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| Preface | |
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| Annotated Rhetorical Table of Contents | |
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| Internet Connections | |
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| Thematic Table of Contents | |
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| Communication Is Language At Work | |
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| Tips on Becoming an Active Reader | |
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| “Writers Together“ (sample annotated text) | |
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| Responding to Readings: Constructing Paragraphs and Essays | |
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| Generating Ideas and Establishing a Focus | |
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| “Freewriting“ | |
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| Structuring Essays | |
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| Point of View: Position of Authority | |
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| Lead-Ins and Concluding Sentences | |
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| Transitions | |
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| Revising and Editing | |
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| “Marriage: The Changing Institution“ (annotated) | |
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| Special Writing Activities: The Individual and Group Response | |
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| Journal, Reading/Writing Logs, and Thesis Notebooks | |
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| Response and Summary | |
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| Group Activities and Collaborative Writing | |
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| “Why I Am a Writer“ | |
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| “The Joy of Writing“ | |
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| “My Mother's English“ | |
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| Narration | |
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| Common Elements of Narration | |
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| Tips on Writing Narrative Essays | |
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| “Ghosts“ | |
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| “The Offering of the Pipe“ as told to John G | |
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| Neihardt (Flaming Rainbow) | |
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| “Journey to Nine Miles“ | |
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| “Saigon, April 1975“ | |
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| “Leaps of Faith“ | |
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| “The Star“ | |
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| Additional Topics and Issues for Narrative Essays | |
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| Description | |
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| Details: Appealing to the Five Senses | |
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| Figurative Language: Appealing to the Imagination | |
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| Dialogue: Revealing Characters Through Speech | |
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| Actions: Describing People By What They Do | |
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| Tips on Writing Descriptive Essays | |
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| “Salvation“ | |
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| “Old Before Her Time“ | |
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| From _The Way to Rainy Mountain_ | |
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| “Confessions of a Quit Addict“ | |
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| “The Snake“ | |
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| “Champion of the World“ from _I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings_ | |
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| Additional Topics and Issues for Descriptive Essays | |
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| Illustration and Example | |
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| Developing Your Thesis | |
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| Creating Vivid Examples | |
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| Tips On Writing Illustration And Example | |
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| “Camera Ready“ | |
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| “Let's Face It“ | |
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| “The Myth of the Model Minority“ | |
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| “The 21st Century Ragnarok: Is Profit Civilization's Only Motive?“ | |
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| “The Ways We Lie“ | |
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| “Lena's Story“ (graphic novel excerpt from _Borderland_) | |
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| Additional Topics and Issues for Illustration and Example Essays | |
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| Definition | |
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| Definition by Example | |
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| Definition by History | |
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| Definition by Comparison And Contrast | |
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| Definition by Negation | |
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| Tips On Writing Definition Essays | |
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| “What is Intelligence, Anyway?“ | |
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| “Documented/Undocumented“ | |
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| “What is Poverty?“ | |
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| “Does America Still Exist?“ | |
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| “Pizza, Pakora and Pancit--The Importance of Global Education“ | |
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| “What Is This Thing Called Family?“ Additional Topics and Issues for Definition Essays | |
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| Process Analysis | |
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| Directive Process Analysis Essays: How to Do Something | |
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| Informative Process Analysis Essays: How Something Is/Was Done | |
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| Tips On Writing Process Analysis Essays | |
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| “Interviews: Stories that Make a Difference“ | |
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| “Perspectives on 'Borders'“ | |
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| “Freedom“ | |
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| “Community Re-discovered“ | |
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| “A Homemade Education“ from _The Autobiography of Malcolm X_ | |
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| “Bringing Out the Flirt in You“ | |
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| Additional Topics and Issues for Process Analysis Papers | |
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| Comparison and Contrast | |
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| Developing Essays Using Comparison and Contrast | |
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| Irony and Voice | |
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| Tips on Writing Comparison and Contrast Essays | |
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| “Liposuction: The Key to Energy Independence“ | |
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| “They Shut My Grandmother's Room Door“ | |
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| “Teaching for Social Justice: Academic Rigor with Love“ | |
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| “Education“ | |
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| “That Lean and Hungry Look“ | |
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| “River of Memory: The Ebb and Flow of Black Consciousness Across the Americas“ | |
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| Additional Topics and Issues for Comparison and Contrast Essays | |
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| Division and Classification | |
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| Tips on Writing Division and Classification E | |