In Tandem: College Reading and Writing Book

In Tandem: College Reading and Writing
by Deanne Spears and David Spears

Table of Contents

Introduction—To the Instructor Introduction—To the Student Making Connections—Linking Reading and Writing Linking Reading and Writing—An Illustration The Organization of the Text

Part One: An Overview of the Writing Process
The Dimensions of an Essay Three Useful Maxims about Writing Sample Student Essay Wrestling with the Scope of the Paper and Finding a Focus Writing the Thesis Statement Tying the Elements Together—The Finished Essay Steps to Writing a Good Essay Miscellaneous Observations about the Writing Process The Aftermath: Getting the Paper Back A Checklist for Writing and Revising EssaysUsing Quotations Correct Techniques of Documentation Fourteen Rules for Using Quotations How to Format Your Essay How to Prepare a Works Cited Page

Part Two
Reading Finding the Main Idea and Writer’s Purpose The Difference Between Fiction and Nonfiction The Difference Between Articles and Essays Identifying the Main Idea in Paragraphs Locating the Thesis Statement in Longer Readings Practice Essay: Kristie Helms, Girls of Summer: Lazy Days from a Gen X Childhood Reading Selections Frank Huyler, Sugar Rose Castillo Guilbault, The Conveyor-Belt Ladies K. Oanh Ha, Refugee’s Journey Val Plumwood, Surviving a Crocodile Attack

Writing Writing about Personal Experience Writing about a Personal Experience of Your Own Developing the Essay with Details: Show, Don’t Tell Analyzing Personal Experience in a Reading Topics for Writing a Personal Experience Essay Topics Related to the Readings

Part Three
Reading Acquiring New Vocabulary Six Techniques for Acquiring Words Using Context Clues Using the Dictionary Effectively The Features of a Dictionary Sample Dictionary Column Choosing the Right Definition Online Dictionaries Practice Essay: Lori Hope, Did I Save Lives or Engage in Racial Profiling?
Reading Selections Susan Orlean, The American Man, Age Ten David Sedaris, Our Perfect Summer Curtis Wilkie, The New Orleans That Was Three Photographs for Analysis Hurricane Katrina: Houston Hurricane Katrina: Biloxi, Mississippi Earthquake: Northern Pakistan Writing

Writing a Profile: Examining Personal Attributes The Profile—A Definition How to Write a Profile Topics for Writing a Profile of Your Own Topics Related to the Readings

Part Four
Reading Learning to Annotate The Purpose of Annotating Reading with a Pencil in Your Hand: How to Annotate Comments on Sample Annotations Practice Essay: Richard Wolkomir, Making Up for Lost time: The Rewards of Reading at Last Reading Selections Barbara Kingsolver, How Mr. Dewey Decimal Saved My Life Mark Edmundson, The Teacher Who Opened My Mind Bill Bryson, Cells Jared Diamond, Easter’s End, from Collapse

Writing Writing Paraphrases and Summaries How to Paraphrase Sample Paraphrases How to Summarize Sample Summaries Comment on the Final Draft Further Assignments for Annotating Further Assignments for Paraphrasing Further Assignments for Writing Summaries Topics Related to the Readings

Part Five
Reading Making Inferences and Seeing Connections Inferences—A Definition Inferences in the Real World Further Considerations about Inferences Marking Inference Answers Drawing Defensible Conclusions Four Readings on Food and the Fast Food Industry Practice Essay: Bobbie Ann Mason, The Burden of the Feast Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation: Behind the Counter Shannon Brownlee, Pricing French Fries: A Lesson in Economics Four Readings on Work, Success, and Failure William Ecenbarger, Facing Up to the Ultimate Taboo: Failure Kirk O. Hanson, Culture Suggests Cheaters Do Prosper C. W. Nevius, Slippery Slope Barbara Ehrenreich, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America

Writing Writing an Analysis and a Synthesis Essay Definition of an Analytical Essay A Case in Point: Analyzing “Sugar” by Frank Huyler Brainstorming for an Analytical Essay—Sample Notes Writing the Thesis Statement Writing the Introductory Paragraph Writing the Analysis—The Tell-Show-Share Method Writing the Analysis: Two Sample Body Paragraphs A Special Kind of Analysis—The Synthesis Essay Writing a Synthesis Essay Topics Related to the Readings Topics for Writing a Synthesis Essay Miscellaneous Topics

Part Six

Reading Recognizing Common Patterns of Development Patterns of Development and Patterns of Thinking Listing Facts or Details Listing Facts in Visual Material Examples Cause and Effect Process Using Process in Visual Material Comparison and Contrast Combining Patterns of Development Practice Essay: Adam Goodheart, Passing Fancy: The Passeggiata Reading Selections Paco Underhill, Shop Like a Man Gautam Naik, Speed Dating, Berber Style Anjula Razdan, What’s Love Got to Do with It?
James Fallows, Throwing Like a Girl Alex Gregory, The New Yorker (Cartoon)
Mike Luckovich, “Al-Qaida Iraq Command Chart” (Cartoon)
Luis Sinco, An Iraqi Soldier (Photograph)
Two Public Service Advertisements for Analysis:
National Center for Family Literacy
“The Back Pat,” High School Dropout Prevention

Writing Writing Comparison and Contrast Essays Comparing and Contrasting—Some Definitions Brainstorming and Taking Notes for a Comparison and Contrast Essay An Interlude and Some Repeated Advice Organizing the Essay—Two Approaches Using the Tell-Show-Share MethodAchieving Coherence Using Comparison and Contrast to Write about a Selection Topics for Comparison and Contrast Essays Topics Related to the Readings Miscellaneous Topics

Part Seven

Reading Identifying Transitional Elements Transitional Elements in Reading Transitional Elements in Writing The Placement of Transitional Elements in Sentences An Excerpt Showing the Effect of Transitions The Paragraph as a Transition Practice Essay: Barry Glassner, Teen Suicide and the Culture of Fear Reading Selections Anwar Accawi, The Telephone Judith Ortiz Cofer, More Room Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom Megan Stack, The Many Layers of the Veil Writing Writing

Writing Writing Cause-and-Effect Essays Cause and Effect—A Definition Organizing and Developing a Cause-and-Effect Essay The Cause-and-Effect “Chain”
Avoiding Generalizations in Ascribing Causes Topics for Cause-Effect Essays Topics Related to the Readings

Part Eight

Reading Evaluating Argumentative Prose The Principles of Argumentative Writing How to Read Argumentative Writing Types of Claims—Fact, Value, and Policy The Structure of an Argument Kinds of Evidence Examining Two Short Editorials: The Great Cell Phone Debate The Refutation Bias Practice Editorial: George Friedman, The Ethics of Torture, Jewish World Review Editorials for Evaluation Bob Herbert, Black, Dead and Invisible, New York Times Nicholas Thompson, Hero Inflation, Boston Globe THREE EDITORIALS: The Immigration Dilemma Background Reading: Sonia Nazario, “Benefit and Burden,” from Enrique’s Journey Eugene Robinson, “Can You Say ‘Bienvenidos’?” The Washington Post National Weekly Edition Robert J. Samuelson, “Conspiracy Against Assimilation,” The Washington Post National Weekly Edition Mike Keefe, The Denver Post (Cartoon)
Walt Handelsman, Newsday (Cartoon)
TWO EDITORIALS: How Serious Is the Problem of Global Warming?
Margaret Atwood, The Weather Where We Are: The Arctic, Granta David Ignatius, “Is It Warm in Here?” The Washington Post Tom Toles, The Washington Post (Cartoon)

Writing Writing an Argumentative Essay Argumentation and Persuasion in the Real World Steps to Writing an Argumentative Essay Practice Outline for an Argumentative Essay Special Consideration: The Refutation Topics for Writing an Argumentative Essay Topics Related to the Selections

Part Nine: A Brief Guide to Grammar and Usage
Basic Grammar Recognizing Subjects and Verbs Parts of Speech Sentence Patterns Appositives Dependent Clauses Verbal Phrases Usage Pronoun Case Pronoun Agreement Subject-Verb Agreement Punctuation Misplaced, Dangling, and Squinting Modifiers Parallel Structure Comparison Common ESL Issues Proofreading Exercises Using Microsoft Word Grammar Check