The Sundance Writer A Rhetoric, Reader, Handbook

by Connelly, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781428211582
• ISBN10: 1428211586
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-31
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

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

Table of Contents

The Rhetoric

Why Write? Using The Sundance Writer

The Rhetoric

Writing in the Information Age

The Reader

Writing in College

The Research Paper

Grammar and Handbook

Strategies for Succeeding in Composition

The Writing Process: An Overview

What Is Writing? Developing a Composing Style

Creating a Composing Style

Writing on a Computer

Strategies for Writing on a Computer

Writer''s Block

Strategies for Overcoming Writer''s Block

E-Writing: Exploring Writing Resources Online

E-Sources

Companion Website: The Writing Process

The Writing Context

What Is Good Writing? The Writer

The Writer''s Purpose

The Writer''s Role

The Reader

Individual Readers

Extended Audiences

The Perceptual World

Evaluating Readers

The Discourse Community

The Document

Strategies for Writing Specialized Documents

Writings in Context

Lyndon Baines Johnson, Letter to Ho Chi Minh, April-10,

Molly Ivins, A Short Story about the Vietnam War Memorial

Strategies for Establishing Context

E-Writing: Exploring Writing Context Online

E-Sources

Companion Website: The Writing Context

Critical Thinking: Seeing with a Writer''s Eye

What Is Critical Thinking? How to See with a Writer''s Eye

Strategies for Increasing Critical Thinking

Common Errors in Critical Thinking

Ignoring the Role of Coincidence

Hasty Generalizations or Jumping to Conclusions

Relying on Anecdotal Evidence

Mistaking Time Relationships for Cause and Effect (post hoc, ergo propter hoc)

Making Faulty Comparisons (False Analogies)

Assuming Trends Will Continue, Making "Slippery Slope" Judgments

Creating "Either-Or" Dilemmas

Relying on False Authorities, Attacking Personalities, and Guilt by Association

Using Circular Reasoning (Begging the Question)

Making Emotional and Irrelevant Statements (Red Herrings)

Critical Thinking Checklist

E-Writing: Exploring Critical Thinking Online

E-Sources

Companion Website: Critical Thinking

Prewriting Strategies: Getting Started

What Is Prewriting? Prewriting Strategies

Free writing

Brainstorming

Asking Questions

Clustering

Strategies for Prewriting

E-Writing: Exploring Prewriting Strategies Online

E-Sources

Companion Website: Prewriting Strategies

Developing a Thesis

What Is a Thesis? Elements of a Thesis Statement

Locating the Thesis

Explicit, Evolving, and Implied Theses

Explicit Thesis Statements

Evolving Thesis Statements

Implied Thesis Statements

Strategies for Developing Thesis Statements

E-Writing: Exploring Thesis Statements Online

E-Sources

Companion Website: Developing a Thesis

Supporting a Thesis

What Is Support? Personal Observations

Personal Experiences

Examples

Facts

Testimony (Quotations)

Analogies (Comparisons)

Statistics

Strategies for Using Statistics

Documenting Sources

Strategies for Using Evidence

E-Writing: Exploring Thesis Support Online

E-Sources

Companion Website: Supporting a Thesis

Organizing Ideas

What Is Organization? Informal and Formal Outlines

Writing Titles and Introductions

Titles

Introductions

Organizing the Body of an Essay

Chronological: Organizing by Time

Spatial: Organizing by Division

Emphatic: Organizing by Importance

Writing Conclusions

Summarize the Thesis and Main Points

End with a Question

Conclude with a Quotation

End with a Strong Image

Conclude with a Challenging Statement

Moving from Prewriting to Planning

Planning Checklist

Strategies for Overcoming Problems in Organization

E-Writing: Exploring Organization Online

E-Sources

Companion Website: Organizing Ideas

Developing Paragraphs

What Are Paragraphs? Developing Paragraphs

Creating Topic Sentences

Using Modes

Emphasizing Transitions

Organizing Dialogue

Paragraph Style

Strategies for Developing Paragraphs

E-Writing: Exploring Paragraphs Online

E-Sources

Companion Website: Developing Paragraphs

Writing the First Draft

What Is a First Draft? Strategies for Writing the First Draft

Avoiding Plagiarism

Making Writing Decis

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