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More copies of this ISBN:Strategies for Successful Writing : Rhetoric, Research Guide and Reader, Brief (8TH 07 Edition)by James Reinking
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:“The Big One” by Rebecca Mutch 93 Critical Edge 95 7 Process Analysis: Explaining How 97 Kinds of Process Analysis Papers 98 Ethical Issues 100 Writing a Process Analysis 100 Sample Student Essay of Process Analysis: “The ABC’s of CPR” by Kathy Petroski 104 Critical Edge 107 8 Illustration: Making Yourself Clear 109 Selecting Appropriate Examples 110 Number of Examples 110 Organizing the Examples 111 Ethical Issues 112 Writing an Illustration 112 Sample Student Essay of Illustration: “If It Is Worth Doing” by Janice Carlton 114 Critical Edge 117 9 Classification: Grouping into Categories 119 Selecting Categories 120 Number of Categories 122 Developing Categories 122 Ethical Issues 123 Writing a Classification 124 Sample Student Essay of Classification: “Undesirable Produce Market Customers” by Clarence DeLong 125 Critical Edge 127 10 Comparison: Showing Relationships 129 Selecting Items for Comparison 130 Developing a Comparison 131 Organizing a Comparison 132 Using Analogy 133 Ethical Issues 134 Writing a Comparison 135 Sample Student Essay of Comparison: “Different Shifts, Different Actions” by Claire Mutter 136 Critical Edge 139 11 Cause and Effect: Explaining Why 141 Patterns in Causal Analysis 141 Reasoning Errors in Causal Analysis 144 Ethical Issues 146 Writing a Causal Analysis 146 Sample Student Essay of Cause and Effect: “Why Students Drop Out of College” by Diann Fisher 149 Critical Edge 152 12 Definition: Establishing Boundaries 154 Types of Definitions 155 Ethical Issues 159 Writing an Extended Definition 160 Sample Student Essay of Definition: “Rediscovering Patriotism” by Peter Wing 162 Critical Edge 165 13 Argument: Convincing Others 168 The Rational Appeal 169 Reasoning Strategies 174 The Emotional Appeal 179 The Ethical Appeal 180 Ferreting Out Fallacies 181 Ethical Issues 185 Writing an Argument 185 Sample Student Essay of Argument: “The Right to Bear Arms” by Brenda Buehrle 194 Critical Edge 197 14 Mixing the Writing Strategies 199 Why and How to Mix Strategies 199 Ethical Issues 200 Problem/Solution Report 200 Evaluation Report 201 Sample Essay Using Several Writing Strategies: “Eating Alone in Restaurants” by Bruce Jay Friedman 202 Critical Edge 205 15 Paragraphs 207 Characteristics of Effective Paragraphs 207 Paragraphs with Special Functions 222 16 Effective Sentences 228 Sentence Strategies 228 17 Diction, Tone, Style 242 Toward Clear Diction 242 Toward Rhetorical Effect 247 Special Stylistic Techniques 256 Eliminating Flawed Diction 260 18 The Essay Examination 264 Studying for the Examination 264 Types of Test Questions 265 Preparing to Write 265 Writing the Examination Answer 266 19 Writing About Literature 271 The Elements of Literature 271 Ethical Issues 292 Writing a Paper on Literature 293 SAMPLE Student Essay on Literature: “Scratchy Wilson: No Cardboard Character” by Wendell Stone 295 20 Business Letters and Résumés 299 Letter Language 299 Parts of the Business Letter 301 Preparation for Mailing 303 E-Mail Correspondence 304 Types of Letters 304 Résumés 313 Ethical Issues 315 Research Guide 317 21 The Research Paper 319 Learning About Your Library 320 Choosing a Topic 321 Assembling a Working Bibliography 326 Taking Notes 348 Organizing and Outlining 354 Ethical Issues 357 Writing Your Research Paper 357 Sample Student Research Paper: “House Arrest: An Attractive Alternative to Incarceration” by Keith Jacque 360 Using a Computer 374 22 Documenting Sources 381 Preparing Proper MLA and APA Bibliographic References 381 Handling In-Text Citations 396 Handling Quotations 402 Avoiding Plagiarism 404 23 Additional Research Strategies: Interviews, Questionnaires, Direct Observations 407 The Value of Primary Research 407 General Principles for Primary Research 408 Ethical Issues 409 Interviews 410 SAMPLE Student Interview Report: “Budget Cuts Affect State Police: An Interview Report with Officer Robert Timmons” by Holly Swain 412 Questionnaires 413 SAMPLE Student Questionnaire: “Survey on Public Smoking” 416 SAMPLE Student Questionnaire Report: “Findings from Smoking Questionnaire Distributed to Bartram College Students” by Kelly Reetz 419 Direct Observations 420 SAMPLE Student Observation Report: “Observations of an Inner-City Apartment Building” by Caleb Thomas 423 Reader 427 Rhetorical Table of Contents Narration 428 “The Perfect Picture”by James Alexander Thom 428 “Sound and Fury”by Dan Greenburg 430 “Momma’s Encounter”by Maya Angelou 433 “For My Indian Daughter”by Lewis Sawaquat 437 Description 440 “When the Full Moon Shines Its Magic over Monument Valley”by John V. Young 440 “The Barrio”by Robert Ramirez 442 “Assembly Line Adventure”by Lesley Hazleton 446 “Once More to the Lake”by E. B. White 450 Process Analysis 455 “Fast Track to Perfection”by Ian Dunbar 456 From “The Spider and the Wasp”by Alexander Petrunkevitch 459 “Let’s Get Vertical!”by Beth Wald 462 “Can Generation Xers Be Trained?by Shari Caudron 465 Illustration 470 “Binge Drinking, A Campus Killer”by Sabrina Rubin Erdely 470 “Rambos of the Road”by Martin Gottfried 474 “Going for Broke”by Matea Gold and David Ferrell 477 “The Company Man”by Ellen Goodman 482 Classification 484 “What Are Friends For?”by Marion Winik 485 “The Men We Carry in Our Minds”by Scott Russell Sanders 487 “A Tale of Four Learners”by Bernice McCarthy 491 “Which Stooge Are You?”by Ron Geraci 497 Comparison 501 “Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts”by Bruce Catton 502 “Conversational Ballgames”by Nancy Masterson Sakamoto 505 “Barbie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”by Mariflo Stephens 509 “Private Language, Public Language”by Richard Rodriguez 512 “Coming Home”by Marjorie Waters 516 Cause and Effect 518 “Old Father Time Becomes a Terror”by Richard Tomkins 519 “Why Marriages Fail”by Anne Roiphe 524 “Black Men and Public Space”by Brent Staples 527 “Refuse to Live in Fear”by Diana Bletter 530 Definition 532 “The Sweet Smell of Success Isn’t All That Sweet”by Laurence Shames 532 “The Blended Economy”by Marc Zwelling 534 “The Insufficiency of Honesty”by Stephen L. Carter 536 “When Is It Rape?”by Nancy Gibbs 541 Argument 549 “Yes, Don’t Impede Medical Progress”by Virginia Postrel 550 “Crossing Lines”by Charles Krauthammer 553 “The Misguided Zeal of the Privacy Lobby”by Alan Ehrenhalt 560 “Halt and Show Your Papers!”by Barbara Dority 563 “I Have a Dream”by Martin Luther King, Jr. 569 “A Journalist’s View of Black Economics”by William Raspberry 573 “Close the Borders to All Newcomers”by Daniel James 579 “Give Us Your Best, Your Brightest”by Stephen Moore 583 Mixing the Writing Strategies 588 “Blur: Cheetahs. Ranchers. Hope.”by Susan Zimmerman 588 From “Social Bodies: Tightening the Bonds of Beauty”by Deborah A. Sullivan 594 “Gender Gap in Cyberspace”by Deborah Tannen 598 Thematic Table of Contents Life’s Changes “The Perfect Picture”by James Alexander Thom 428 “Sound and Fury”by Dan Greenburg 430 “Momma’s Encounter”by Maya Angelou 433 “For My Indian Daughter”by Lewis Sawaquat 437 “Once More to the Lake”by E. B. White 450 “The Company Man”by Ellen Goodman 482 “Barbie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”by Mariflo Stephens 509 “Coming Home”by Marjorie Waters 516 “Old Father Time Becomes a Terror”by Richard Tomkins 519 “I Refuse to Live in Fear”by Diana Bletter 530 “Why Marriages Fail”by Anne Roiphe 524 “Black Men and Public Space”by Brent Staples 527 Who We Are “The Appeal of the Androgynous Man”by Amy Gross 20 “Sound and Fury”by Dan Greenburg 430 “For My Indian Daughter”by Lewis Sawaquat 437 “The Barrio”by Robert Ramirez 442 “Can Generation Xers Be Trained?”by Shari Caudron 465 “Binge Drinking, A Campus Killer”by Sabrina Rubin Erdely 470 “Rambos of the Road”by Martin Gottfried 474 “Going for Broke”by Metea Gold and David Ferrell 477 “The Company Man”by Ellen Goodman 482 “What Are Friends For?”by Marion Winik 485 “The Men We Carry in Our Minds”by Scott Russell Sanders 487 “A Tale of Four Learners”by Bernice McCarthy 491 “Which Stooge Are You?”by Ron Geraci 497 “Barbie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”by Mariflo Stephens 509 “Why Marriages Fail”by Anne Roiphe 524 “The Sweet Smell of Success Isn’t All That Sweet”by Laurence Shames 532 “The Insufficiency of Honesty”by Stephen L. Carter 536 From “Social Bodies: Tightening the Bonds of Beauty”by Deborah A. Sullivan 594 “Gender Gap in Cyberspace”by Deborah Tannen 598 Our Relationship to Nature “When the Full Moon Shines Its Magic over Monument Valley”by John V. Young 440 “Once More to the Lake”by E. B. White 450 From “The Spider and the Wasp”by Alexander Petrunkevitch 459 “Let’s Get Vertical!”by Beth Wald 462 “Blur: Cheetahs. Ranchers. Hope.”by Susan Zimmerman 588 “Yes, Don’t Impede Medical Progress”by Virginia Postrel 550 “Crossing Lines”by Charles Krauthammer 553 Health “Sound and Fury”by Dan Greenburg 430 “Binge Drinking, A Campus Killer”by Sabrina Rubin Erdely 470 “Rambos of the Road”by Martin Gottfried 474 “Going for Broke”by Matea Gold and David Ferrell 477 “The Company Man”by Ellen Goodman 482 “Old Father Time Becomes a Terror”by Richard Tomkins 519 “Yes, Don’t Impede Medical Progress”by Virginia Postrel 550 “Crossing Lines”by Charles Krauthammer 553 Popular Culture “The Perfect Picture”by James Alexander Thom 428 “Let’s Get Vertical!”by Beth Wald 462 “Can Generation Xers Be Trained?”by Shari Caudron 465 “Rambos of the Road”by Martin Gottfried 474 “Going for Broke”by Matea Gold and David Ferrell 477 “The Men We Carry in Our Minds”by Scott Russell Sanders 487 “Which Stooge Are You?”by Ron Geraci 497 “Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts”by Bruce Catton 502 “Barbie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”by Mariflo Stephens 509 “The Blended Economy”by Marc Zwelling 534 From “Social Bodies: Tightening the Bonds of Beauty”by Deborah A. Sullivan 594 “Gender Gap in Cyberspace”by Deborah Tannen 598 Contemporary Issues Women’s Issues “The Appeal of the Androgynous Man”by Amy Gross 20 “The Men We Carry in Our Minds”by Scott Russell Sanders 487 “Barbie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”by Mariflo Stephens 509 “Why Marriages Fail”by Anne Roiphe 524 “When Is It Rape?”by Nancy Gibbs 541 From “Social Bodies: Tightening the Bonds of Beauty”by Deborah A. Sullivan 594 “Gender Gap in Cyberspace”by Deborah Tannen 598 Diversity in Our Lives “Momma’s Encounter”by Maya Angelou 433 “For My Indian Daughter”by Lewis Sawaquat 437 “The Barrio”by Robert Ramirez 442 “Can Generation Xers Be Trained?”by Shari Caudron 465 “A Tale of Four Learners”by Bernice McCarthy 491 “Barbie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”by Mariflo Stephens 509 “Private Language, Public Language”by Richard Rodriguez 512 “Black Men and Public Space”by Brent Staples 527 “I Have a Dream”by Martin Luther King, Jr. 569 “A Journalist’s View of Black Economics”by William Raspberry 573 “Close the Borders to All Newcomers”by Daniel James 579 “Give Us Your Best, Your Brightest”by Stephen Moore 583 “Gender Gap in Cyberspace”by Deborah Tannen 598 Security and Liberty “Momma’s Encounter”by Maya Angelou 433 “For My Indian Daughter”by Lewis Sawaquat 437 “Black Men and Public Space”by Brent Staples 527 “Refuse to Live in Fear”by Diana Bletter 530 “The Misguided Zeal of the Privacy Lobby”by Alan Ehrenhalt 560 “Halt and Show Your Papers!”by Barbara Dority 563 “Close the Borders to All Newcomers”by Daniel James 579 “Give Us Your Best, Your Brightest”by Stephen Moore 583 Language Use and Abuse “Sound and Fury”by Dan Greenburg 430 “Momma’s Encounter”by Maya Angelou 433 “For My Indian Daughter”by Lewis Sawaquat 437 “The Barrio”by Robert Ramirez 442 “Conversational Ballgames”by Nancy Masterson Sakamoto 505 “Private Language, Public Language”by Richard Rodriguez 512 “The Blended Economy”by Marc Zwelling 534 “The Insufficiency of Honesty”by Stephen L. Carter 536 “When Is It Rape?”by Nancy Gibbs 541 Struggling with Ethical Issues “The Perfect Picture”by James Alexander Thom 428 “Momma’s Encounter”by Maya Angelou 433 “Black Men and Public Space”by Brent Staples 527 “The Sweet Smell of Success Isn’t All That Sweet”by Laurence Shames 532 “The Insufficiency of Honesty”by Stephen L. Carter 536 “When Is It Rape?”by Nancy Gibbs 541 “Yes, Don’t Impede Medical Progress”by Virginia Postrel 550 “Crossing Lines”by Charles Krauthammer 553 “The Misguided Zeal of the Privacy Lobby”by Alan Ehrenhalt 560 “Halt and Show Your Papers!”by Barbara Dority 563 “I Have a Dream”by Martin Luther King, Jr. 569 “Close the Borders to All Newcomers”by Daniel James 579 “Give Us Your Best, Your Brightest”by Stephen Moore 583 Synopsis:Presenting Impressions 84 Purpose 85 Sensory Impressions 85 Dominant Impression 87 Vantage Point 87 Selection of Details 89 Arrangement of Details 90 Ethical Issues 90 Writing a Description 91 Sample Student Essay of Synopsis:The authors of Strategies for Successful Writing: a Rhetoric, Research Guide, and Reader have strived to achieve the same steadfast goals that have motivated them from the beginning: create a rhetorically-organized writing guide that combines three books into one convenient and flexible teaching tool while offering students an exceptional value. By having at their disposal a comprehensive textbook that offers ample material for a full-year composition course, instructors teaching a one-term course can make various selections from Chapters 1-17, from whatever types of specialized writing suits the needs of their students, and from the appropriate essays in the reader. As well, because the authors believe strongly that an effective composition textbook should address students directly, they've aimed for a conversational yet clear style that invites students into the book, lessens their apprehensions about writing, and provides a model for their own prose. This style complements the authors' strong student-based approach to writing, and together they help create a text that genuinely meets student needs. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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