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Visions Across the Americas Text

by: Warner, J. Sterling; Hillard, Judith

Visions Across the Americas Text

by: Warner, J. Sterling; Hillard, Judith

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0155068059
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Copyright: 07/20/2000
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

This best selling rhetorically organized (alternate thematic table of contents included) reader for developmental writing and freshman composition courses features selections on multi-cultural, diverse topics and proven writing and reading prompts for students.

Communicating is Language at Work

(47)

Tips on Becoming an Active Reader

(8)

``Writers Together'' (annotated)

(6)

Toni Morrison

Constructing Responses to Readings: Paragraphs and Essays

(17)

Generating Ideas and Establishing a Focus

(3)

``Freewriting''

(4)

Peter Elbow

Structuring Essays

(3)

Lead-ins and Concluding Sentences

(1)

Revising and Editing

(1)

``Marriage: The Changing Institution'' (annotated)

(5)

Joanne Jaime

Special Writing Activities: The Individual and Group Response

(21)

Journal, Reading/Writing Logs, and Thesis Notebooks

(1)

Response and Summary

(2)

Group Activities and Collaborative Writing

(2)

``Why I Am a Writer''

(4)

Pat Mora

``The Joy of Writing''

(6)

Ray Bradbury

``My Mother's English''

(6)

Amy Tan

Narration

(47)

Common Elements in Narration

(2)

Tips on Writing Narrative Essays

(44)

``Ghosts''

(5)

Maxine Hong Kingston

``The Offering of the Pipe'' as told to John G. Neihardt (Flaming Rainbow)

(5)

Black Elk

``Journey to Nine Miles''

(6)

Alice Walker

``American Horse''

(13)

Louise Erdrich

``Saigon, April 1975''

(7)

Nguyen Ngoc Ngan

``Leaps of Faith''

(7)

Alma Luz Villanueva

Additional Topics and Issues for Narrative Essays

(1)

Description

(43)

Details: Appealing to the Five Senses

(1)

Figurative Language: Appealing to the Imagination

(1)

Dialogue: Revealing Characters Through Speech

(1)

Actions: Describing People by What They Do

(1)

Tips on Writing Description Essays

(39)

``The Woman Who Makes Swell Doughnuts''

(5)

Toshio Mori

``Champion of the World'' from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

104

(5)

Maya Angelou

``Notes from a Son to His Father''

109

(5)

Russell C. Leong

``Old Before Her Time''

114

(9)

Katherine Barrett

from The Way to Rainy Mountain

123

(8)

N. Scott Momaday

``Confessions of a Quit Addict''

131

(5)

Barbara Graham

Additional Topics and Issues for Descriptive Essays

136

(2)

Illustration and Example

138

(30)

Developing Your Thesis

138

(1)

Creating Vivid Examples

139

(1)

Tips on Writing Illustration and Example Essays

140

(27)

``Power Children''

141

(5)

Mark Katz

``My Own Style''

146

(5)

Nikki Giovanni

``The Myth of the Model Minority''

151

(4)

Philip K. Chiu

``A Young Polish American Speaks Up: The Myth of the Melting Pot''

155

(4)

Barbara Mikulski

``The Ways We Lie''

159

(8)

Stephanie Ericsson

Additional Topics and Issues for Illustration and Example Essays

167

(1)

Definition

168

(28)

Definition by Example

169

(1)

Definition by History

169

(1)

Definition by Comparison and Contrast

169

(1)

Definition by Negation

170

(1)

Tips on Writing Definition Essays

170

(24)

``What is Intelligence, Anyway?''

171

(4)

Isaac Asimov

``What is Poverty?''

175

(6)

Jo Goodwin Parker

``Documented/Undocumented''

181

(3)

Guillermo Gomez-Pena

``Valley Girls''

184

(5)

Jane

Michael Stern

``Does America Still Exist?''

189

(5)

Richard Rodriguez

Additional Topics and Issues for Definition Essays

194

(2)

Process Analysis

196

(28)

Directive Process Papers: How to Do Something

196

(1)

Informative Process Papers: How Something is/was Done

197

(1)

Tips on Writing Process Analysis Essays

198

(25)

``How to Write a Personal Letter''

199

(5)

Garrison Keillor

``Interviews: Stories That Make a Difference''

204

(6)

Kathleen Hudson

``Freedom''

210

(4)

Joyce M. Jarrett

``Homemade Education'' from The Autobiography of Malcolm X

214

(4)

Malcolm X

``Perspectives on 'Borders'''

218

(5)

Luis M. Valdez

Additional Topics and Issues for Process Analysis Essays

223

(1)

Comparison and Contrast

224

(39)

Developing Essays Using Comparison and Contrast

225

(1)

Tips on Writing Comparison and Contrast Essays

226

(36)

``They Shut My Grandmother's Room Door''

228

(4)

Andrew Lam

``Neat People vs. Sloppy People''

232

(5)

Suzanne Britt

``2001: The Future and Back''

237

(9)

Arthur C. Clarke

``American SF and The Other''

246

(6)

Ursula Le Guin

``Kissing Customs''

252

(5)

Michael T. Kaufman

``Education''

257

(5)

E. B. White

Additional Topics and Issues for Comparison and Contrast Essays

262

(1)

Division and Classification

263

(32)

Tips on Writing Division and Classification Essays

265

(28)

``The Ways of Meeting Oppression''

266

(5)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

``Creatures That Haunt the Americas''

271

(5)

Constance Garcia-Barrio

``A Few Kind Words for Superstition''

276

(5)

Robertson Davies

``American Indians: Homeless in Their Own Homeland''

281

(4)

Gary Tewalestewa

``Men's Initiation Rites''

285

(8)

Robert Bly

Additional Topic and Issues of Division and Classification Essays

293

(2)

Cause and Effect

295

(32)

Structuring Cause and Effect Essays

295

(1)

Cause and Effect Fallacies

296

(1)

Tips on Writing Cause and Effect Essays

296

(29)

``Growing Up with Two Moms''

298

(4)

Megan McGuire

``The Naked Face''

302

(5)

Karen Ray

``Guilt''

307

(5)

Phillip Persky

``Labor and Capital: The Coming Catastrophe''

312

(4)

Carlos Bulosan

``Arrival at Manzanar''

316

(9)

Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston

James D. Houston

Additional Topics and Issues for Cause and Effect Essays

325

(2)

Exposition: Combined Strategies

327

(34)

Tips on Writing Expository Essays

328

(31)

``Sharing Tradition''

330

(5)

Frank La Pena

``Curanderismo: A Healing Art''

335

(4)

Cynthia Lopez

``How I Started Writing Poetry''

339

(8)

Reginald Lockett

``Slang Origins''

347

(5)

Woody Allen

``Of Prigs and Pigs: Revolution in the Name of Manners''

352

(7)

Martha L. Henning

Additional Topics and Issues for Expository Essays

359

(2)

Argumentation: The Logical Appeal

361

(44)

Inductive Logic

361

(1)

Deduction

362

(1)

Types of Argumentation

362

(1)

Clearly Stated Thesis

363

(1)

Avoiding Fallacies

364

(1)

Tips on Writing Argumentative Essays

365

(37)

``In Defense of Splitting Up''

367

(5)

Barbara Ehrenreich

``Who is Your Mother? Red Roots of White Feminism''

372

(5)

Paula Gunn Allen

``Soul Food''

377

(4)

Imamu Amiri Baraka

``This Land Was Your Land''

381

(6)

Judy Christup

``Peyote, Wine and the First Amendment''

387

(9)

Douglas Laycock

``On-line Learning and Student Success''

396

(6)

Mark Charles Fissel

Additional Topics and Issues for Argumentative Essays

402

(3)

Persuasion: The Emotional Appeal

405

(36)

Organizing Persuasive Compositions

406

(1)

Tips on Writing Persuasive Essays

407

(33)

``Drugs''

408

(4)

Gore Vidal

``Women Are Better Drivers''

412

(5)

Phyllis McGinley

``Fetal Alcohol Syndrome''

417

(5)

Michael Dorris

``Never Too Old''

422

(4)

Tammerlin Drummond

``Recent Developments''

426

(8)

Bruce Henderson

``I Want to Live Without Trouble'' As told to James M. Freeman

434

(6)

Additional Topics and Issues for Persuasive Essays

440

(1)

Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms

441

(8)

Index: Authors and Titles

449

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0155068059

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