Patterns Plus : A Short Prose Reader with Argumentation
ISBN: 9780495802525 | 0495802522
Edition: 10thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 4/7/2010
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Arranged rhetorically, this anthology of short essays and paragraphs suits both essay-level developmental writing and freshman composition courses. Each chapter focuses on a different rhetorical mode, from narration and description to process writing. Three features make PATTERNS PLUS: A SHORT PROSE READER WITH ARGUMENTATION a perennial best-seller: an engaging mix of nonfiction, fiction, and user essays with careful consideration of multicultural issues; a strong pedagogical apparatus that helps develop comprehension, analytical, and writing skills; and clear presentation of the writing process and paragraph/essay structure. The tenth edition includes new user readings, as well as works by well-known writers such as Woody Allen, Stephen King, and James Baldwin. Updated pedagogical tools offer students exactly what they need to master the content, including pre-reading, vocabulary, and post-reading questions that test comprehension and encourage critical analysis of each selection.
| The Basics of Writing: Process and Strategies | |
| Narration | |
| Paragraphs | |
| "The Movie House," | |
| "The Hunt," | |
| "Why Harlem Is Not Manhattan," | |
| "Geography," | |
| "The Memorial Service," | |
| Essays | |
| "Learning to Write," | |
| "Daughter's Doll Teaches Mom Lesson on Race," | |
| "The Farm... MORE | |
| "A Little Nebraska," | |
| Description | |
| Paragraphs | |
| "A Perfect Dog," | |
| "The Hiroshima Museum," | |
| "The Ravine," | |
| "The Attic," | |
| "My Father," | |
| Essays | |
| "Hush Timmy--This Is Like a Church," | |
| "The Monster," | |
| "Regular Customer," | |
| "Limbo," | |
| Examples | |
| Paragraphs | |
| "Distance Learning," | |
| "The Digital Revolution," | |
| "Boomtown, U.S.A.," | |
| "Folk Art in the Barrios," | |
| "Democracy," | |
| Essays | |
| "The Social Meaning of T-Shirts," | |
| "Each Game Was a Crusade," | |
| "Between Two Wars, 1913-1945," | |
| "My Mother Never Worked," | |
| Classification and Division | |
| Paragraphs | |
| "Chili," | |
| "March of Science," | |
| "Fans," | |
| "Brain Power," | |
| Essays | |
| "Ever Et Raw Meat?" | |
| "Eggs, Twinkies, and Ethnic Stereotypes," | |
| "Secrets of Man's Unspoken Language," | |
| "Start Spreading the News: Seven Things You Should Know Before Moving to New York," | |
| Comparison and Contrast | |
| Paragraphs | |
| "Happy Returns," | |
| "Good Girl, Bad Girl," | |
| "Dogs and Cats," | |
| "Yin and Yang," | |
| Essays | |
| "Neat People vs. Sloppy People," | |
| "Conversational Ballgames," | |
| "Indy 500," | |
| "Shopping in Pajamas," | |
| Process | |
| Paragraphs | |
| "The Supply Chain," | |
| "How to Bathe a Cat," the Dog | |
| "Brewing Beer," | |
| "The Right Way to Eat an Ice-Cream Cone," | |
| "The Cook," | |
| Essays | |
| "A Guide to Proper Hand-Washing Technique," | |
| "The Beekeeper," | |
| "Koto," | |
| "Think Thin--Get Thin," | |
| Cause and Effect | |
| Paragraphs | |
| "Giving In," | |
| "Why Eat Junk Food?" | |
| "An Eyewitness Account," | |
| "A Momentous Arrest," | |
| "On Being Unemployed," | |
| Essays | |
| "Wanted Children," | |
| "Reading for Pure Pleasure," | |
| "The Thirsty Animal," | |
| "More Than Words," | |
| Definition | |
| Paragraphs | |
| "Running with the Cardio-Bots," | |
| "The Ultimate Kitchen Gadget," | |
| "Nostalgia," | |
| "What Does it Mean to be Creative?" | |
| "Frugality," | |
| Essays | |
| "What Is Poverty?" | |
| "What Is Intelligence, Anyway?" | |
| "Total Eclipse of the Son," | |
| "Earning Their Pinstripes," | |
| Argumentation and Persuasion | |
| Paragraphs | |
| "Tax Junk Food? Yes," | |
| "Frightening--and Fantastic," | |
| "Drinking--What Age?" | |
| "The Measure of Our Success," | |
| Essays | |
| "Hang it Up," | |
| "Excuses, Excuses," | |
| "So that Nobody Has to Go to School if They Don't Want to," | |
| "Facts About Global Warming You Should Know," | |
| "What if Global-warming Fears are Overblown?" | |
| Combining the Strategies | |
| "A Trip to Honduras," | |
| "The Dare," | |
| "Poetry," | |
| "I Won't Twitter My Life Away," | |
| "Time to Look and Listen," | |
| Glossary | |
| Credits | |
| Index | |
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