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| Thematic Contents | |
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| Preface | |
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| Supplements | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| Expanding Literacies | |
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| Words and the World | |
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| Words and the World | |
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| What Is a Language? | |
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| Language and Identity | |
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| Language Change | |
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| "Changing Names in a Changing World" by David Mould | |
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| Multilingualism | |
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| Speaking and Writing | |
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| Writing Systems | |
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| Cultural Patterns of Writing | |
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| Ownership of Written Language | |
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| Learning to Write a Second Language | |
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| Accented Writing | |
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| What Affects Your Writing Development? | |
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| Writing Assignment | |
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| Rhetorical Situations | |
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| Rhetorical Situations | |
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| Writing Customs | |
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| "Speech on Release from Prison, 1990" by Nelson Mandela | |
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| "Final Score: Future 1, Past 0" by A. O. Scott | |
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| Writing Assignment | |
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| Writing Process | |
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| Discovering Ideas | |
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| Drafting to Explore Ideas | |
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| Revising to Improve Content | |
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| Editing for Correctness | |
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| One Student's Work | |
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| "American Sign Language" by Shepherd Smith (student essay) | |
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| Writing Assignment | |
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| Reading | |
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| Purposes for Reading | |
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| The Context of Reading | |
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| Critical Reading | |
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| Strategies for Critical Reading | |
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| Writing Summaries | |
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| "Reading in a Foreign Language" by Scott Esposito | |
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| Improving Vocabulary | |
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| Writing Assignment | |
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| From Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave by Frederick Douglass | |
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| Expanding Influence | |
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| Exploring an Event | |
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| Writing to Explore an Event | |
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| Model Explorations of Events | |
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| "The Rules of the Sport" by Adam Gopnik | |
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| "Road Trip" by Sandeep Jauhar | |
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| "When Life Gives you Potstickers Instead of Wontons, Sharply Verbalize your Bitterness Until It Fixes Itself" by Sally Mao | |
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| Writing Assignment | |
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| Your Exploration | |
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| One Student's Exploration of an Event | |
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| "Africa through the African Eye" by Omotaya Olabumuyi (student essay) | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| "An Immigrant Learns Two New Languages" by Eric Hoover | |
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| "Two Languages in Mind, but Just One in Heart" by Louise Erdrich | |
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| Making an Observation | |
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| Writing to Make an Observation | |
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| Model Observations | |
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| "Loving Hip-Hop in Morocco" by Nikki Reyna | |
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| "Painting Came to My Rescue in a Most Trying Time" by Emily Yoffe | |
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| From In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall | |
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| Writing Assignment | |
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| Your Observation | |
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| One Student's Observation | |
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| "From Anchor to Viewer" by Susana Cruz (student essay) | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| "Stranded in Paradise" by Mary Kay Magistad | |
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| "Troubled Teens" by Dawn Stover | |
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| Explaining a Concept | |
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| Writing to Explain a Concept | |
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| Model Explanations of Concepts | |
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| "The 'trophy Kids' Go to Work" by Ron Alsop | |
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| "How Farmers Are Going to Save Civilization" by Jenn Hardy | |
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| "The Avatar Age" by Karrie Jacobs | |
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| Writing Assignment | |
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| Your Explanation of a Concept | |
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| One Student's Explanation of a Concept | |
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| "Wanderlust: the Great American Trait" by Angela D'Onofrio | |
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| (student essay) | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| "How to Fall 35,000 Feet and Survive" by Dan Koeppel | |
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| "When Employers Make Room for Work-Life Balance" | |
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| By Jennifer Ludden | |
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| Investigating a Cause | |
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| Writing to Investigate a Cause | |
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| Model Investigations | |
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| "My Freshman Year: Worldliness and Worldview" by Rebekah Nathan | |
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| "Miles to Go: Why Automakers Don't Sell a Car That Gets 50mpg" by Keith Naughton | |
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| "Immigration and U.S. History" by Hasia Diner | |
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| Writing Assignment | |
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| Your Investigation of a Cause | |
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| One Student's Investigation of a Cause | |
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| "Measure Muslims on their Merits" by Erik Vasquez (student essay) | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| "The Truth About Change" by Walt Wolfram | |
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| "What's New? the Effect of Hip-Hop Culture on Everyday English" by Emmett | |
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| G Price III | |
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| Evaluating an Experience | |
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| Writing to Evaluate an Experience | |
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| Model Evaluations of Experiences | |
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| "Cinematic Riches in Millionaire" by Ty Burr | |
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| "Second Life: Is There Any There There?" by Gary Anthes | |
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| "Start Your Engines: Remote Possibilities" by Steve Campbell | |
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| Writing Assignment | |
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| Your Evaluation of an Experience | |
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| Student Group's Evaluation of an Experience | |
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| "Breaking Down the Barriers: Evaluating the Federal Emergency Management | |
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| Agency (FEMA) Response during Hurricane Katrina" by Laura Mendez | |
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| Christina Munoz, Rosa Orozco, Stella Owens (student group paper) | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| "When the Media Is the Disaster" by Rebecca Solnit | |
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| "Why I Still Watch Lost" by Bao Phi | |
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| Arguing a Position | |
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| Writing to Argue a Position | |
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| Model Arguments That Take Positions | |
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| "Why Greens Must Learn to Love Nuclear Power" by Mark Lynas | |
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| "You Have No Friends" by Farhad Manjoo | |
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| "Health Is a Human Right" by Paul Farmer | |
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| Writing Assignment | |
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| Your Argument of a Position | |
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| One Student's Argument | |
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| "Language Discrimination: A Common Theme in Education and the Work Place" by Priscilla Duran (student essay) | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| "CCCC Guideline on the National Language Policy" by Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) | |
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| "Why the U.S. Needs an Official Language" by Mauro E. Mujica | |
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| Solving a Problem | |
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| Writing to Solve Problems | |
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| Model Solutions | |
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| "Remarks by the President to the Ghanaian Parliament" by Barack Obama | |
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| "America Must Rethink Its Attitude about Teenage Drinking" by Robert Rowley | |
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| "Asylum and Acceptance: Seeking Peace in Charlottesville, Virginia" by Michael Keller | |
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| Writing Assignment | |
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| Your Solution to a Problem | |
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| One Student's Solution to a Problem | |
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| "Misogyny in Hip Hop and Rap" by Daniele Arat (student essay) | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| "Lose 300 Million Tons of CO2 in Just Three Weeks!" by Kate Sheppard | |
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| "Attention Whole Foods Shoppers" by Robert Paarlberg | |
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| Advocating for Change | |
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| Writing to Advocate for Change | |
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| Model Advocacies for Change | |
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| "Education: It's Not Just about the Boys. Get Girls into School" by Jonathan Alter | |
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| "Reviewing Applicants: Research on Bias and Assumptions" by Women in Science & Engineering Leadership Institute (WISELI) | |
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| "PARK(ing) Day: Rethinking Urban Infrastructure Around the World" by Collin Dunn | |
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| Writing Assignment | |
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| Your Advocacy for Change | |
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| One Student's Advocacy for Change | |
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| "Childhood Obesity" by Theresa Cast (student essay) | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| "The Church of Please and Thank You" by Julie Traves | |
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| "Blue Collar Brilliance" by Mike Rose | |
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| Expanding Writing Strategies | |
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| Writing Patterns | |
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| Writing Patterns to Develop Ideas | |
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| Writing Assignment | |
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| Visual Design | |
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| Read and Write about Visual Design | |
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| Principles of Good Visual Design | |
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| Page Design | |
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| Add Visuals | |
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| Presentations | |
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| Writing Assignment | |
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| Writing in the Workplace | |
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| Business Letter | |
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| Rÿsumÿ | |
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| Application Letter | |
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| Memorandum | |
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| Email | |
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| Writing Assignment | |
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| Writing Essay Exams | |
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| Preparing for an Essay Exam | |
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| Taking the Essay Exam | |
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| "Dia de los Muertos" by Ivy Walker (student exam essay) | |
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| Writing Assignment | |
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| Creating Portfolios | |
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| Select Materials | |
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| Revise and Edit Your Portfolio | |
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| Present Your Portfolio | |
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| Writing Assignment | |
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| Expanding Research | |
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| Conducting Field Research | |
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| Ethical Issues in Field Research | |
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| Types of Field Research | |
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| Writing Assignment | |
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| Using Sources | |
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| Defining Plagiarism in the Global Community | |
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| Developing a Research Plan | |
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| Evaluating Your Sources | |
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| Finding Sources | |
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| Using Sources in Your Writing | |
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| Writing Assignment | |
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| Documentation Styles | |
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| Overview of Documentations Styles | |
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| MLA Documentation | |
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| One Student's MLA-Style Paper | |
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| "Speaking through Stories: Fairytale Monsters and Their Stories" by Najwa al-Tabaa (student essay) | |
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| APA Documentation | |
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| One Student's APA-Style Paper | |
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| "Textese: the Effects of Text Messaging on English and the Debate Surrounding It" by Randi Bossie (student essay) | |
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| Handbook | |
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| Elements of English Sentences | |
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| Sentence Structure | |
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| Nouns and Pronouns | |
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| Adjectives and Adverbs | |
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| Verbs | |
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| Phrases and Clauses | |
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| Prepositions, Interjections | |
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| Types of Sentences | |
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| Correcting Sentence Errors | |
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| Fragments | |
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| Run-on (Fused) Sentences and Comma Splices | |
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| Mixed Structure and Mismatched Predicates | |
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| Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers | |
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| Active and Passive Voice | |
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| Subject-Verb Agreement | |
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| Verb Tense | |
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| Nominals and the Verb To Be | |
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| Pronoun Agreement and Pronoun Reference | |
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| Faulty Parallelism | |
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| Punctuation, Spelling, and Mechanics | |
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| Commas | |
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| Semicolons | |
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| Colons | |
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| End Punctuation | |
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| Apostrophes | |
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| Hyphens and Dashes | |
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| Capitals and Numbers | |
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| Numbers | |
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| Quotation Marks and Ellipsis Points | |
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| Parentheses and Brackets | |
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| Italics and Underlines | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| Spelling and Homonyms | |
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| Wordiness | |
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| Colloquial Language and Slang | |
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| Jargon and Pretentious Language | |
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| Denotation, Connotation | |
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| Sexist Language | |
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| Vague, Abstract Words and Concrete Language | |
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| Building Vocabulary | |
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| Clichÿs | |
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| Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions | |
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| Editing and Proofreading | |
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| The Importance of Proofreading and Editing | |
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| Tips for Proofreading and Editing | |
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| For Writers Who Need Extra Help with Grammar and Usage | |
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| Editing Symbols | |
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| Proofreading Marks | |
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| Proofreading Checklist | |
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| Credits | |
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| Index | |