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| Table of Contents | |
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| Thematic Contents | |
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| Preface | |
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| Credits | |
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| Writing Myths and Rituals | |
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| Writing Fitness: Rituals and Practice | |
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| Place, Time, and Tools | |
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| Energy and Attitude | |
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| Keeping a Journal | |
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| Reading Entries Write-to-Learn Entries Writing Entries | |
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| Warming Up: Journal Exercises | |
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| "On Keeping a Journal" by Roy Hoffman | |
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| Situations, Purposes, and Processes for Writing | |
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| The Rhetorical Situation | |
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| Elements of the Rhetorical Situation | |
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| The Writer the Occasion Purpose Audience Genre Context | |
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| Why the Rhetorical Situation Is Important | |
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| Purposes for Writing | |
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| Writer-Based Purposes | |
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| Subject- and Audience-Based Purposes | |
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| Combinations of Purposes | |
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| Subject, Purpose, and Thesis | |
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| Purpose and Audience | |
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| Audience Analysis | |
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| Purpose, Audience, and Genre | |
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| Analyzing the Rhetorical Situation | |
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| Purpose, Audience, and Context in Two Essays | |
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| "The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl" by Elizabeth Wong | |
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| "I'm OK, but You're Not" by Robert Zoellner | |
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| Dimensions of the Writing Process | |
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| Collecting | |
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| Shaping | |
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| Drafting | |
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| Revising | |
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| The Whole Process | |
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| Warming Up: Journal Exercises | |
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| A Writing Process at Work: Collecting and Shaping | |
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| "Athletes and Education" by Neil H. Petrie | |
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| "On Writing 'Athletes and Education'" by Neil Petrie | |
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| A Writing Process at Work: Drafting and Revising | |
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| From the Rough Draft of "The Declaration of Independence" by Thomas Jefferson | |
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| Observing | |
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| Techniques for Writing About Observations | |
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| Observing People | |
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| Observing Places | |
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| Observing Objects | |
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| Warming Up: Journal Exercises | |
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| "Take This Fish and Look at It" by Samuel H. Scudder | |
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| "Trailing History" by Scott Vogel | |
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| Observing: the Writing Process | |
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| Assignment for Observing | |
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| Choosing a Subject | |
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| Collecting | |
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| Sketching Taking Double-Entry Notes Answering Questions Freewriting | |
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| Shaping | |
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| Spatial Order Chronological Order Comparison/Contrast Definition Simile, Metaphor, and Analogy Title, Introduction, and Conclusion | |
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| Drafting | |
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| Reread Journal Entries and Notes Reobserve Your Subject Reexamine Purpose, Audience, Dominant Idea, and Shape Create a Draft | |
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| Revising | |
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| Gaining Distance and Objectivity Rereading and Responding to Your Readers Guidelines for Revision Genre Context | |
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| Peer Response | |
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| Postscript on the Writing Process | |
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| "Permanent Tracings" by Jennifer Macke (student) | |
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| "Empty Windows" by Stephen White (student) | |
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| Remembering | |
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| Techniques for Writing About Memories | |
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| Remembering People | |
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| Remembering Places | |
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| Remembering Events | |
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| Warming Up: Journal Exercises | |
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| "Beauty: When the Other Dancer Is the Self" by Alice Walker | |
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| "Cÿsar Chà vez Saved My Life" by Daniel "Nene" Alejandrez | |
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| Remembering: the Writing Process | |
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| Assignment for Remembering | |
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| Choosing a Subject | |
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| Collecting | |
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| Shaping | |
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| Genre Chronological Order Comparison/Contrast Image Voice and Tone Persona Dialogue Title, Introduction, and Conclusion | |
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| Drafting | |
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| Revising | |
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| Guidelines for Revision | |
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| Peer Response | |
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| Postscript on the Writing Process | |
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| "The Wind Catcher" by Todd Petry (student) | |
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| "The Red Chevy" by Juli Bovard (student) | |
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| Reading | |
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| Techniques for Analyzing and Responding to Texts | |
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| Critical Reading Strategies | |
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| Double-Entry Log Critical Rereading Guide | |
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| Guidelines for Class Discussion | |
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| Summarizing and Responding to an Essay | |
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| "Teach Diversity with a Smile" by Barbara Ehrenreich | |
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| Summarizing | |
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| Summary of "Teach Diversity with a Smile" | |
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| Responding | |
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| Types of Responses Kinds of Evidence | |
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| Response to "Teach Diversity with a Smile" | |
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| Warming Up: Journal Exercises | |
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| "Letter to America" by Margaret Atwood | |
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| Casebook on Responses to Climate Change | |
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| "The IPCC Fourth Assessment" by Jerald L. Schnoor | |
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| "A Climate Repair Manual" by Gary Stix | |
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| "The Rise of Renewable Energy" by Daniel M. Kammen | |
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| "50 Things You Can Do" | |
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| Reading and Writing Processes | |
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| Assignment for Reading/Writing | |
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| Choosing a Subject | |
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| "Teaching Tolerance in America" by Dudley Erskine Devlin | |
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| Collecting | |
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| Text Annotation Reading Log | |
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| Shaping | |
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| Avoiding Plagiarism | |
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| Summary Shaping | |
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| Description Paraphrase Direct Quotation Avoiding Plagiarism | |
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| Sample Summaries | |
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| Response Shaping | |
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| Analyzing Agreeing/Disagreeing Interpreting and Reflecting | |
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| Outlines for Summary/Response Essays | |
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| Drafting | |
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| Revising | |
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| Guidelines for Revision | |
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| Peer Response | |
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| Postscript on the Writing Process | |
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| "Letter to Margaret Atwood" by Dean C. Swift (student) | |
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| "Two Responses to Deborah Tannen" by Jennifer Koester and Sonja H. Browe (students) | |
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| Analyzing and Designing Visuals | |
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| Techniques for Analyzing Visuals | |
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| Analyzing Visuals | |
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| Composition Focal Point Narrative Themes | |
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| Analyzing Visuals with Text | |
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| Analyzing Visuals in Context | |
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| "Progress or Not" by Jonathan Alter | |
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| "Who's a Looter?" by Tania Ralli | |
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| Analyzing the Genre of the Visual | |
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| Rhetorical Appeals to the Audience | |
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| Appeal to Reason Appeal to Emotion Appeal to Character and Credibility Combined Appeal in an Ad | |
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| Techniques for Designing Visuals | |
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| Warming Up: Journal Exercises | |
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| "Analysis of RosettaStone Ad" by Sarah Kay Hurst (student) | |
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| "Miss Clairol's 'Does She or Doesn't She?': How to Advertise a Dangerous Product" by James B. Twitchell | |
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| Processes for Analyzing and Designing Visuals | |
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| Assignment for Analyzing Visuals | |
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| Assignment for Designing Visuals | |
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| Choosing a Subject | |
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| Collecting | |
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| Shaping | |
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| Analysis Focused on the Visual | |
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| "Triple Self-Portrait" by Charles Rosen and Henri Zerner | |
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| Analysis Focused on the Social Context | |
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| "Out of the Picture on the Abortion Ban" by Ellen Goodman | |
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| Analysis Focused on the Story | |
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| "Coming Home" by Carolyn Kleiner Butler | |
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| Drafting | |
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| Peer Response | |
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| Revising | |
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| Guidelines for Revision | |
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| Postscript on the Writing Process | |
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| "Some Don't Like Their Blues at All" by Karyn M. Lewis (student) | |
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| "Weight Loss 101 for the Adult Fitness Program" by Lawrence Fletcher (student) | |
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| Investigating | |
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| Techniques for Investigative Writing | |
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| Report on a Research Study | |
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| "Drivers on Cell Phones Are as Bad as Drunks" | |
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| Brief Report with Graphics | |
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| "Gimme An A (I Insist!)" by Abigail Sullivan Moore | |
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| Profile of a Person | |
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| "Face to Face" by David Kushner | |
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| Interview | |
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| "Henry Louis Gates Jr. Will Now Take Your Questions" | |
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| Warming Up: Journal Exercises | |
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| "Surfin' the Louvre" by Elizabeth Larsen | |
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| "The Homeless and Their Children" by Jonathan Kozol | |
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| Investigating: the Writing Process | |
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| Assignment for Investigating | |
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| Choosing a Subject | |
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| Community Service Learning | |
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| Collecting | |
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| Asking Questions Summarizing Citing Sources in Your Text | |
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| Research Tips | |
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| Doing Field Research | |
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| Interviewing Writing Questionnaires | |
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| Shaping | |
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| Inverted Pyramid Chronological Order Comparison and Contrast Additional Shaping Strategies Title, Introduction, and Conclusion | |
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| Drafting | |
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| Peer Response | |
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| Revising | |
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| Guidelines for Revision | |
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| Postscript on the Writing Process | |
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| "The Hollywood Indian " by Lauren Strain (student) | |
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| "My Friend Michelle, an Alcoholic" by Bridgid Stone (student) | |
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| Explaining | |
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| Techniques for Explaining | |
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| Explaining What: Definition | |
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| Explaining How: Process Analysis | |
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| Explaining Why: Causal Analysis | |
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| Warming Up: Journal Exercises | |
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| "Multiracialness" by LaMer Steptoe (student) | |
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| "How to Take Control of Your Credit Cards" by Suze Orman | |
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| "How Male and Female Students Use Language Differently" by Deborah Tannen | |
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| Explaining: the Writing Process | |
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| Assignment for Explaining | |
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| Choosing a Subject | |
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| Collecting | |
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| Questions Branching Observing Remembering Reading Investigating | |
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| Research Tips | |
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| Shaping | |
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| Audience and Genre Definition and Classification Example Voice and Tone Chronological Order and Process Analysis Causal Analysis Introduction and Lead-In Lead-In, Thesis, and Essay Map Paragraph Transitions and Hooks Body Paragraphs | |
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| Tips for Integrating Images | |
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| Drafting | |
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| Revising | |
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| Guidelines for Revision | |
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| Peer Response | |
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| Postscript on the Writing Process | |
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| "White Lies: White-Collar Crime in America" by Chris Blakely (student) | |
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| "Anorexia Nervosa" by Nancie Brosseau (student) | |
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| Evaluating | |
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| Techniques for Writing Evaluations | |
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| Evaluating Commercial Products or Services | |
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| "The Hybrid Grows Up," by Consumer Reports | |
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| Evaluating Works of Art | |
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| "'American Gothic,' Pitchfork Perfect" by Paul Richard | |
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| Evaluating Performances | |
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| "Slumdog Millionaire" by Manohla Dargis | |
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| Warming Up: Journal Exercises | |
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| "Evaluating a Web Site" by Robin Williams and John Tollett | |
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| "All's Not Well in Land of 'the Lion King'" by Margaret Lazarus | |
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| "Today's Special" by David Sedaris | |
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| Evaluating: the Writing Process | |
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| Assignment for Evaluating | |
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| Choosing a Subject | |
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| Collecting | |
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| Observing Remembering Reading Investigating | |
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| Shaping | |
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| Audience and Genre Analysis by Criteria Comparison and Contrast Chronological Order Causal Analysis Title, Introduction, and Conclusion | |
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| Research Tips | |
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| Peer Response | |
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| Drafting | |
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| Revising | |
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| Guidelines for Revision | |
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| Postscript on the Writing Process | |
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| "Borrowers Can be Choosy" by Linda Meininger (student) | |
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| "Vulgar Propriety" by Courtney Klockeman (student) | |
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| Problem Solving | |
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| Techniques for Problem Solving | |
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| Demonstrating That a Problem Exists | |
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| Proposing a Solution and Convincing Your Readers | |
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| Warming Up: Journal Exercises | |
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| "Should Educators Use Commercial Services to Combat Plagiarism?" by John Barrie and Rebecca Moore Howard | |
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| "One Thing to Do About Food" by Eric Schlosser, Marion Nestle, Michael Pollan, Troy Duster and Elizabeth Ransom, Peter Singer, and Jim Hightower | |
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| "The Argument Culture" by Deborah Tannen | |
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| Problem Solving: the Writing Process | |
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| Assignment for Problem Solving | |
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| Choosing a Subject | |
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| Collecting | |
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| Identify and Focus on the Specific Problem Demonstrate That the Problem Needs a Solution Discover Possible Solutions Evaluate Possible Solutions Convince Your Readers Answers Possible Objections List Possible Steps for Implementation Observing Remembering Reading and Investigating | |
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| Research Tips | |
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| Shaping | |
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| Genres for Problem Solving Outlines for Problem Solving Causal Analysis Criteria Analysis Chronological Order | |
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| Drafting | |
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| Peer Response | |
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| Revising | |
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| Guidelines for Revision | |
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| Postscript on the Writing Process | |
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| "Can Citizen Journalism Pick Up the Pieces?" by Adam Richman (student) | |
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| "New Regulations and You" by Jessica Cook (student) | |
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| Arguing | |
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| Techniques for Writing Arguments | |
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| Claims for Written Argument | |
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| Claims of Fact or Definition Claims about Cause and Effect Claims about Value Claims about Solutions or Policies | |
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| Appeals for Written Argument | |
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| Appeal to Reason Appeal to Character Appeal to Emotion Combined Appeals | |
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| Rogerian Argument | |
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| The Toulmin Method of Argument | |
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| Example of a Toulmin Analysis Using the Toulmin Model | |
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| Warming Up: Journal Exercises | |
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| "The Internet: A Clear and Present Danger?" by Cathleen A. Cleaver | |
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| Multigenre Casebook on Web 2.0 | |
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| "You Have No Friends" by Farhad Manjoo | |
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| " .And Why I Hate It" by Sarah Kliff | |
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| "Facebook U.S. Audience Growth" | |
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| "Teens Feel Safe on MySpace" by Larry D. Rosen | |
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| "Protect the Willfully Ignorant" by Lily Huang | |
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| "Think Before You Post" AdCouncil | |
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| "Wikipedia and the Meaning of Truth" by Simson L. Garfinkel | |
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| "Can Wikipedia Handle Stephen Colbert's Truthiness?" by James Montgomery | |
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| "Why You Can't Cite Wikipedia in My Class" by Neil L. Waters | |
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| "Professors Should Embrace Wikipedia" by Mark A. Wilson | |
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| "Twitter on the Barricades in Iran: Six Lessons Learned" by Noam Cohen | |
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| Arguing: the Writing Process | |
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| Assignment for Arguing | |
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| Choosing a Subject | |
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| Collecting | |
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| Remembering Observing Investigating | |
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| Analyzing Statistics | |
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| Shaping | |
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| List "Pro" and "Con" Arguments Draw Circle of Alternative Positions Outlines for Arguments Developing Arguments | |
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| Research Tips | |
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| Drafting | |
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| Revising | |
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| Revision Guidelines Revising Fallacies in Logic | |
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| Peer Response | |
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| Postscript on the Writing Process | |
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| "Welfare Is Still Necessary for Women and Children in the U.S." by Crystal Sabatke (student) | |
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| "Standardized Tests: Shouldn't We Be Helping Our Students?" by Eric Boese (student) | |
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| Responding to Literature | |
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| Responding to a Short Story | |
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| "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin | |
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| Responding to a Poem | |
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| "Musÿe des Beaux Arts" by W. H. Auden | |
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| Techniques for Responding to Literature | |
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| Warming Up: Journal Exercises | |
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| Purposes for Responding to Literature | |
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| Responding to Short Fiction | |
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| Character Plot Narrative Point of View Setting Style Theme | |
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| "The Lesson" by Toni Cade Bambara | |
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| Responding to Poetry | |
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| Voice and Tone Word Choice Figures of Speech Sound, Rhyme, and Rhythm Style Theme | |
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| Five Contemporary Poems by Aurora Levins Morales, Gary Soto, Joy Harjo, Wislawa Szymborska, and Yusef Komunyakaa | |
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| Responding to Literature: the Writing Process | |
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| Assignment for Responding to Literature | |
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| Collecting | |
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| Shaping | |
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| Explaining Relationships Evaluating Arguing Investigating Changes in Interpretation | |
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| Drafting | |
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| Revising | |
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| Guidelines for Revision | |
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| Postscript on the Writing Process | |
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| "Facing It: Reflections on War" by Grace Rexroth (student) | |
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| "Death: the Final Freedom" by Pat Russell (student) | |
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| Researching | |
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| Techniques for Researching | |
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| Using Purpose, Audience and Genre as Guides | |
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| Know Your Purpose / Accommodate Your Audience / Consider Your Genre | |
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| Finding the Best Sources: Currency, Reliability, and Relevance | |
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| Planning Your Research | |
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| Warming Up: Journal Exercise | |
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| Maintaining Your Voice and Purpose: Effectively Incorporating Sources | |
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| Documenting Your Sources | |
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| Research Processes | |
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| Assignment for Researching | |
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| Choosing a Subject | |
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| Narrowing and Focusing Your Subject | |
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| Warming Up: Journal Exercise | |
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| Developing a Research Strategy | |
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| Collecting and Notetaking | |
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| Record Bibliographic Information Note the Source's Relevance, Reliability, and Currency Summarize Pertinent Source Material Note Key Quotations Synthesize Sources in Your Notes Rethink and Revise Your Hypothesis or Working Thesis | |
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| Choosing and Evaluating Sources | |
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| Primary and Secondary Sources Background Information and General Reference the 21st Century Library: Physical and Online Sources Online Database Sources Open Web Sources | |
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| Writing Processes | |
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| Shaping | |
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| Plan Working Outline | |
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| Drafting | |
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| What Sources to Cite Avoiding Plagiarism How to Cite Sources in Your Text Identify Cited References (MLA Style) | |
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| Revising | |
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| Guidelines for Revision | |
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| Documenting Sources | |
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| In-Text Documentation: MLA Style Works Cited List: MLA Style In-Text Documentation: APA Style References List: APA Style | |
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| "Foreign Language Study: An American Necessity" by Kate McNerny (student) (MLA Format Research Paper) | |
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| Appendix: Writing Under Pressure | |
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| Know Your Audience | |
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| Analyze Key Terms | |
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| Make a Sketch Outline | |
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| Know the Material | |
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| Practice Writing | |
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| Proofread and Edit | |
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| Sample Essay Questions and Responses | |
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| Index | |
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| new to this edition | |