Visions Across the Americas Text

by Warner, J. Sterling; Hillard, Judith

• ISBN13: 9780155068056
• ISBN10: 0155068059
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780838406786
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-20
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

This best selling rhetorically organized (alternate thematic table of contents included) reader for developmental writing and freshman composition courses features selections on multi-cultural, diverse topics and proven writing and reading prompts for students.

Table of Contents

Communicating is Language at Work	1	(47)
Tips on Becoming an Active Reader	2	(8)
``Writers Together'' (annotated)	4	(6)
Toni Morrison
Constructing Responses to Readings: Paragraphs and Essays	10	(17)
Generating Ideas and Establishing a Focus	10	(3)
``Freewriting''	13	(4)
Peter Elbow
Structuring Essays	17	(3)
Lead-ins and Concluding Sentences	20	(1)
Revising and Editing	21	(1)
``Marriage: The Changing Institution'' (annotated)	22	(5)
Joanne Jaime
Special Writing Activities: The Individual and Group Response	27	(21)
Journal, Reading/Writing Logs, and Thesis Notebooks	27	(1)
Response and Summary	28	(2)
Group Activities and Collaborative Writing	30	(2)
``Why I Am a Writer''	32	(4)
Pat Mora
``The Joy of Writing''	36	(6)
Ray Bradbury
``My Mother's English''	42	(6)
Amy Tan
Narration	48	(47)
Common Elements in Narration	48	(2)
Tips on Writing Narrative Essays	50	(44)
``Ghosts''	51	(5)
Maxine Hong Kingston
``The Offering of the Pipe'' as told to John G. Neihardt (Flaming Rainbow)	56	(5)
Black Elk
``Journey to Nine Miles''	61	(6)
Alice Walker
``American Horse''	67	(13)
Louise Erdrich
``Saigon, April 1975''	80	(7)
Nguyen Ngoc Ngan
``Leaps of Faith''	87	(7)
Alma Luz Villanueva
Additional Topics and Issues for Narrative Essays	94	(1)
Description	95	(43)
Details: Appealing to the Five Senses	95	(1)
Figurative Language: Appealing to the Imagination	96	(1)
Dialogue: Revealing Characters Through Speech	96	(1)
Actions: Describing People by What They Do	97	(1)
Tips on Writing Description Essays	97	(39)
``The Woman Who Makes Swell Doughnuts''	99	(5)
Toshio Mori
``Champion of the World'' from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings	104	(5)
Maya Angelou
``Notes from a Son to His Father''	109	(5)
Russell C. Leong
``Old Before Her Time''	114	(9)
Katherine Barrett
from The Way to Rainy Mountain	123	(8)
N. Scott Momaday
``Confessions of a Quit Addict''	131	(5)
Barbara Graham
Additional Topics and Issues for Descriptive Essays	136	(2)
Illustration and Example	138	(30)
Developing Your Thesis	138	(1)
Creating Vivid Examples	139	(1)
Tips on Writing Illustration and Example Essays	140	(27)
``Power Children''	141	(5)
Mark Katz
``My Own Style''	146	(5)
Nikki Giovanni
``The Myth of the Model Minority''	151	(4)
Philip K. Chiu
``A Young Polish American Speaks Up: The Myth of the Melting Pot''	155	(4)
Barbara Mikulski
``The Ways We Lie''	159	(8)
Stephanie Ericsson
Additional Topics and Issues for Illustration and Example Essays	167	(1)
Definition	168	(28)
Definition by Example	169	(1)
Definition by History	169	(1)
Definition by Comparison and Contrast	169	(1)
Definition by Negation	170	(1)
Tips on Writing Definition Essays	170	(24)
``What is Intelligence, Anyway?''	171	(4)
Isaac Asimov
``What is Poverty?''	175	(6)
Jo Goodwin Parker
``Documented/Undocumented''	181	(3)
Guillermo Gomez-Pena
``Valley Girls''	184	(5)
Jane
Michael Stern
``Does America Still Exist?''	189	(5)
Richard Rodriguez
Additional Topics and Issues for Definition Essays	194	(2)
Process Analysis	196	(28)
Directive Process Papers: How to Do Something	196	(1)
Informative Process Papers: How Something is/was Done	197	(1)
Tips on Writing Process Analysis Essays	198	(25)
``How to Write a Personal Letter''	199	(5)
Garrison Keillor
``Interviews: Stories That Make a Difference''	204	(6)
Kathleen Hudson
``Freedom''	210	(4)
Joyce M. Jarrett
``Homemade Education'' from The Autobiography of Malcolm X	214	(4)
Malcolm X
``Perspectives on 'Borders'''	218	(5)
Luis M. Valdez
Additional Topics and Issues for Process Analysis Essays	223	(1)
Comparison and Contrast	224	(39)
Developing Essays Using Comparison and Contrast	225	(1)
Tips on Writing Comparison and Contrast Essays	226	(36)
``They Shut My Grandmother's Room Door''	228	(4)
Andrew Lam
``Neat People vs. Sloppy People''	232	(5)
Suzanne Britt
``2001: The Future and Back''	237	(9)
Arthur C. Clarke
``American SF and The Other''	246	(6)
Ursula Le Guin
``Kissing Customs''	252	(5)
Michael T. Kaufman
``Education''	257	(5)
E. B. White
Additional Topics and Issues for Comparison and Contrast Essays	262	(1)
Division and Classification	263	(32)
Tips on Writing Division and Classification Essays	265	(28)
``The Ways of Meeting Oppression''	266	(5)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
``Creatures That Haunt the Americas''	271	(5)
Constance Garcia-Barrio
``A Few Kind Words for Superstition''	276	(5)
Robertson Davies
``American Indians: Homeless in Their Own Homeland''	281	(4)
Gary Tewalestewa
``Men's Initiation Rites''	285	(8)
Robert Bly
Additional Topic and Issues of Division and Classification Essays	293	(2)
Cause and Effect	295	(32)
Structuring Cause and Effect Essays	295	(1)
Cause and Effect Fallacies	296	(1)
Tips on Writing Cause and Effect Essays	296	(29)
``Growing Up with Two Moms''	298	(4)
Megan McGuire
``The Naked Face''	302	(5)
Karen Ray
``Guilt''	307	(5)
Phillip Persky
``Labor and Capital: The Coming Catastrophe''	312	(4)
Carlos Bulosan
``Arrival at Manzanar''	316	(9)
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
James D. Houston
Additional Topics and Issues for Cause and Effect Essays	325	(2)
Exposition: Combined Strategies	327	(34)
Tips on Writing Expository Essays	328	(31)
``Sharing Tradition''	330	(5)
Frank La Pena
``Curanderismo: A Healing Art''	335	(4)
Cynthia Lopez
``How I Started Writing Poetry''	339	(8)
Reginald Lockett
``Slang Origins''	347	(5)
Woody Allen
``Of Prigs and Pigs: Revolution in the Name of Manners''	352	(7)
Martha L. Henning
Additional Topics and Issues for Expository Essays	359	(2)
Argumentation: The Logical Appeal	361	(44)
Inductive Logic	361	(1)
Deduction	362	(1)
Types of Argumentation	362	(1)
Clearly Stated Thesis	363	(1)
Avoiding Fallacies	364	(1)
Tips on Writing Argumentative Essays	365	(37)
``In Defense of Splitting Up''	367	(5)
Barbara Ehrenreich
``Who is Your Mother? Red Roots of White Feminism''	372	(5)
Paula Gunn Allen
``Soul Food''	377	(4)
Imamu Amiri Baraka
``This Land Was Your Land''	381	(6)
Judy Christup
``Peyote, Wine and the First Amendment''	387	(9)
Douglas Laycock
``On-line Learning and Student Success''	396	(6)
Mark Charles Fissel
Additional Topics and Issues for Argumentative Essays	402	(3)
Persuasion: The Emotional Appeal	405	(36)
Organizing Persuasive Compositions	406	(1)
Tips on Writing Persuasive Essays	407	(33)
``Drugs''	408	(4)
Gore Vidal
``Women Are Better Drivers''	412	(5)
Phyllis McGinley
``Fetal Alcohol Syndrome''	417	(5)
Michael Dorris
``Never Too Old''	422	(4)
Tammerlin Drummond
``Recent Developments''	426	(8)
Bruce Henderson
``I Want to Live Without Trouble'' As told to James M. Freeman	434	(6)
Additional Topics and Issues for Persuasive Essays	440	(1)
Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms	441	(8)
Index: Authors and Titles	449