Reading Critically, Writing Well: A Reader and Guide

by Axelrod, Rise B.

• ISBN13: 9780312250294
• ISBN10: 0312250290
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Bedford/st Martins

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