Portraying People, Places and Things
Jeremy MacClancey, Eating Chilli Peppers
Mary Brave Bird, The Sweat Bath Ritual
Maria Rodriguez, Health Clubs -- Only for the Beautiful and the Fit (Student Essay)
*Amy Tan, Inferior Decorating
*Clay Risen, Sunday! (Patterns Combined)
10. Illustration: Explaining With Examples
Martin Gottfried, Rambos of the Road
*George F. Will, A Dash of Comma Sense
Michael Jacobsohn, The Harmony of Life (Student Essay)
Nell Bernstein, Goin' Gangsta, Choosin' Cholita: Claiming Identity
Kathleen Vail, Words That Wound (Patterns Combined)
11. Process Analysis: Explaining How Something Works or Is Done
Armond D. Budish, Fender Benders: Legal Do's and Don't's
*Melissa Russell-Ausley and Tom Harris, How the Oscars Work
Kyle Mares, Creating Your Own Web Site (Student Essay)
Susan Douglas, Remote Control: How to Raise a Media Skeptic
Daniel Goleman, For Man and Beast, Language of Love Shares Many Traits (Patterns Combined)
12. Comparison and Contrast: Showing Similarities and Differences
Roger Simon and Angie Cannon, An Amazing Journey: 100 Years in America
*Ian Frazier, Dearly Disconnected
Thomas Kinnear, Kenneth Bernhardt, and Kathleen Krentler, Who's Eating What and Why in the United States and Europe
Heather Gianakos,Border Bites (Student Essay)
Daniel Goleman, His Marriage and Hers: Childhood Roots
*Abigail Zuger, Defining a Doctor, with a Tear, a Shrug, and a Schedule (Patterns Combined)
13. Classification and Division: Explaining Categories and Parts
Paula M. White, Bringing Out Your Child's Gifts
David Bodanis, A Brush with Reality: Surprises in the Tube
Ryan Porter, Motor Heads (Student Essay)
Joseph A. DeVito, Territoriality
Scott Russell Sanders, The Men We Carry in Our Minds (Patterns Combined)
14. Definition: Explaining What You Mean
Yleana Martinez, Cracking Cascarones
Janice Castro, Dan Cook and Cristina Garcia, Spanglish
*David Harris, Leveling the Playing Field: The NFL Salary Cap (Student Essay)
Mike Crissey, Do You Know What You Just Said?
David Blankenhorn, Life without Father (Patterns Combined)
15. Cause and Effect: Using Reasons and Results to Explain
*Jennifer Jacobson, Bad Conduct by the Numbers
*Paul Raeburn, Too Immature for the Death Penalty?
Harley Tong, An Early Start (Student Essay)
Laurence Steinberg, Part-Time Employment Undermines Students' Commitment to School
*Gary M. Stern, Hitting the "Granite Wall" (Patterns Combined)
PART IV. READING AND WRITING ARGUMENTS
16. Reading Arguments
Chapter Quick Start
The Basic Parts of an Argument
Lynn Steirer, When Volunteerism Isn't Noble
General Strategies for Reading Arguments
Ted Koerth, Economic Affirmative Action
While You Are Reading
Strategies for Following the Structure of an Argument
Strategies for Analyzing and Evaluating an Argument
Applying Your Skills: Additional Readings
Bruce Gottlieb, How Much Is That Kidney in the Window?
Gilbert Meilaender, Strip-mining' the Dead: When Human Organs Are for Sale
17. Writing Arguments
*William Safire, Abolish the Penny
Rachel Jones, Not White, Just Right
*Stanford DeWinter, AIDS and You: A World Crisis and Its Local Effects (Student Essay)
*Andrew Simms, Would You Buy a Car That Looked Like This?
*John Merline, Why Consumers Have Been Choosing SUVs
PART V. WRITING WITH SOURCES
18. Planning a Paper with Sources
Chapter Quick Start
When Should You Use Sources?
Planning Your Paper
Choosing Relevant and Reliable Sources
Analyzing and Thinking Critically
Working with Text: Reading Sources
19. Finding Sources and Taking Notes
Chapter Quick Start
An Overview of Library Sources
Research and the Internet
Extracting Information from Sources
Conducting Field Research
Finding Sources for Your Own Topic
20. Writing a Paper Using Sources
Chapter Quick Start
Organizing and Writing Your First Draft
Integrating Information from Sources
Revising Your Research Paper
Preparing a Final Draft
Documenting Sources-MLA
Documenting Sources-APA
Students Write
Nicholas Destino, Do Animals Have Emotions? (Student Essay)
PART VI: ACADEMIC APPLICATIONS
21. Reading and Writing about Literature
Chapter Quick Start
Gwendolyn Brooks, The Bean Eaters
A General Approach to Reading Literature
The Language of Literature
Analyzing Short Stories
Alberto Ríos, The Secret Lion
Kate Chopin, The Story of an Hour
Analyzing Poetry
Robert Frost, Two Look at Two
Elizabeth Bishop, Filling Station
What Is Literary Analysis?
Students Write
Andrew Decker, The Keeping of "The Secret Lion" (Student Essay)
22. Essay Examinations and Timed Writings
Chapter Quick Start
Essay Examinations
Preparing for Essay Exams
Taking Essay Exams
Students Write
Thinking Critically about Essay Exams
Portfolios
Creating a Writing Portfolio
23. Classroom Communication: Oral Presentations and Group Projects
Listening Carefully and Critically
Asking and Answering Questions
Group Projects: Working with Classmates
Giving Oral Presentations
PART VII. HANDBOOK: WRITING PROBLEMS AND HOW TO CORRECT THEM
Review of Basic Grammar
Writing Correct Sentences
Using Punctuation Correctly
Managing Mechanics and Spelling
ESL Troublespots
Answers to Even-Numbered Exercises
Index
* new to this edition
With comprehensive coverage of reading and study skills, step-by-step strategies for writing and research, and a unique visual approach to learning, Successful College Writing provides in-depth instruction on the skills other composition texts assume students already possess. The third edition provides even more help in the areas where students need it most and a stronger emphasis on assessment and self-evaluation.
Preface To The Student
Keys to Academic Success
PART I. ACADEMIC QUICK START
1. Starting with an Advantage
Why Strive to Improve Your Writing Skills?
Developing Strategies for Writing
Assessing Your Learning Style
Applying Your Learning Style to Your Writing
Assessing and Correcting Your Writing Problems
2. Reading and Writing about Text
Changing Some Misconceptions about Reading
A Guide to Active Reading
Donna Lopiano, Purse Snatching
Review after Reading
Understanding a Difficult Text and Visuals
Responding to Text
A Guide to Writing a Response Paper
*How to Approach Student Writing
Students Write: Tracey Acquino, The Games We Play: Inequality in the Pro-Sports Workplace
PART II. STRATEGIES FOR WRITING ESSAYS
3. Prewriting: How to Find and Focus Ideas
Chapter Quick Start
Choosing and Narrowing a Topic
Thinking about Your Purpose, Audience, and Point of View
Discovering Ideas to Write About
Students Write: Christine Lee's Prewriting Strategies
4. Developing and Supporting a Thesis
Chapter Quick Start
What Is a Thesis Statement?
Developing Your Thesis Statement
Using an Implied Thesis
Supporting Your Thesis Statement with Evidence
Students Write: Christine Lee's Working Thesis
Working With Text
Kerry Pechter, Pet Therapy for the Heart and Soul
5. Drafting: An Essay
Chapter Quick Start
The Structure of an Essay
Organizing Your Supporting Details
Writing Effective Paragraphs
Robin Ferguson, The Value of Volunteering (Student Essay)
Writing Your Introduction, Conclusion, and Title
Students Write: Christine Lee, The Reality of Real TV (First Draft)
Working with Text
Brent Staples, Black Men and Public Space
6. Revising Content and Organization
Chapter Quick Start
Why Revise?
Useful Techniques for Revision
Using a Graphic Organizer for Revision.
Key Questions for Revision
Working with Classmates to Revise Your Essay
*Using Your Instructor's Comments to Revise Your Writing
Considering Your Learning Style
Students Write: Christine Lee, A Trend Taken Too Far: The Reality of Real TV (Final Draft)
7. Editing Sentences and Words
Chapter Quick Start
Analyzing Your Sentences
Analyzing Your Word Choice
Suggestions for Proofreading
Students Write: Excerpt from Christine Lee's Edited Second Draft
PART III. PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT
n.b. Chapters 9-15 and 17 follow the same structure as shown in Chapter 8. For the sake of brevity, the recurring structure is not repeated in this abridged table of contents.
8. Narration: Recounting Events
Chapter Quick Start
WRITING A NARRATIVE
What Is Narration?
Alton Fitzgerald White, Right Place, Wrong Face
Characteristics of a Narrative
Visualizing a Narrative: A Graphic Organizer
Peter Scott, Selling Civility
Integrating a Narrative into an Essay
A Guided Writing Assignment
The Assignment
Generating Ideas
Evaluating Your Ideas
Developing Your Thesis
Organizing and Drafting
Analyzing and Revising
Editing and Proofreading
Students Write
Asphonetip Vasavong, You Can Count on Miracles (Student Essay)
READING A NARRATIVE
Working with Text: Reading Narratives
Thinking Critically about Narration
*Barbara Ehrenreich, Selling in Minnesota
Norma Molen, Another Mother's Child: A Letter to a Murdered Son (Patterns Combined)
Applying Your Skills: Additional Essay Assignments
9.