RISE B. AXELROD is director of English composition and professor of English at the University of California, Riverside. She has previously been professor of English at California State University, San Bernardino, director of the College Expository Program at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and assistant director of the Third College Composition Program at the University of California, San Bernardino.
CHARLES R. COOPER is an emeritus professor in the department of literature at the University of California, San Diego, where he served as coordinator of the Third College Composition Program, Dimensions of Culture Program, and Campus Writing Programs. He has also been codirector of the San Diego Writing Project, one of the National Writing Project Centers. He is coeditor, with Lee Odell, of Evaluating Writing and coauthor, with Susan Peck MacDonald, of Writing the World (Bedford/St. Martin's, 2000).
Together, Axelrod and Cooper have coauthored The St. Martin's Guide to Writing, Seventh Edition (Bedford/St. Martin's, 2004) and, with Allison Warriner, Reading Critically, Writing Well, Seventh Edition (Bedford/St. Martin's, 2005).
Note: Each chapter in Part One has the same basic structure as Chapter 2. For the sake of brevity, the recurring structure is not repeated in this abridged table of contents.
PREFACE
1. Introduction
Why Writing Is Important
Writing Influences the Ways We Think
Writing Contributes to the Ways We Learn
Writing Fosters Personal Development
Writing Connects Us to Others
Writing Promotes Success in College and at Work
How Writing Is Learned
Reading
Writing
Thinking Critically
Using This Book
PART ONE. WRITING ACTIVITIES
2. Remembering Events
Writing in Your Other Courses
Writing in the Community
Writing in the Workplace
Practice Remembering an Event: A Collaborative Activity
Readings
*Annie Dillard, From An American Childhood
*Tobias Wolff, On Being a Real Westerner
Jean Brandt, Calling Home
Purpose and Audience
Basic Features: Remembering Events
Guide to Writing
The Writing Assignment
Invention
Planning and Drafting
Critical Reading Guide
Revising
Editing and Proofreading
Reflecting on Your Writing
3. Writing Profiles
Readings
*John T. Edge, I'm Not Leaving Until I Eat This Thing
*Trevor B. Hall, The Edison Café
Brian Cable, The Last Stop
Guide to Writing
4. Explaining a Concept
Readings
Anastasia Toufexis, Love: The Right Chemistry
*Natalie Angier, Indirect Aggression
Linh Kieu Ngo, Cannibalism: It Still Exists
Guide to Writing
5. Arguing a Position
Readings
*Richard Estrada, Sticks and Stones and Sports Team Names
*Barbara Ehrenreich, Nickel and Dimed
Jessica Statsky, Children Need to Play, Not Compete
Guide to Writing
6. Proposing a Solution
Readings
*Mark Hertsgaard, A Global Green Deal
Katherine S. Newman, Dead-End Jobs: A Way Out
Patrick O'Malley, More Testing, More Learning
Guide to Writing
7. Justifying an Evaluation
Readings
*Stephen Holden, A Hell for Fathers and Sons
*Jonah Jackson, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Christine Romano, "Children Need to Play, Not Compete," An Evaluation
Guide to Writing
PART TWO. STRATEGIES FOR WRITING AND RESEARCH
8. Strategies for Cueing the Reader
Orienting Statements
Paragraphing
Cohesive Devices
Connectives
Headings and Subheadings
9. Strategies for All-Purpose Invention
Mapping
Writing
10. Strategies for Reading Critically
Annotating
Martin Luther King Jr., An Annotated Sample from Letter from Birmingham Jail
Taking Inventory
Outlining
Paraphrasing
Summarizing
Synthesizing
Contextualizing
Exploring the Significance of Figurative Language
Looking for Patterns of Opposition
Reflecting on Challenges to Your Beliefs and Values
Evaluating the Logic of an Argument
Recognizing Emotional Manipulation
Judging the Writer's Credibility
11. Strategies for Arguing
Asserting a Thesis
Giving Reasons and Support
Counterarguing
Logical Fallacies
12. Strategies for Field Research
Observations
Interviews
*Questionnaires
13. Strategies for Library and Internet Research
*Integrating Library and Internet Research
Orienting Yourself to the Library
A Library Search Strategy
Keeping Track of Your Research
Getting Started
Identifying Subject Headings and Key Words
Searching Online Library Catalogs and Databases
Locating Sources
Using the Internet for Research
Navigating the Web
Using Search Tools
*Using Email and Online Communities for Research
Reading Sources with a Critical Eye
14. Strategies for Using and Acknowledging Sources
Using Sources
Acknowledging Sources
The MLA System of Documentation
The APA System of Documentation
Some Sample Research Papers
Index
*new to this edition