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Strategies for Successful Writing, Concise Edition: A Rhetoric and Reader

Autor James A. Reinking, Robert A. Von Der Osten
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 ian 2013
Strategies for Successful Writing keeps instruction brief and to-the-point so that students spend less time reading about writing and more time writing. Instruction delivered through extensive examples helps students see what different strategies look like when applied in real texts.
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ISBN-13: 9780205883103
ISBN-10: 0205883109
Pagini: 508
Dimensiuni: 188 x 229 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.7 kg
Ediția:10
Editura: Longman Publishing Group

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Table of Contents Preface To The Student Rhetoric Chapter 1 Writing: A First Look The Purposes of Writing The Audience for Your Writing The Qualities of Good Writing Writing and Changing Media Writing and Ethics Chapter 2 Strategies for Successful Reading Orienting Your Reading A First Reading Additional Readings Mastering Reading Problems Reading to Critique Reading Assignments Carefully Reading as a Writer "The Appeal of the Androgynous Man" by Amy Gross Writing About What You Read Chapter 3 Planning and Drafting Your Paper Understanding the Assignment Zeroing In on a Topic Gathering Information Organizing the Information Creating an Outline Developing a Thesis Statement Writing the First Draft Case History: Cell Phone Use Rough Draft Chapter 4 Revising and Editing Your Paper: Courageous Transformations Preparing to Revise Considering the Whole Essay Case Study: Cell Phone Use Rough Draft Marked Up Case Study: Cell Phone Use Second Draft Strengthening Paragraph Structure and Development Sharpening Sentences and Words Writing the Introduction and Conclusion Selecting a Title Peer Evaluation of Drafts Case History: The Reasons for College Cell Phone Fever Final Draft Proofreading Your Draft Collaborative Writing Maintaining and Reviewing a Portfolio Chapter 5 Paragraphs Characteristics of Effective Paragraphs Paragraphs with Special Functions Chapter 6 Effective Sentences Sentence Strategies Chapter 7 Achieving Effective Style and Tone through Word Choice Selecting the Right Words Achieving the Desired Rhetorical Effect Special Stylistic Techniques Eliminating Flawed Diction Chapter 8 Narration: Relating Events Purpose Action Conflict Point of View Key Events Dialogue Ethical Issues Writing a Narrative Sample Student Essay of Narration: "Joy Through the Tears" by Brittany Coggin Stepping Up to Synthesis Chapter 9 Description: Presenting Impressions Purpose Sensory Impressions Dominant Impression Vantage Point Selection of Details Arrangement of Details Ethical Issues Writing a Description Sample Student Essay of Description: "My Serenity" by Rachel Harvey Stepping Up to Synthesis Chapter 10 Process Analysis: Explaining How Kinds of Process Analysis Papers Ethical Issues Writing a Process Analysis Sample Student Essay of Process Analysis: "Basic Song Writing Techniques" by Hannah Hill Stepping Up to Synthesis Chapter 11 Illustration: Making Yourself Clear Selecting Appropriate Examples Number of Examples Organizing the Examples Ethical Issues Writing an Illustration Sample Student Essay of Illustration: "If It Is Worth Doing" by Janice Carlton Stepping Up to Synthesis Chapter 12 Classification: Grouping into Categories Selecting Categories Number of Categories Developing Categories Ethical Issues Writing a Classification Sample Student Essay of ClassifIcation: "Types of Video Games for Children" by Kyra Glass Stepping Up to Synthesis Chapter 13 Comparison: Showing Relationships Selecting Items for Comparison Developing a Comparison Organizing a Comparison Using Analogy Ethical Issues Writing a Comparison Sample Student Essay of Comparison:"Differences Between Korean and English" by Sunho Lee Stepping Up to Synthesis Chapter 14 Cause and Effect: Explaining Why Patterns in Causal Analysis Reasoning Errors in Causal Analysis Ethical Issues Writing a Causal Analysis Sample Student Essay of Cause and Effect: "Why Students Drop Out of College" by Diann Fisher Stepping Up to Synthesis Chapter 15 Definition: Establishing Boundaries Types of Definitions Ethical Issues Writing an Extended Definition Sample Student Essay of Definition: "Rediscovering Patriotism" by Peter Wing Stepping Up to Synthesis Chapter 16 Argument: Convincing Others The Rational Appeal Reasoning Strategies The Emotional Appeal The Ethical Appeal Ferreting Out Fallacies Ethical Issues Writing an Argument Sample Student Essay of Argument: "Bottled Troubled Water" by Scott Lemanski Stepping Up to Synthesis Chapter 17 Mixing the Writing Strategies Why and How to Mix Strategies Ethical Issues Problem/Solution Report Evaluation Report Sample Essay Using Several Writing Strategies: "Eating Alone in Restaurants"by Bruce Jay Friedman Stepping Up to Synthesis Chapter 18 The Essay Examination Studying for the Examination Types of Test Questions Preparing to Write Writing the Examination Answer Chapter 19 Writing About Literature The Elements of Literature Ethical Issues Writing a Paper on Literature The Writing Procedure Sample Student Essay on Literature: "Scratchy Wilson: No Cardboard Character" by Wendell Stone Stepping Up to Synthesis Electronic Chapter: Business Letters and Resumes This chapter, enhanced with fourteen case-based business writing scenarios, appears after the index in the e-Book version of MyWritingLab for this text. If your book did not come packaged with access to MyWritingLab and you wish to gain access, please visit www.mycomplab.com and be sure to specify "e-Book Version." Reader Narration "The Perfect Picture" by James Alexander Thom "Sound and Fury" by Dan Greenburg "Momma's Encounter" by Maya Angelou "The Scholarship Jacket" by Marta Salinas Description "When the Full Moon Shines Its Magic over Monument Valley" by John V. Young *"Seaside Safari" by Kessler Burnett *"Las Menias" by Michel Foucault Process Analysis *"Ground-Source_Heat_Pumps: Mother Earth Will Wrap You in Warmth" by perfect home hvac design "Let's Get Vertical!" by Beth Wald "Can Generation Xers Be Trained? by Shari Caudron Illustration "Binge Drinking: A Campus Killer" by Sabrina Rubin Erdely *"Pulling Off the Ultimate Career Makeover" by Douglas Alden Warshaw *"If You're Happy and You Know It, Must I Know, Too?" by Judith Newman Classification "What Are Friends For?" by Marion Winik "The Men We Carry in Our Minds" by Scott Russell Sanders "A Tale of Four Learners" by Bernice McCarthy Comparison "Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts" by Bruce Catton * "Invasion of the Bodybuilders" by Chris Lee "Private Language, Public Language" by Richard Rodriguez "Art Form for the Digital Age" by Henry Jenkins Cause and Effect *"For Cops, Citizen Videos Bring Increased Scrutiny" by Kevin Johnson "Why We Keep Stuff" by Caroline Knapp * "The Science of Why We Don't Believe Science" by Chris Mooney "Why We Flirt" by Belinda Luscombe and Kate Stinchfield Definition *"Going Graphic" by James Bucky Carter "The Blended Economy" by Marc Zwelling "Krumping" by Marti Bercaw *"What Thoreau Knew" by John Shepler Argument *"Going Nuclear" by Patrick Moore *"Ten Reasons Why New Nuclear was a Mistake - Even before Fukushima" By Alexis Rowell *"Teacher Natalie Munroe has a Right to Call Kids Lazy and Rude" by Maressa Brown *"When Teachers Talk Out of School" by Jonathan Zimmerman *"A Carefully Crafted Immigration Law in Arizona" by Byron York *"Immigration Policy Gone Loco" by Conor Friedersdor "I Have a Dreamby Martin Luther King, Jr. Mixing the Writing Strategies "Supermarket Pastoral" by Michael Pollan *"Back to the Future" by John Phillips Santos *"Rushdie Runs Afoul of Web's Real-Name Police" by Somini Sengupta Credits Index *new to this edition