A Brief Guide to Writing from Readings
Autor Stephen Wilhoiten Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 feb 2009
Comprehensive enough to serve as a primary text yet compact enough to serve as a supplement, this clear and concise writing guide teaches you how to critically read, clearly summarize, carefully respond to, precisely critique, creatively synthesize, and accurately quote or paraphrase texts. A Brief Guide is a valuable teaching and reference tool that many disciplines find useful for class work and for independent study.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780205674596
ISBN-10: 0205674593
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:5Nouă
Editura: Pearson Education
Colecția Longman
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 0205674593
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:5Nouă
Editura: Pearson Education
Colecția Longman
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Cuprins
Preface.
1. Critical Reading.
Definition and Purpose.Asking Questions about What You Read.Marking Texts.Sample Annotated Reading: “Hard Choices” by Patrick Moore.Note-Taking.Additional Reading: “Getting Serious about Eradicating Binge Drinking” by Henry Wechsler.Summary Chart-Critical Reading: Asking Questions.Summary Chart-Critical Reading: Marking Texts.Summary Chart-Critical Reading: Note Taking.
2. Quotation.
Definition and Purpose.Guidelines on When to Quote Material.Guidelines on When Not to Quote Material.Integrating Quotations into Your Writing.Reading: “Missing Link.”Altering Quoted Material and Avoiding Misquotations.Summary Chart: Guidelines on Quotations.Summary Chart: Integrating Quotations into Your Writing.
3. Paraphrase.
Definition and Purpose.Qualities of a Good Paraphrase.How to Paraphrase Material.Documentation.Summary Chart: How to Write Paraphrase Material.
4. Summary.
Definition and Purpose.Types of Summaries.Qualities of a Good Summary.How to Summarize a Text.Documentation.Sample Summaries.Reading: “AIDS and Population `Control'” by Gerard Piel.Sample Informative Summary.Sample Explanatory Summary.Summary Chart: How to Write a Summary.
5. Response Essays.
Definition and Purpose.Qualities of a Good Response Essay.Writing the Response Essay.Sample Response Essay: A Response to “AIDS and Population ‘Control’.”Summary Chart: How to Write a Response Essay.
6. Critique.
Definition and Purpose.The Film Review as Critique.Writing a Critique. * Reading: “Should Cell Phones Be Banned from the Classroom? Yes,” by Josh Allen
* Reading: “Should Cell Phones Be Banned from the Classroom? No,” by Liz Kolb
* Sample Critique: “An Unconvincing Argument against Cell Phones”
* Additional Reading: “Crafting a Workable Cell Phone Policy,” by Ellen R. DeLisioSummary Chart: How to Write a Critique.
7. Rhetorical Analysis.
Definition and Purpose.
The Rhetorical Situation.
Rhetorical Strategies.
Analyzing a Text's Rhetorical Strategies-An Example.
Writing a Rhetorical Analysis Essay.
Sample Rhetorical Analysis Essay.
Summary Chart: How to Write a Rhetorical Analysis Essay.
8. Reading and Writing about Visual Texts.
Definition and Purpose
Reading Visual Texts Critically
Reading a Visual Text: An Example
Writing an Evaluation of a Visual Text
Step 1—Carefully Read the Assignment
Step 2—Analyze and Describe the Text
Step 3—Establish the Text’s Rhetorical Situation
Step 4—Determine How the Text Attempts to Achieve Its Rhetorical Goal
Step 5—Determine Your Thesis
Step 6—Write a Rough Draft
Step 7—Revise Your Essay
* Sample Evaluation of a Visual Text
Summary Chart: How to Write an Evaluation of a Visual Text.
9. Informative Synthesis.
Definition and Purpose.Types of Synthesis Essays. * Reading: “Bombs Trump Big Ideas in Potent ‘Vendetta,’” by Ty Burr.
* Reading: “Can a Popcorn Movie also Be Political? This One Can,” by Richard Corliss.
* Reading: “Quite the Bomb: ‘V for Vendetta’ Can Blow Away Parliament, but Not Its Audience,” by Stephen Hunter
Informative Synthesis.* Sample Informative Synthesis Essay.Summary Chart: How to Write an Informative Synthesis. 10. Argumentative Synthesis.
Definition.
The Elements of Argument.
Argument and Persuasion.
Writing an Argumentative Synthesis Essay.
* Sample Argumentative Synthesis (Focusing on the Quality of the Readings).
* Sample Argumentative Synthesis (Focusing on the Topic of the Readings).
Additional Reading: "College Prep: Adapting to College Life in an Era of Heightened Stress" by Glenn C. Altschuler.
Additional Reading: "More in College Seek Help for Psychological Problems" by Erica Goode.
Additional Reading: "Complex Set of Ills Spurs Rising Teen Suicide Rate" by Jessica Portner.
Additional Reading: "Suicide and Depression Among College Students: A Decade Later" by Susan R. Furr, John S. Westefeld, Gaye N. McConnell, and J. Marshall Jenkins.
Summary Chart: How to Write an Argumentative Synthesis.
11. Plagiarism.
Definition.Forms of Plagiarism.How to Avoid Plagiarism.Summary Chart: Plagiarism.
12. Documentation.
Definition and Purpose.Types of Documentation.Primary Academic Style Manuals.APA Guidelines.CSE Guidelines.MLA Guidelines.
13. Reference Lists and Works Cited Entries.
Definition and Purpose.APA Format.CSE Format.MLA Format.
14. Timed Writing Assignments.
Definition.A Range of Timed Writing Assignments, Purposes, and Conditions.Qualities of a Good Timed Essay.Writing Timed Assignments.Final Thoughts.Summary Chart: How to Write Timed Essays.
Appendix 1.
Revision Checklists
Appendix 2.
Peer Review Guidelines.
Appendix 3.
Revision Guidelines.
Index.
Credits.
* New to this edition
1. Critical Reading.
Definition and Purpose.Asking Questions about What You Read.Marking Texts.Sample Annotated Reading: “Hard Choices” by Patrick Moore.Note-Taking.Additional Reading: “Getting Serious about Eradicating Binge Drinking” by Henry Wechsler.Summary Chart-Critical Reading: Asking Questions.Summary Chart-Critical Reading: Marking Texts.Summary Chart-Critical Reading: Note Taking.
2. Quotation.
Definition and Purpose.Guidelines on When to Quote Material.Guidelines on When Not to Quote Material.Integrating Quotations into Your Writing.Reading: “Missing Link.”Altering Quoted Material and Avoiding Misquotations.Summary Chart: Guidelines on Quotations.Summary Chart: Integrating Quotations into Your Writing.
3. Paraphrase.
Definition and Purpose.Qualities of a Good Paraphrase.How to Paraphrase Material.Documentation.Summary Chart: How to Write Paraphrase Material.
4. Summary.
Definition and Purpose.Types of Summaries.Qualities of a Good Summary.How to Summarize a Text.Documentation.Sample Summaries.Reading: “AIDS and Population `Control'” by Gerard Piel.Sample Informative Summary.Sample Explanatory Summary.Summary Chart: How to Write a Summary.
5. Response Essays.
Definition and Purpose.Qualities of a Good Response Essay.Writing the Response Essay.Sample Response Essay: A Response to “AIDS and Population ‘Control’.”Summary Chart: How to Write a Response Essay.
6. Critique.
Definition and Purpose.The Film Review as Critique.Writing a Critique. * Reading: “Should Cell Phones Be Banned from the Classroom? Yes,” by Josh Allen
* Reading: “Should Cell Phones Be Banned from the Classroom? No,” by Liz Kolb
* Sample Critique: “An Unconvincing Argument against Cell Phones”
* Additional Reading: “Crafting a Workable Cell Phone Policy,” by Ellen R. DeLisioSummary Chart: How to Write a Critique.
7. Rhetorical Analysis.
Definition and Purpose.
The Rhetorical Situation.
Rhetorical Strategies.
Analyzing a Text's Rhetorical Strategies-An Example.
Writing a Rhetorical Analysis Essay.
Sample Rhetorical Analysis Essay.
Summary Chart: How to Write a Rhetorical Analysis Essay.
8. Reading and Writing about Visual Texts.
Definition and Purpose
Reading Visual Texts Critically
Reading a Visual Text: An Example
Writing an Evaluation of a Visual Text
Step 1—Carefully Read the Assignment
Step 2—Analyze and Describe the Text
Step 3—Establish the Text’s Rhetorical Situation
Step 4—Determine How the Text Attempts to Achieve Its Rhetorical Goal
Step 5—Determine Your Thesis
Step 6—Write a Rough Draft
Step 7—Revise Your Essay
* Sample Evaluation of a Visual Text
Summary Chart: How to Write an Evaluation of a Visual Text.
9. Informative Synthesis.
Definition and Purpose.Types of Synthesis Essays. * Reading: “Bombs Trump Big Ideas in Potent ‘Vendetta,’” by Ty Burr.
* Reading: “Can a Popcorn Movie also Be Political? This One Can,” by Richard Corliss.
* Reading: “Quite the Bomb: ‘V for Vendetta’ Can Blow Away Parliament, but Not Its Audience,” by Stephen Hunter
Informative Synthesis.* Sample Informative Synthesis Essay.Summary Chart: How to Write an Informative Synthesis. 10. Argumentative Synthesis.
Definition.
The Elements of Argument.
Argument and Persuasion.
Writing an Argumentative Synthesis Essay.
* Sample Argumentative Synthesis (Focusing on the Quality of the Readings).
* Sample Argumentative Synthesis (Focusing on the Topic of the Readings).
Additional Reading: "College Prep: Adapting to College Life in an Era of Heightened Stress" by Glenn C. Altschuler.
Additional Reading: "More in College Seek Help for Psychological Problems" by Erica Goode.
Additional Reading: "Complex Set of Ills Spurs Rising Teen Suicide Rate" by Jessica Portner.
Additional Reading: "Suicide and Depression Among College Students: A Decade Later" by Susan R. Furr, John S. Westefeld, Gaye N. McConnell, and J. Marshall Jenkins.
Summary Chart: How to Write an Argumentative Synthesis.
11. Plagiarism.
Definition.Forms of Plagiarism.How to Avoid Plagiarism.Summary Chart: Plagiarism.
12. Documentation.
Definition and Purpose.Types of Documentation.Primary Academic Style Manuals.APA Guidelines.CSE Guidelines.MLA Guidelines.
13. Reference Lists and Works Cited Entries.
Definition and Purpose.APA Format.CSE Format.MLA Format.
14. Timed Writing Assignments.
Definition.A Range of Timed Writing Assignments, Purposes, and Conditions.Qualities of a Good Timed Essay.Writing Timed Assignments.Final Thoughts.Summary Chart: How to Write Timed Essays.
Appendix 1.
Revision Checklists
Appendix 2.
Peer Review Guidelines.
Appendix 3.
Revision Guidelines.
Index.
Credits.
* New to this edition
Caracteristici
- Habits students need to practice in order to be critical readers (including reading rhetorically, annotating texts, and note-taking) are covered early in order to help students develop these skills at the outset of the course and cultivate audience awareness for their own writing (Ch. 1).
- A comprehensive discussion of rhetorical analysis reinforces the rhetorical concepts introduced in Chapter 1, habituates students to reading and writing rhetorically, and includes a sample reading for analysis.
- Argument coverage that includes the classical appeals andthe Toulmin method provides clear instruction in argument strategies as well as samples for discussion and analysis.
- Revision Checklistsin the appendix are easy to find quickly and remind students of tasks to perform when quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing, responding, critiquing, synthesizing, and avoiding plagiarism in order to help them check their work for accuracy and originality.
- Extensive instruction in MLA, APA, and CSE documentation styles includes plentiful sample reference citations and a thorough coverage of online sources.
- Readings that model writing strategies address high-interest topics (such as perspectives on the use of cell phones in schools) in order to help students think critically about topics of concern in their communities.
- Timed, in-class writing assignments across the curriculum are broken down into manageable tasks that students can work through, better enabling them to approach timed-writing tasks methodically and with a complete plan (Ch. 14).
Caracteristici noi
- A new chapter on reading and writing with and about visual texts helps students not only read graphs and tables correctly and analyze visual texts but also use visuals appropriately in their own writing to support their claims (Ch. 8).
- Five new student essays include an essay analyzing and evaluating a visual text, a critique of an argument concerning cell phones in high school, an informative synthesis of V for Vendetta reviews, and two argumentative syntheses addressing the same film. While these essays can serve as models in terms of their theses, organization, and use of sources, none of them is perfect and students might be encouraged to identify several ways each might be improved.
- New instruction on how to blend original and paraphrased texts as well as combine paraphrasing strategies when writing source-base essays offers more guidance on skills critical to successful academic writing.
- End of chapter summaries now present information visually in flowcharts with checkliststhat itemize specific writing tasks in order to better serve as an at-a-glance reference for visually-oriented learners.
- Six new professional readings—three essays examining the issue of banning cell phones from schools and three movie reviews of V for Vendetta—bring high-interest topics from outside of academia into the classroom for critical analysis, discussion, reflection, and argument.
- Instruction on integrating quoted material into essays has been expanded with additional examples, providing students with more of exactly the kind of reference they use most.
- MLA instruction, examples, and samples have been completely updated in accordance with the 2008 guidelines; APA instruction, examples, and samples have been thoroughly updated I accordance with the 2007 update for electronic sources.