Strategies for Successful Writing: A Rhetoric, Research
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Strategies for Successful Writing, 9e, offers a rhetoric, reader, reasearch guide and handbook, all in one convenient tool. Providing thorough coverage of the writing process and the research process, as well as strategies using the rhetorical patterns, this text also includes coverage of writing about literature and essay exams.
PrefaceTo The StudentRhetoric Chapter 1 Writing: A First LookThe Purposes of WritingThe Audience for Your WritingThe Qualities of Good WritingWriting and Ethics 1Chapter 2 Strategies for Successful ReadingOrienting Your ReadingA First ReadingAdditional ReadingsMastering Reading ProblemsReading to CritiqueReading Assignments CarefullyReading as a Writer“The Appeal of the Androgynous Man” by Amy Gross Writing About What You ReadChapter 3 Planning and Drafting Your PaperUnderstanding the AssignmentZeroing In on a TopicGathering InformationOrganizing the InformationCreating an OutlineDeveloping a Thesis StatementWriting the First DraftPlanning and Drafting with a ComputerChapter 4 Revising and Editing Your PaperPreparing to ReviseConsidering the Whole EssayStrengthening Paragraph Structure and DevelopmentSharpening Sentences and WordsWriting the Introduction and ConclusionSelecting a TitlePeer Evaluation of DraftsProofreading Your DraftRevising with a computerCollaborative WritingMaintaining and Reviewing a PortfolioChapter 5 ParagraphsCharacteristics of Effective ParagraphsParagraphs with Special FunctionsChapter6 Effective SentencesSentence StrategiesChapter 7 Diction, Tone, StyleToward Clear DictionToward Rhetorical EffectSpecial Stylistic TechniquesEliminating Flawed DictionChapter 8 Narration: Relating EventsPurposeActionConflictPoint of ViewKey EventsDialogueEthical IssuesWriting a Narrative*SAMPLE STUDENT ESSAY OF NARRATION: “Joy through the Tears” by Brittany Coggin Critical EdgeChapter 9 Description: Presenting ImpressionsPurposeSensory ImpressionsDominant ImpressionVantage PointSelection of DetailsArrangement of DetailsEthical IssuesWriting a Description*SAMPLE STUDENT ESSAY OF DESCRIPTION: “My Serenity” by Rachel Harvey Critical EdgeChapter 10 Process Analysis: Explaining HowKinds of Process Analysis PapersEthical IssuesWriting a Process Analysis*SAMPLE STUDENT ESSAY OF PROCESS ANALYSIS: “Basic Song Writing Technique” by Hannah Hill Critical EdgeChapter 11 Illustration: Making Yourself ClearSelecting Appropriate ExamplesNumber of ExamplesOrganizing the ExamplesEthical IssuesWriting an IllustrationSAMPLE STUDENT ESSAY OF ILLUSTRATION: “If It Is Worth Doing” by Janice CarltonCritical EdgeChapter 12 Classification: Grouping into CategoriesSelecting CategoriesNumber of CategoriesDeveloping CategoriesEthical IssuesWriting a ClassificationSAMPLE STUDENT ESSAY OF CLASSIFICATION: “Types of Video Games for Children” by Kyra Glass Critical EdgeChapter 13 Comparison: Showing RelationshipsSelecting Items for ComparisonDeveloping a ComparisonOrganizing a ComparisonUsing AnalogyEthical IssuesWriting a Comparison*SAMPLE STUDENT ESSAY OF COMPARISON: “Differences between Korean and English” by Sunho LeeCritical EdgeChapter 14 Cause and Effect: Explaining WhyPatterns in Causal AnalysisReasoning Errors in Causal AnalysisEthical IssuesWriting a Causal AnalysisSAMPLE STUDENT ESSAY OF CAUSE AND EFFECT: “Why Students Drop Out of College” by Diann FisherCritical EdgeChapter 15 Definition: Establishing BoundariesTypes of DefinitionsEthical IssuesWriting an Extended DefinitionSAMPLE STUDENT ESSAY OF DEFINITION: “Rediscovering Patriotism” by Peter WingCritical EdgeChapter 16 Argument: Convincing OthersThe Rational AppealReasoning StrategiesThe Emotional AppealThe Ethical AppealFerreting Out FallaciesEthical IssuesWriting an Argument*SAMPLE STUDENT ESSAY OF ARGUMENT: “Bottled Troubled Water” by Scott LemanskiCritical EdgeChapter 17 Mixing the Writing StrategiesWhy and How to Mix StrategiesEthical IssuesProblem/Solution ReportEvaluation Report*SAMPLE ESSAY USING SEVERAL WRITING STRATEGIES: “Eating Alone in Restaurants” by Bruce Jay FriedmanCritical EdgeChapter 18 The Essay ExaminationStudying for the ExaminationTypes of Test QuestionsPreparing to WriteWriting the Examination AnswerChapter 19 Writing About LiteratureThe Elements of LiteratureEthical IssuesWriting a Paper on LiteratureSAMPLE STUDENT ESSAY ON LITERATURE: “Scratchy Wilson: No Cardboard Character” by Wendell StoneElectronic Chapter:Business Letters and RésumésThis chapter, enhanced with fourteen case-based business writing scenarios, appears after theindex in the e-Book version of MyCompLab for this text. If your book did not come packagedwith access to MyCompLab and you wish to gain access, please visit www.mycomplab.com and besure to specify “e-Book Version.”Research GuideChapter 20 The Research PaperLearning About Your LibraryChoosing a TopicAssembling a Working BibliographyTaking NotesOrganizing and OutliningEthical IssuesWriting Your Research PaperSAMPLE MLA STUDENT RESEARCH PAPER: “House Arrest: An Attractive Alternative to Incarceration” by Keith JacqueUsing a ComputerChapter 21 Documenting SourcesPreparing Proper MLA Bibliographic ReferencesPreparing Proper APA Bibliographic ReferencesHandling In-Text CitationsHandling QuotationsAvoiding PlagiarismChapter 22 Additional Research Strategies: Interviews, Questionnaires, Direct ObservationsThe Value of Primary ResearchGeneral Principles for Primary ResearchEthical IssuesInterviewsSAMPLE STUDENT INTERVIEW REPORT: “Budget Cuts Affect State Police: An Interview Report with Officer Robert Timmons” by Holly SwainQuestionnairesSAMPLE STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE: “Survey on Public Smoking”SAMPLE STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE REPORT: “Findings from Smoking Questionnaire Distributed to Bartram College Students” by Kelly ReetzDirect ObservationsSAMPLE STUDENT OBSERVATION REPORT: “Observations of an Inner-City Apartment Building” by Caleb ThomasReaderRhetorical Table of ContentsNarration“The Perfect Picture” by James Alexander Thom“Sound and Fury” by Dan Greenburg“Momma’s Encounter” by Maya Angelou“The Scholarship Jacket” by Marta SalinasDescription“When the Full Moon Shines Its Magic over Monument Valley” by John V. Young“Assembly Line Adventure” by Lesley Hazleton“Once More to the Lake” by E. B. WhiteProcess Analysis“Fast Track to Perfection” by Ian Dunbar*“Taking Carbon Down” by Caroline Golman“Let’s Get Vertical!” by Beth Wald“Can Generation Xers Be Trained? by Shari CaudronIllustration“Binge Drinking: A Campus Killer” by Sabrina Rubin Erdely“Rambos of the Road” by Martin Gottfried“Going for Broke” by Matea Gold and David Ferrell“The Company Man” by Ellen GoodmanClassification“What Are Friends for?” by Marion Winik“The Men We Carry in Our Minds” by Scott Russell Sanders“A Tale of Four Learners” by Bernice McCarthy“Which Stooge Are You?” by Ron Geraci Comparison“Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts” by Bruce Catton“Conversational Ballgames” by Nancy Masterson Sakamoto“Barbie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” by Mariflo Stephens“Private Language, Public Language” by Richard Rodriguez“Art Form for the Digital Age” by Henry JenkinsCause and Effect“Old Father Time Becomes a Terror” by Richard Tomkins“Why We Keep Stuff” by Caroline Knapp“Why Marriages Fail” by Anne Roiphe*“Why We Flirt” by Belinda Luscombe and Kate StinchfieldDefinition“The Sweet Smell of Success Isn’t All That Sweet” by Laurence Shames“The Blended Economy” by Marc Zwelling*“Krumping” by Marc ZwellingArgument*“The Problem with Single-Payer Plans” by Ezekiel J. Emanuel*“Has Canada Got the Cure?” by Holly Dressel“The Misguided Zeal of the Privacy Lobby” by Alan Ehrenhalt“Halt and Show Your Papers!” by Barbara Dority“I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King, Jr.“A Journalist’s View of Black Economics” by William Rasberry*“The Case for Amnesty” by Nathan Thornburgh*“Not Amnesty but Attrition” by Mark KrikorianMixing the Writing Strategies*“Supermarket Pastoral” by Michael PollanFrom “Social Bodies: Tightening the Bonds of Beauty” by Deborah A. Sullivan“Gender Gap in Cyberspace” by Deborah Tannen* new to this edition
