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Preface for Instructors | |
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Thematic Table of Contents | |
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Introduction | |
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Reading, Writing, and Research | |
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Critical Reading | |
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Reading an Essay | |
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Nancy Mairs, Disability | |
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Thinking Critically about Visual Images | |
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Visual Image: A Deployed Soldier and His Daughter, photograph by Erik S. Lesser | |
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The Writing Process | |
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Analyzing the Writing Situation | |
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Discovering Ideas | |
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Focusing on the Thesis and the Thesis Statement | |
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Drafting | |
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Revising | |
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Editing | |
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Collaborating | |
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An Essay-in-Progress | |
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Rosie Anaya, Mental Illness on Television | |
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Academic Writing | |
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Responding to a Text | |
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Integrating Source Material | |
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Writing from Research | |
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Avoiding Plagiarism | |
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Source Citation Using MLA Style | |
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Sample Research Paper | |
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Rosie Anaya, The Best Kept Secret On Campus | |
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The Methods | |
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Narration: Telling a Story | |
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Visual Image: How Joe's Body Brought Him Fame Instead of Shame, advertisement for | |
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Charles Atlas | |
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The Method | |
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The Process | |
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Narration in Paragraphs | |
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Narration in a Case Study | |
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Paired Selections: Difference | |
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Maya Angelou, Champion of the World | |
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Maya Angelou on Writing | |
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Amy Tan, Fish Cheeks | |
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Amy Tan on Writing | |
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Annie Dillard, The Chase | |
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Annie Dillard on Writing | |
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Howard Markel, Mary Ellen's Story | |
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Description: Writing with Your Senses | |
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Visual Image: Doug and Mizan's House, East River, photograph by Margaret Morton | |
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The Method | |
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The Process | |
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Description in Paragraphs | |
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Description in a Field Observation | |
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Paired Selections: Fathers | |
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Brad Manning, Arm Wrestling with My Father | |
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Brad Manning on Writing | |
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Sarah Vowell, Shooting Dad | |
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Sarah Vowell on Writing | |
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Elizabeth Gilbert, The Best Pizza in the World | |
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Elizabeth Gilbert on Writing | |
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William Least Heat-Moon, Dance of the Hobs | |
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William Least Heat-Moon on Writing | |
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Example: Pointing to Instances | |
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Visual Image: Low-Energy Drinks, cartoon by Glen LeLievre | |
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The Method | |
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The Process | |
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Example in Paragraphs | |
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Example in a Job Application Letter | |
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Paired Selections: Homelessness | |
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Barbara Lazear Ascher, On Compassion | |
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Barbara Lazear Ascher on Writing | |
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Anna Quindlen, Homeless | |
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Anna Quindlen on Writing | |
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Brent Staples, Black Men and Public Space | |
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Brent Staples on Writing | |
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David Foster Wallace, This Is Water | |
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David Foster Wallace on Writing | |
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Comparison and Contrast: Setting Things Side by Side | |
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Visual Image: American Gothic, painting by Grant Wood; Rural Rehabilitation Client, photograph by Ben Shahn | |
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The Method | |
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The Process | |
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Comparison and Contrast in Paragraphs | |
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Comparison and Contrast in a Review | |
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Paired Selections: Personalities | |
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Suzanne Britt, Neat People vs. Sloppy People | |
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Suzanne Britt on Writing | |
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Dave Barry, Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out | |
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Dave Barry on Writing | |
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Bruce Catton, Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts | |
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Bruce Catton on Writing | |
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David Sedaris, Remembering My Childhood on the Continent of Africa | |
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David Sedaris on Writing | |
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Process Analysis: Explaining Step by Step | |
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Visual Image: Workers Making Dolls, photograph by Wally McNamee | |
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The Method | |
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The Process | |
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Process Analysis in Paragraphs | |
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Process Analysis in a Lab Report | |
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Paired Selections: The Environment | |
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Linnea Saukko, How to Poison the Earth | |
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Linnea Saukko on Writing | |
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Gretel Ehrlich, Chronicles of Ice | |
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Gretel Ehrlich on Writing | |
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Jessica Mitford, Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain | |
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Jessica Mitford on Writing | |
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Michael Pollan, Corn Walking | |
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Michael Pollan on Writing | |
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Division or Analysis: Slicing into Parts | |
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Visual Image: Deconstructing Lunch, cartoon by Roz Chast | |
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The Method | |
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The Process | |
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Division or Analysis in Paragraphs | |
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Division or Analysis in an Annotated Bibliography | |
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Paired Selections: Women and Men | |
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Judy Brady, I Want a Wife | |
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Judy Brady on Writing | |
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Christina Hoff Sommers, Men-It's in Their Nature | |
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Christina Hoff Sommers on Writing | |
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Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, Vampires Never Die | |
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Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan on Writing | |
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Bella DePaulo, The Myth of Doomed Kids | |
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Bella DePaulo on Writing | |
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Classification: Sorting into Kinds | |
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Visual Image: Maple Ridge Curbside Recycling, illustrated chart by Ridge Meadows Recycling Society | |
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The Method | |
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The Process | |
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Classification in Paragraphs | |
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Classification in a R�sum� | |
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Paired Selections: Telling Lies | |
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Stephanie Ericsson, The Ways We Lie | |
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Stephanie Ericsson on Writing | |
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William Lutz, The World of Doublespeak | |
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William Lutz on Writing | |
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Russell Baker, The Plot Against People | |
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Russell Baker on Writing | |
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Dacher Keltner, A Vocabulary of Smiles | |
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Cause and Effect: Asking Why | |
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Visual Image: Im txtng while drvng, cartoon by Mike Luckovich | |
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The Method | |
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The Process | |
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Cause and Effect in Paragraphs | |
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Cause and Effect in a Letter to the Editor | |
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Paired Selections: Globalization | |
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Chitra Divakaruni, Live Free and Starve | |
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Chitra Divakaruni on Writing | |
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Marie Javdani, Plato o Plomo: Silver or Lead | |
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Marie Javdani on Writing | |
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Charles Fishman, The Squeeze | |
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Charles Fishman on Writing | |
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Chris Anderson, The Rise and Fall of the Hit | |
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Chris Anderson on Writing | |
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Definition: Tracing Boundaries | |
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Visual Image: Army Strong, advertisement for the U.S. Army | |
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The Method | |
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The Process | |
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Definition in Paragraphs | |
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Definition in an Essay Exam | |
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Paired Selections: Hurtful Words | |
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Gloria Naylor, The Meanings of a Word | |
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Gloria Naylor on Writing | |
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Christine Leong, Being a Chink | |
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Christine Leong on Writing | |
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Thomas Sowell, �ǣNeeds | |