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Preface for Instructors
Thematic Table of Contents
Introduction
Part One: Reading, Writing, and Research
1. Critical Reading
Reading an Essay
Nancy Mairs, Disability
Thinking Critically about Visual Images
Visual Image: A Deployed Soldier and His Daughter, photograph by Erik S. Lesser
2. The Writing Process
Analyzing the Writing Situation
Discovering Ideas
Focusing on the Thesis and the Thesis Statement
Drafting
*Revising
*Editing
Collaborating
An Essay-in-Progress
Rosie Anaya, Mental Illness on Television
3. Academic Writing
Responding to a Text
Integrating Source Material
Writing from Research
Avoiding Plagiarism
Source Citation Using MLA Style
Sample Research Paper
Rosie Anaya, The Best Kept Secret On Campus
Part Two: The Methods
4. Narration: Telling a Story
Visual Image: How Joe's Body Brought Him Fame Instead of Shame, advertisement for
Charles Atlas
The Method
The Process
Narration in Paragraphs
Narration in a Case Study
| Paired Selections: Difference
| Maya Angelou, Champion of the World
| Maya Angelou on Writing
| Amy Tan, Fish Cheeks
| Amy Tan on Writing
Annie Dillard, The Chase
Annie Dillard on Writing
*Howard Markel, Mary Ellen's Story
5. Description: Writing with Your Senses
Visual Image: Doug and Mizan's House, East River, photograph by Margaret Morton
The Method
The Process
Description in Paragraphs
Description in a Field Observation
| Paired Selections: Fathers
| Brad Manning, Arm Wrestling with My Father
| Brad Manning on Writing
| Sarah Vowell, Shooting Dad
| Sarah Vowell on Writing
*Elizabeth Gilbert, The Best Pizza in the World
*Elizabeth Gilbert on Writing
*William Least Heat-Moon, Dance of the Hobs
*William Least Heat-Moon on Writing
6. Example: Pointing to Instances
Visual Image: Low-Energy Drinks, cartoon by Glen LeLievre
The Method
The Process
Example in Paragraphs
Example in a Job Application Letter
| Paired Selections: Homelessness
| Barbara Lazear Ascher, On Compassion
| Barbara Lazear Ascher on Writing
| Anna Quindlen, Homeless
| Anna Quindlen on Writing
Brent Staples, Black Men and Public Space
Brent Staples on Writing
*David Foster Wallace, This Is Water
*David Foster Wallace on Writing
7. Comparison and Contrast: Setting Things Side by Side
Visual Image: American Gothic, painting by Grant Wood; Rural Rehabilitation Client, photograph by Ben Shahn
The Method
The Process
Comparison and Contrast in Paragraphs
Comparison and Contrast in a Review
| Paired Selections: Personalities
| Suzanne Britt, Neat People vs. Sloppy People
| Suzanne Britt on Writing
| Dave Barry, Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out
Dave Barry on Writing
Bruce Catton, Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts
Bruce Catton on Writing
*David Sedaris, Remembering My Childhood on the Continent of Africa
*David Sedaris on Writing
8. Process Analysis: Explaining Step by Step
Visual Image: Workers Making Dolls, photograph by Wally McNamee
The Method
The Process
Process Analysis in Paragraphs
Process Analysis in a Lab Report
| Paired Selections: The Environment
| Linnea Saukko, How to Poison the Earth
| Linnea Saukko on Writing
| Gretel Ehrlich, Chronicles of Ice
| Gretel Ehrlich on Writing
Jessica Mitford, Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain
Jessica Mitford on Writing
*Michael Pollan, Corn Walking
*Michael Pollan on Writing
9. Division or Analysis: Slicing into Parts
Visual Image: Deconstructing Lunch, cartoon by Roz Chast
The Method
The Process
Division or Analysis in Paragraphs
Division or Analysis in an Annotated Bibliography
| Paired Selections: Women and Men
| Judy Brady, I Want a Wife
| *Judy Brady on Writing
| *Christina Hoff Sommers, Men-It's in Their Nature
| *Christina Hoff Sommers on Writing
*Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, Vampires Never Die
*Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan on Writing
Bella DePaulo, The Myth of Doomed Kids
Bella DePaulo on Writing
10. Classification: Sorting into Kinds
*Visual Image: Maple Ridge Curbside Recycling, illustrated chart by Ridge Meadows Recycling Society
The Method
The Process
Classification in Paragraphs
Classification in a Résumé
| Paired Selections: Telling Lies
| Stephanie Ericsson, The Ways We Lie
| Stephanie Ericsson on Writing
| William Lutz, The World of Doublespeak
| William Lutz on Writing
Russell Baker, The Plot Against People
Russell Baker on Writing
*Dacher Keltner, A Vocabulary of Smiles
11. Cause and Effect: Asking Why
*Visual Image: Im txtng while drvng, cartoon by Mike Luckovich
The Method
The Process
Cause and Effect in Paragraphs
Cause and Effect in a Letter to the Editor
| Paired Selections: Globalization
| Chitra Divakaruni, Live Free and Starve
| Chitra Divakaruni on Writing
| Marie Javdani, Plato o Plomo: Silver or Lead
| Marie Javdani on Writing
*Charles Fishman, The Squeeze
*Charles Fishman on Writing
Chris Anderson, The Rise and Fall of the Hit
Chris Anderson on Writing
12. Definition: Tracing Boundaries
*Visual Image: Army Strong, advertisement for the U.S. Army
The Method
The Process
Definition in Paragraphs
Definition in an Essay Exam
| Paired Selections: Hurtful Words
| Gloria Naylor, The Meanings of a Word
| Gloria Naylor on Writing
| Christine Leong, Being a Chink
| Christine Leong on Writing
Thomas Sowell, “Needs”
*Barbara Kingsolver, Rural Delivery
*Barbara Kingsolver on Writing
13. Argument and Persuasion: Stating Opinions and Proposals
Visual Image: Corporate America Flag, image from Adbusters Media Foundation
The Method
The Process
Argument and Persuasion in Paragraphs
Argument and Persuasion in a Proposal
Colleen Wenke, Too Much Pressure
Casebook
Immigration: Border Control
Mark Krikorian, Safety Through Immigration Control
Edwidge Danticat, Not Your Homeland
Edwidge Danticat on Writing
*Immigration: Assimilation
*Linda Chavez, Supporting Family Values
*Linda Chavez on Writing
*Jay Nordlinger, Bassackwards
Part Three: Mixing the Methods
Sandra Cisneros, Only Daughter
Sandra Cisneros on Writing
Martin Luther King, Jr., I Have a Dream
Maxine Hong Kingston, No Name Woman
Maxine Hong Kingston on Writing
George Orwell, Shooting an Elephant
George Orwell on Writing
Richard Rodriguez, Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood
Richard Rodriguez on Writing
E. B. White, Once More to the Lake
E. B. White on Writing
Useful Terms
Index