Successful College Writing with 2009 MLA and 2010 APA Updates
Successful College Writing with 2009 MLA and 2010 APA Updates
- ISBN 13:
9780312667740
- ISBN 10:
0312667744
- Edition: 4th
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 05/19/2010
- Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
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Summary
Click here to find out more about the 2009 MLA Updates and the 2010 APA Updates . Reading specialist Kathleen McWhorter understands that students are often lacking in the skills they need to succeed in the first-year writing course and need a text that doesn't assume they have mastered all the basics.Successful College Writingmeets students where they are, offering extensive instruction in careful and critical reading, practical advice on study and college survival skills, step-by-step strategies for writing and research, detailed coverage of the nine rhetorical patterns of development, and 64 professional and student readings that provide strong rhetorical models, as well as an easy-to-use handbook in the complete edition.McWhorter's unique visual approach to learning uses graphic organizers, revision flowcharts, and other visual tools to help students analyze texts and write their own essays. Her unique attention to varieties of learning styles also helps empower students, allowing them to identify their strengths and learning preferences.
Author Biography
Read moreKathleen T. McWhorter is professor emerita of humanities and former director of the Learning Skills Center at Niagara County Community College. She has also been on the faculty of the State University College at Buffalo. She is the author of a number of books on reading and writing skills for developmental students, including The Writer’s Selections, Fifth Edition (2008), Academic Reading, Sixth Edition (2007), Efficient and Flexible Reading, Eighth Edition (2008), Active Reading Skills, Second Edition (2008), and Reading Across the Disciplines: College Reading And Beyond, Third Edition (2007), as well as a composition reader, Seeing the Pattern: Readings for Successful Writing (Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2006).
Table of Contents
Read more Preface Thematic Contents To the Student PART ONE: ACADEMIC QUICK START 1. Succeeding in College Chapter Quick Start STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS Focus on Success Manage Your Time Organize a Writing and Study Area Study Smarter Manage Stress CLASSROOM SKILLS Polish Your Academic Image Demonstrate Academic Integrity Communicate with Your Instructor Listen Carefully and Critically Ask and Answer Questions Work with Classmates Take Effective Notes in Class 2. Writing in College Chapter Quick Start ACADEMIC WRITING: WHAT TO EXPECT Expect Your Writing to Move from More Personal to Less Personal Expect Your Writing to Take Different Forms Expect to Use the Language of the Discipline Expect to Use Standard American English Expect to Use and Document Scholarly Sources Expect to Collaborate with Classmates WHY STRIVE TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING SKILLS? Writing Skills Help in College and in Your Career Writing Facilitates Learning and Recall Writing Clarifies Your Thinking Writing Helps You Solve Problems DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR WRITING Start with a Positive Attitude Use your Course Syllabus Use the Right Learning Tools Use the College Writing Center Keep a Writing Journal Get the Most out of Writing Conferences Assessing Your Learning Style What Is Your Learning Style? LEARNING STYLE INVENTORY Interpreting Your Scores A Word About Your Findings How to Use Your Findings APPLYING YOUR LEARNING STYLE TO YOUR WRITING 3. Reading and Writing about Text Chapter Quick Start READING IN COLLEGE Changing Some Misconceptions about Reading A Guide to Active Reading Preview before Reading Read with a Purpose Reading: Purse Snatching, Donna Lopiano Review after Reading Understanding Difficult Text and Visuals Draw a Graphic Organizer Read Visuals Responding to Text A Guide to Responding to text Summarize to Check Your Understanding Link the Reading to Your Own Experiences Analyze the Reading Using Your Learning Style HOW TO APPROACH THE STUDENT ESSAYS IN THIS BOOK How to Focus on Writing Features STUDENTS WRITE Reading: The Games We Play: Inequality in the Pro-Sports Workplace, Tracey Aquino (student essay) PART TWO: STRATEGIES FOR WRITING ESSAYS 4. Prewriting: How to Find and Focus Ideas Chapter Quick Start Choosing and Narrowing a Topic Choosing a Topic Narrowing a Topic Thinking about Your Purpose, Audience, and Point of View Determining Your Purpose Considering Your Audience Choosing a Point of View Discovering Ideas to Write About Freewriting Mapping Brainstorming Group Brainstorming Questioning Writing Assertions Interviewing Using the Patterns of Development Visualizing or Sketching Researching Your Topic STUDENTS WRITE Christine Lee’s Prewriting Strategies 5. Developing and Supporting a Thesis Chapter Quick Start What Is a Thesis Statement? Developing Your Thesis Statement Coming Up with a Working Thesis Statement Writing an Effective Thesis Statement Placing the Thesis Statement Using an Implied Thesis Supporting Your Thesis Statement with Evidence Choosing Types of Evidence Collecting Evidence to Support Your Thesis Choosing the Best Evidence Using Sources to Support Your Thesis STUDENTS WRITE Christine Lee’s Working Thesis Working With Text Reading: Pet Therapy for Heart and Soul, Kerry Pechter 6. Drafting An Essay Chapter Quick Start The Structure of an Essay Organizing Your Supporting Details Selecting a Method of Organization Preparing an Outline or Graphic Organizer Connecting Your Supporting Details with Transitions and Repetition Writing Your Introduction, Conclusion, and Title Writing a Strong Introduction Writing an Effective Conclusion Writing a Good Title Drafting with a Computer STUDENTS WRITE Reading: The Reality of Real TV, Christine Lee (student essay) Working with Text Reading: Black Men and Public Space, Brent Staples 7. Writing Effective Paragraphs Chapter Quick Start THE STRUCTURE OF A PARAGRAPH WRITING A TOPIC SENTENCE A Topic Sentence Should Be Focused A Topic Sentence May Preview the Organization of the Paragraph A Topic Sentence Should Support Your Thesis A Topic Sentence Should be Strategically Placed INCLUDING SUPPORTING DETAILS Effective Paragraphs Have Unity Effective Paragraphs Are Well Developed Effective Paragraphs Provide Specific Supporting Details Details are Arranged Logically USING TRANSITIONS AND REPETITION Coherent Paragraphs Include Transitional Expressions Coherent Paragraphs Include Repetition of Key Words DICTION IN ACADEMIC WRITING STUDENTS WRITE Reading: The Reality of Real TV, Christine Lee (student essay): Paragraph Excerpt WORKING WITH TEXT 8. Revising Content and Organization Chapter Quick Start Why Revise? Useful Techniques for Revision Using a Graphic Organizer for Revision Key Questions for Revision Analyzing Your Purpose and Audience Analyzing Your Thesis, Topic Sentences, and Evidence Analyzing Your Organization Analyzing Your Paragraph Development Working with Classmates to Revise Your Essay How to Find a Good Reviewer Suggestions for the Writer Suggestions for the Reviewer USING YOUR INSTRUCTOR’S COMMENTS Revising an Essay Using Your Instructor’s Comments Using Your Instructor’s Comments to Improve Future Essays Considering Your Learning Style STUDENTS WRITE Reading: A Trend Taken Too Far: The Reality of Real TV, Christine Lee (student essay) 9. Editing Sentences and Words Chapter Quick Start Analyzing Your Sentences Are Your Sentences Concise? Are Your Sentences Varied? Are Your Sentences Parallel in Structure? Do Your Sentences Have Strong, Active Verbs? Analyzing Your Word Choice Are Your Tone and Level of Diction Appropriate? Do You Use Words with Appropriate Connotations? Do You Use Concrete Language? Do You Use Fresh, Appropriate Figures of Speech? Evaluating Your Word Choice Suggestions for ProofReading Keeping an Error Log STUDENTS WRITE Excerpt from Christine Lee’s Edited Second Draft PART THREE: PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT 10. Narration: Recounting Events Chapter Quick Start Writing a Narrative What Is Narration? Reading: Right Place, Wrong Face, Alton Fitzgerald White Characteristics of a Narrative Visualizing a Narrative: A Graphic Organizer Reading: Selling Civility, Peter Scott 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 Reading: You Can Count on Miracles, Aphonetip Vasavong (student essay) Reading a Narrative Working with Text: Reading Narratives Thinking Critically about Narration Reading: Selling in Minnesota, Barbara Ehrenreich Reading: Another Mother’s Child: A Letter to a Murdered Son, Norma Molen (patterns combined) Applying Your Skills: Additional Essay Assignments 11. Description: Portraying People, Places, and Things Chapter Quick Start Writing a Description What Is Description? Reading: Eating Chili Peppers, Jeremy MacClancy Characteristics of Descriptive Writing Visualizing a Description: A Graphic Organizer Reading: Inferior Decorating, Amy Tan Integrating Description into an Essay A GUIDED WRITING ASSIGNMENT The Assignment Generating Ideas and Details Evaluating Your Details Creating a Dominant Impression Organizing and Drafting Analyzing and Revising Editing and Proofreading STUDENTS WRITE *Reading: Heatstroke with a Side of Burn Cream, Ted Sawchuck (student essay) Reading a Description Working with Text: Reading Descriptive Essays Thinking Critically about Description *Reading: Shipwreck, Cat Bohannon *Reading: Bloggers Without Borders…, Riverbend (patterns combined) Applying Your Skills: Additional Essay Assignments 12. Illustration: Explaining With Examples Chapter Quick Start Writing an Illustration Essay What Is Illustration? Reading: Rambos of the Road, Martin Gottfried Characteristics of Illustration Essays Visualizing an Illustration Essay: A Graphic Organizer *Reading: Geeks in the Clubhouse, Tim Gideon and Jeff Pearlman Integrating Illustration into an Essay A GUIDED WRITING ASSIGNMENT The Assignment Generating Ideas Developing Your Thesis Choosing and Evaluating Your Examples Organizing and Drafting Analyzing and Revising Editing and Proofreading STUDENTS WRITE *Reading: Conforming to Stand Out: A Look at American Beauty, Nick Ruggia (student essay) Reading an Illustration Essay WORKING WITH TEXT: READING ILLUSTRATION ESSAYS Thinking Critically about Illustration Reading: Goin’ Gangsta, Choosin’ Cholita: Claiming Identity,Nell Bernstein Reading: Words That Wound, Kathleen Vail (patterns combined) Applying Your Skills: Additional Essay Assignments 13. Process Analysis: Explaining How Something Works or Is Done Chapter Quick Start Writing a Process Analysis What Is Process Analysis? *Reading: How to Use Online Dating Sites, Ed Grabianowski *Reading: How Internet Search Engines Work, Curt Franklin Characteristics of Process Analysis Essays Visualizing a Process Analysis Essay: A Graphic Organizer Integrating Process Analysis into an Essay A GUIDED WRITING ASSIGNMENT The Assignment Selecting a Process Developing Your Thesis Listing the Steps and Gathering Details Evaluating Your Ideas and Thesis Organizing and Drafting Analyzing and Revising Editing and Proofreading STUDENTS WRITE *Reading: Feed Your Friends . . . and Their Friends . . . and Their Friends: Chili for Fifty, Eric Michalski (student essay) Reading a Process Analysis Working with Text: Reading Process Analysis Essays Thinking Critically about Process Analysis Reading: Remote Control: How to Raise a Media Skeptic, Susan Douglas *Reading: Panacea, Dorothy Allison (patterns combined) Applying Your Skills: Additional Essay Assignments 14. Comparison and Contrast: Showing Similarities and Differences Chapter Quick Start Writing a Comparison or Contrast Essay What Are Comparison and Contrast? *Reading: Amusing Ourselves to Death: Is The Onion Our Most Intelligent Newspaper?, Greg Beato Reading: Dearly Disconnected, Ian Frazier Characteristics of Comparison or Contrast Essays Visualizing a Comparison or Contrast Essay: Two Graphic Organizers Reading: Who’s Eating What, and Why, in the United States and Europe? Thomas Kinnear, Kenneth Bernhardt, and Kathleen Krentler Integrating Comparison and Contrast into an Essay A GUIDED WRITING ASSIGNMENT The Assignment Generating Ideas Developing Your Thesis Evaluating Your Ideas and Thesis Organizing and Drafting Analyzing and Revising Editing and Proofreading STUDENTS WRITE Reading: Border Bites, Heather Gianakos (student essay) Reading Comparison and Contrast Working with Text: Reading Comparison or Contrast Essays Thinking Critically about Comparison and Contrast Reading: His Marriage and Hers: Childhood Roots, Daniel Goleman Reading: Defining a Doctor, with a Tear, a Shrug, and a Schedule, Abigail Zuger (patterns combined) Applying Your Skills: Additional Essay Assignments 15. Classification and Division: Explaining Categories and Parts Chapter Quick Start Writing a Classification or Division Essay What Are Classification and Division? *Reading: My Life on the McJob: Fast Food Managers, Jerry Newman Characteristics of Classification and Division Essays Visualizing a Classification or Division Essay: A Graphic Organizer Reading: A Brush with Reality: Surprises in the Tube, David Bodanis Integrating Classification or Division into an Essay A GUIDED WRITING ASSIGNMENT The Assignment Generating Ideas Developing Your Thesis Evaluating Your Ideas and Thesis Organizing and Drafting Analyzing and Revising Editing and Proofreading STUDENTS WRITE *Reading: Immigration: Legal and Illegal, Sunny Desai (student essay) Reading a Classification or Division Essay Working with Text: Reading Classification or Division Thinking Critically about Classification and Division Reading: Territoriality, Joseph A. DeVito *Reading: The Dog Ate My Disk, and Other Tales of Woe, Carolyn Foster Segal (patterns combined) Applying Your Skills: Additional Essay Assignments 16. Definition: Explaining What You Mean Chapter Quick Start Writing a Definition What Is a Definition? *Reading: Freegans at Work, Sarah Dowdey Characteristics of Extended Definitions Visualizing an Extended Definition Essay: A Graphic Organizer *Reading: Latin Lingo, Ilan Stavans Integrating Definitions into an Essay A GUIDED WRITING ASSIGNMENT The Assignment Generating Ideas Developing Your Thesis Evaluating Your Ideas and Thesis Organizing and Drafting Analyzing and Revising Editing and Proofreading STUDENTS WRITE Reading: Leveling the Playing Field: The NFL Salary Cap, David Harris (student essay) Reading Definitions Working with Text: Reading Definitions Thinking Critically about Definition Reading: Dude, Do You Know What You Just Said? Mike Crissey *Reading: The Animal Kingdom Storms Reality TV and the Documentary Industry, Alicia Rebensdorf (patterns combined) Applying Your Skills: Additional Essay Assignments 17. Cause and Effect: Using Reasons and Results to Explain Chapter Quick Start Writing a Cause-and-Effect Essay What Are Causes and Effects? *Reading: Can Diet Help Stop Depression and Violence?, Jurriaan Kamp Characteristics of Cause-and-Effect Essays Visualizing Cause-and-Effect Essays: Three Graphic Organizers *Reading: Sprawl Is Harmful to Wildlife, Jutka Terris Integrating Cause and Effect into an Essay A GUIDED WRITING ASSIGNMENT The Assignment Generating Ideas Gathering Evidence Developing Your Thesis Evaluating Your Ideas and Thesis Organizing and Drafting Analyzing and Revising Editing and Proofreading STUDENTS WRITE Reading: An Early Start, Harley Tong (student essay) Reading Cause-and-Effect Essays Working with Text: Reading Causal analyses Thinking Critically about Cause and Effect Reading: Part-Time Employment Undermines Students’ Commitment to School, Laurence Steinberg Reading: Hitting the "Granite Wall," Gary M. Stern (patterns combined) Applying Your Skills: Additional Essay Assignments PART FOUR: READING AND WRITING ARGUMENTS 18. Reading Arguments Chapter Quick Start THE BASIC PARTS OF AN ARGUMENT Reading: When Volunteerism Isn’t Noble, Lynn Steirer The Issue The Claim The Support The Refutation GENERAL STRATEGIES FOR READING ARGUMENTS Before You Read Reading: Economic Affirmative Action, Ted Koerth While You Read Strategies for Following the Structure of an Argument Using a Graphic Organizer Writing a Summary Strategies for Analyzing and Evaluating an Argument Analyzing the Elements of and Reasoning in an Argument THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT ARGUMENT APPLYING YOUR SKILLS: ADDITIONAL READINGS Reading: How Much Is That Kidney in the Window? Bruce Gottlieb Reading: "Strip-Mining" the Dead: When Human Organs Are for Sale, Gilbert Meilaender INTEGRATING THE READINGS 19. Writing Arguments Chapter Quick Start WRITING AN ARGUMENT What Is an Argument? Reading: Abolish the Penny, William Safire Characteristics of Argument Essays Visualizing an Argument Essay: A Graphic Organizer Reading: Not White, Just Right, Rachel Jones A GUIDED WRITING ASSIGNMENT The Assignment Generating Ideas and Writing Your Thesis Developing Your Thesis and Making a Claim Evaluating Your Ideas, Evidence, and Claim Considering Opposing Viewpoints Organizing and Drafting Analyzing and Revising Editing and Proofreading STUDENTS WRITE Reading: AIDS and You: A World Crisis and Its Local Effects, Stanford DeWinter (student essay) READING AN ARGUMENT WORKING WITH TEXT: RESPONDING TO ARGUMENTS Reading: Would You Buy a Car That Looked Like This? Andrew Simms Reading: Why Consumers Have Been Choosing SUVs, John Merline INTEGRATING THE READINGS APPLYING YOUR SKILLS: ADDITIONAL ESSAY ASSIGNMENTS PART FIVE: WRITING WITH SOURCES 20. Planning a Paper with Sources Chapter Quick Start WHEN SHOULD YOU USE SOURCES? Using Sources to Add Detail to an Essay Using Sources to Write a Research Paper PLANNING YOUR PAPER Defining the Assignment Choosing an Interesting and Workable Topic Narrowing and Discovering Ideas about Your Topic Writing a Working Thesis and Listing Research Questions CHOOSING AND EVALUATING USEFUL SOURCES Choosing between Print and Electronic Sources Choosing Relevant Sources Choosing Reliable Sources Evaluating Internet Sources ANALYZING AND THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT SOURCES Separating Facts from Opinions Identifying Bias or Viewpoint Recognizing Generalizations Identifying Assumptions WORKING WITH TEXT: READING SOURCES Scanning a Source Skimming a Source Reading a Source Closely Improving Your Reading of Electronic Sources 21. Finding Sources and Taking Notes Chapter Quick Start AN OVERVIEW OF LIBRARY SOURCES Learning Your Way around the Library Locating Useful Library Sources RESEARCH AND THE INTERNET The World Wide Web Listservs and Newsgroups Email Addresses EXTRACTING INFORMATION FROM SOURCES Gathering Necessary Citation Information Constructing an Annotated Bibliography SYSTEMS OF NOTE-TAKING Writing Summary Notes Writing Paraphrases Recording Quotations AVOIDING PLAGIARISM What Counts as Plagiarism Cyberplagiarism CONDUCTING FIELD RESEARCH Interviewing Using a Survey Conducting Observations FINDING SOURCES FOR YOUR OWN TOPIC 22. Writing a Paper Using Sources Chapter Quick Start ORGANIZING AND WRITING YOUR FIRST DRAFT Evaluating Your Research and Synthesizing Information Planning Your Organization Drafting Your Research Paper INTEGRATING INFORMATION FROM SOURCES Deciding What to Document Writing In-Text Citations Using Quotations Appropriately REVISING YOUR RESEARCH PAPER Analyzing and Revising Your Paper as a Whole Analyzing and Revising Paragraphs and Sentences PREPARING YOUR FINAL DRAFT Formatting Your Paper Editing and ProofReading Your Paper Documenting your Sources: MLA Style MLA Style for In-Text Citations MLA Style for the List of Works Cited Documenting your Sources: APA Style APA Style for In-Text Citations APA Style for the List of References STUDENTS WRITE Reading: Do Animals Have Emotions? Nicholas Destino (student essay) PART SIX: ACADEMIC APPLICATIONS 23. Reading and Writing about Literature Chapter Quick Start Reading: The Bean Eaters, Gwendolyn Brooks A GENERAL APPROACH TO READING LITERATURE THE LANGUAGE OF LITERATURE Similes, Metaphors, and Personification Symbols Irony ANALYZING SHORT STORIES Reading: The Secret Lion, Alberto Ríos Setting Characters Point of View Plot Theme Reading: The Story of an Hour, Kate Chopin ANALYZING POETRY Reading: Two Look at Two, Robert Frost Reading: Filling Station, Elizabeth Bishop WHAT IS LITERARY ANALYSIS? Characteristics of Literary Analysis 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 Reading: The Keeping of "The Secret Lion," Andrew Decker (student essay) 24. Essay Examinations, Portfolios, and Oral Presentations Chapter Quick Start ESSAY EXAMINATIONS PREPARING FOR ESSAY EXAMS Write Study Sheets That Synthesize Information Predict Essay Exam Questions Draft Answers in Outline Form Reduce Informal Outlines to Key-Word Outlines TAKING ESSAY EXAMS Some General Guidelines Analyzing Essay Exam Questions Writing Essay Answers STUDENTS WRITE Essay Exam Response Thinking Critically about Essay Exams PORTFOLIOS CREATING A WRITING PORTFOLIO Purposes of a Writing Portfolio Deciding What to Include Using Your Course Syllabus as a Guide Organizing Your Portfolio Choosing Pieces to Include Writing the Introductory Letter or Essay STUDENTS WRITE The Portfolio Assignment Sample Reflective Essay GIVING ORAL PRESENTATIONS Planning Your Presentation Organizing and Drafting Your Presentation Rehearsing Your Presentation Overcoming Apprehension Delivering an Effective Presentation INDEX * new to this edition
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