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The Composition of Everyday Life A Guide to Writing

by: Mauk, John; Metz, John

The Composition of Everyday Life A Guide to Writing

by: Mauk, John; Metz, John

ISBN 13:
9781413018493
ISBN 10:
1413018491
Edition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 02/03/2006
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

Showing students that the act of writing is connected to everyday living, THE COMPOSITION OF EVERYDAY LIFE makes invention the primary component of your writing course and helps students re-discover concepts, uncover meaning, and re-think the world around them.

Using CEL as a Thematic Reader

xxv

Acknowledgments

xxxiii

Note to Students

xxxv

Remembering Who You Were

(48)

Readings

(19)

``How I Lost the Junior Miss Pageant''

(5)

Cindy Bosley

``A Beat Education''

(3)

Leonard Kress

``The Thrill of Victory . . . The Agony of Parents''

(4)

Jennifer Schwind-Pawlak

``The Grapes of Mrs. Rath''

(2)

Steve Mockensturm

``The Greatest Gift''

(4)

Samantha Tengelitsch

Outside Reading

(1)

Invention

(25)

Point of Contact

(2)

Analysis

(1)

Invention Writing

(1)

Thinking Further

(2)

Analysis in Chapter Readings

(1)

Public Resonance

(1)

Invention Writing

(1)

Public Resonance in Chapter Readings

(1)

Thesis

(1)

Evolution of a Thesis

(1)

Common Thesis Problems

(1)

Rhetorical Tools

(1)

Narration

(1)

Allusions

(1)

Dialogue

(1)

Organizational Strategies

(1)

What Details Should I Include?

(1)

How Should I Begin?

(1)

How Should I Conclude?

(2)

Writer's Voice

(1)

Using Figurative Language

(1)

Choosing Details

(1)

Using Sentence Length

(1)

Vitality

(1)

Combine Sentences

(1)

Repeat Structures

(1)

Intensify Verbs

(1)

Peer Review

(1)

Peer Review Truisms

(2)

Delivery

(1)

Beyond the Essay

(2)

Explaining Relationships

(44)

Readings

(17)

``Americans and the Land''

(5)

John Steinbeck

``We Love Them. We Hate Them. We Take Them''

(2)

Abigail Zuger

``What the Honey Meant''

(4)

Cindy Bosley

``Dog-Tied''

(2)

David Hawes

``Friend or Foe?''

(3)

Dean A. Meek

Outside Reading

(1)

Invention

(23)

Point of Contact

(2)

Analysis

(1)

Invention Writing

(2)

Thinking Further

(1)

Invention Workshop

(1)

Analysis in Chapter Readings

(1)

Public Resonance

(1)

Invention Writing

(1)

Public Resonance in Chapter Readings

(2)

Thesis

(1)

Focus

(1)

Revelation

(1)

Evolution of a Thesis

(1)

Rhetorical Tools

(1)

Using Narration

(1)

Using Description

(1)

Using Figurative Language

(1)

Organizational Strategies

(1)

How Should I Begin?

(1)

Where Should My Thesis or Main Point Go?

(1)

What Should I Include?

(1)

When Should I Change Paragraphs?

(1)

How Should I Make Transitions?

(1)

How Should I Conclude?

(2)

Writer's Voice

(1)

Writerly Whispers (Ways to Draw Readers in Closer)

(1)

Writerly Yells (Ways to Give Emphasis)

(1)

Writerly Pace (Ways to Control Speed and Time)

(1)

Vitality

(1)

Avoid Be Verbs When Possible

(1)

Turn Clauses to Phrases

(1)

Turn Phrases to Words

(1)

Peer Review

(1)

Delivery

(1)

Beyond the Essay

(2)

Observing

(48)

Readings

(21)

``Living Like Weasels''

(4)

Annie Dillard

``Planting a Tree''

102

(2)

Edward Abbey

``Gombe''

104

(7)

Jane Goodall

``Onward, Gamers, Onward!''

111

(4)

Royce Flores

``The Front Porch''

115

(3)

Chester McCovey

Outside Reading

118

(1)

Invention

119

(23)

Point of Contact

120

(2)

Analysis

122

(1)

Invention Writing

122

(1)

Thinking Further

123

(1)

Public Resonance

124

(1)

Public Resonance in Chapter Readings

124

(1)

Invention Writing

125

(1)

Thesis

126

(1)

Evolution of a Thesis

127

(1)

Rhetorical Tools

128

(1)

Using Details

128

(1)

Using Narrative

128

(1)

Using Allusions

129

(1)

Using Simile and Metaphor

129

(1)

Organizational Strategies

130

(1)

How Should I Deal with Public Resonance?

130

(1)

How Should I Arrange Details?

131

(1)

When Should I Change Paragraphs?

132

(1)

Writer's Voice

133

(1)

The Present ``I''

133

(1)

The Invisible ``I''

133

(1)

Level of Formality

134

(2)

Vitality

136

(1)

Experiment with Length

136

(1)

Experiment with Brevity

136

(1)

Change Out Vague Nouns

137

(1)

Peer Review

138

(2)

Delivery

140

(1)

Beyond the Essay: An Illustration

141

(1)

Analyzing Concepts

142

(46)

Readings

146

(17)

``In Praise of the Humble Comma''

146

(3)

Pico Iyer

``What It Means to Be Creative''

149

(2)

S. I. Hayakawa

``Have It Your Way': Consumerism Invades Education''

151

(3)

Simon Benlow

``In Search of . . . Something''

154

(3)

Skye Bass

``Why We No Longer Use the `H' Word''

157

(5)

Dan Wilkins

Outside Reading

162

(1)

Invention

163

(25)

Point of Contact

164

(2)

Analysis

166

(1)

Invention Writing

166

(1)

Invention Workshop

167

(1)

Thinking Further

168

(1)

Excerpt of Further Invention Writing

168

(1)

How to Explore Ideas Even Further

169

(1)

Analysis in Chapter Readings

169

(1)

Public Resonance

170

(1)

Public Resonance in Chapter Readings

170

(1)

Invention Writing

171

(1)

Thesis

172

(1)

Common Thesis Problems

172

(1)

Evolution of a Thesis

173

(1)

Rhetorical Tools

174

(1)

Developing Support

174

(2)

Using Definitions

176

(1)

Using Outside Sources

177

(1)

Organizational Strategies

178

(1)

How Should I Begin?

178

(1)

When Should I Change Paragraphs?

179

(1)

How Should I Conclude?

179

(1)

Writer's Voice

180

(1)

Using Metaphor

180

(1)

Using Allusions

180

(1)

Promoting Curiosity

181

(1)

Vitality

182

(1)

Avoid Cliches

182

(1)

Avoid Stilted Language

183

(1)

Peer Review

184

(1)

Delivery

185

(1)

Beyond the Essay: Conceptual Mapping

185

(3)

Analyzing Images

188

(56)

Readings

192

(29)

``Addiction as a Relationship''

192

(10)

Jean Kilbourne

``Rise of the Image Culture: Re-Imagining the American Dream''

202

(5)

Elizabeth Thoman

``Cartoons 'n Comics: Communication to the Quick''

207

(3)

Joy Clough

``The Mighty Image''

210

(5)

Cameron Johnson

``The Power of Images: Creating the Myths of Our Time''

215

(5)

J. Francis Davis

Outside Reading

220

(1)

Invention

221

(23)

Point of Contact

222

(2)

Analysis

224

(1)

Image

224

(4)

Text

228

(1)

Subtext

229

(1)

Invention Writing

229

(1)

Context

230

(1)

Invention Writing

231

(1)

Thinking Further

231

(1)

Invention Workshop

231

(1)

Thesis

232

(1)

Common Thesis Problems

232

(1)

Evolution of a Thesis

233

(1)

Rhetorical Tools

234

(1)

Developing Support

234

(1)

Using Details from the Image

234

(1)

Using Other Evidence

234

(2)

Organizational Strategies

236

(1)

How Should I Begin?

236

(1)

Should I Use Headings?

236

(1)

So Why Does This Matter?

236

(1)

How Should I Integrate Outside Sources?

237

(1)

Writer's Voice

238

(1)

Creating Intensity

238

(1)

Using the Personal to Analyze

239

(1)

Vitality

240

(1)

Avoid Blueprinting

240

(1)

Avoid Vague Pronouns

241

(1)

Peer Review

242

(1)

Delivery

243

(1)

Collaboration

243

(1)

Making Arguments

244

(58)

Readings

248

(25)

``Crimes Against Humanity''

248

(7)

Ward Churchill

``Why a Great Books Education Is the Most Practical!''

255

(4)

David Crabtree

``Cruelty, Civility, and Other Weighty Matters''

259

(7)

Ann Marie Paulin

``Floppy Disk Fallacies''

266

(4)

Elizabeth Bohnhorst

``Beware of Drug Sales''

270

(2)

Therese Cherry

Outside Reading

272

(1)

Invention

273

(29)

Point of Contact

274

(2)

Analysis

276

(1)

Invention Workshop

276

(1)

Invention Writing

277

(1)

Analysis in Chapter Readings

277

(1)

Thinking Further

277

(1)

Public Resonance

278

(1)

Invention Writing

278

(2)

Thesis

280

(1)

Evolution of a Thesis

281

(1)

Common Thesis Problems

281

(1)

Rhetorical Tools

282

(1)

Support

283

(1)

Developing Support

284

(1)

Using Appeals

285

(1)

Counterargument

286

(1)

Using Counterargument to Develop Points

286

(1)

Using Counterargument to Qualify Your Thesis

287

(1)

Concession

288

(1)

Making Concessions

288

(1)

Caution: Logical Fallacies Ahead

289

(1)

Logical Fallacies

290

(2)

Organizational Strategies

292

(1)

How Should I Begin?

292

(1)

Where Should I Put Counterarguments?

292

(1)

How Should I Make Transitions?

293

(1)

Writer's Voice

294

(1)

Making Concessions

294

(1)

Avoiding Harsh Description

295

(1)

Avoiding Character Slams and Preaching Problems

295

(1)

Talking with, Not Arguing at, Readers

296

(2)

Vitality

298

(1)

Avoid Unnecessary Attention to I

298

(1)

Avoid Unnecessary Attention to You

299

(1)

Vitalize with Verbs

299

(1)

Peer Review

300

(1)

Delivery

301

(1)

Beyond the Essay: The Open Letter

301

(1)

Responding to Arguments

302

(56)

Readings

306

(31)

``The Tyranny of the Majority''

306

(14)

Lani Guinier

``Entitlement Education''

320

(6)

Daniel Bruno

``Response to Juliet Schor''

326

(3)

Betsy Taylor

``Is Hunting Ethical?''

329

(7)

Ann F. Causey

Outside Reading

336

(1)

Invention

337

(21)

Point of Contact

338

(2)

Analysis

340

(1)

The First Layer: The Four Elements of Argument

340

(1)

Invention Writing

341

(1)

The Second Layer: Warranting Assumptions

341

(1)

Identifying Warranting Assumptions

342

(1)

Responding to Grounds and/or Assumptions

342

(2)

Public Resonance

344

(1)

Invention Workshop

344

(1)

Invention Writing

345

(1)

Thesis

346

(1)

Evolution of a Thesis

347

(1)

Thinking Further

347

(1)

Rhetorical Tools

348

(1)

Using Support

348

(1)

Counterarguing

348

(1)

Conceding and Qualifying Points

349

(1)

Remembering Logical Fallacies

349

(1)

Invention Workshop

349

(1)

Organizational Strategies

350

(1)

Should I Quote the Original Argument?

350

(1)

Integrating Summary

350

(1)

Integrating Paraphrase

350

(1)

How Should I Structure My Response?

351

(1)

How Can I Integrate Toulminian Analysis, Argument, and Counterargument?

351

(1)

Writer's Voice

352

(1)

Rogerian Argument

352

(1)

The Invisible/Present ``I''

352

(1)

Consider Tone

353

(1)

Vitality

354

(1)

Avoid Over-Embedding

354

(1)

Clean Up Attributive Phrases

355

(1)

Try Absolutes!

355

(1)

Peer Review

356

(1)

Delivery

357

(1)

Beyond the Essay

357

(1)

Evaluating

358

(48)

Readings

362

(21)

``Star Wars''

362

(4)

Roger Ebert

``Whales R Us''

366

(6)

Jayme Stayer

``The Andy Griffith Show: Return to Normal''

372

(4)

Ed Bell

``Revealing the Ugly Cartoonish Truth: The Simpsons''

376

(3)

Simon Benlow

``Rethinking Divorce''

379

(3)

Barbara Dafoe Whitehead

Outside Reading

382

(1)

Invention

383

(23)

Point of Contact

384

(2)

Analysis

386

(1)

Discovering the Purpose of the Subject

386

(1)

Applying Criteria to the Subject

387

(1)

Invention Writing

388

(1)

Thinking Further

388

(2)

Public Resonance

390

(1)

Invention Workshop

390

(1)

Public Resonance in Chapter Readings

391

(1)

Invention Writing

391

(1)

Thesis

392

(1)

Evolution of a Thesis

392

(1)

Common Thesis Problems

393

(1)

Rhetorical Tools

394

(1)

Support about the Subject

394

(1)

Support Outside the Subject

395

(1)

Counterarguments and Concessions

395

(3)

Organizational Strategies

398

(1)

How Should I Include Support Outside of the Subject?

398

(1)

When Should I Change Paragraphs?

398

(1)

How Should I Deal with Counterargument?

399

(1)

Writer's Voice

400

(1)

Avoiding the Harsh Description

400

(1)

Avoiding the Enthusiasm Crisis

400

(1)

Exploring the Boundaries

400

(1)

Asides

401

(1)

Intensive Description

401

(1)

Vitality

402

(1)

Avoid Unnecessary Interruption

402

(1)

Repeat Clause or Phrase Patterns

402

(1)

Condense Wordy Phrases

403

(1)

Peer Review

404

(1)

Delivery

405

(1)

Beyond the Essay: Classroom Evaluations

405

(1)

Searching for Causes

406

(46)

Readings

410

(21)

``The New Politics of Consumption: Why Americans Want So Much More Than They Need''

410

(6)

Juliet Schor

``Throwing Up Childhood''

416

(6)

Leonard Kress

``Sex, Lies, and Conversation: Why Is It So Hard for Men and Women to Talk to Each Other?''

422

(4)

Deborah Tannen

``When Bright Girls Decide That Math Is a `Waste of Time'''

426

(4)

Susan Jacoby

Outside Reading

430

(1)

Invention

431

(21)

Point of Contact

432

(2)

Analysis

434

(1)

Invention Workshop

434

(1)

Thinking Further

435

(1)

Invention Writing

435

(1)

Public Resonance

436

(1)

Invention Writing

436

(2)

Thesis

438

(1)

Evolution of a Thesis

438

(1)

Common Thesis Problems

439

(1)

Rhetorical Tools

440

(1)

Integrating Authorities (Outside Sources)

441

(1)

Counterarguing

442

(1)

Conceding

443

(1)

Invention Workshop

443

(1)

Organizational Strategies

444

(1)

Where Should I Explain the Phenomenon?

444

(1)

How Should I Deal with Other Causes?

444

(1)

How Should I Include Outside Sources?

445

(1)

How Should I Use Paragraphs?

445

(1)

Writer's Voice

446

(1)

Creating Credibility

446

(1)

Projecting Wonder

446

(1)

Avoiding Preachiness

447

(1)

Vitality

448

(1)

Avoid Strings of Phrases

448

(1)

Intensify with a Series

449

(1)

Peer Review

450

(1)

Delivery

451

(1)

Beyond the Essay

451

(1)

Proposing Solutions

452

(50)

Readings

456

(25)

``The Obligation to Endure''

456

(5)

Rachel Carson

``In Bed''

461

(3)

Joan Didion

``How to Say Nothing in 500 Words''

464

(6)

Paul Roberts

``Technology, Movement, and Sound''

470

(4)

Ed Bell

``A Uterus Is No Substitute for a Conscience''

474

(3)

Barbara Ehrenreich

``Television: Destroying Childhood''

477

(3)

Rose Bachtel

Outside Reading

480

(1)

Invention

481

(21)

Point of Contact

482

(2)

Analysis

484

(1)

Problems

484

(1)

Invention Writing

484

(1)

Thinking Further

485

(1)

Problems in Chapter Readings

485

(1)

Solutions

486

(1)

Invention Writing

486

(1)

Thinking Further

486

(1)

Solutions in Chapter Readings

486

(2)

Public Resonance

488

(1)

Invention Workshop

488

(1)

Invention Writing

489

(1)

Public Resonance in Chapter Readings

489

(1)

Thesis

490

(1)

Evolution of a Thesis

490

(1)

Rhetorical Tools

491

(1)

Discovering Counterarguments

492

(1)

Considering Alternative Solutions

492

(1)

Avoiding Logical Fallacies

493

(1)

Organizational Strategies

494

(1)

How Should I Separate Problem and Solution?

494

(1)

How Should I Include Counterarguments?

495

(1)

Where Should I Put Alternative Solutions?

495

(1)

Writer's Voice

496

(1)

Creating Reasonable Tone

496

(1)

Inviting the Reader

497

(1)

Considering Verb Mood

497

(1)

Vitality

498

(1)

Avoid the Obvious Content

498

(1)

Get Rid of Obvious Padding

498

(1)

Call a Fool a Fool

498

(1)

Peer Review

499

(1)

Delivery

500

(1)

Beyond the Essay

500

(2)

Exploring the Arts

502

(58)

Readings

506

(31)

Artistic Works

506

(1)

``A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings''

507

(4)

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

``Fire''

511

(1)

Joy Harjo

``Dover Beach''

512

(1)

Matthew Arnold

``Running to Stand Still'' U2

513

(1)

``Knuckle Down''

514

(2)

Ani DiFranco

Train at Night in the Desert

516

(1)

Georgia O'Keeffe

Essays Responding to the Arts

517

(1)

``The Plight of High-Status Women''

517

(6)

Barbara Dafoe Whitehead

``The Parting Breath of the Now-Perfect Woman''

523

(5)

Chester McCovey

``Hip-Hop: A Roadblock or Pathway to Black Empowerment?''

528

(3)

Geoffrey Bennett

``The Faces of the Mona Lisa''

531

(5)

Vincent Pomarede

Outside Reading

536

(1)

Invention

537

(23)

Point of Contact

538

(1)

Recording the Basics

538

(1)

Literary Works

538

(1)

Musical Works

538

(1)

Visual Arts

538

(1)

Film

538

(2)

Analysis

540

(1)

Themes

540

(1)

Conflict

540

(1)

Characters

541

(1)

Conventions

541

(1)

Style

541

(1)

Context

542

(1)

Invention Writing

542

(1)

Thinking Further

543

(1)

Public Resonance

544

(1)

Invention Writing

544

(1)

Public Resonance in Chapter Essays

545

(1)

Thesis

546

(1)

Evolution of a Thesis

546

(1)

Common Thesis Problems

547

(1)

Rhetorical Tools

548

(1)

Using Support about the Subject

548

(1)

Using Support Outside the Subject

549

(1)

Counterarguing

549

(1)

Conceding

550

(1)

Using the Elements of Evaluation

550

(2)

Organizational Strategies

552

(1)

Where Should I Summarize or Detail the Work?

552

(1)

How Should I Begin?

552

(1)

How Should I Integrate Lines of Songs, Poems, or Stories?

553

(1)

Writer's Voice

554

(1)

Avoiding the Enthusiasm Crisis

554

(1)

Avoiding Harsh Description

554

(1)

Promoting Wonder

555

(1)

Considering the Tone of the Art

555

(1)

Vitality

556

(1)

Break Apart Noun Clusters

556

(1)

Change Nouns to Verbs

556

(1)

Avoid Unnecessary Modifiers

556

(1)

Peer Review

557

(1)

Delivery

558

(1)

Transform the Essay: Create a Found Poem

558

(2)

Thinking Radically: Re-Seeing the World

560

(50)

Readings

564

(23)

``Farming and the Global Economy''

564

(4)

Wendell Berry

``Why Doesn't GM Sell Crack?''

568

(3)

Michael Moore

``The Menstrual Cycle''

571

(6)

Christiane Northrup

``An Apology to Future Generations''

577

(6)

Simon Benlow

``Group Minds''

583

(3)

Doris Lessing

Outside Reading

586

(1)

Invention

587

(23)

Point of Contact

588

(2)

Analysis

590

(1)

Invention Workshop

591

(1)

Invention Writing

592

(1)

Thinking Further

592

(2)

Public Resonance

594

(1)

Invention Writing

594

(1)

Public Resonance in Chapter Readings

594

(2)

Thesis

596

(1)

Evolution of a Thesis

597

(1)

Rhetorical Tools

598

(1)

Using Narration

598

(1)

Using Description

598

(1)

Using Figurative Language

598

(1)

Using Definitions

599

(1)

Argumentative Support

599

(1)

Evidence

599

(1)

Appeals

599

(1)

Counterargument

600

(1)

Concession

600

(1)

Toulminian Analysis

600

(1)

Outside Sources

601

(1)

Organizational Strategies

602

(1)

How Should I Begin?

602

(1)

How Should I Make Connections to Conventional Thinking?

602

(1)

How Should I Conclude?

603

(1)

Writer's Voice

604

(1)

Inviting the Reader

604

(1)

Considering Formality

604

(1)

Projecting Wonder

605

(1)

Vitality

606

(1)

Try the Stylistic Fragment

606

(1)

Deliberately Break Some Other Rule

607

(1)

Peer Review

608

(1)

Delivery

609

(1)

Beyond the Essay

609

(1)

Research & Writing: Gathering and Using Information from Sources

610

(88)

Basic Concepts

612

(3)

Issues to Consider and Discuss

612

(1)

Why Get Information from Sources?

612

(1)

When to Get Information from Sources

612

(1)

What Is Inventive Research?

612

(1)

Where to Get Information from Sources

613

(1)

What Is Plagiarism?

613

(1)

Why Document Sources?

613

(1)

What's a Good Research Topic?

614

(1)

Formal versus Informal Documentation

614

(1)

Primary Research

615

(8)

Observation, Interviews, Surveys

616

(1)

Observation

616

(1)

Field Notes

617

(1)

Interviews

618

(1)

Asking the Right Questions

618

(1)

Asking Follow-up Questions

619

(1)

Using Interviews

620

(1)

Surveys

620

(1)

Generating Questions

621

(1)

Choosing Respondents

621

(1)

Recording Responses

622

(1)

Using Responses

622

(1)

Secondary Research

623

(26)

Print and Electronic Sources

624

(1)

Finding Sources

624

(1)

The Library

625

(1)

The Internet

626

(1)

Sources of Information

627

(3)

Evaluating Sources

630

(1)

Relevance

630

(1)

Reliability

631

(1)

Credibility

632

(1)

Timeliness

632

(1)

Diversity

633

(2)

Gathering and Processing Ideas from Sources

635

(1)

Using Note Cards

635

(3)

Integrating Ideas from Sources

638

(3)

Special Considerations for Organizing Sources

641

(1)

Blending Information from a Source into Your Text

642

(2)

Punctuating Quotations

644

(2)

Special Conditions in Quoting

646

(3)

Documenting Sources

649

(49)

MLA Style

650

(1)

In-Text Citation

650

(2)

Works Cited

652

(1)

Consistent Rules for All Sources

653

(1)

Books

653

(2)

Articles

655

(3)

Other Sources

658

(3)

Electronic Sources

661

(4)

Sample Research Essay: ``Branded''

665

(10)

Ben Wetherbee

APA Style

675

(1)

In-Text Citation

676

(2)

References

678

(1)

Books

679

(1)

Articles

680

(2)

Other Sources

682

(1)

Electronic Sources

683

(4)

Sample Research Essay: ``Vultures''

687

(9)

Amanda Stremlow

Frequently Asked Questions

696

(1)

What If I Don't Know What Type of Source I Have?

696

(1)

How Do I Tell the Difference Between a Journal and a Magazine?

696

(1)

How Do I Find the Publication Information?

696

(1)

How Do I Know the Page Numbers of an Electronic Source?

696

(1)

Should I Use APA or MLA or What?

697

(1)

Why Are There Different Documentation Styles?

697

(1)

Everyday Rhetoric

698

(46)

Professional Letter

702

(2)

E-mail

704

(2)

Letter to the Editor

706

(1)

Symbols

707

(1)

Manhole Cover

708

(2)

Public Art

710

(4)

Memos

714

(3)

Posters

717

(1)

Labels

718

(1)

Other Everyday Ways of Communicating

719

(1)

Websites

720

(2)

Speeches

722

(1)

``The Gettysburg Address''

722

(1)

Abraham Lincoln

``Surrender Speech''

723

(1)

Chief Joseph

``Do We Live in a Democracy?''

723

(3)

Mike Ferner

The American Flag

726

(2)

Briefings

728

(2)

Bumper Stickers

730

(2)

Discussions

732

(2)

``Letter from Birmingham Jail''

734

(10)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Rhetorical Handbook

744

(66)

Organization

748

(2)

The Five-Paragraph Essay

749

(1)

Beyond the Five-Paragraph Essay

749

(1)

Paragraphs

750

(4)

Supporting Paragraphs

752

(1)

Opening and Closing Paragraphs

752

(1)

Strategies for Introductions

752

(1)

Strategies for Conclusions

753

(1)

Writing Style

754

(3)

Problems with Style

754

(2)

The Circle of Good Writing

756

(1)

Sentence Vitality

757

(4)

Rely on Active (not Passive) Sentences

757

(1)

Eliminate Wordiness

758

(1)

Avoid Unnecessary Expletives

759

(1)

Explore the Strategies in the Vitality Sections in Chapters 1--12

760

(1)

Coherence and Conciseness

761

(4)

Complete Sentences

765

(3)

Sentence Fragment

765

(1)

Run-On Sentence

766

(1)

How to Identify Sentence Fragments and Run-On Sentences

766

(1)

How to Revise Fragments

767

(1)

Agreement

768

(4)

Verb Tense Agreement

768

(1)

Shifts in Person

769

(1)

Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement

769

(1)

Subject/Verb Agreement

770

(1)

Other Subject/Verb Agreement Issues

771

(1)

Parallelism

772

(3)

Coordinating Conjunctions

772

(1)

Semicolons

773

(1)

Comparisons/Contrasts

773

(1)

Lists

773

(1)

Headings

774

(1)

Word Choice

775

(4)

Accurate

775

(1)

Appropriate

776

(3)

Punctuation

779

(7)

Quick Guide to Commas

779

(3)

Colons

782

(1)

Semicolons

783

(1)

Hyphens

784

(1)

Dashes

784

(1)

Parentheses

785

(1)

How Sentences Work: A Look at Basic Grammar

786

(24)

How Sentences Work (in Brief)

786

(1)

Words---Parts of Speech

786

(1)

Phrases

787

(1)

Clauses

787

(1)

Sentences---Classified by Structure

787

(1)

How Parts of Speech Function in a Sentence

788

(1)

Sentences---Classified by Purpose

788

(1)

Nine Ways of Combining Simple Sentences (Independent Clauses)

788

(1)

How Sentences Work (Expanded)

789

(1)

Words---Parts of Speech

789

(13)

Phrases

802

(1)

Clauses

803

(1)

Sentences---Classified by Structure

804

(2)

How Parts of Speech Function in a Sentence

806

(1)

Sentences---Classified by Purpose

807

(1)

Nine Ways of Combining Simple Sentences (Independent Clauses)

808

(2)

Credits

810

(3)

Index

813

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