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Preface | |
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Introduction | |
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Why Writing Is Important | |
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Writing Influences the Way You Think | |
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Writing Contributes to Learning | |
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Writing Fosters Personal Development | |
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Writing Connects You to Others | |
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Writing Promotes Success in College and at Work | |
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How Writing Is Learned | |
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Reading | |
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Writing Creating the Best Conditions for Reading and Writing Thinking Critically | |
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Writing Activities | |
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Remembering an Event | |
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Writing in Your Other Courses/ in the Community/in the Workplace | |
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A Collaborative Activity:Practice Remembering an Event | |
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Readings | |
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Calling Home Annie Dillard, from An American Childhood | |
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100 Miles per Hour, Upside Down and Sideways | |
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Purpose and Audience | |
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Basic Features: Remembering Events | |
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Guide to Writing | |
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The Writing Assignment | |
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Invention and Research | |
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Planning and Drafting | |
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Critical Reading Guide | |
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Revising | |
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Working with Sources | |
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Editing and Proofreading | |
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Thinking about Document Design | |
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Reflecting on Your Writing | |
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Writing Profiles | |
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Readings | |
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The Last Stop John T. Edge, I'm Not Leaving Until I Eat This Thing | |
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The New York Pickpocket Academy | |
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Guide to Writing Reflecting on Your Writing | |
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Explaining a Concept | |
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Readings | |
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Cannibalism: It Still Exists Anastasia Toufexis, Love: The Right Chemistry | |
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In the Blink of an Eye | |
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Guide to Writing Reflecting on Your Writing | |
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Arguing a Position | |
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Readings | |
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Children Need to Play, Not Compete | |
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Working at McDonald's | |
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Boys Here, Girls There: Sure, If Equality's the Goal | |
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Guide to Writing | |
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Reflecting on Your Writing | |
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Proposing a Solution | |
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Readings | |
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More Testing, More Learning | |
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Win-Win Flexibility | |
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Making Communities Safe for Bicycles | |
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Guide to Writing | |
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Reflecting on Your Writing | |
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Justifying an Evaluation | |
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Readings | |
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Grading Professors | |
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News in Black, White, and Shades of Gray | |
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"Children Need to Play, Not Compete" | |
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Guide to Writing | |
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Reflecting on Your Writing | |
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Strategies for Critical Thinking, Writing, and Research | |
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A Catalog of Invention Strategies | |
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Mapping | |
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Writing | |
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A Catalog of Reading Strategies | |
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Annotating | |
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From Letter from Birmingham Jail (annotated sample) | |
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Taking Inventory | |
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Outlining | |
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Paraphrasing | |
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Summarizing | |
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Synthesizing | |
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Contextualizing | |
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Exploring the Significance of Figurative Language | |
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Looking for Patterns of Opposition | |
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Reflecting on Challenges to Your Beliefs and Values | |
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Evaluating the Logic of an Argument | |
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Recognizing Emotional Manipulation | |
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Judging the Writer's Credibility | |
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Cueing the Reader | |
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Orienting Statements | |
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Paragraphing | |
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Cohesive Devices | |
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Connectives | |
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Headings and Subheadings | |
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Arguing | |
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Asserting a Thesis | |
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Giving Reasons and Support | |
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Counterarguing | |
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Logical Fallacies | |
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Field Research | |
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Observations | |
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Interviews | |
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Questionnaires | |
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Library and Internet Research | |
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Integrating Library and Internet Research | |
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Orienting Yourself to the Library | |
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Keeping Track of Your Research | |
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Getting Started | |
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Identifying Subject Headings and Key Words | |
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Searching Online Library Catalogs and Databases | |
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Locating Sources | |
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Using the Internet for Research | |
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Finding the Best Information Online | |
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Using Email and Online Communities for Research | |
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Reading Sources with a Critical Eye | |
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Using and Acknowledging Sources | |
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Using Sources | |
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Acknowledging Sources | |
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The MLA System of Documentation | |
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The APA System of Documentation | |
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Some Sample Research Papers | |
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An Annotated Research Paper | |
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Designing Documents | |
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Considering Context | |
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Elements of Document Design | |
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Visuals | |
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Sample Documents | |
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Index | |