Synopses & Reviews
Offering a collection of diverse readings reinforced with discussions of the rhetorical modes, the fifth edition now provides new essays, writing prompts, and an expanded glossary.
Table of Contents
1. COMMUNICATING IS LANGUAGE AT WORK. Tips on Becoming an Active Reader. Toni Morrison, Writers Together (annotated). Constructing Responses to Readings: Paragraphs and Essays. Generating Ideas and Establishing a Focus. Peter Elbow, Freewriting. Structuring Essays.*Point of View: Position of Authority. Lead-ins and Concluding Sentences. Revising and Editing. Special Writing Activities: The Individual and the Group Response. Journal, Reading. Writing Logs, and Thesis Notebooks. Response and Summary. Group Activities and Collaborative Writing. Joanne Jaime, Marriage: The Changing Institution (annotated). Pat Mora, Why I Am a Writer. Ray Bradbury, The Joy of Writing. Amy Tan, My Mother's English. 2. NARRATION. Common Elements in Narration. Tips on Writing Narrative Essays. Black Elk, The Offering of the Pipe as told to John G. Neihardt (Flaming Rainbow). Alice Walker, Journey to Nine Miles. Louise Erdrich, American Horse. Nguyen Ngoc Ngan, Saigon, April 1975. Alma Luz Villanueva, Leaps of Faith. Maxine Hong Kingston, Ghosts. Additional Topics and Issues for Narrative Essays. 3. DESCRIPTION. Details: Appealing to the Five Senses. Figurative