The Sundance Writer A Rhetoric, Reader, Handbook

by Connelly, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781413015386
• ISBN10: 1413015387
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-15
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Praised for its practical strategies, real-world emphasis and focus on critical thinking, this successful 4-in-1-- handbook, reader, rhetoric, and research guide-- text incorporates electronic writing and visual rhetoric.

Table of Contents

Preface	xxxv
Why Write?	1	(10)
PART ONE THE RHETORIC
The Writing Process: An Overview	11	(10)
The Writing Context	21	(24)
Critical Thinking: Seeing with a Writer's Eye	45	(14)
Prewriting Strategies: Getting Started	59	(11)
Developing a Thesis	70	(10)
Supporting a Thesis	80	(12)
Organizing Ideas	92	(20)
Developing Paragraphs	112	(12)
Writing the First Draft	124	(17)
Revising and Rewriting	141	(17)
Editing and Proofreading	158	(19)
PART TWO WRITING IN THE INFORMATION AGE
Analyzing Visuals: Seeing with a ``Writer's Eye''	177	(23)
Writing with Visuals	200	(13)
Business and Professional Writing	213	(22)
Special Writing Contexts	235	(16)
PART THREE THE READER
Becoming a Critical Reader: Reading with a ``Writer's Eye''	251	(11)
Description: Presenting Impressions	262	(49)
Narration: Relating Events	311	(52)
Example: Presenting Illustrations	363	(40)
Definition: Establishing Meaning	403	(42)
Comparison and Contrast: Indicating Similarities and Differences	445	(42)
Process: Explaining How Things Work and Giving Directions	487	(52)
Division and Classification: Separating into Parts and Rating Categories	539	(48)
Cause and Effect: Determining Reasons and Measuring Results	587	(46)
Argument and Persuasion: Influencing Readers	633	(62)
PART FOUR WRITING IN COLLEGE
The Essay Examination	695	(10)
Writing about Literature	705	(24)
PART FIVE THE RESEARCH PAPER
Conducting Research	729	(36)
Writing the Research Paper	765	(60)
PART SIX GRAMMAR AND HANDBOOK
Grammar	825	(14)
The Handbook	839	(66)
Credits	905	(3)
Index	908