Sundance Reader 3E

by Connelly

• ISBN13: 9780155059405
• ISBN10: 0155059408
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-26
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

THE SUNDANCE READER, Brief Edition is a brief alternative to the popular rhetorically organized THE SUNDANCE READER, 3/e.

Table of Contents

Preface	xxxiii
Introduction	1	(40)
How We Write	1	(2)
The Writer	3	(7)
The Writer's Purpose	3	(6)
The Writer's Role	9	(1)
The Reader	10	(5)
Individual Readers	12	(1)
Extended Readerships	12	(1)
The Perceptual World	13	(2)
The Discipline	15	(2)
Writing Contexts	17	(1)
The Writing Process	17	(6)
Prewriting	18	(4)
Moving from Topic to Thesis	22	(1)
How to Write an Essay	23	(1)
Strategies for Creating a Composing Style	24	(1)
Writing the Whole Composition	24	(5)
Prewriting	24	(1)
Planning	25	(1)
First Draft	26	(1)
Revision	27	(1)
Revision Notes	27	(1)
Second Draft	27	(2)
Writing on a Computer	29	(1)
Strategies for Writing on a Computer	29	(1)
Collaborative Writing	30	(2)
Strategies for Collaborative Writing	31	(1)
Writer's Block	32	(2)
Strategies for Overcoming Writer's Block	32	(2)
Reading Critically	34	(3)
Strategies for Critical Reading	34	(3)
Black Political Leadership	37	(2)
Cornel West
Using The Sundance Reader	39	(1)
Companion Web Site: See for further information on writing	40	(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition: See for further information on writing	40	(1)
Narration: Relating Events	41	(69)
What Is Narration?	41	(4)
The Writer's Purpose	41	(2)
Focus	43	(1)
Chronology	44	(1)
Strategies for Reading Narration	45	(2)
Meaning	45	(1)
Strategy	45	(1)
Language	46	(1)
Take This Fish and Look at It (annotated)	47	(5)
Samuel Scudder
A Doctor's Dilemma	52	(4)
James Dillard
The Fender Bender	56	(5)
Ramon ``Tianguis'' Perez
The Lesson	61	(6)
Nathan McCall
Returning to Southie	67	(6)
Michael Patrick MacDonald
Ebola River	73	(5)
Richard Preston
Shooting an Elephant	78	(8)
George Orwell
Blending the Modes
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat	86	(11)
Oliver Sacks
Writing Beyond the Classroom
Federal Bureau of Investigation Interrogation of Lee Harvey Oswald	97	(5)
The Reconstructed Logbook of the Titanic	102	(3)
Walter Lord
Strategies for Writing Narration	105	(1)
Suggested Topics for Writing Narration	105	(2)
Student Paper Spare Change	107	(2)
Narration Checklist	109	(1)
Companion Web Site: See for further information on writing narration	109	(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition: See for further information on writing narration	109	(1)
Description: Presenting Impressions	110	(57)
What Is Description?	110	(6)
Objective and Subjective Description	111	(2)
The Language of Description	113	(3)
Strategies for Reading Descriptions	116	(1)
Meaning	116	(1)
Strategy	116	(1)
Language	116	(1)
Letter from Ground Zero (annotated)	117	(4)
Jonathan Schell
Gaza Diary	121	(4)
Chris Hedges
Out There	125	(4)
Truman Capote
Border Story	129	(4)
Luis Alberto Urrea
My Ecumenical Father	133	(4)
Jose Antonio Burciaga
Unforgettable Miss Bessie	137	(5)
Carl T. Rowan
The Way to Rainy Mountain	142	(6)
N. Scott Momaday
Blending the Modes
Once More to the Lake	148	(7)
E. B. White
Writing Beyond the Classroom
TV Movies of the First Decade of AIDS (Abstract)	155	(2)
Frank Pilipp
Charles Shull
3M Pharmaceutical Sales Representative Want Ad	157	(2)
The Resume of Monica Ramos	159	(3)
Monica Ramos
Strategies for Writing Description	162	(1)
Suggested Topics for Descriptive Writing	163	(1)
Student Paper Cities of the Dead	164	(2)
Description Checklist	166	(1)
Companion Web Site: See for further information on writing description	166	(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition: See for further information on writing description	166	(1)
Definition: Establishing Meaning	167	(60)
What Is Definition?	167	(4)
Methods of Definition	169	(1)
The Purpose of Definition	170	(1)
Definition in Context	170	(1)
Strategies for Reading Definitions	171	(1)
Meaning	171	(1)
Strategy	171	(1)
Language	171	(1)
Dyslexia (annotated)	172	(5)
Eileen Simpson
Spanglish	177	(4)
Janice Castro
Dan Cook
Cristina Garcia
The Company Man	181	(4)
Ellen Goodman
The World View of a Computer Hacker	185	(4)
Jonathan Ritter
What Is Happiness?	189	(5)
John Ciardi
TV Addiction	194	(8)
Marie Winn
Yucca	202	(9)
Terry Tempest Williams
Blending the Modes
The Economist What Is Terrorism?	211	(8)
Writing Beyond the Classroom: Two Definitions of Depression	219	(1)
The Encyclopedia of Psychology Depression	219	(1)
What Is Depression?	220	(2)
Don D. Rosenberg
Strategies for Writing Definitions	222	(1)
Suggested Topics for Writing Definitions	222	(2)
Student Paper Disneyland Dads	224	(2)
Definition Checklist	226	(1)
Companion Web Site: See for further information on writing definition	226	(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition: See for further information on writing definition	226	(1)
Comparison and Contrast: Indicating Similarities and Differences	227	(54)
What Is Comparison and Contrast?	227	(4)
The Purposes of Comparison and Contrast	228	(1)
Organizing Comparison and Contrast Papers	228	(3)
Strategies for Reading Comparison and Contrast	231	(2)
Meaning	231	(1)
Strategy	232	(1)
Language	232	(1)
Chinese Space, American Space (annotated)	233	(3)
Yi-Fu Tuan
Men vs. Women Over Walking at Night	236	(4)
Bob Levey
The Transaction	240	(4)
William Zinsser
Grant and Lee	244	(5)
Bruce Catton
A Tale of Two Sitcoms	249	(7)
Steven D. Stark
Irish and Blacks	256	(6)
Michael Barone
Two Ways to Belong to America	262	(5)
Bharati Mukherjee
Blending the Modes
One Internet, Two Nations	267	(5)
Louis Gates Jr.
Writing Beyond the Classroom
Communication Styles: United States and Taiwan	272	(4)
Peggy Kenna
Sondra Lacy
Strategies for Writing Comparison and Contrast	276	(1)
Suggested Topics for Comparison and Contrast Writing	276	(1)
Student Paper Parallel States: Israel and Ireland	277	(3)
Comparison and Contrast Checklist	280	(1)
Companion Web Site: See for further information on writing comparison	280	(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition: See for further information on writing comparison	280	(1)
Analysis: Making Evaluations	281	(81)
What Is Analysis?	281	(3)
Subjective and Objective Analysis	282	(2)
Detailed Observation	284	(1)
Critical Thinking for Writing Analysis	284	(2)
Strategies for Reading Analysis	286	(1)
Meaning	286	(1)
Strategy	286	(1)
Language	286	(1)
The Handicap of Definition (annotated)	287	(4)
William Raspberry
Black Is Beautiful: Tokyo Style	291	(5)
Michael Zielenziger
The Skinny	296	(5)
Richard Brookhiser
How to Lie with Statistics	301	(11)
Darrell Huff
Who's Listening to Your Cell Phone Calls?	312	(5)
Louis R. Mizell Jr.
What's Wrong with This Picture?	317	(6)
James Poniewozik
TV Movies of the First Decade of AIDS	323	(14)
Frank Pilipp
Charles Shull
Blending the Modes
What They Saw at the Holocaust Museum	337	(7)
Philip Gourevitch
Writing Beyond the Classroom
Surreptitious Recording of Suspects' Conversations	344	(12)
Kimberly A. Crawford
Strategies for Writing Analysis	356	(1)
Suggested Topics for Writing Analysis	356	(2)
Student Paper Nostalgia: Why We Need and Love the Past	358	(3)
Analysis Checklist	361	(1)
Companion Web Site: See for further information on writing analysis	361	(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition: See for further information on writing analysis	361	(1)
Division and Classification: Separating into Parts and Rating Categories	362	(60)
What Are Division and Classification?	362	(3)
Division	362	(1)
Critical Thinking for Writing Division	363	(1)
Classification	364	(1)
Critical Thinking for Writing Classification	365	(1)
Strategies for Reading Division and Classification	365	(2)
Meaning	366	(1)
Strategy	366	(1)
Language	366	(1)
The Plot Against People (annotated)	367	(4)
Russell Baker
Black Wasn't Beautiful	371	(4)
Mary Mebane
Friends, Good Friends---and Such Good Friends	375	(6)
Judith Viorst
The Ways of Meeting Oppression	381	(4)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Four Kinds of Chance	385	(6)
James Austin
Three Kinds of Discipline	391	(5)
John Holt
Propaganda Techniques in Today's Advertising	396	(8)
Ann McClintock
Blending the Modes
Our Three Languages	404	(5)
Northrop Frye
Writing Beyond the Classroom
Black's Law Dictionary Homicide	409	(4)
Rinehart Guide to Grammar and Usage Kinds of Sentences	413	(3)
Strategies for Division and Classification Writing	416	(1)
Suggested Topics for Division and Classification Writing	416	(2)
Student Paper Hispanics on Campus	418	(3)
Division and Classification Checklist	421	(1)
Companion Web Site: See for further information on writing division and classification	421	(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition: See for further information on writing division and classification	421	(1)
Process: Explaining How Things Work and Giving Directions	422	(58)
What Is Process?	422	(3)
Explaining How Things Work	422	(1)
Critical Thinking for Writing Explanations	423	(1)
Giving Directions	424	(1)
Critical Thinking for Writing Directions	425	(1)
Strategies for Reading Process	425	(2)
Meaning	425	(1)
Strategy	426	(1)
Language	426	(1)
How to Mark a Book (annotated)	427	(6)
Mortimer Adler
Birth of a TV Show: A Drama All Its Own	433	(6)
Elizabeth Kolbert
Fender Benders: Legal Do's and Don't's	439	(5)
Armond D. Budish
How Our Skins Got Their Color	444	(4)
Marvin Harris
Desperation Writing	448	(4)
Peter Elbow
Resumes That Rate a Second Look	452	(3)
Anne Weisbord
Seeing Your Way Past Interview Jitters	455	(4)
Eugene Raudsepp
Evaluating a Job Opportunity	459	(5)
Liz Grinslade
Blending the Modes
Why My Business Failed	464	(8)
Charles N. Jamison Jr.
Writing Beyond the Classroom
Cleaning Battery Terminals	472	(3)
Lucille Treganowan
Strategies for Process Writing	475	(1)
Suggested Topics for Process Writing	475	(2)
Student Paper Securing Your Home	477	(2)
Process Checklist	479	(1)
Companion Web Site: See for further information on writing process	479	(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition: See for further information on writing process	479	(1)
Cause and Effect: Determining Reasons and Predicting Results	480	(68)
What Is Cause and Effect?	480	(5)
Deduction and Induction	481	(2)
Establishing Causes	483	(1)
Predicting Results	484	(1)
Critical Thinking for Cause-and-Effect Writing	485	(1)
Strategies for Reading Cause and Effect	486	(2)
Meaning	486	(1)
Strategy	487	(1)
Language	487	(1)
Why Blacks Are Returning to Their Southern Roots (annotated)	488	(4)
Maya Angelou
The Effects of the Telephone	492	(3)
John Brooks
Why Schools Don't Educate	495	(4)
John Taylor Gatto
Blending the Modes
Black Men and Public Space	499	(5)
Brent Staples
Opposing Viewpoints: The ``Abuse Excuse''
The ``Abuse Excuse'' Is Detrimental to the Justice System	504	(5)
Alan M. Dershowitz
The Abuse Defense Balances the Justice System	509	(5)
Leslie Abramson
Opposing Viewpoints: Global Warming
Swept Away	514	(11)
Jodi Jacobson
Hot Air	525	(7)
Jocelyn Tomkin
Writing Beyond the Classroom
The Declaration of Independence	532	(5)
Thomas Jefferson
Solving Printer Operation Problems	537	(6)
Hewlett-Packard
Strategies for Cause-and-Effect Writing	543	(1)
Suggested Topics for Cause-and-Effect Writing	543	(2)
Student Paper Can the Devon Be Saved?	545	(2)
Cause-and-Effect Checklist	547	(1)
Companion Web Site: See for further information on writing cause and effect	547	(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition: See for further information on writing cause and effect	547	(1)
Argument and Persuasion: Influencing Readers	548	(1)
What Is Argument and Persuasion?	548	(4)
Persuasive Appeals	549	(2)
Appealing to Hostile Readers	551	(1)
Critical Thinking for Writing Argument and Persuasion	552	(1)
Strategies for Reading Argument and Persuasion	553	(1)
Meaning	553	(1)
Strategy	553	(1)
Language	553	(1)
Why Even Pacifists Support This War (annotated)	554	(4)
Scott Simon
Uncle Sam and Aunt Samantha	558	(5)
Anna Quindlen
Why We Need to Understand Science	563	(9)
Carl Sagan
Blending the Modes
Should This Student Have Been Expelled?	572	(6)
Nat Hentoff
Opposing Viewpoints: Reparations for Slavery
An Idea Whose Time Has Come	578	(4)
Manning Marable
A Childish Illusion	582	(4)
Shelby Steele
Opposing Viewpoints: Cultural Identity
Kiss of Death	586	(6)
Armando Rendon
Cultural Baggage	592	(4)
Barbara Ehrenreich
Writing Beyond the Classroom
Letter to President Roosevelt, August 2, 1939	596	(3)
Albert Einstein
The Irish American Partnership Irish Need Apply	599	(3)
Strategies for Writing Argument and Persuasion	602	(1)
Suggested Topics for Writing Argument and Persuasion	602	(2)
Student Paper Why a Black Student Union?	604	(3)
Argument and Persuasion Checklist	607	(1)
Companion Web Site: See for further information on writing argument and persuasion	607	(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition: See for further information on writing argument and persuasion	607
Appendix: Writer's Guide to Documenting Sources
What Is Documentation?	1	(1)
Why Document Sources?	1	(1)
When to Document	2	(1)
Using Quotations	3	(2)
Using Paraphrases	5	(1)
Using MLA Documentation	6	(3)
Using APA Documentation	9	(2)
Strategies for Avoiding Common Problems	11
Credits	1	(1)
Index	1