- ISBN: 9780205251261 | 0205251269
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 9/29/2011
This immediately engaging composition resource features a thematically-organized collection of readings, a modes-based rhetoric, and a concise handbook. Between Worldsopens with more than 75 multi-genre readings reflecting the human condition of being ;in between ;-generations, cultures, genders, perceptions, points of view. A research chapter with information on using and documenting sources in MLA and APA style and a brief handbook section are also included. Between Worldsemphasizes the importance of reading, critical thinking, and analysis in all writing.
Part I The Reader
Getting the Most from Your Reading
Active Reading
"Thanksgiving" Ellen Goodman
Discussion of Active Reading
Active Reading as Prewriting
Practicing Active Reading
Chapter 1 Between Generations
The Good Daughter, Caroline Hwang
A Cabdriver's Daughter, Waheeda Samady
The Color of Love, Danzy Senna
Breaking Tradition, Janice Mirikitani
Who Shot Johnny? Debra Dickerson
On Teenagers and Tattoos, Andres Martin
The Only Child, John Leonard
Johnny Depp: A Pirate's Life, Sean Smith
Chapter 2 Between Genders
Who’s Cheap? Adair Lara
Peaches, Reginald McKnight
Blue Spruce, Stephen Perry
Watching My Back, Jeff Z. Klein
Pigskin, Patriarchy, and Pain, Don Sabo
The Work, Dana Beardsley Crotwell
When a Woman Says No, Ellen Goodman
Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Joyce Carol Oates
A Fine Romance, David Denby
Chapter 3 Between Cultures
Living in Two Worlds, Marcus Mabry
Terra Firma—A Journey from Migrant Farm Labor to Neurosurgery , Alfredo Qui~nones-Hinojosa
Mr. Z, M. Carl Holman
Race Is a Four-Letter Word, Teja Arboleda
An Identity Reduced to a Burka, Semeen Issa and Laila Al-Marayati
Hidden in Plain Sight, Zaiba Malik
The Myth of the Latin Woman, Judith Ortiz Cofer
Los Vendidos, Luis Valdez
Crash, Roger Ebert
Bigotry as the Outer Side of Inner Angst, A. O. Scott
Crash Writing Topics
Thinking about the Film, Writing from the Film, and Connecting with other Texts
Chapter 4 Between Perceptions
Living under Circe’s Spell, Matthew Soyster
The Difference Between Pity and Empathy, John A. Vaughn
In Groups We Shrink, Carol Tavris
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
King Curtis’s Echo, Max Thayer
Blue Spruce, Stephen Perry
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
Three Ways of Meeting Oppression, Martin Luther King Jr.
Stuttering Can Be Shameful, Dan Slater
The King's Speech, Philip French
The King's Speech Writing Topics
Thinking about the Film, Writing from the Film, and Connecting with other Texts
Chapter 5 Between Points of View
iHuh? Patricia Wen
What the Cellphone Industry Won't Tell You, Myron Levin
Education, Backed by Law, Janet P. Froetscher
How the Brain Reacts, Marcel Just and Tim Keller
Does the Internet Make You Smarter? Clay Shirky
Does the Internet Make You Dumber? Nicholas Carr
Your Brain on Computers, Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons
I Don't Give a Tweet What You're Doing, Meghan Daum
Twitter? It's What You Make It, David Pogue
Time Lost and Found, Anne Lamott
Coke, Philip Dacey
Greed in the Name of Green, Monica Hesse
Why Bother? Michael Pollan
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. Scott
An Inconvenient Truth Writing Topics
Thinking about the Film, Writing from the Film, and Connecting with other Texts
Part II The Rhetoric
Chapter 6 Getting Started . . . Now!
Short Assignments Anne Lamott
Prewriting as Discovery
Individual Brainstorming
Freewriting
Practicing Freewriting
Journal Writing
Practicing Journal Writing
Clustering
Practicing Clustering
Listing
Practicing Pre-Reading Listing
Practicing Post-Reading Listing
Active Reading
Practicing Active Reading and Critical Thinking
Group Brainstorming—Collaborative Learning and Critical Thinking
Practicing Brainstorming in Small Groups
Incubation
Considering Audience
Practicing Style
Analyzing Audience Awareness
Example: Convincing an Audience
READING: Why Stop Smoking? Let’s Get Clinical William F. Harrison
Practicing Audience Awareness
Chapter 7 Organizing and Drafting an Essay
From Prewriting to Purpose
Discovering the Claim—From General to Specific
Practice Exercise: Recognizing a Thesis
Practicing Thesis Writing
Supporting a Thesis
Writing an Outline
Writing a Paragraph
Practicing Topic Sentences
Practicing How to Recognize Irrelevant Details
Using Sources for Support
Practicing the Sandwich
Paraphrasing
Practicing Paraphrasing
Practicing Combining Paraphrase and Quotation
Chapter 8 Revising an Essay
Rewriting and Rewriting
Example: Draft with Instructor’s Comments
Student Example: Final Essay
READING: Dieting Daze: No In-Between Rachel Krell
Rewriting for Coherence
Practicing Coherence
Writing Titles
Writing Introductions
Writing Conclusions
Final Tips for Revising
Chapter 9 Writing to Persuade
Prevalence of Persuasion
Persuasion as Argument
The Doubting and Believing Games
When to Use Argument
Brainstorming for an Argument
Explicit and Implicit Arguments
Arguments and Proposals
Sound Reasoning: Balancing Logos, Pathos, and Ethos
Audience and Argument
Argument Introductions
Organizing and Developing An Argument
Preparing Your Argument
Strategies for Writing An Argument Essay
Illustrations from the Text
READING: My Favorite School Class: Involuntary Servitude, Joe Goodwin
Avoiding Logical Fallacies
Practicing Writing Argument Essays
Final Tips for Argument Essays
Chapter 10 Methods for Developing Essays
Combining Multiple Methods
Summary
Organizing and Developing a Summary
READING: Student Example: A Summary of “Three Ways of Meeting Oppression” Chris Thomas
Summary as Part of a Larger Assignment
Final Tips for a Summary
Narration
When to Use Narration
Organizing and Developing a Narrative
Student Example: A Narrative: Through the Cracks,” Rebekah Hall-Naganuma
Practicing Writing Essays with Narration
Final Tips for a Narrative
Evaluative Response
When to Write an Evaluative Response Essay
Organizing and Developing an Evaluative Response Essay
READING: Student Example: An Evaluative Response Essay: "Thanksgiving Beyond the Cleaver Family," Marin Kheng
Practicing Writing an Evaluative Response Essay
Final Tips for an Evaluative Response Essay
Definition
When to Use Definition
Organizing and Developing a Definition Essay
The Purpose of Defining
READING: An Essay Based on Definition: "You Call That Irony?" Jon Winokur
Practicing Writing Definition Essays
Final Tips for a Definition Essay
Cause and Effect
When to Use Cause-and-Effect Development
Organizing and Developing a Cause-and-Effect Essay
READING: A Cause-and-Effect Essay: "I Confess Some Envy," Robert McKelvey
Practicing Writing Essays about Causes and Effects
Final Tips for Cause-and-Effect Development
Comparison and Contrast
When to Use Comparison-Contrast Development
Organizing and Developing a Comparison-Contrast Essay
Which Method to Use: Block or Point by Point?
READING: A Comparison-Contrast Essay: "Reality Check," Alex Garcia
Practicing Writing Essays That Use Comparison and Contrast
Final Tips for Comparison and Contrast Essays
Chapter 11 Analysis
Analysis of a Process, Problem, or Subject
When to Use Analysis
Analysis of a Process
Practicing Process Analysis in Small Groups
READING: A Process Analysis Essay: "How to Get Better Gas Mileage," Katharine Mieszkowski
Practicing Writing a Process Analysis Essay
Final Tips for a Process Analysis Essay
Analysis of a Problem
READING: A Problem Analysis Essay: "Don’t Let Stereotypes Warp Your Judgments," Robert L. Heilbroner
Practicing Writing a Problem Analysis Essay
Final Tips for a Problem Analysis Essay
Analysis of a Subject
Poetry and Character Analysis
What Is Poetry Analysis?
READING: Active Reading of a Poem: "Breaking Tradition," Janice Mirikitani
Active Reading of a Poem: “Breaking Tradition”
READING: Student Example: "Breaking the Ties That Bind," Robert Sakatani
Practicing Writing Poetry Analysis
Final Tips for Poetry Analysis
What Is Character Analysis?
Character Analysis: Short Story
READING: Student Example: "Who Were You, Connie, and Why Did You Go?" Marianela Enriquez
Practicing Writing a Character Analysis
Character Analysis: Biography
READING: Student Example: "The Earhart Appeal," Leselle Norville
Final Tips for Writing a Focused Biography
Chapter 12 Writing the Research Paper
Planning the Research Paper
Gathering Library Material
Beginning a Periodical Search—Head for the Databases
Beginning an Internet Search—Some Cautions
Refining an Internet Search
Evaluation Criteria for Web Sources: “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” —Susan E. Beck
Practice Finding the Errors
Gathering Additional Information: The Interview
READING: Student Example: "From Access to Acceptance: Enabling America’s Largest Minority," Shannon Paaske
Documenting the Research Paper: MLA Style
Indicating Titles
Writing Parenthetical Citations
Preparing the Works Cited Page
Sample MLA Entries
Documenting the Research Paper: APA Style
Writing Parenthetical Citations
Specific Examples of APA Form
Preparing the References Page
Sample APA Entries
Part III The Handbook
Chapter 13 Understanding How Sentences Work
Subjects
Objects
Verbs
Adjectives and Adverbs
Phrases
Clauses
Sentence Variation
Practicing Sentence Variation
Chapter 14 Understanding Common Errors
Fragments
Run-on or Fused Sentences
Pronoun Reference Agreement
Pronoun Case
Subject-Verb Agreement
Shifts
Mixed Sentences
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Faulty Parallelism
Chapter 15 Understanding Punctuation xxx
Chapter 16 Understanding Faulty Word Choice
Clichés
Slang, Jargon, and Colloquial Words
Archaic Words, Euphemisms, and Pretentious Words
Redundancies
Sexist Language
Glossary of Usage: Commonly Confused Words
Credits
Author Index
Subject and Title Index
Editing Symbols chart appears opposite page
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