Choices Writers Make: A Guide
Autor Susan L. DeRosa, Stephen A. Ferrucien Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 noi 2010
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ISBN-13: 9780205617050
ISBN-10: 0205617050
Pagini: 601
Dimensiuni: 185 x 226 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.78 kg
Editura: Longman Publishing Group
ISBN-10: 0205617050
Pagini: 601
Dimensiuni: 185 x 226 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.78 kg
Editura: Longman Publishing Group
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Part One: Reading Genres, Analyzing Arguments Chapter 1: Introduction to Genre What Is Genre? The Social Settings of Genres The Characteristics of Genres The Functions of Genres Audience Expectations and Genre The Writer and Genre Choices Writers Make: Rhetorical Situation and Genre The Rhetorical Situation Academic Genres Civic Genres Transformations: The Flexibility of Genres Genre Blurring: What Is It? Why Do It? An Example of Genre Blurring: The Travel Memoir Sara Schneider (student), Just Another Beautiful Thunderstorm: A Travel Memoir Genre Crossing: What Is It? Why Do It? An Example of Genre Crossing: From Open Letter to Research Report Gloria Ramos (student), Same-Sex Marriage: An Open Letter to Social Conservatives Transforming the Open Letter to a Research Report Gloria Ramos (student), A Report on Same-Sex Marriage in America: A Human Right, a Family Right (APA Format Paper) Chapter 2: Critical Reading and Analysis Strategies What Is Critical Reading? Why Read Critically? Reading a Text for What It Means Previewing Save the Children, Katrina Response: Protecting the Children of the Storm Annotating Terry Starkey Williston, A View to the Contrary Outlining Summary Response Ray French, Taking Back Our Tuition: Students Need to Push to Keep College Affordable Reading a Text for How It Works Jay Weiner, Sports Centered Analyzing the Contexts of a Text Looking at the Genre Looking at the Writer Examining the Publication Analyzing Parts of a Text Looking at Openings and Closings Identifying the Writer's Position Identifying the Arguments Examining the Evidence Mary Frances Berry, Gay But Equal? Providing Comments for Revision: Practicing Peer Review Why Writers and Readers Benefit from Peer Review Providing Comments to Help Writers Revise: Specific v. Vague Peer Readers: Writing Effective Peer Review Commentary Writers: Revising from Peer Feedback Chapter 3: Analyzing and Writing Arguments Arguments and Persuasion: It's Not About Fighting Argument and Rhetoric Creating Convincing Arguments Analyzing Arguments Speech Analysis Example Barack Obama, Speech Against the Iraq War Rhetorical Analysis of Senator Obama's Speech WebLinks: The World of Rhetoric The Structure of Argument: Claims, Evidence, and Assumptions Claims: Claims of Fact, Value, and Policy Claims of Fact Claims of Value Claims of Policy Differing Views: Refutation, Concession, and Finding Common Ground How Claims Work Jim Kuerschner, Big Brother is on the Facebook (excerpt) Kinds of Evidence Factual Evidence Opinions Assumptions The Scientology Religion (excerpt) The Hard and Soft Sell of Argument: Rhetorical Appeals and Language Choices Ethos, Logos, and Pathos: The Rhetorical Appeals "Humorous" Rhetorical Devices Anne Lamott, Sign me up for Barack Obama's death panel! Humorous Rhetorical Devices at Work The Onion Staff, Homeless People Shouldn't Make You Feel Sad Like That Words That Resound: Lexicon, Ultimate Terms, and Repetition Rhetorical Analysis Joseph Kellard, An Open Letter to Dan Marino Writing Assignment: Rhetorical Analysis And Evaluation Of An Argument Chapter 4: Analyzing Visual Rhetoric Reading Visual Arguments Critically Rhetorical Analysis: "Just Chute Me" Advertising Brochure Writing Assignment: Rhetorical Analysis of a Visual Message Elements of Visual Rhetoric What Readers Consider When They Analyze Visual Messages Texts and Images in Visual Messages Straightforward Use of Text and Images U.S.Department of Agriculture, School Supplies' The Complex Relationship Between Texts and Images Considering the Context for the Image Images and Graphics That Support Text Photographs Borders, Shading, and Other Design Elements Charts and Graphs Missing? The Rhetorical Appeals in Visual Arguments Ethos in Visual Arguments U.S.Coast Guard, Fishing Tips from Bill Dance Pathos and Logos in Visual Arguments Yossi Lemel, Blood Bath 2002 Claims and Evidence in Visual Arguments Todd Davidson, Man Controlling Globe Iron Horse Hotel Advertisements WebLinks: Exploring Visual Messages Visual Design: Fonts, Color, and Arrangement U.S.Department of Justice, Think Before You Post Visual Design and Visual Manipulation Time Magazine, O.J. Simpson Photographs Theory into Practice: Constructing Your Own Visual Messages What Writers Consider When Constructing Visual Messages Writing Assignment Options: Visual Messages Part Two: Exploring Genres Chapter 5: Public Letters What Is a Public Letter? The Purpose of Public Letters The Rhetorical Situation of Public Letters Reading Public Letters Critically Note: Writing Activity: Analyzing the Genre of Public Letters Genre Analysis: Walidah Imarisha and Not4Prophet, Dearest Hip Hop (open letter) Michael Stinebrink and Tommy Balestracci (student), An Exchange of Letters on College Football Championships Anne Lamott, President Obama: Healthcare; You Promised (open letter) Christian De Graff, Science in Defense (letter to the editor) Writing Assignment Options: Public Letters Writing Public Letters What Writers Consider When They Write Public Letters Generating Ideas for Public Letters Focusing the Topic: Getting to the Issue Writing Activity: Focusing the Topic, Getting to the Issue Avoiding Common Pitfalls Thinking about Audience, Purpose, and Situation Researching Public Letters Searching Your Experiences Doing Background Research Drafting Public Letters Generating Claims Organizing Public Letters Options for Organizing Public Letters Openings and Closings for Public Letters Revising Public Letters Anticipating Audience Response Engaging in the Conversation: Contextualizing Your Letter Peer Review for Public Letters Peer Review Guidelines: Public Letters Reflecting on the Process ONE WRITER'S JOURNEY: Katie Hicks's Open Letter Generating Ideas for the Open Letter Thinking about Audience, Purpose, and Situation Drafting the Open Letter Revising the Open Letter: Peer Review Katie Hicks (student), Dear Uninvolved Parents: An Open Letter (final draft) Reflection on Writing an Open Letter Transformations: Genre-Crossing from Public Letter to Research Report Genre-Crossing Writing Assignment: From Public Letter to Research Report Katie Hicks (student), After-School Programs: Benefits for Adolescents, Benefits for Communities (research report) Chapter 6: Reviews What Is a Review? The Purpose of Reviews The Rhetorical Situation of Reviews The Writer's Stance Reading Reviews Critically Note: Add WA? Genre Analysis:Peter Meehan, Will Pigs' Feet Fly? Tim Rutten, Review of "The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray's Anatomy" John Phillips, 2008 Maserati GranTurismo--Road Test Peter Kvetko, Noora: A Golden Voice; Wah Rangiya: Passionate Punjab; Bol Ni Chakkiye: The Singing Wheel of Life Writing Assignment Options: Reviews Writing Reviews What Writers Consider When They Write Reviews Avoiding Common Pitfalls Generating Ideas for Reviews WebLinks: The World of Film Reviews Thinking about Audience, Purpose, and Situation Researching Reviews Doing Background and Contextual Research Developing Criteria for Evaluation Doing Field Research for Reviews Drafting Reviews Writing Explicit and Implied Evaluative Thesis Statements Generating Claims for Reviews Writing Openings for Reviews Writing Closings for Reviews Revising Reviews Balancing Summary/Description and Analysis/Evaluation: The What and the How Entering the Conversation: Integrating Reviews of Others into Your Review Peer Review Guidelines: Reviews Reflecting on the Process ONE WRITER'S JOURNEY: Patrick Merrigan's Film Review Thinking about Audience, Purpose, and Situation: Developing Criteria Drafting: Integrating Background Research Drafting: Using Evaluative Language and Tone Revising: Balancing Detail with Audience Needs Revising the Review: Peer Review Patrick Merrigan (student), Superbad:Super Movie or Just Bad? (final draft) Reflecting on the Process Writing Activity: Evaluating One Writer's Journey Transformations: Genre Blurring: Rhetorical Analysis of a Documentary Genre-Blurring Writing Assignment: Rhetorical Analysis of a Documentary Kim Thomassen Strand (student), There Is Nothing Called Hope in My Future: A Rhetorical Analysis of Born Into Brothels Chapter 7: Essays What Is an Essay? The Purposes of Essays Reading Essays Critically Genre Analysis: Jo Ann Beard, Out There Jim Kuerschner (student), Big Brother Is on the Facebook Jennifer Moses, Stepping Out James A. Banks, Remembering Brown: Silence, Loss, Rage, and Hope Writing Assignment Options: Essays Writing Essays Generating Ideas for Essays Avoiding Common Essay Pitfalls Thinking about Audience, Purpose, and Situation Researching Essays Writing Activity: Searching Your Experiences Doing Background Research Incorporating Research Drafting Essays The Rhetorical Situation and Claims The Commentary: Answering the Question "What If?" Guidelines for Developing the Commentary in Your Essay: What If [[3dots]]? Organizing Essays Openings For Essays Closings for Essays Revising Essays The "So What?" Reaction from Readers: Developing Your Commentary Peer Review Guidelines: Essays Writing Activity: Reflecting on Writing an Essay One Writer's Journey: Colin Keane's Personal Essay Generating Ideas for the Personal Essay: Starting with What You Know Thinking about Audience, Purpose, and Situation Drafting: Researching Experiences and Connecting to the Larger Issue Revising: Focusing on the Subject, Emphasizing Commentary Colin Keane (student), Big Change in a Small Town: A Personal Essay (final draft) Reflecting on the Process Transformations: Genre Blurring: The Photographic Essay Genre Blurring Writing Assignment: The Photographic Essay Michael Coles, Smash Palace--Model Four Hundred Chapter 8: Memoirs What Is a Memoir? The Purposes of Memoir Reading Memoirs Critically Genre Analysis:Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Real Food Adam King (student), These Stories David Sedaris, Let It Snow Chitrita Banerji, A Shared Plate WebLinks: Creative Nonfiction and Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction Writing Assignment Options: Memoirs Writing Memoirs Generating Ideas for Memoirs Avoiding Common Pitfalls Ethics and Memoir Writing Thinking about Audience, Purpose, and Situation Researching Memoirs: Doing Background Research Drafting Memoirs Developing Ideas: Sensory Descriptions and Concrete Details Organizing Memoirs Openings for Memoirs Closings for Memoirs Revising Memoirs Reflection: Pointing Out the Larger Significance Moving Around in Space and Time Peer Review Guidelines: Memoirs One Writer's Journey: Eliza Poulos's Memoir Generating Ideas for the Memoir: Recalling Past Experiences Thinking about Audience, Purpose, and Situation Drafting the Memoir: Choosing Details and Specifics Revising: Developing Reflection in the Memoir Eliza Poulos (student), Lucky? (final draft) Reflecting on the Process Transformations: Genre Blurring: The Travel Memoir Genre Blurring Writing Assignment: The Travel Memoir Ted Conover, On The Trail of Poppa's Alaska Chapter 9: Profiles What Is a Profile? The Purposes of Profiles Reading Profiles Critically Genre Analysis:Larry Rohter, Part of the Carnival Show: The Man Behind the Masks Charlie LeDuff, End of the Line Elaine Miller, Being Rosie the Riveter Mary O. Parker, Bingo! Writing Assignment Options: Profiles Community-based Writing Option Writing Profiles What Writers Consider When They Write Profiles Avoiding Common Profile Pitfalls WebLinks: The Genre of Profiles Generating Ideas for Profiles Thinking about Audience, Purpose, and Situation Researching Profiles: Background Research, Interviewing, and Observing Doing Your Homework: Background Research Developing Interview Questions and Conducting Interviews Observing People and Places Drafting Profiles Taking Stock: Sorting Through Field Research Framing Your Angle Showing Versus Telling Your Angle Writing Openings for profiles Writing Closings for Profiles Organizing Your Profile Revising Profiles Rethinking the Angle Incorporating the Writer's Voice Incorporating the Subject's Voice Visual Rhetoric and Profiles Peer Review Guidelines: Profiles Reflecting on the Process One Writer's Journey: Brynna Williams's Profile Generating Ideas for the Profile Thinking about Audience, Purpose, and Situation Drafting: Gathering Research, Organizing Ideas, and Discovering the Angle Revising: Framing the Angle, Emphasizing the Writer's Perspective Brynna Williams (student), Simply Smiles (final draft) Reflecting on the Process Transformations: Genre Crossing from Profile to Brochure Genre Crossing Writing Assignment: From Profile to Brochure Brynna Williams (student), Simply Smiles: Transforming the Lives of Impoverished Peoples (brochure) Chapter 10: Research Reports What Is a Research Report? The Purposes of Research Reports Reading Research Reports Critically Genre Analysis:RI-PIRG, Rhode Island's Food Safety Net: Ensuring Safe Food from Production to Consumption Rich Morin, Black-White Conflict Isn't Society's Largest: The Public Assesses Social Divisions Steven Clark, M.D., Alicia Mangram, M.D., Ernest Dunn, M.D., Car Surfing: Case Studies of a GrowingDangerous Phenomenon Colonel Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MC USA, and Robert Andrew Cardona, M.D., U.S. Military Enlisted Accession Mental Health Screening: History and Current Practice Writing assignment options: Research Reports Writing Research Reports Generating Ideas for Research Reports Research Report Pitfalls: What to Avoid When Choosing a Topic Thinking about Audience, Purpose, and Situation Researching Research Reports Drafting Research Reports Drafting and Organizing Claims Using Your Research Openings for Research Reports Colin Keane, The Aftermath of September 11 (executive summary) Closings for Research Reports Revising Research Reports Identifying Gaps in Your Research Integrating Your Sources Design and Layout: Choosing Color, Charts, and Other Visuals Peer Review Peer Review Guidelines: Research Reports Reflecting on the Process One Writer's Journey: Patrick Merrigan's Persuasive Research Report Generating Ideas for the Research Reports Thinking about Audience, Purpose, and Situation: Writing a Research Topic Proposal Researching the Report: Writing the Annotated Bibliography Drafting: Writing the Introductory Material Revising the Research Report: Working with Sources Patrick Merrigan (student), Civic Duties and Young Adults(final draft) Reflecting on the Process Transformations: Genre-Crossing--From Report to Proposal Genre-Crossing Writing Assignment: From Report to Proposal Patrick Merrigan, Civic Duties: Fixing the Problem of Civic Engagement in Two Easy Steps Chapter 11: Proposals What Is a Proposal? The Purpose of Proposals The Rhetorical Situation of Proposals Reading Proposals Critically Genre Analysis:Women's Committee of 100, An Immodest Proposal: Rewarding Women's Work to End Poverty Brian Halweil, A Community Farm for Stanford James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., Fighting Terrorism, Addressing Liability: A Global Proposal Patricia J. Sulak, M.D., Adolescent Sexual Health Writing Assignment Options: Proposals Writing Proposals Generating Ideas for Proposals Proposal Pitfalls: What to Avoid When Choosing A Topic Narrowing Your Focus: From Topic to Issue Thinking about Audience, Purpose, and Situation Audience and Issue Purpose and Issue Situation and Issue Arriving at a Solution Creating Solutions That Address the Problem Researching Proposals Conducting Background Research Drafting Proposals Addressing Differing Views Organizing Proposals Balancing the Proposal: Emphasizing the Issue or the Problem Writing Openings for Proposals Writing Closings for Proposals Revising Proposals Addressing Differing Views Matching Solutions to the Problems Peer Reviewing Peer Review Guidelines: Proposals Reflecting on the Process ONE WRITER'S JOURNEY: Christina Schirone's Proposal Student Sample: Generating Claims Drafting: Developing Differing Views Peer Review Christina Schirone (student), Union University Needs Our Help (final draft) Reflecting on the Process Transformations: Genre-Crossing--Public Service Announcement Genre-Crossing Writing Assignment: Public Service Announcement Christina Schirone (student), Make a Difference Chapter 12: Portfolios: Representing Yourself as a Writer What Is a Writing Portfolio? The Purpose of a Writing Portfolio The Rhetorical Situation of a Writing Portfolio Constructing Writing Portfolios Writing a Reflective Letter Christina Schirone (student), Reflective Portfolio Letter Writing Assignment Option: Reflective Portfolio Letter Writing an Introductory Paragraph for Each Item Lisa Warford (student), Introductory Paragraph for a Portfolio Selection Preparing a Case Study Analyzing the Choices You Made Revising Your Writing Writing the Case Study Commentary Revising Your Writing Lisa Warford (student), Portfolio Case Study with Revisions Reflecting on Peer Review Commentary for Case Studies Christina Schirone (student), Portfolio Case Study with Peer Review Arranging a Writing Portfolio Jenna Clark (student): Arrangement of Portfolio Items Preparing a Table of Contents Christina Schirone (student), Portfolio Table of Contents Preparing an Electronic Portfolio Part Three: Research Methods and Sources Chapter 13: Research and the Rhetorical Situation Why Writers Do Research Research and the Rhetorical Situation Making Research Meaningful Thinking about Research Assessing the Topic Considering Your Purpose, Audience, and Genre Conducting Preliminary Research Conducting Background Research Asking Questions Developing Keyword Search Terms Creating a Research Plan Gathering Information: Where to Go and Why Types of Sources: Primary and Secondary Distinguishing Primary and Secondary Sources Scholarly and General Secondary Sources Media Sources: Film, Television, and Radio Locating Sources Searching Library Catalogs Searching Databases Searching the Archives Researching on the World Wide Web Conducting Field Research Why Do Field Research? Subjectivity and Field Research Interviews Observations Surveys Evaluating Sources Evaluating Print Sources Evaluating Web Sources Writing an Annotated Bibliography Chapter 14: Using and Citing Sources Using Sources Using Research for Rhetorical Effects Why Writers Use Sources Genre and Using Sources Using Quotations, Paraphrases, and Summaries Direct Quotation Guidelines for Direct Quotations Paraphrase Paraphrasing Difficulties Guidelines for Paraphrasing Summary Guidelines for Summarizing Integrating and Introducing Sources Integrating Sources Guidelines for Integrating Sources Introducing Sources Guidelines for Introducing Sources Incorporating Visual Sources Synthesizing Your Research Pitfall: Using Multiple Sources without Synthesizing Guidelines for Synthesizing Sources Constructing a Research Chart and Synthesis Avoiding Plagiarism Guidelines for What to Cite Procrastination and Intentional Plagiarism Guidelines for Avoiding Plagiarism Documenting Sources Making Note of Bibliographic Information Finding Bibliographic Information in a Book Finding Bibliographic Information for an Abstracted Article Finding Bibliographic Information for an Article Finding Bibliographic Information for a Web Page MLA and APA Documentation Formats MLA In-Text Citations MLA Works Cited Entries APA In-Text Citations APA References Entries MLA and APA Sample Papers Credits Index