish Behavior
283(7)
Natalie Angier
Why Do Catholics Stay in the Church? Because of the Stories
290(8)
Andrew M. Greeley
The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society
298(9)
Jonathan Kozol
The Tyranny of Choice
307(9)
Steven Waldman
The Rise of Reported Incidents of Workplace Sexual Harassment (Student Essay)
316(7)
Sarah West
A Guide to Writing Speculative Essays About Causes or Effects
323(12)
Invention
323(4)
Drafting
327(2)
Reading a Draft Critically
329(2)
Revising
331(1)
Editing and Proofreading
332(3)
Proposal to Solve a Problem
335(58)
Writing Situations for Proposing Solutions to Problems
336(1)
A Guide to Reading Proposals
337(10)
Reforming Schools through a Federal Test for College Aid
338(3)
Robert J. Samuelson
Reading for Meaning
341(1)
Reading Like a Writer
342(5)
Readings
347(35)
Prevention of Delinquency
347(6)
Edward J. Loughran
Giving the Young a Voice in National Service Programs
353(8)
John Beilenson
10 Is a Crowd, So Change the Game
361(6)
Rob Ryder
Curbing Nature's Paparazzi
367(7)
Bill McKibben
More Testing, More Learning (Student Essay)
374(8)
Patrick O'Malley
A Guide to Writing Proposals
382(11)
Invention
382(4)
Drafting
386(1)
Reading a Draft Critically
387(2)
Revising
389(2)
Editing and Proofreading
391(2)
Position Paper
393(56)
Writing Situations for Position Papers
394(1)
A Guide to Reading Position Papers
395(8)
Sticks and Stones and Sports Team Names
395(3)
Richard Estrada
Reading for Meaning
398(1)
Reading Like a Writer
398(5)
Readings
403(37)
Religious Diversity and the Schools
403(6)
Stephen Bates
Rush and Larry, Coast to Coast: This Is Not Democracy in Action
409(5)
Donella Meadows
Saving Nature, but Only for Man
414(6)
Charles Krauthammer
Affirmative Action
420(12)
Shelby Steele
Sex Education in Our Schools (Student Essay)
432(8)
Jill Kuhn
A Guide to Writing Position Papers
440(9)
Invention
440(2)
Drafting
442(1)
Reading a Draft Critically
443(2)
Revising
445(2)
Editing and Proofreading
447(2)
APPENDIX ONE A Catalog of Critical Reading Strategies 449(42)
Annotating
450(6)
An Annotated Sample from "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
451(5)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Previewing
456(3)
Outlining
459(3)
Summarizing
462(1)
Paraphrasing
463(2)
Questioning to Understand and Remember
465(2)
Contextualizing
467(1)
Reflecting on Challenges to Your Beliefs and Values
468(2)
Exploring the Significance of Figurative Language
470(3)
Looking for Patterns of Opposition
473(3)
Evaluating the Logic of an Argument
476(4)
Recognizing Emotional Manipulation
480(1)
Judging the Writer's Credibility
481(2)
Comparing and Contrasting Related Readings
483(8)
Legitimate Pressures and Illegitimate Results
484(3)
Lewis H. Van Dusen Jr.
Public Statement by Eight Alabama Clergymen
487(4)
APPENDIX TWO Strategies for Research and Documentation 491(46)
Conducting Research
491(18)
Evaluating Sources Critically
509(3)
Documenting Sources
512(25)
Acknowledgments 537(4)
Index to Methods of Development 541(4)
Index of Authors, Titles, and Terms 545

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