This book helps writers compose source-based essays that summarize, analyze, critique, and synthesize. This guide teaches writers how to critically read texts, accurately quote and paraphrase material, clearly summarize, carefully respond to, precisely critique, and creatively synthesize readings. "A Brief Guide "is a valuable reference tool for independent study in any discipline. This book has detailed coverage of how to summarize, analyze, critique, and synthesize. Includes material on reading critically, taking notes, and how to integrate source material appropriately in a paper and properly cite these sources. For anyone who needs to compose documented papers or papers written from sources
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. Journals.
Definition.
Purpose.
Types of Entries.
Language and Format.
Final Considerations.
3. 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.
4. Paraphrase.
Definition and Purpose.
Qualities of a Good Paraphrase.
How to Paraphrase Material.
Documentation.
Summary Chart: How to Write a Paraphrase.
Summary Chart: Qualities of a Good Paraphrase.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Critique.
Definition and Purpose.
The Film Review as Critique.
Writing a Critique.
Reading: “Clear Message to Teens: `It's OK to Have Sex'” by Joan Beck.
Sample Critique: “Beck's Essay Not Convincing.”
Additional Reading: “Condom Availability Promotes Health, Saves Lives” by Margaret Pruitt Clark.
Additional Reading: “Apply Peer Pressure, Not Latex, Against Casual Sex” by Edwin J. Delattre.
Summary Chart: Writing a Critique.
8. 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: Writing a Rhetorical Analysis Essay.
9. Informative Synthesis.
Definition and Purpose.
Types of Synthesis Essays.
Reading: “The Fool on the Hill” by Brian D. Johnson.
Reading: “Forrest Gump” by David Ansen.
Reading: “Forrest Gump” by Peter Travers.
Informative Synthesis.
Sample Informative Synthesis Essay. Summary Chart: 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: Writing an Argumentative Synthesis Essay.
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.