Writing, Reading, and Research

by Veit, Richard; Gould, Christopher; Clifford, John

• ISBN13: 9780205318810
• ISBN10: 0205318819
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Flexible and goal-oriented, this text integrates instruction in reading, writing, and research with topical, interdisciplinary readings and concludes with a research handbook. Helps readers write more effective research papers. Analytical reading, paraphrasing, summarizing, synthesizing, writing the research paper. Anyone interested in writing better research papers.

Table of Contents

To the Instructor	xi
PART I: WRITING, READING, AND RESEARCH	1	(438)
Introduction to Writing, Reading, and Research	3	(50)
Writing	4	(27)
Writing Habits and Strategies	5	(3)
Audience and Purpose	8	(7)
Prewriting	15	(5)
The First Draft	20	(7)
Peer Review	27	(1)
Rewriting	28	(2)
Editing and Proofreading	30	(1)
Discovering Your Own Writing Rules	30	(1)
Reading	31	(13)
Interpreting Reading	31	(3)
Responding to Reading	34	(3)
Reading Response Groups	37	(1)
Freewriting	37	(7)
Research	44	(2)
Reading Selection: ``The Holly Pageant,''	46	(6)
Lavonne Adams
Freewriting	50	(1)
Group Work	51	(1)
Review Questions	51	(1)
Discussion Questions	51	(1)
Writing	51	(1)
About the Rest of This Book	52	(1)
Strategies for Reading	53	(34)
Interpretation	53	(2)
Context	55	(2)
Strategies for Understanding	57	(24)
Prereading Strategies	58	(1)
Sources of Information	58	(4)
Textual Clues	62	(2)
Transitions	64	(2)
Reading with a Pencil	66	(1)
Annotating and Underlining for Recall	67	(5)
Annotating to Stimulate Response	72	(5)
Keeping a Reading Journal	77	(4)
Reading Selection: ``Buffaloed: Was the Native American Always Nature's Friend?''	81	(6)
Nicholas Lemann
Freewriting	85	(1)
Group Work	85	(1)
Review Questions	86	(1)
Discussion Questions	86	(1)
Writing	86	(1)
Writing a Paraphrase	87	(30)
Paraphrase as a Reading Strategy	87	(2)
Using Paraphrase in Writing	89	(16)
Paraphrasing for a Different Audience	90	(9)
Paraphrasing an Argument	99	(3)
Paraphrasing in Research Papers	102	(3)
Reading Selection: ``On the Fringe,''	105	(12)
Brian Feagans
Freewriting	114	(1)
Group Work	114	(1)
Review Questions	114	(1)
Discussion Questions	114	(1)
Writing	114	(3)
Reading for the Main Idea	117	(24)
General and Specific Statements	117	(2)
Deductive and Inductive Organization	119	(2)
Thesis Statements and Topic Sentences	121	(2)
Identifying Topic Sentences	122	(1)
Restating the Main Idea	123	(6)
Paragraphs with Implied Main Ideas	124	(3)
Discovering Implications	127	(2)
A Further Comment on Paragraphs	129	(2)
Reading Selection: ``An Enduring Hoax: H. L. Mencken's Fraudulent History of the White House Bathtub,''	131	(10)
Fred Fedler
Freewriting	138	(1)
Group Work	138	(1)
Review Questions	138	(1)
Discussion Questions	139	(1)
Writing	139	(2)
Writing a Summary	141	(25)
Summary and Paraphrase	142	(2)
Writing Summaries	144	(5)
A Process for Summarizing Longer Passages	144	(5)
Uses of Summary	149	(7)
Summarizing an Argument	150	(1)
Summarizing in Research Papers	151	(5)
Reading Selection: ``Class Struggle: Poor, Black, and Smart, an Inner-City Teen Tries to Survive at MIT,''	156	(10)
Ron Suskind
Freewriting	163	(1)
Group Work	164	(1)
Review Questions	164	(1)
Discussion Questions	164	(1)
Writing	164	(2)
Synthesizing Sources: Writing a Summary Report	166	(33)
Writing a Brief Summary Report	166	(14)
Writing an Objective Report on Sources	180	(7)
Acknowledging Sources-The Obligation of Scholarship	187	(6)
The List of Works Cited	188	(3)
Parenthetical Notes	191	(2)
Reading Selections: ``Wipe Off That Milk Mustache,''	193	(1)
Froma Harrop
``Ad Nauseum,''	194	(2)
Michael J. Sandel
``School Daze: Today's Kids Not Only Take Advertising's Presence in Their Classrooms for Granted, They Actually Like It,''	196	(3)
Debra Goldman
Freewriting	198	(1)
Group Work	198	(1)
Review Questions	198	(1)
Discussion Questions	198	(1)
Writing	198	(1)
Analytical Reading and Writing	199	(31)
Analyzing the Parts	200	(20)
Purpose	201	(3)
Audience	204	(6)
Main Idea	210	(2)
Development	212	(4)
Organization and Coherence	216	(4)
Writing a Brief Reading Analysis	220	(6)
Reading Selection: ``Classroom Cheating a Serious Problem,''	226	(4)
William Raspberry
Freewriting	227	(1)
Group Work	228	(1)
Review Questions	228	(1)
Discussion Questions	228	(1)
Writing	228	(2)
Beginning a Research Project	230	(45)
The Research Paper	230	(1)
Primary and Secondary Research	231	(1)
Benefits of Doing Research	232	(2)
Learning an Essential Skill	232	(1)
Contributing to Scholarship	233	(1)
Gaining Personal Knowledge	233	(1)
The Research Process	234	(1)
A Research Assignment	235	(2)
The Finished Product	237	(25)
A Sample Standard Research Paper	237	(10)
A Sample Personal Research Paper	247	(15)
Your Research Schedule: Planning in Advance	262	(1)
The Benefits of Word Processing	263	(1)
A Research Notebook	264	(1)
Your Research Topic	265	(1)
Generating Ideas	266	(9)
Brainstorming	266	(5)
Developing an Idea: Clustering	271	(4)
Tools for Finding Sources	275	(23)
Beginning Your Research	275	(1)
Your Campus Library	276	(1)
Electronic Resources	276	(2)
Networks	277	(1)
Using Your Library's Research Tools	278	(6)
Finding Books and Other Library Holdings	279	(4)
Encyclopedias and Other General Reference Works	283	(1)
Finding Articles: Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers	284	(1)
Locating Periodicals	284	(1)
Microforms	285	(1)
Library Vandalism--A Crime against Scholarship	285	(1)
Using Electronic Databases	285	(10)
A Sample Search for Periodical Sources	286	(7)
Finding Government Documents	293	(2)
Internet Resources	295	(2)
Web Search Engines	295	(2)
The Reference Librarian-The Most Resourceful Resource	297	(1)
Finding Sources Outside the Library: Conducting Interviews and Writing Letters	298	(7)
Interviewing Sources	298	(4)
Arranging the Interview	299	(1)
Conducting the Interview	300	(2)
Writing for Information	302	(1)
Still Other Sources	303	(2)
Putting Your Sources to Work	305	(20)
A Research Prospectus	305	(4)
The Working Bibliography	309	(1)
Using Your Written Sources	310	(10)
Reading Your Sources	311	(1)
Evaluating Your Sources	312	(2)
Narrowing Your Paper's Focus	314	(1)
Formulating and Refining a Plan	315	(2)
Taking Notes on Note Cards	317	(3)
Avoiding Plagiarism	320	(5)
Reporting on Sources: Paraphrase and Quotation	325	(34)
The Conventions of Reporting	326	(1)
Options for Presenting Sources	326	(2)
Acknowledging Sources	328	(2)
Relying on Experts	330	(1)
Paraphrasing Sources	331	(2)
Quoting Sources	333	(12)
Punctuating Quotations	333	(7)
Altering Quotations	340	(5)
When to Quote and When to Paraphrase	345	(5)
A Further Note on Plagiarism	350	(1)
Practice with Using Sources	351	(8)
Writing a Brief Objective Research Essay	351	(6)
Writing a Brief Subjective Research Essay	357	(2)
Writing and Revising the Research Paper	359	(37)
Getting Organized	359	(4)
Formulating a Thesis Statement	359	(2)
Sorting Your Note Cards	361	(2)
Updating Your Outline	363	(1)
Writing the First Good Draft	363	(9)
Research Writing: General Guidelines	363	(3)
Some Practical Writing Tips	366	(1)
Getting Started	367	(1)
Writing the Opening	368	(3)
Writing the Conclusion	371	(1)
Giving Your Paper a Title	372	(1)
Editing and Revising	372	(22)
Reworking Your Paper	373	(1)
Checklist for Editing and Revising	373	(3)
Getting Advice from Other Readers	376	(18)
Typing and Proofreading Your Polished Draft	394	(2)
Argument: Reading, Writing, and Research	396	(43)
Emotional Appeal	396	(2)
Logical Argument	398	(4)
Balanced, Credible Argument	402	(1)
Informal Analysis of Arguments	403	(6)
Writing a Critique of an Argument	409	(14)
Procedure for Writing a Critique	409	(14)
Writing an Argumentative Research Essay	423	(4)
Purpose	423	(1)
Thesis	424	(1)
Audience	424	(1)
Persona	425	(1)
Evidence	425	(1)
Opposition	426	(1)
Organization	426	(1)
A Sample Argumentative Research Paper	427	(12)
PART II: RESEARCH PAPER REFERENCE HANDBOOK	439	(82)
A List of Works Cited (MLA Format)	441	(20)
Bibliographic Formats	441	(1)
General Guidelines-MLA Format	442	(1)
Citing Electronic Sources	443	(1)
Model Entries-MLA Format	444	(1)
Sources in Books	444	(7)
Sources in Periodicals and Newspapers	451	(5)
Other Sources	456	(5)
B Parenthetical Notes (MLA Format)	461	(16)
Types of Notes	461	(2)
Parenthetical Notes	463	(1)
Some Special Cases	464	(6)
When Are Notes Needed?	470	(2)
How Many Notes Are Enough?	472	(2)
How Much Material Can One Note Cover?	474	(1)
Information Footnotes	475	(2)
C Research Paper Format (MLA Style)	477	(18)
Format for Your Polished Draft	477	(1)
Format for Computer-Printed or Typed Papers	478	(8)
Format for Handwritten Papers	486	(2)
A Formal Outline	488	(3)
Standard Numbering System	491	(1)
Decimal System	492	(2)
Topic and Sentence Outlines	494	(1)
D Footnotes and Endnotes	495	(12)
Sample Footnotes and Endnotes	495	(1)
Sources in Books	495	(7)
Sources in Periodicals and Newspapers	502	(3)
Other Sources	505	(2)
E APA Format	507	(10)
Formats Other Than MLA	507	(1)
APA Style	507	(1)
APA Bibliographic Citations (Reference List)	508	(1)
Model Entries	508	(5)
Notes in APA Style	513	(1)
Sample Pages in APA Style	514	(3)
F Format Featuring Numbered References	517	(4)
Index	521