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Backpack Writing
ISBN: 9780205558308 | 0205558305
Edition: 1stFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Longman
Pub. Date: 1/1/2008
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"Backpack Writing" uses written instruction and visual tools to teach how to read, write, and research effectively for different purposes. Teaches how to read, write and research Writing Guidelines Critical Reading Research General Interest, Writing
Lester Faigleyrs"s aims-based rhetoric uses written instruction and visual tools to convey key points and concepts. The innovative and striking design allows the processes for reading, writing, and researching to be presented in a format that speaks to a writer with man... MORE
Lester Faigleyrs"s aims-based rhetoric uses written instruction and visual tools to convey key points and concepts. The innovative and striking design allows the processes for reading, writing, and researching to be presented in a format that speaks to a writer with man... MORE
| The Writer as Explorer | |
| Making Discoveries | |
| Look with new eyes | p. 3 |
| Explore the world | p. 4 |
| Find a territory | p. 6 |
| Use guides | p. 10 |
| Reading to Explore | |
| Become a critical reader | p. 13 |
| Look with a critical eye | p. 14 |
| Read actively | p. 16 |
| Recognize fallacies | p. 18 |
| Re... MORE | p. 20 |
| Planning a Journey | |
| Determine your direction | p. 23 |
| Write a thesis | p. 24 |
| Plan your route | p. 26 |
| Returning and Revising | |
| See again | p. 28 |
| Evaluate your draft | p. 29 |
| Respond to others | p. 31 |
| Pay attention to details last | p. 32 |
| Thinking Visually | |
| Communicate with visuals and words | p. 35 |
| Understand visual and verbal concepts | p. 36 |
| Know when to use images and graphics | p. 40 |
| Take pictures that aren't boring | p. 41 |
| Compose images | p. 42 |
| Create tables, charts, and graphs | p. 43 |
| Designing Documents | |
| Start with your readers | p. 45 |
| Use headings and subheadings effectively | p. 46 |
| Design pages | p. 47 |
| Understand typography | p. 48 |
| The Writer as Guide | |
| Writing Effectively in College | |
| Understand the demands of writing in college | p. 55 |
| Think about your aim | p. 56 |
| Think about your genre | p. 58 |
| Think about your audience | p. 60 |
| Think about your credibility | p. 62 |
| Become an effective writer | p. 64 |
| Angela Yamashita Got Roddick? | p. 65 |
| Writing to Reflect | |
| Writing reflections | p. 70 |
| An effective reflection Sue Kunitomi Embrey Some Lines for a Younger Brother | p. 72 |
| How to read reflections | p. 76 |
| essay Amy Tan Mother Tongue | p. 77 |
| blog Jason Christopher Hartley Just Another Soldier | p. 82 |
| essay David Sedaris Let It Snow | p. 86 |
| How to write a reflection | p. 90 |
| Student essay Janine Carter The Miracle Quilt | p. 102 |
| Projects | p. 106 |
| Reporting Information | |
| Reporting information | p. 110 |
| Effective informative writing Samuel M. Wilson The Emperor's Giraffe | p. 113 |
| How to read informative writing | p. 118 |
| profile Harold Evans Russell Simmons | p. 119 |
| executive summary The National Commission on Writing for America's Families, chools, and Colleges Writing: A Ticket to Work...Or a Ticket Out | p. 127 |
| How to write to inform | p. 130 |
| Student report Lakshmi Kotra The Life Cycle of Stars | p. 148 |
| Projects | p. 156 |
| Writing to Analyze | |
| Writing to analyze | p. 160 |
| Writing a rhetorical analysis | p. 162 |
| Writing a visual analysis | p. 164 |
| An effective analysis Tim Collins Straight from the Heart | p. 166 |
| How to read analyses | p. 171 |
| article David T. Z. Mindich The Collapse of Big Media: TheYoung and the Restless | p. 172 |
| product design Volkswagen Beetle | p. 181 |
| corporate logo Landor Associates Federal Express Logo | p. 184 |
| How to write a rhetorical analysis | p. 186 |
| Student rhetorical analysis Grace Bernhardt Investigating Independenc;: AnAnalysis of Frederick Douglass's Speech, What to the Slave Is theFourth of July | p. 198 |
| Projects | p. 204 |
| Writing to Analyze Causes | |
| Writing to analyze causes | p. 208 |
| An effective causal analysis Stentor Danielson Pesticides, Parasite May Cause FrogDeformities | p. 212 |
| How to read causal analyses | p. 216 |
| essay Ari Kelman New Orleans' Blessing;New Orleans' Curse | p. 217 |
| leaflet Operation Iraqi Freedom Leaflets | p. 222 |
| How to write a causal analysis | p. 224 |
| Student causal analysis Sean Booker Borrowing Bling: The Appeal ofHip-hop to Young White Men | p. 240 |
| Projects | p. 244 |
| Writing to Evaluate | |
| Writing to evaluate | p. 248 |
| An effective evaluation Lefteris Pavlides The Aesthetics of Wind Power | p. 251 |
| How to read evaluations | p. 256 |
| review Dan Crane McNasty: The New Health FastFood Items Taste Bad (and Aren'tSo Healthy Either) | p. 257 |
| article Stephanie Rosenbloom The Nitpicking Nation | p. 263 |
| How to write an evaluation | p. 268 |
| Student essay Rashaun Giddens Stop Loss or Loss of Trus | p. 282 |
| Projects | p. 288 |
| Arguing for a Position | |
| Writing a position argument | p. 292 |
| An effective position argument Ted Koppel Take My Privacy, Please! | p. 296 |
| How to read position arguments | p. 301 |
| speech Frederick Douglass What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? | p. 302 |
| article Meredith Clark Life Without Health Insurance | p. 310 |
| advertisements Buff Daddy | p. 314 |
| Food Cops Bust Cookie Monster | p. 315 |
| How to write a position argument | p. 316 |
| Student argument Chris Nguyen Speech Doesn't Have to be Pretty to be Protected | p. 332 |
| Projects | p. 338 |
| Arguing for Change | |
| Making an argument for change | p. 342 |
| An effective argument for change Thomas Jefferson The Declaration of Independence | p. 346 |
| How to read arguments for change | p. 351 |
| article Thomas Homer-Dixon and S. Julio Friedmann Coal in a Nice Shade of Green | p. 352 |
| essay Paul Saffo A Trail of DNA and Data | p. 356 |
| How to write an argument for change | p. 360 |
| Student argument Kim Lee Let's Make It a Real Melting Pot withPresidential Hopes for All | p. 376 |
| Projects | p. 382 |
| The Writer as Researcher | |
| Planning Research | |
| Analyze the research task | p. 387 |
| Ask a question | p. 388 |
| Determine what you need | p. 389 |
| Draft a working thesis | p. 391 |
| Finding and Evaluating Sources | |
| Search using keywords | p. 393 |
| Find books | p. 394 |
| Find journal articles | p. 395 |
| Evaluate print sources | p. 396 |
| Find information in databases | p. 397 |
| Construct effective searches | p. 398 |
| Locate elements of a citation | p. 399 |
| Find information on the Web | p. 400 |
| Evaluate Web sources | |
| Writing the Research Paper | |
| Plan your organization | p. 403 |
| Avoid plagiarism | p. 404 |
| Quote sources without plagiarizing | p. 405 |
| Summarize and paraphrasesources without plagiarizing | p. 407 |
| Incorporate quotations | p. 409 |
| Incorporate visuals | p. 412 |
| Review your research project | p. 413 |
| MLA Documentation | |
| Elements of MLA documentation | p. 416 |
| Entries in the works-cited list | p. 417 |
| In-text citations in MLA style | p. 419 |
| Books in MLA-style works cited | p. 422 |
| Periodicals in MLA-style works cited | p. 426 |
| Online sources in MLA-style works cited | p. 430 |
| Other sources in MLA-style works cited | p. 434 |
| Visual sources in MLA-style works cited | p. 435 |
| Sample MLA paper George Abukar It's Time to Shut Down the Identity Theft Racket | p. 436 |
| Credits | p. 444 |
| Index | p. 446 |
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