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Discovery and commitment, *HA02, Discovery and Commitment: A Guide to College Writing, Leonard J. Rosen(Expository Writing Program/ Harvard University), H4249-2, 696 pp., 7 1/2 x 9 1/4, 0-205-142494-1, casebound, 1995, $24.00nk, December*/DISCOVERY AND COMMITMENT is a full writing, Discovery and commitment has a rating of 3 stars
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  • Discovery and commitment
  • Written by author Leonard J. Rosen
  • Published by Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c1995., 1994/12/27
  • *HA02, Discovery and Commitment: A Guide to College Writing, Leonard J. Rosen(Expository Writing Program/ Harvard University), H4249-2, 696 pp., 7 1/2 x 9 1/4, 0-205-142494-1, casebound, 1995, $24.00nk, December*/DISCOVERY AND COMMITMENT is a full writing
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I. PREPARATIONS FOR THINKING, READING, AND WRITING.

Introduction and Opening Exercise.
Making Your Personal Idea Public.
Student writer Mike Bergom: How a personal interest became an idea for writing.
Discussion.
Exercises.

1. Discovering Ideas.
Generate Ideas by Reflecting on Your Experience: Prewriting strategies.
Generate Ideas by Reading Critically: Be alert to differences and discrepancies - Challenge and be challenged by sources - Set issues in a broader context — Form and support opinions.
Discussion and exercises: Boston Globe; New York Times; Wall Street Journal — Health Care.
A student writer at work continues story of opening exercise.

2. Committing Yourself to an Idea.
Committing yourself to a working thesis: Levels of commitment and ambition.
Making an assignment your own: assess assignments; apply to your experience.
Personal commitment statements.
Discussion and exercises.

Michael Behrens, Building Fly Rods and Living a Life.
A student writer at work.

3. Creating Common Ground with Readers.
Defining common ground; Relating to an audience.
Creating common ground: narration; source quotation or summary; observation-description; reader experience; public knowledge; analogy.
Tone and the writing occasion.

Carolyn Knott Washburne, On Knitting.
Discussion and exercises.

Steven Sainsbury, Condoms: Safer But Not "Safe" Sex.
A student writer at work.

4. Advancing Your Idea Using Sources.
Using sources to establish commonground: For facts, examples, opinions, contexts.
Using sources in cycles of development in a paper — Organize by thesis idea, not sources — Link Cycles of development with sources in an essay.
Synthesis: using multiple sources in cycles to advance the idea. — Summarizing; Paraphrasing; Quoting.

Michelle Pelletier student, The Volunteer Army: A Good Idea.
Discussion and exercises.

Chet Raymo, To Light the Fire of Science, Start with some Fantasy and Wonder.
A student writer at work.

5. Focus on Summary and Evaluation.
Reading to Understand and Writing a Summary.

James Playstead Wood, from The Merits of Advertising.
Reading to Evaluate and Writing an Evaluation: Techniques & examples.
An Evaluation of James Woods' "Merits of Advertising."
Discussion and exercises.

Charles A. O'Neil, A Defense of Advertising.
A student writer at work.

II. OCCASIONS FOR THINKING, READING, AND WRITING.

6. The Familiar Essay.
Example Familiar Essays.

Anna Quindlen, A City's Needy.

Jerry Dennis, Mates for Life.
Jerry Dennis: My Commitment to this Essay.

Alice Walker, In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens.

Michael Behrens student, Building Fly Rods and Living a Life.
Michael Behrens: My Commitment to this Essay.
Questions with each essay: "Reading and Thinking Critically"; "Examining the Essay."
Structures and Strategies for the Familiar Essay. Prepare: Explore your personal idea — Write: Clarify your personal idea and make it public — Advance your idea with sources — Evaluate and revise.
Occasions for Writing: The Familiar Essay.
I - Date Rape and Campus Policy: Projecting an Essay.

Antioch College, Sexual Offense Policy: Introduction.

Camille Paglia, It's a Jungle Out There - So Get Used to It!
Individual Responses to the Topic and Sources — Group Responses; Suggestions for Collaborative Writing — Projecting an Essay on the Topic.
II - Exploring Gender Identity: A Writing Assignment.

Prudence Mackintosh, Masculine/Feminine.

Noel Perrin, The Androgynous Man.

American Assoc. of University Women, The Classroom as Curriculum.
A Guide to the Writing Assignment.
Prepare to Write: Explore the Personal — Write: Clarify the personal and make it public — Advance your idea with sources — Evaluate and revise — Suggestions for writing with a computer.

7. Explanation.
Example Essays of Explanation.

Helena Curtis, The Stomach: Holding and Churning.

New York Public Library Desk Reference Credits and Loans.

Stuart S. Kind, Science and the Hunt for the Criminal.
Stuart S. Kind: My commitment to this essay.

Josefa Pinto student, Genetically Engineered Organisms and the Environment.
Josefa Pinto: My commitment to this essay.
Questions with each essay: "Reading and Thinking Critically"; "Examining the Essay."
Structures and Strategies for Essays of Explanation:
Prepare: Explore your personal idea — Write: Clarify your personal idea and make it public; Common ground, tone, and occasion ; Planning a structure and developing material — Advance your idea with sources; Checking reliability of evidence — Evaluate and revise.
Occasions for Writing: Essays of Explanation.
I - The Rising Costs of College: Projecting an Essay.

Daniel S. Cheever, Jr., Higher and Higher Ed.

Jean Evangelauf, Tuition at Public Colleges.
Individual Responses to the Topic and Sources — Group Responses; Suggestions for Collaborative Writing — Projecting an Essay on this Topic.
II - Choosing a College — A Writing Assignment.

William M. Shain, Getting Started on Choosing Colleges.

Yale Daily News Staff, The Insider's Guide: Getting In.

Guidance Staff, Brookline H.S, The College Visit.

Anthony F. Capraro, The Interview.

Theodore O'Neill, The College Essay.
A Guide to the Writing Assignment.
Prepare to Write: Explore the Personal — Write: Clarify the personal and make it public — Advance your idea with sources — Evaluate and revise — Suggestions for writing with a computer.

8. Analysis.
Example Essays of Analysis.

John B. Levine, The Comfort of Diners.

Marie Winn, The Plug-In Drug.

Jack Shaheen, In Search of the Arab.
Jack Shaheen: My commitment to this essay

Edward Peselman student, The Coming Apart of a Dorm Society.
Edward Peselman: My commitment to this essay.
Questions with each essay: "Reading and Thinking Critically"; "Examining the Essay."
Structures and Strategies for an Analysis:
Prepare: Explore your personal idea — Write: Clarify your personal idea and make it public; Understanding your logic — Advance your idea with sources — Evaluate and revise.
Occasions for Writing: The Analysis.
I - Analyzing an Advertisement: Projecting an Essay.

Lee Jeans, Inc, We've Had to Fit into Their Workplace.

Dorothy Cohen, Elements of Effective Layout.

Brigid Brophy, from Women: Invisible Cages.
Individual Responses to the Topic and Sources — Group Responses; Suggestions for Collaborative Writing — Projecting an Essay on this Topic.
II - Analyzing the Content of Television Shows — A Writing Assignment.

Michael Parenti, Political Entertainment.

Gary W. Selnow, Values in Prime-Time Television.

M.E.Williams and J.C. Condry, Living Color: Portrayals and Cross-Racial Interactions on Television.
A Guide to the Writing Assignment.
Prepare to Write: Explore the Personal — Write: Clarify the personal and make it public — Advance your idea with sources — Evaluate and revise — Suggestions for writing with a computer.

9. Problem/Solution/Proposals.
Example Problem/Solution Essays.

Tony Rothman, Reader Rip-Off.

Steven Sainsbury, M.D, Condoms: Safer, but not "Safe" Sex.
Steven Sainsbury: My commitment to this essay.

Peggy Charren, Should We Ban Advertising to Children? Yes.

Alison Tschopp, Advertising to Children Should Not be Banned.
Alison Tschopp: My commitment to this essay.

Jenafer Traher, Athletics and Education.
Questions with each essay: "Reading and Thinking Critically"; "Examining the Essay."
Structures and Strategies for the Problem/Solution Essay:
Prepare: Explore your personal idea — Write: Clarify your personal idea and make it public — Advance your idea with sources — Evaluate and revise.
Occasions for Writing: The Problem/Solution Essay.
I - Dress Codes in Public Schools: Projecting an Essay.

Mariah Houton student, There Already Is a Dress Code.

Muriel Cohen, Dress Codes and Uniforms.
Individual Responses to the Topic and Sources — Group Responses; Suggestions for Collaborative Writing — Projecting an Essay on this Topic.
II - The Problem of Community: The example of Crown Heights — an Assignment.

Josh Getlin, Rage and Atonement.

A.M. Rosenthal, What the Hasidim Know.

Andrew W. Cooper, The Two Nations of Crown Heights.

Lynne Duke, Strained But Amicable Relations.
A Guide to the Writing Assignment.
Prepare to Write: Explore the Personal — Write: Clarify the personal and make it public — Advance your idea with sources — Evaluate and revise — Suggestions for writing with a computer.

10. Interpreting Literature.
Example Essays Interpreting Literature.

Martin Simpson, Chopin's "A Shameful Affair" story below.

Sarika Chandra student, The Power of Alcohol and the Church in Joyce's "Counterparts" story below.
Sarika Chandra: My commitment to this essay.

Ted Hughes, The Thought-Fox.

Ryan Kelley student, "The Thought-Fox"- A Response.
Ryan Kelley: My commitment to this essay.
Questions with each essay: "Reading and Thinking Critically"; "Examining the Essay."
Structures and Strategies for Essays Interpreting Literature.
Prepare: Explore your personal idea; Respond personally; Read sources to spark ideas — Onwuchekwa Jemie — The Jazz-Poet Langston Hughes: below.
Write: Clarify your personal idea and make it public — Advance your idea with sources — Evaluate and revise.
Occasions for Writing: Essays Interpreting Literature.
I - Debating the Meaning of a Poem: Projecting an Essay.

Robert Frost, Out, Out—.

Laurence Perrine, Robert Frost.

Weldon Thornto, Frost's "Out, Out—"
Individual Responses to the Topic and Sources — Group Responses; Suggestions for Collaborative Writing — Projecting an Essay on this Topic.
II - The Work of James Joyce; Kate Chopin; Langston Hughes - an Assignment.

James Joyce, Counterparts.

Kate Chopin, A Shameful Affair.

Langston Hughes, Selected Poems.

Langston Hughes, Jazz as Communication.
A Guide to the Writing Assignment.
Prepare to Write: Explore the Personal — Write: Clarify the personal and make it public — Advance your idea with sources — Evaluate and revise — Suggestions for writing with a computer.

11. Argument.
Example Argumentative Essays.

Chet Raymo, To Light the Fire of Science, Start with some Fantasy and Wonder.

Barbara Tuchman, On Our Birthday —America as an Idea.

Linda Hasselstrom, A Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun.
Linda Hasselstrom: My commitment to this essay.

Michelle Pelletier student, A Volunteer Army: A Good Idea.
Michelle Pelletier: My commitment to this essay.
Questions with each essay: "Reading and Thinking Critically"; "Examining the Essay."
Structures and Strategies for the Argumentative Essay:
Prepare: Explore your personal idea — Write: Clarify your personal idea and make it public; Planning a Structure; Understanding your logic — Advance your idea with sources — Evaluate and revise; An argumentative essay's critical points.
Occasions for Writing: The Argumentative Essay.
I - Television and Literacy : Projecting an Essay.

Albert Shanker, A TV Chastity Belt.

David Bianculli, Teleliteracy.

Susan B. Neuman, The Myth of the TV Effect.
Individual Responses to the Topic and Sources — Group Responses; Suggestions for Collaborative Writing — Projecting an Essay on this Topic.
II - Technology and Change : A Writing Assignment.

Margaret Mead, Cultural Patterns and Technical Change.

Wesley Bliss, In the Wake of the Wheel.

Edward Spicer, Questions for Study on the Bliss Essay.

Howard Rheingold, Teledildonics.

Martin Marty, The Many Faces of Technology, The Many Voices of Tradition.
A Guide to the Writing Assignment.
Prepare to Write: Explore the Personal — Write: Clarify the personal and make it public — Advance your idea with sources — Evaluate and revise — Suggestions for writing with a computer.

III. STRATEGIES FOR WRITING AND REWRITING.

12. Drafting and Early Revision.
Writing a Draft: Preparing to write; Writing a Thesis and Sketch; Starting the Draft; Resolving Problems Mid-Draft. A Student's First Draft.
Early Revision: Rediscovering Your Main Idea; Rewriting Based on a New Main Idea.
The Student's Revised Draft.

13. Later Revisions: Sections, Paragraphs, and Sentences.
Bringing Your Main Idea into Focus.
Revising for Balance and Development : Focusing through Coherence; Paragraph.
Coherence and Sentence Arrangements; Coherence and Cues; Parallelism;. Transitions.
Paragraphs of Introduction and Conclusion; Paragraph Length.
Final Revision: Editing and Proofreading.
The Student's Final Draft.

14. Writing and Rewriting in Groups.
Giving and Receiving Editorial Advice.
Peer Review Checklists.
Exercises.
Avoiding Common Problems with Peer Review and Workshops.
Computers and Collaboration.

IV. THE RESEARCH PAPER.

15. The Research Process.
Defining the Scope; Generating Ideas.
Library Research for Preliminary Reading.
Devising a Working Thesis.
Focused Reading; Finding Sources in Libraries.
Interviews and Surveys.

16. Using Sources.
Examining and Evaluating Sources Critically.
Taking Notes: Summarizing and Quoting.
Eliminating Plagiarism.

17. A Research Paper.
Evolving a Plan from a Thesis; Conveying Your Ideas through Sources.
A Student Paper — Janey O'Reilly: "Better Ways to Deal with Police Stress."

18. Documenting Research.
The MLA System; The APA System; The CBE Systems.

V. SPECIAL FORMATS AND OCCASIONS.

19. Writing on a Computer.
What A Computer Can Do.
Some Basic Terminology.
Computers and the Writing Process.
Looking to the Future.

20. Writing under Pressure: Essay Exams.
A Strategy for Taking Essay Exams.
The Importance of Verbs in Essay Exams.

VI. HANDBOOK.

Spot-Checking for Common Errors.

A Brief Reference Handbook: 23 sections on grammar, usage, punctuation, mechanics.

A Glossary of Usage.


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