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Backpack Writing uses written instruction and visual tools to teach how to read, write, and research effectively for different purposes in a brief travel-friendly format.
PART 1: THE WRITER AS EXPLORER 1.Making Discoveries Look with new eyesFind a territoryUse guides2.Reading to ExploreBecome a critical readerLook with a critical eyeRead activelyRecognize fallaciesRespond as a reader3.Planning a Journey Determine your directionWrite a thesis4.Returning and Revising Evaluate your draftRespond to othersPay attention to details last5.Communicating Visually Communicate with visuals and wordsKnow when to use images and graphicsCreate tables, charts, and graphsUnderstand typographyPART 2: THE WRITER AS GUIDE 6.Writing Effectively in College Understand the demands of writing in collegeThink about your aimThink about your genreThink about your audienceThink about your credibilityThink about building on the work of othersWrite to Reflect7.ReflectionsWriting reflectionsAn effective reflectionSue Kunitomi Embrey, Some Lines for a Younger Brother . . .How to read reflectionsLee Conell, My Dropout Boyfriend Kept Dropping InAmy Tan, Mother TongueHow to write a reflectionStudent exampleJanine Carter, The Miracle QuiltProjects8.Informative EssaysReporting informationEffective informative writingSamuel Wilson, The Emperor’s GiraffeHow to read informative writingLori Gottlieb, How Do I Love Thee?Chip Walter, Affairs of the Lips, Why We KissHow to write to informStudent exampleLakshmi Kotra, The Life Cycle of StarsProjectsWrite to Analyze9.Rhetorical AnalysesWriting to analyzeWriting a rhetorical analysisWriting a visual analysisAn effective analysisTim Collins, Straight from the HeartHow to read analysesDavid T.Z. Mindich, “The Collapse of Big Media: The Young and the Restless”Volkswagen BeetleHow to write an analysisStudent exampleKelsey Turner, Biting the Hands That Feed AmericaProjects10.Causal AnalysisWriting to analyze causesAn effective causal analysisStentor Danielson, Pesticides, Parasite May Cause Frog DeformitiesHow to read causal analysesStephanie Coontz, The Future of MarriageEmily Raine, Why Should I Be Nice To You? Coffee Shops and the Politics of Good ServiceHow to write a causal analysisStudent exampleSean Booker, Borrowing Bling: The Appeal of Hip-hop to Young White MenProjectsWrite Arguments11.EvaluationsWriting to evaluateAn effective evaluationLefteris Pavlides, The Aesthetics of Wind PowerHow to read evaluationsDanah Boyd, Web 2.0 Forum: Knowledge Access as a Public GoodStephanie Rosenbloom, The Nitpicking NationHow to write an evaluationStudent exampleRashaun Giddens, Stop Loss or “Loss of Trust”Projects12.Arguments for a PositionWriting a position argumentAn effective position argumentTed Koppel, Take My Privacy, Please!How to read position argumentsFrederick Douglass, What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?Mark Winne, When Handouts Keep Coming, the Food Line Never EndsHow to write a position argumentStudent exampleChris Nguyen, Speech Doesn’t Have to Be Pretty to Be ProtectedProjects13.Proposal Arguments Making a proposal argumentAn effective proposal argumentThomas Jefferson, The Declaration of IndependenceHow to read proposal argumentsRichard Nixon, Building the Interstate Highway SystemMichael Pollan, Why Bother?How to write a proposal argumentStudent exampleKim Lee, Let’s Make It a Real Melting Pot with Presidential Hopes for AllProjectsPART 3: The Writer as Researcher 14.Planning Research Analyze the research taskAsk a questionDetermine what you needDraft a working thesis15.Finding and Evaluating Sources Find information in databasesConstruct effective searchesLocate elements of a citationFind information on the WebEvaluate Web sourcesFind visual sources onlineFind booksFind journal articlesEvaluate print sources16.Writing the Research Paper Plan your organizationAvoid plagiarismQuote sources without plagiarizingSummarize and paraphrase sources without plagiarizingIncorporate quotationsIncorporate visuals17. MLA Documentation Elements of MLA documentationEntries in the works-cited listIn-text citations in MLA styleBooks in MLA-style works citedPeriodicals in MLA-style works citedWeb sources in MLA-style works citedOther sources in MLA-style works citedSample MLA paperGeorge Abukar, It’s Time to Shut Down the Identity Theft RacketCreditsIndex
