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Brief Guide to Writing from Readings, A

by: Wilhoit, Stephen

Brief Guide to Writing from Readings, A

by: Wilhoit, Stephen

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9780321435088
ISBN 10:
0321435087
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2007
Publisher: Longman
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Summary

Teaches how to write common papers. MLA, APA, and CBE documentation styles; Argument coverage, including Toulmin; Argument Synthesis; Rhetorical Analysis. General Interest, Writing

Preface

xiii

Chapter 1 CRITICAL READING

(28)

Definition and Purpose

(2)

Asking Questions about What You Read

(8)

Questions to Ask Before You Begin a Close Reading of a Text

(3)

Questions to Ask While You Read and Reread Material

(4)

Marking Texts

(4)

Highlighting Texts

(1)

Annotating Texts

(3)

Sample Annotated Reading: "Hard Choices" by Patrick Moore

(4)

Note Taking

(1)

Additional Reading: "Getting Serious about Eradicating Binge Drinking" by Henry Wechsler

(5)

Summary Chart—Critical Reading: Asking Questions

(2)

Summary Chart—Critical Reading: Marking Texts

(1)

Summary Chart—Critical Reading: Note Taking

(1)

Chapter 2 JOURNALS

(10)

Definition

(1)

Purpose

(2)

Types of Entries

(3)

Summaries

(1)

Analyses

(1)

Responses

(1)

Reflections

(1)

Questions

(1)

Critiques

(1)

Syntheses

(1)

Applications

(1)

Refutations

(1)

Outlines

(1)

Drafts

(1)

Personal Experience

(1)

Self-Reflection

(1)

Creative Writing

(1)

Drawings

(1)

Language and Format

(2)

Language

(1)

Format

(1)

Final Considerations

(2)

Chapter 3 QUOTATION

(18)

Definition and Purpose

(1)

Guidelines on When to Quote Material

(2)

Quote Passages When the Author Has Written Something in a Distinctive or Especially Insightful or Interesting Way

(1)

Quote Material That Lends Support to a Position You Are Trying to Make in Your Paper

(1)

Quote Authorities Who Disagree with a Position You Are Advocating or Who Offer Alternative Explanations or Contradictory Data

(1)

Guidelines on When Not to Quote Material

(1)

Do Not Quote Passages Merely to Fill Space

(1)

Do Not Quote Passages as a Substitute for Thinking

(1)

Do Not Quote Passages Because You Do Not Understand the Author's Ideas Well Enough to Paraphrase Them

(1)

Integrating Quotations into Your Writing

(1)

Two Basic Types of Quotations

(1)

Reading: "Missing Link"

(7)

The Block Quotation

(3)

The Integrated Quotation

(2)

Altering Quoted Material and Avoiding Misquotations

(3)

Summary Chart: Guidelines on Quotations

(1)

Summary Chart: Integrating Quotations into Your Writing

(2)

Chapter 4 PARAPHRASE

(12)

Definition and Purpose

(1)

Qualities of a Good Paraphrase

(2)

Thorough

(1)

Accurate

(1)

Fair

(1)

Objective

(1)

How to Paraphrase Material

(5)

Changing Words

(2)

Changing Sentence Structure

(1)

Combining Sentences

(1)

"Unpacking" Sentences

(1)

Documentation

(1)

Summary Chart: How to Write a Paraphrase

(1)

Summary Chart: Qualities of a Good Paraphrase

(2)

Chapter 5 SUMMARY

(14)

Definition and Purpose

(1)

Types of Summaries

(1)

Qualities of a Good Summary

(3)

Comprehensive

(1)

Brief

(1)

Accurate

(1)

Neutral

(1)

Independent

(1)

How to Summarize a Text

(1)

Read, Reread, and Annotate the Source Text

(1)

Summarize Each Section of the Source Text

(1)

Write Your First Draft

(1)

Check the Draft against the Source Text

(1)

Rewrite the Summary

(1)

Documentation

(1)

Sample Summaries

(1)

Reading: "AIDS and Population 'Control'" by Gerard Piel

(2)

Sample Informative Summary

(1)

Sample Explanatory Summary

(2)

Summary Chart: How to Write a Summary

(2)

Chapter 6 RESPONSE ESSAYS

(14)

Definition and Purpose

(1)

Qualities of a Good Response Essay

(2)

Honest

(1)

Informed

(1)

Clear

(1)

Well Supported

(1)

Writing the Response Essay

(5)

Carefully Read the Material

(1)

Explore Your Responses to the Reading as You Annotate the Text

(1)

Compose Your Rough Draft

(1)

Introduce Your Topic, Source Text, and Thesis

(1)

Write Your Conclusion

(1)

Revise Your Rough Draft

(2)

Sample Response Essay: A Response to "AIDS and Population 'Control'"

(1)

Sample Essay 1

(1)

Sample Essay 2

(3)

Summary Chart: How to Write a Response Essay

(2)

Chapter 7 CRITIQUE

(32)

Definition and Purpose

(1)

The Film Review as Critique

(3)

Writing a Critique

101

(12)

Step 1 Carefully Read and Annotate the Source Text

101

(1)

Step 2 Analyze and Evaluate the Reading

102

(7)

Step 3 Write Your Thesis and Decide Which Aspects of the Reading Will Be the Focus of Your Essay

109

(1)

Step 4 Write Your Rough Draft

110

(2)

Step 5 Rewrite Your Critique

112

(1)

Reading: "Clear Message to Teens: 'It's OK to Have Sex'" by Joan Beck

113

(2)

Sample Critique: "Beck's Essay Not Convincing"

115

(2)

Additional Reading: "Condom Availability Promotes Health, Saves Lives" by Margaret Pruitt Clark

117

(4)

Additional Reading: "Apply Peer Pressure, Not Latex, against Casual Sex" by Edwin J. Delattre

121

(6)

Summary Chart: Writing a Critique

127

(2)

Chapter 8 RHETORICAL ANALYSIS

129

(20)

Definition and Purpose

129

(1)

The Rhetorical Situation

130

(2)

Elements of the Rhetorical Situation

131

(1)

Rhetorical Strategies

132

(5)

Content

133

(3)

Structure

136

(1)

Style

136

(1)

Analyzing a Text's Rhetorical Strategies—An Example

137

(3)

Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

137

(1)

A Rhetorical Analysis of Lincoln's Speech

138

(2)

Writing a Rhetorical Analysis Essay

140

(4)

Step 1 Carefully Read the Assignment

140

(1)

Step 2 Establish the Source Text's Rhetorical Situation

140

(1)

Step 3 Determine the Author's Goal

140

(1)

Step 4 Identify and Evaluate the Source Text's Rhetorical Strategies

141

(1)

Step 5 Determine Your Thesis

141

(1)

Step 6 Write Your Rough Draft

142

(1)

Step 7 Revise Your Essay

143

(1)

Sample Rhetorical Analysis Essay

144

(3)

Rhetorical Analysis of Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

145

(2)

Summary Chart: How to Write a Rhetorical Analysis Essay

147

(2)

Chapter 9 INFORMATIVE SYNTHESIS

149

(18)

Definition and Purpose

149

(1)

Types of Synthesis Essays

150

(1)

Reading: "The Fool on the Hill" by Brian D. Johnson

150

(1)

Reading: "Forrest Gump" by David Ansen

151

(2)

Reading: "Forrest Gump" by Peter Travers

153

(1)

Informative Synthesis

154

(7)

Definition

154

(1)

Writing an Informative Synthesis

155

(6)

Sample Informative Synthesis

161

(3)

Summary Chart: Informative Synthesis

164

(3)

Chapter 10 ARGUMENTATIVE SYNTHESIS

167

(44)

Definition

167

(1)

The Elements of Argument

168

(6)

Claims

168

(1)

Grounds

169

(3)

Warrants

172

(2)

Argument and Persuasion

174

(3)

Appeals Based on Reason

174

(1)

Appeals Based on Emotion

175

(1)

Appeals Based on Character and Credibility

176

(1)

Writing an Argumentative Synthesis

177

(7)

Analyze the Assignment

177

(1)

Annotate and Critique the Readings

178

(1)

Formulate a Thesis

179

(1)

Choose an Organizational Plan

180

(3)

Write Your Rough Draft

183

(1)

Revise Your Draft

183

(1)

Check Quotations and Documentation

184

(1)

Sample Argumentative Synthesis

184

(5)

Sample Argumentative Synthesis (Focusing on the Quality of the Readings)

184

(2)

Sample Argumentative Synthesis (Focusing on the Topic of the Readings)

186

(3)

Additional Reading: "College Prep: Adapting to College Life in an Era of Heightened Stress" by Glenn C. Altschuler

189

(3)

Additional Reading: "More in College Seek Help for Psychological Problems" by Erica Goode

192

(2)

Additional Reading: "Complex Set of Ills Spurs Rising Teen Suicide Rate" by Jessica Portner

194

(8)

Additional Reading: "Suicide and Depression Among College Students: A Decade Later" by Susan R. Furr, John S. Westefeld, Gaye N. McConnell, and J. Marshall Jenkins

202

(7)

Summary Chart: Writing an Argumentative Synthesis Essay

209

(2)

Chapter 11 PLAGIARISM

211

(8)

Definition

211

(1)

Forms of Plagiarism

211

(3)

Purchasing a Paper

212

(1)

Turning in a Paper Someone Else Has Written for You

212

(1)

Turning in Another Student's Work without That Student's Knowledge

212

(1)

Improper Collaboration

212

(1)

Copying a Paper from a Source Text without Proper Acknowledgment

213

(1)

Copying Material from a Source Text, Supplying Proper Documentation, but Leaving Out Quotation Marks

213

(1)

Paraphrasing Material from a Reading without Proper Documentation

213

(1)

How to Avoid Plagiarism

214

(3)

Do Your Own Work

214

(1)

Take Good Notes

214

(1)

Paraphrase Properly

215

(1)

Supply Proper Documentation

215

(1)

Clarify Collaboration Guidelines

215

(2)

Summary Chart: Plagiarism

217

(2)

Chapter 12 DOCUMENTATION

219

(18)

Definition and Purpose

219

(1)

Types of Documentation

219

(1)

Primary Academic Style Manuals

220

(1)

APA Guidelines

221

(5)

In-Text Documentation

221

(4)

Footnotes and Endnotes

225

(1)

CSE Guidelines

226

(5)

In-Text Documentation

226

(5)

Footnotes and Endnotes

231

(1)

MLA Guidelines

231

(6)

In-Text Documentation

231

(4)

Footnotes and Endnotes

235

(2)

Chapter 13 REFERENCE LISTS AND WORKS CITED ENTRIES

237

(42)

Definition and Purpose

237

(1)

APA Format

238

(12)

Sample Reference List Entries

238

(8)

Sample APA-Style Reference List

246

(4)

CSE Format

250

(17)

Sample Reference List Entries

250

(13)

Sample CSE-Style Reference Lists

263

(4)

MLA Format

267

(12)

Sample Works Cited Entries

267

(5)

Electronic Sources of Information

272

(2)

Sample MLA-Style Works Cited List

274

(5)

Chapter 14 TIMED WRITING ASSIGNMENTS

279

(14)

Definition

279

(1)

A Range of Timed Writing Assignments, Purposes, and Conditions

280

(2)

Common Timed Writing Tasks

280

(1)

Rhetorical Aims

281

(1)

Access to Source Material

282

(1)

Access to Possible Assignments

282

(1)

Qualities of a Good Timed Essay

282

(2)

Appropriate

283

(1)

Concise

283

(1)

Supported

283

(1)

Organized

284

(1)

Clear and Correct

284

(1)

Writing Timed Assignments

284

(5)

Prepare for the Assignment Outside of Class

284

(2)

Read and Analyze the Assignment or Test Question

286

(1)

Plan Your Essay or Answer

286

(1)

Draft Your Essay or Answer

287

(1)

Revise Your Essay or Answer

288

(1)

Proofread Your Essay or Answer

288

(1)

Final Thoughts

289

(1)

Summary Chart: How to Write Timed Essays

290

(3)

Appendix 1 REVISION CHECKLISTS

293

(9)

Quotation Checklist

293

(1)

Paraphrase Checklist

294

(1)

Summary Checklist

295

(1)

Response Essay Checklist

296

(1)

Critique Checklist

297

(1)

Rhetorical Analysis Checklist

298

(1)

Informative Synthesis Checklist

299

(1)

Argumentative Synthesis Checklist

300

(1)

Plagiarism Checklist

301

(1)

Appendix 2 PEER REVIEW GUIDELINES

302

(3)

Appendix 3 REVISION GUIDELINES

305

(4)

Index

309

(6)

Credits

315

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