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| Thematic Contents | |
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| Editing Skills: Contents | |
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| Preface | |
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| Active Reading | |
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| Learning to Be an Active Reader | |
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| Keeping a Journal | |
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| Previewing the Reading | |
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| Title | |
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| Author and Other Publication Facts | |
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| Visual Features and Supplements | |
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| Responses and Predictions | |
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| A First Reading | |
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| Staying Aware of Conventions | |
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| Subject | |
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| Main Idea or Thesis | |
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| Supporting Material | |
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| Patterns of Organization | |
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| Paragraphs | |
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| Transitions | |
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| A Sample Essay: Bob Greene, "Handled with Care" | |
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| Marking the Text | |
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| Clarifying Meaning | |
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| Using the Dictionary | |
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| Reading Aloud | |
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| Discussing | |
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| Rereading | |
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| Making Inferences and Associations | |
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| Reading between the Lines | |
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| Developing Inference Skills | |
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| Responding to Tone | |
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| Writing to Understand and Respond | |
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| Writing a Summary | |
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| Other Ways to Respond in Writing | |
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| The Reading-Writing Connection | |
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| Writing in Response to Reading | |
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| Building an Essay | |
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| Finding Ideas | |
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| Devising a Working Thesis | |
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| Making a Plan | |
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| Composing a Draft | |
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| Improving the Draft | |
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| Targeting the Readers | |
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| Getting Feedback | |
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| Polishing the Final Draft | |
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| Sample Student Essay | |
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| TaraCoburn, "Someone to Help" | |
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| Resources for Writers on the Internet | |
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| Responding to a Reading | |
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| Russell Baker, "Learning to Write" | |
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| Suggestions for Writing | |
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| Strategies for Conveying Ideas: Narration and Description | |
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| Images and Ideas | |
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| For Discussion and Writing | |
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| The Point of Narration and Description | |
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| Using Narratives | |
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| Using Description | |
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| The Principles of Narration and Description | |
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| Organizing the Events | |
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| Including Specific Details | |
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| Selecting Descriptive Words | |
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| The Pitfalls of Narration and Description | |
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| What to Look For in Narration and Description | |
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| Evan Thomas, "Rain of Fire" | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Describing a Catastrophe | |
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| Editing Skills: Sentence Combining | |
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| Mike Royko, "Jackie's Debut: A Unique Day" | |
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| Writing Step by Step: An Eye-Opening Childhood Experience | |
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| Editing Skills: Punctuating Conversation | |
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| Ben McGrath, "Walking Away" (Combining Strategies) | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Quitting a Job | |
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| Editing Skills: Quotation Marks inside Quotations | |
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| Jack Lewis, "Road Work" | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Being Helpful | |
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| Editing Skills: Choosing There, Their, or They're | |
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| Kelly Berlin (student), "Domestic Abuse" | |
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| Strategies for Making a Point: Example and Illustration | |
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| Images and Ideas | |
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| For Discussion and Writing | |
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| The Point of Example and Illustration | |
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| Using Examples to Explain and Clarify | |
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| Using Examples and Illustrations to Convince | |
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| The Principles of Example and Illustration | |
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| Select Appropriate Examples | |
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| Give Plenty of Examples | |
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| Include Specific Information | |
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| The Pitfalls of Example and Illustration | |
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| What to Look For in Example and Illustration | |
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| Elizabeth Berg, "My Heroes" | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Everyday Heroes | |
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| Editing Skills: Semicolons between Sentences | |
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| Brent Staples, "'Just Walk On By': A Black Man Ponders His Power to Alter Public Space" | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Mistaken Stereotypes | |
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| Editing Skills: Commas around Interrupters | |
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| Daniel R. Meier, "One Man's Kids" | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Qualities for Success | |
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| Editing Skills: Using Subordination | |
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| Tim Jones, "The Working Poor" (Combining Strategies) | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Financial Troubles | |
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| Editing Skills: Using Commas in Series | |
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| Nick Boyer (student), " Look Around First" | |
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| Strategies for Clarifying Meaning: Definition and Explanation | |
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| Images and Ideas | |
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| For Discussion and Writing | |
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| The Point of Definition and Explanation | |
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| The Principles of Definition and Explanation | |
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| Descriptive Details | |
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| Examples | |
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| Narration | |
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| Comparison | |
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| Contrast | |
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| The Pitfalls of Definition and Explanation | |
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| Missing Your Audience | |
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| Going in Circles | |
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| Abstraction | |
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| Leaving Information Out | |
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| What to Look For in Definitions and Explanations | |
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| Gloria Naylor, "'Mommy, What Does "Nigger" Mean?'" | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Multiple Meanings | |
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| Editing Skills: Hyphens | |
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| Isaac Asimov, "What Is Intelligence, Anyway?" (Combining Strategies) | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Defining an Abstraction | |
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| Editing Skills: Using the Right Tense | |
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| Dennis Baron, "The Noun Game: A Simple Grammar Lesson Leads to a Clash of Civilizations" | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Explaining a Cultural Practice | |
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| Editing Skills: Using Noun Clauses | |
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| Lilly Gonzalez, "Viva Spanglish!" | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Subgroup Identity | |
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| Editing Skills: Using Coordination | |
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| Kerri Mauger (student), "Nothing to Be Scared of " | |
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| Strategies for Sorting Ideas: Classification and Division | |
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| Images and Ideas | |
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| For Discussion and Writing | |
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| The Point of Classification and Division | |
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| The Principles of Classification and Division | |
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| Give a Purpose to Your Classification | |
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| Establish a Clear Basis for Your Classification | |
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| Make Your Groups Parallel and Equal | |
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| The Pitfalls of Classification and Division | |
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| What to Look For in a Classification | |
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| Judith Viorst, "Friends, Good Friends���and Such Good Friends" (Combining Strategies) | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Romantic Relationships | |
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| Editing Skills: Using Pronouns Consistently | |
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| Franklin Zimring, "Confessions of an Ex-Smoker" | |
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| Writing Step by Step: More Than One Way to Solve a Problem | |
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| Editing Skills: Avoiding Sexist Language | |
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| David Elkind, "Types of Stress for Young People" | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Types of Social Pressure | |
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| Editing Skills: Transitions | |
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| Juleyka Lantigua, "The Latino Show" | |
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| Writing Step by Step: TV Portrayals | |
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| Editing Skills: Using Apostrophes | |
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| Ben Hardy (student), "Three Ways to Use a Recipe" | |
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| Strategies for Examining Two Subjects: Comparison and Contrast | |
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| Images and Ideas | |
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| For Discussion and Writing | |
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| The Point of Comparison and Contrast | |
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| Using Comparisons to Explain | |
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| Using Comparisons to Persuade | |
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| Using Contrast to Decide | |
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| The Principles of Comparison and Contrast | |
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| Using the Block-by-Block Plan | |
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| Similarities and Differences | |
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| Using the Point-by-Point Plan | |
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| The Pitfalls of Comparison and Contrast | |
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| Avoid Using Too Many Transitional Words | |
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| Avoid Repetition in Concluding | |
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| What to Look For in Comparison and Contrast | |
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| Nancy Masterson Sakamoto, "Conversational Ballgames" | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Extended Comparisons | |
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| Editing Skills: Commas after Dependent Elements | |
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| Suzanne Britt, "Neat People vs. Sloppy People" (Combining Strategies) | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Contrasting Types of People | |
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| Editing Skills: Using Apostrophes | |
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| Brendan O'shaughnessy, "A Whole New Ballgame" | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Then and Now | |
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| Editing Skills: Choosing Its or It's | |
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| Kathy Seal, "The Trouble with Talent: Are We Born Smart or Do We Get Smart?" | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Two Points of View | |
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| Editing Skills: Using Dashes | |
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| Lynn Cooper (student), "Watching from All Sides" | |
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| Alternate Arrangement | |
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| Strategies for Explaining How Things Work: Process and Directions | |
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| Images and Ideas | |
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| For Discussion and Writing | |
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| The Point of Writing about Process and Directions | |
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| The Principles of Process and Directions | |
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| The Pitfalls of Process and Directions | |
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| Reviewing Your Process | |
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| Addressing Your Audience | |
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| What to Look For in Process and Directions | |
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| Carol Fleischman, "Shopping Can Be a Challenge" (Combining Strategies) | |
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| Writing Step by Step: A Personal Approach to Shopping | |
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| Editing Skills: Using Parentheses | |
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| Michael Leddy, "How to E-mail a Professor" | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Message Mistakes | |
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| Editing Skills: Using Colons before Lists | |
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| Emily Nelson, "Making Fake Flakes" | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Behind the Scenes of a Process | |
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| Editing Skills: Punctuating Quotations | |
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| Steve Daly, "Change Agent: How Baker Pulled Off the 'Werewolf' Metamorphosis" | |
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| For Discussion and Writing | |
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| Ann Moroney (student), "A Graceful Stride" | |
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| Strategies for Analyzing Why Things Happen: Cause and Effect | |
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| Ideas and Images | |
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| For Discussion and Writing | |
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| The Point of Cause-and-Effect Writing | |
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| The Principles of Cause-and-Effect Writing | |
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| Types of Cause and Effects | |
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| Patterns of Cause and Effect | |
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| The Pitfalls of Cause-and-Effect Writing | |
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| What to Look For in Cause-and-Effect Writing | |
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| Stephen King, "Why We Crave Horror Movies" (Combining Strategies) | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Entertainment Cravings | |
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| Editing Skills: Checking Pronoun Reference | |
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| Jade Snow Wong, "Fifth Chinese Daughter" | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Becoming Our Parents | |
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| Editing Skills: Using Parallel Structure | |
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| Greg Critser, "Supersize Me" | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Getting to the Root Causes | |
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| Editing Skills: Eliminating Wordiness | |
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| Sue Shellenbarger, "Young Workers With Dyslexia, ADD Find Office Less Accommodating Than School" | |
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| Writing Step by Step: the Person-Job Fit | |
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| Editing Skills: Using Commas after Introductory Clauses and Phrases | |
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| Brian L. Carter (student), "Almost a Winner" | |
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| Strategies for Influencing Others: Argument and Persuasion | |
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| Images and Ideas | |
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| For Discussion and Writing | |
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| The Point of Argument and Persuasion | |
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| The Principles of Argument and Persuasion | |
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| The Elements of Good Argument | |
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| Claims | |
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| Evidence | |
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| Refutation | |
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| A Sample Annotated Argument: Stephanie Pescitelli (student), "Misunderstood Medicine" | |
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| The Pitfalls of Argument and Persuasion | |
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| Taking on Too Much | |
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| Mistaking the Audience | |
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| Logical Fallacies | |
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| What to Look For in Argument and Persuasion | |
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| Debate: Do Same-Sex Couples Make Good Parents? | |
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| James C. Dobson, "Two Mommies Is One Too Many" | |
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| Jeff Pearlman, "Mom's the Word" | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Taking Sides on Same-Sex Parenting | |
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| Editing Skills: Subject-Verb Agreement | |
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| Debate: How Real Is Reality TV? | |
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| Facts on File, "Reality Television: Issues and Controversies" | |
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| Michael Hirschorn, "The Case for Reality TV: What the Snobs Don't Understand" | |
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| Oliver James, "Danger: Reality TV Can Rot Your Brain" | |
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| Anne Becker, "Hot or Not: Reality TV Can Be Harmful to Women" | |
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| Rita Dove, "Loose Ends" | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Pros and Cons of a Reality TV Show | |
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| Editing Skills: Using Questions | |
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| Debate: Can Money Buy Happiness? | |
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| Cynthia Crossen, "Whether People Define Themselves as Happy Depends on the Era" | |
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| Ed Diener, "Income and Happiness" | |
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| Pam Lambert and Alex Treniowski, "The High Cost of Winning" | |
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| Writing Step by Step: Engineering One's Own Happiness | |
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| Editing Skills: Using Colons | |
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| Appendix: WRITING WITH SOURCES | |
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| Using Sources in Your Writing | |
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| Locating Sources | |
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| Using the Online Catalog | |
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| Using Indexes and Databases | |
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| Using the Internet | |
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| Evaluating Sources | |
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| Recognizing Bias | |
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| Judging Online Sources | |
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| Working with Sources | |
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| Taking Notes | |
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| Using a Research Notebook | |
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| Using the Printout/Photocopy Option | |
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| Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting | |
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| Devising a Working Outline | |
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| Writing a First Draft | |
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| Organizing Your Notes | |
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| Using Quotations and Paraphrases | |
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| Integrating Sources | |
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| Using Attributions and Lead-ins | |
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| Avoiding Plagiarism | |
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| Crediting Your Sources | |
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| Citing Sources Informally | |
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| Formatting Your Paper | |
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| Documenting Your Sources: MLA Style | |
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| In-Text Citations | |
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| Preparing the List of Works Cited | |
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| Works Cited List: Sample Entries | |
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| Books | |
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| Journals, Magazines, and Newspeprs | |
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| Online Publications | |
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| Sample student essay with sources: Brian L. Carter, "People, Pigeons, and Payoffs" | |
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| Credits | |
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| Index | |