Between Worlds: A Reader Rhetoric and Handbook

* New readings and sections are marked with an asterisk.Rhetorical ContentsPrefaceI THE READER Getting the Most from Your ReadingActive ReadingThanksgiving, Ellen GoodmanDiscussion of Active ReadingActive Reading as PrewritingPracticing Active ReadingCh 1 Between Generations“My Son, My Compass,” Janna Malamud Smith“The Good Daughter,” Caroline Hwang* “The Color of Love,” Danzy Senna“Breaking Tradition” (poem), Janice Mirikitani* “On Teenagers and Tattoos,” Andres Martin* “Under My Skin,” Jon Bowen“The Only Child,” John Leonard“Are Families Dangerous?” Barbara Ehrenreich* “The Lanyard” (poem), Billy Collins“Your Place is Empty” (fiction), Anne TylerCh 2 Between Genders* “Boy Friend: Between Those Two Words, A Guy Can Get Crushed,” Libby Copeland* “Modern Romance,” Celeste Biever“Virtual Love,” Meghan Daum“Who’s Cheap?” Adair Lara“Peaches” (fiction), Reginald McKnight“Blue Spruce” (poem), Stephen Perry“Watching My Back,” Jeff Z. Klein“Pigskin, Patriarchy, and Pain,” Don Sabo“When a Woman Says No,” Ellen Goodman“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” (fiction), Joyce Carol OatesCh 3 Between Cultures“Living in Two Worlds,” Marcus Mabry* “Conspiracy Against Assimilation,” Robert J. Samuelson* “Terra Firma–A Journey from Migrant Farm Labor to Neurosurgery,” Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa* “Race is a Four-Letter Word,” Teja Arboleda“An Identity Reduced to a Burka,” Semeen Issa & Laila Al-Marayati* “Hidden in Plain Sight,” Zaiba Malik“Mr. Z” (poem), M. Carl Holman“The Red Convertible” (fiction), Louise ErdrichLos Vendidos (play), Luis ValdezCh 4 Between Perceptions“Living Under Circe’s Spell,” Matthew Soyster* “The Difference Between Pity and Empathy,” John A. Vaughn* “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination,” J. K. Rowling“The Myth of the Latin Woman,” Judith Ortiz Cofer* “If the Genes Fit,” Dan Neil“Black Men and Public Space,” Brent Staples* “Who Shot Johnny?” Debra Dickerson* “King Curtis’s Echo,” Max Thayer“Facing It” (poem), Yusef Komanyaka“Discrimination at Large,” Jennifer A. Coleman“O.K., So I’m Fat,” Neil Steinberg“’Diabesity,’ a Crisis in an Expanding Country,” Jane E. Brody“Bodily Harm,” Pamela Erens* “Six Rules for Eating Wisely,” Michael PollanCh. 5 Between Points of View* “The Whole World Is Watching,” Thomas L. Friedman* “YouTube This!” Joe Queenan* “When the Patient Is a Googler,” Scott Haig* “Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?” Rahul K. Parikh* “Why Reality TV Is Good for Us,” James Poniewozik* “When Reality TV Gets Too Real,” Jeremy W. Peters“Coke,” Philip Dacey* “The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again),” Andy Warhol“Makes Learning Fun,” Clifford Stoll“From Learning as Torture to Learning as Fun,” Don Tapscott“In Groups We Shrink,” Carol Tavris“Shooting an Elephant,” George Orwell* “The Rights of the Born,” Anne Lamott* “Tilling a New World,” Bill McKibben“Three Ways of Meeting Oppression,” Martin Luther King, Jr.Chapter 6 Between ScreensAmerican Beauty“Transcending the Suburbs,” David Denby“Dad’s Dead, and He’s Still a Funny Guy,” Janet Maslin“The Rose’s Thorns,” Kenneth TuranOrdinary People* “Ordinary People,” Vincent Canby* “Ordinary People,” Roger Ebert* “Watching Movies with Denzel Washington: An Eye for Bold Choices,” Rick LymanCrash“Angry People,” David Denby“Crash,” Roger Ebert“Bigotry as the Outer Side of Inner Angst,” A. O. ScottAn Inconvenient Truth* “Al Gore Warms Up to a Very Hot Topic,” Kevin Crust* “Did Al Get the Science Right?” Katharine Mieszkowski* “Warning of Calamities and Hoping for a Change,” A.O. ScottMan on Wire* “Walking on Air Between the Towers,” A. O. Scott* “Man on Wire,” Kenneth TuranII THE RHETORIC Chapter 8 Organizing and Drafting an EssayFrom Prewriting to PurposeDiscovering the Claim–From General to SpecificSupporting a ThesisWriting an OutlineWriting a ParagraphUsing Sources for SupportParaphrasingChapter 9 Revising an EssayRewriting and RewritingThinking Critically for an AudienceA Checklist for Revising and Editing PapersStudent Example: Final EssayDieting Daze: No In-Between by Rachel KrellRewriting for CoherenceWriting TitlesWriting IntroductionsFinal Tips for RevisingChapter 10 Writing to Persuade Prevalence of PersuasionPersuasion as ArgumentThe Doubting and Believing GamesWhen to Use ArgumentBrainstorming for an ArgumentExplicit and Implicit ArgumentsAn Explicit ArgumentsAn Implicit ArgumentArguments and ProposalsSound Reasoning and Critical ThinkingAudience and ArgumentArgument IntroductionsOrganizing and Developing An ArgumentPreparing Your ArgumentAvoiding Logical FallaciesStrategies for Writing An Argument EssayIllustrations from the TextConceding and RefutingEvaluating an ArgumentExample: An Argument Essay My Favorite School Class: Involuntary Servitude: Joe GoodwinFinal Tips for Argument EssaysChapter 11 Methods for Developing EssaysCombining Multiple MethodsSummaryOrganizing and Developing a SummaryStudent Example: A Summary A Summary of “Three Ways of Meeting Oppression” Chris ThomasAnalyzing the Writer’s StrategySummary as Part of a Larger AssignmentPracticing Writing a SummaryFinal Tips for a SummaryNarrationWhen to Use NarrationOrganizing and Developing a NarrativeStudent Example: A Narrative Through the Cracks Rebekah Hall-NaganumaAnalyzing the Writer’s StrategyPracticing Writing Essays with NarrationFinal Tips for a NarrativeEvaluative ResponseWhen to Write an Evaluative Response EssayOrganizing and Developing an Evaluative Response EssayStudent Example: An Evaluative Response EssayThanksgiving Beyond the Cleaver Family Marin KhengAnalyzing the Writer’s StrategyPracticing Writing an Evaluative Response EssayFinal Tips for an Evaluative Response EssayDefinitionWhen to Use DefinitionOrganizing and Developing a Definition EssayExample: An Essay Based on Definition **You Call That Irony? Jon WinokurAnalyzing the Writer’s StrategyPracticing Writing Definition EssaysFinal Tips for a Definition EssayCause and EffectWhen to Use Cause-and-Effect DevelopmentOrganizing and Developing a Cause-and-Effect EssayExample: A Cause-and-Effect Essay I Confess Some Envy Robert McKelveyAnalyzing the Writer’s StrategyPracticing Writing Essays about Causes and EffectsFinal Tips for Cause-and-Effect DevelopmentComparison and ContrastWhen to Use Comparison-Contrast DevelopmentOrganizing and Developing a Comparison-Contrast EssayWhich Method to Use: Block or Point by Point?Example: A Comparison-Contrast Essay Reality Check Alex GarciaAnalyzing the Writer’s StrategyPracticing Writing Essays That Use Comparison and ContrastFinal Tips for Comparison and Contrast EssaysWriting an Essay ExamA Six-Step StrategyKey Words Used on ExamsChapter 12 AnalysisAnalysis of a Process, Problem, or SubjectWhen to Use AnalysisAnalysis of a ProcessExample: A Process Analysis Essay **How to Get Better Gas Mileage Katharine MieszkowskiAnalyzing the Writer’s StrategyPracticing Writing a Process Analysis EssayFinal Tips for a Process Analysis EssayAnalysis of a ProblemWhen to Use Problem AnalysisOrganizing and Developing a Problem Analysis EssayExample: A Problem Analysis Essay Don’t Let Stereotypes Warp Your Judgments Robert L. HeilbronerAnalyzing the Writer’s StrategyPracticing Writing a Problem Analysis EssayFinal Tips for a Problem Analysis EssayAnalysis of a SubjectBrainstorming for a TopicWhen to Use Subject AnalysisOrganizing and Developing a Subject AnalysisEssay Assignments for Subject AnalysisPoetry and Character AnalysisWhat Is Poetry Analysis?How to Actively Read a PoemActive Reading of a PoemStudent Example: Poetry Analysis Breaking the Ties That Bind Robert SakataniAnalyzing the Writer’s StrategyPracticing Writing Poetry AnalysisFinal Tips for Poetry AnalysisWhat Is Character Analysis?Character Analysis: Short StoryPrewriting for a Text-based Character StudyListing Information from a Short StoryArranging and Thesis ConstructionStudent Example: Character Analysis EssayWho Were You, Connie, and Why Did You Go? Marianela EnriquezAnalyzing the Writer’s StrategyPracticing Writing a Character AnalysisCharacter Analysis: BiographyStudent Example: Biography Essay The Earhart Appeal by Leselle NorvilleAnalyzing the Writer’s StrategyWriting the ThesisSelecting Support to “Show” Not “Tell”ConclusionsFinal Tips for Writing a Focused BiographyChapter 13 Writing the Research PaperPlanning the Research PaperGathering Library MaterialBeginning an Internet Search–Some CautionsRefining an Internet SearchGathering Additional Information: The InterviewStudent Example: Research PaperDocumenting the Research Paper: MLA StyleDocumenting the Research Paper: APA StylePart III The HandbookChapter 14 Understanding How Sentences WorkSubjectsObjectsVerbsAdjectives and AdverbsPhrasesClausesSentence VariationChapter 15 Understanding Common ErrorsFragmentsRun-on or Fused SentencesPronoun Reference AgreementPronoun CaseSubject-Verb AgreementShiftsMixed SentencesMisplaced and Dangling ModifiersFaulty ParallelismChapter 16 Understanding PunctuationChapter 17 Understanding Faulty Word ChoiceChapter 18 Understanding Commonly Confused WordsCreditsAuthor IndexSubject and Title IndexEditing Symbols chart inside back cover