From Inquiry to Acad Writ Brief 2e - 2nd Edition Book

Preface for Instructors Part One: A Text on Academic Writing 1.   Starting with Inquiry: Habits of Mind of Academic Writers
What Is Academic Writing?
Academic Writers Make Inquiries Academic Writers Seek and Value Complexity Academic Writers See Writing as a Conversation Academic Writers Understand That Writing Is a Process Becoming Academic: Two Narratives
     *Richard Rodriguez, “Scholarship Boy”
     *Gerald Graff, “Disliking Books” 2.   From Reading as a Writer to Writing as a Reader
Reading as an Act of Composing:  Annotating Reading as a Writer:  Analyzing a Text Rhetorically
     E.D. Hirsch, Jr., “Preface to Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know”
     *Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr., “Hirsch's Desire for a National Curriculum”
Writing as a Reader: Composing a Rhetorical Analysis
     *Sidonie Smith and Julia Watson, “Agency” from Reading Autobiography  
     Barbara Ehrenreich, Cultural Baggage  3.   From Identifying Claims to Analyzing Arguments
Identifying Types of Claims
     Myra and David Sadker, “Hidden Lessons”
Analyzing Arguments Analyze the Reasons Used to Support a Claim Annotated Student Argument
     *Marques Camp, The End of the World May Be Nigh, and It's the Kindle's Fault
     *Analyzing and Comparing Arguments
     *Stuart Rojstczer, Grade Inflation Gone Wild
     *Phil Primack, Doesn't Anyone Get a C Anymore? 4.   From Identifying Issues to Forming Questions
Identifying Issues
     *Anna Quindlen, Doing Nothing Is Something Formulating Issue-Based Questions An Academic Essay for Analysis
     *William Derieswicz, The End of Solitude 5.   From Formulating to Developing a Thesis
Developing a Working Thesis: Three Models Providing a Context for Stating a Thesis Annotated Student Introduction: Providing a Context for a Thesis
     Jenny Eck “From Nuestra Clase: Making the Classroom a Welcoming Place for English Language Learners”
     Shirley Brice Heath, from “Protean Shapes in Literacy Events: Ever-Shifting Oral and Literate Traditions”
Annotated Student Essay: Stating and Supporting a Thesis
     *Veronia Stafford, “Texting and Literacy” (annotated student paper) 
       
6.   From Finding to Evaluating Sources
Identifying Sources Developing Search Strategies Evaluating Library Sources Evaluating Internet Sources 7.   From Summary to Synthesis: Using Sources to Build an Argument
Summaries, Paraphrases, and Quotations Writing a Paraphrase Writing a Summary
     *Clive Thompson, The New Literacy Writing a Synthesis
     *Cynthia Haven, The New Literacy: Stanford Study Finds Richness and Complexity in Student Writing
     *Josh Keller, Studies Explore Whether Internet Makes Students Better Writers
     *Dan Kennedy, Political Blogs: Teaching Us Lessons about Community
     *John Dickerson, Don't Fear Twitter
     *Steve Grove, You Tube: The Flattening of Politics Integrating Quotations into Your Writing Avoiding Plagiarism Annotated Student Researched Argument: Synthesizing Sources
     *Nancy Paul, A Greener Approach to Groceries:  Community Based Agriculture in LaSalle Square 8.   From Ethos to Logos:  Appealing to Your Readers
Connecting with Readers: A Sample Argument
     James Loewen, “The Land of Opportunity”
Appealing to Ethos Appealing to Pathos Appealing to Logos: Using Reason and Evidence to Fit the Situation Recognizing Logical Fallacies
    
• Meredith Minkler, Community-Based Research Partnerships: Challenges and Opportunities
     *Appealing to the Eye: Visual Rhetoric 
     *“1 in 8” (advertisement)
     *Analyzing the Rhetoric of Advertisements
     *“You Have Your Best Ideas in the Shower”
     *Further Advertisements for Analysis    9.   From Introductions to Conclusions:  Drafting an Essay
Drafting Introductions Developing Paragraphs
     Elizabeth Martinez, “Reinventing 'America': Call for a New National Identity Drafting Conclusions 10.   From Revising to Editing: Working with Peer Groups
Revising versus Editing The Peer Editing Process Peer Groups in Action: A Sample Session Annotated Student Draft
     Brett Preacher, Representing Poverty in Million Dollar Baby      
Working with Early Drafts      
     Tasha Taylor (student writer), Memory through Photography Working with Later Drafts
     Tasha Taylor, Memory through Photography Working with Final Drafts
     Tasha Taylor, Memory through Photography Further Suggestions for Peer Editing Groups 11.   Other Methods of Inquiry: Interviews and Focus Groups
Why Do Original Research?
Getting Started: Writing a Proposal Annotated Student Proposal
     Mary Ronan: Research Paper Proposal:  A Case Study of One Homeless Child's Education and Lifestyle Interviewing Using Focus Groups
      
Assignment Sequences Appendix: Citing and Documenting Sources
     The Basics of MLA Style
     The Basics of APA Style Index of Authors, Titles, and Terms