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PART I Writing Matters: Writing and Rhetoric in the Twenty-First Century
1. Rethinking Writing: A Rhetorical Process for Composing Texts
Understanding the Impact of Communication Technologies on Writing Writing and Rhetoric Composing - and Designing - Texts Developing Rhetorical Sensitivity
Note for Multilingual Writers
Note for Multilingual Writers For Thought, Discussion, and Writing
2. Academic Writing: Committing to the Process
Managing the Writing Process
Identifying Composing Styles
Note for Multilingual Writers
Analyzing Your Composing Process
Questions for Analyzing Your Composing Process Writing Communities
Finding a Community
Working Collaboratively
Guidelines for Group Work For Thought, Discussion, and Writing
3. Analyzing Rhetorical Situations
Learning to Analyze Your Rhetorical Situation
Note for Multilingual Writers
Using Your Rhetorical Analysis to Guide Your Writing
Questions for Analyzing Your Rhetorical Situation
Setting Preliminary Goals
*Student Essay: Alia Sands, “A Separate Education”
Using Aristotle's Three Appeals
Student Essay: Brandon Barrett, “The All-Purpose Answer”
Analyzing Textual Conventions
Characteristics of an Effective Academic Essay
Observing a Professional Writer at Work: Comparing and Contrasting Textual Conventions
Note for Multilingual Writers
Using Textual Conventions For Thought, Discussion, and Writing
PART II Writing in College
4. Analyzing Texts and Contexts
Understanding Your Audience
Student Essay: Hope Leman, “The Role of Journalists in American Society: A Comparison of the 'Mirror' and 'Flashlight' Models”
Understanding How Analysis Works
Establishing a Purpose for Your Analysis
Developing an Appropriate Method for Your Analysis
Questions for Developing an Appropriate Method for Analysis Understanding the Relationship between Analysis and Argument
Analyzing Academic Arguments
Determining the Question at Issue
Stasis Questions
Essay: Amitai Etzioni, “Less Privacy Is Good for Us (and You)”
Identifying an Author's Position on a Question
Questions for Critical Reading
Using Aristotle's Three Appeals
Using Toulmin's Framework
Recognizing Fallacies
Guidelines for Identifying Fallacies Putting Theory into Practice: Academic Analysis in Action
Student Essay: Stevon Roberts, “The Price of Public Safety”
Reading Visual Texts
Guidelines for Analyzing Visual Texts For Thought, Discussion, and Writing
5. Making and Supporting Claims
Understanding - and Designing - Academic Arguments Exploring Aristotle's Three Appeals Understanding the Role of Values and Beliefs in Argument
Guidelines for Analyzing Your Own Values and Beliefs
Note for Multilingual Writers
For Exploration
*Mastering the Essential Moves in Academic Writing
Determining Whether a Claim Can Be Argued
Developing a Working Thesis
Guidelines for Developing and Arguable Claim Providing Good Reasons and Supporting Them with Evidence
For Exploration
Questions for Evaluating Evidence
Acknowledging Possible Counterarguments
*Framing Your Argument as Part of the Conversation
Using Visuals to Strengthen Your Argument
Guidelines for Using Visuals in Academic Writing
*Composing an Academic Argument: A Case Study
Daniel Stieplman, “Literacy in America: Reading between the Lines”
For Thought, Discussion, and Writing
*6. Doing Research: Joining the Scholarly Conversation
Questions for Analyzing Your Rhetorical Situation As A Researcher
*Exploring
*Considering Multiple Perspectives
*Looking at a Variety of Sources
Using Reference Works
Encyclopedias
Wikipedia
Browsing the Scholarly Literature
Using Review Articles and Scholarly Anthologies
Exploring the Social Web
*Coping with Uncertainty
*Keeping an Open Mind
*Finding a Focus
*Gathering Information
*Planning Your Research Process
Questions to Help You Start Your Research
*Managing Your Time
*Staying Organized
Saving What You Find Online
Citation Managers
Guidelines for Managing a Research Project
Note for Multilingual Writers
*Finding and Participating in the Conversations about Your Topic
The Basics of Online Searches
Databases.
Keyword Searches.
Searching the Internet and Searching Specialized Databases
Alternatives to Keyword Searching
Controlled Vocabulary and Thesauri Research Tools
Article (or Periodical) Databases
Questions To Consider When Choosing An Article Database
Library Catalogs
Questions To Consider When Using Library Catalogs
Searching the Internet.
Using the Social Web
*Conducting Field Research
Interviews
Guidelines for Conducting Interviews
Questionnaires
Guidelines for Designing and Using Questionnaires
Observation
*Evaluating
*Understanding and Evaluating Sources
Choosing Different Types of Source
Peer-Reviewed (Scholarly) Articles
Online Sources
Tools for Evaluating Peer-Reviewed Articles
Scholarly Blogs
Ratings and Reviews on the Social Web
Citation Tracking Guidelines for Evaluating Sources
*Writing
*Using Sources Ethically and Appropriately
Guidelines for Determining When to Quote, Paraphrase or Summarize
Avoiding Plagiarism
Guidelines for Avoiding Plagiarism
Note for Multilingual Writers
Using Appropriate Citation Styles
*Understanding and Asserting Your Rights as a Content Creator
Copyright
Copyleft, Creative Commons, and Privacy
*Using Visuals Effectively Sample Research Essay Using MLA Documentation Style
Student Essay: Alletta Brenner, “Sweatshop U.S.A.: Human Trafficking in the American Garment-Manufacturing Industry”
For Thought, Discussion, and Writing
7. Writing in the Disciplines: Making Choices as You Write
Thinking Rhetorically about Writing in the Disciplines
Questions for Analyzing Writing in the Disciplines Writing in the Humanities Sample Student Essays in the Humanities
Julie Baird and Stevon Roberts, “I Think I Am, I Think I Am”
Elizabeth Ridlington, “Lincoln's Presidency and Public Opinion”
Writing in the Natural and Applied Sciences Sample Student Essay in the Natural and Applied Sciences
Tara Gupta, “Field Measurements of Photosynthesis and Transpiration Rates in Dwarf Snapdragon (Chaenorrhinum minus Lange): An Investigation of Water Stress Adaptations”
Writing in the Social Sciences
*Sample Student Essay in the Social Sciences
*Tawnya Redding, “Mood Music: Music Preference and the Risk for Depression and Suicide in Adolescents”
Writing in Business Sample Student Memo for Business Writing
Michelle Rosowsky and Carina Abernathy, “Taylor Nursery Bid”
For Thought, Discussion, and Writing
PART III Practical Strategies for Reading and Writing
8. Strategies for Reading
Applying Rhetorical Sensitivity to Your Reading Recognizing the Importance of Genre
Questions to ask about Academic Genres
Note for Multilingual Writers Becoming a Strong Reader
Guidelines for Effective Reading Developing Critical Reading Skills
Previewing
Note for Multilingual Writers
Questions for Previewing a Text
Analyzing Visual Elements
Questions for Analyzing the Use of Visuals in a Text
Annotating
Questions for Annotating a Text
Summarizing
Guidelines for Summarizing a Text
Analyzing Lines of Argument
Questions for Analyzing a Text's Argument
Note for Multilingual Writers For Thought, Discussion, and Writing
9. Strategies for Invention
Discovering Ideas
Note for Multilingual Writers
Freewriting
Looping
Brainstorming
Guidelines for Group Brainstorming
Clustering
Asking the Journalist's Questions Exploring Ideas
Asking the Topical Questions
Questions for Exploring a Topic
Researching
Note for Multilingual Writers
Writing a Discovery Draft
Troubleshooting
Guidelines for Troubleshooting For Thought, Discussion, and Writing
10. Strategies for Planning and Drafting
Understanding the Process of Planning
Establishing a Working Thesis
QUESTIONS FOR ESTABLISHING A WORKING THESIS
Formulating a Workable Plan
Note for Multilingual Writers Developing Effective Strategies for Drafting
Managing the Drafting Process
GUIDELINES FOR OVERCOMING WRITER'S BLOCK
GUIDELINES FOR DRAFTING ON A COMPUTER Developing and Organizing Your Ideas
Using a Thesis Statement
Developing Ideas
Note for Multilingual Writers
Following Textual Conventions For Thought, Discussion, and Writing
11. Strategies for Designing Pages and Screens
Looking at Design and the Rhetorical Situation
Note for Multilingual Writers Understanding the Basic Principles of Design
Guidelines for Thinking Rhetorically About Document Design
Alignment
Proximity
Repetition
Contrast
Formatting and Layout
Color
Guidelines for Using Color Effectively
Fonts and Typefaces
Spacing
Pagination Choosing Effective Headings
Wording
Type Size and Style
Positioning Using Visuals Effectively
Guidelines for Using Visuals Effectively Making Effective Decisions about Design: Sample Documents For Thought, Discussion, and Writing
12. Strategies for Revision
Revising through Re-Vision
Guidelines for Revising Objectively Asking the Big Questions: Revising for Focus, Content, and Organization
Examining Your Own Writing
Questions for Evaluating Focus, Content, and Organization
*One Student Writer's Revision for Focus, Content, and Organization
*Stevon Roberts: “My Identity Crisis-And Yours”
Benefiting from Responses to Work in Progress
Note for Multilingual Writers
Responses from Friends and Family Members
Responses from Classmates
Guidelines for Peer Response
Responses from Writing Center Tutors
Guidelines for Meeting with a Writing Tutor
Responses from Your Instructor
Guidelines for Using Your Instructor's Responses Keeping Your Readers on Track: Revising for Style
Achieving Coherence
Guidelines for Revising for Coherence
Finding an Appropriate Voice
Revising for Effective Prose Style
Guidelines for Effective Prose Style For Thought, Discussion, and Writing
Writers' References
MLA Documentation Guidelines
APA Documentation Guidelines
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