Write Now, Second Edition by Karin Russell — Table of Contents

Note: * Indicates a selection that is new to this edition

Part 1:  Introduction to Writing

1. Getting Started with Writing

• Creating an Ideal Writing Environment
• Analyzing the Rhetorical Situation: The Star Approach
• Model Rhetorical Star Analysis of “Be Our Guest, Please”

2. The Writing Process

• Following the Writing Process
• Discovering
• Planning
• Composing
• Getting Feedback
• Revising
• Editing
• Proofreading
• One Student’s Journey Through the Writing Process
• — Thomas Gorsuch, “Madness in the Music World” (student essay)

3. Writing Sentences, Paragraphs, and Essays

• Writing a Sentence
• Writing a Paragraph
• Writing an Essay
• Model Essay: Russell Baker, “The Art of Eating Spaghetti”
• Writing Attitude Survey  
• Matthew Ruffell, “A Literary Genius I Am Not” (student essay)

4. The Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing Connection

• Thinking Critically
• Reading and Interpreting Written Texts
• Annotated Essay: Jonah Lehrer, “Animating a Blockbuster: Inside Pixar’s Creative Magic”
• Participating in Class Discussions about Readings
• Reading and Interpreting Visual Texts
• Interpreting a Photograph: Associated Press, “Fish Pedicures: Carp Rid Human Feet of Scaly Skin”
• Interpreting a Graph: Tara Kalwarski/Charts by David Foster, “Numbers: Yes, the Health-Care Business Is Recession-Proof”
• *Interpreting an Ad: Burger King
• Reading and Interpreting Web Sites
• Interpreting a website: “National Geographic News”
• Logical Fallacies
• Stacie Ross, “The Body of an Olympian” (student essay)

Part 2: Writing Strategies

5. Narrating: Memories

• NB: Chapters 6-12 have the same basic structure as Chapter 5
• Writing Strategy Focus: Narrating
• Real-World Applications for Narrating
• Qualities of an Effective Narration
• — *Career-Based Narrative writing: Kris Bishop, “Case Narrative”
• — Career-Based Narrative writing: Reinaldo Irizzary, Sample Narrative of a Violent Domestic Incident Police Report
• Narrating in the Context of Memories
• — Readings and Reflection narrative wriitng:  Amy Tan,“Mother Tongue”
• — *Readings and Reflection narrative writing:  Richard Rodriguez, “The Workers”  
• — *Readings and Reflection narrative writing:  Conrad Kottak, “Even Anthropologists Get Culture Shock”
• — Readings and Reflection narrative writing: Langston Hughes, “Mother to Son”
• — Claudia Martinez, “Adrenaline Rush” (student essay)
• — Sally Wilson, “Ireland: A Country of Illumination” (student essay)
• Options for Writing a Narrative Paper
• — Interpreting an Advertisement: Endless Sands. Pure Waters.
• — Writing about an Image
• — Media Connection for Narration
• — Writing Assignment Options
• Analyzing the Rhetorical Star for Writing a Narrative
• Applying the Writing Process for Narrating
• Writer’s Checklist for Writing a Narrative

6. Describing: Media and Popular Culture

• Career-Based Descriptive Writing: Mayo Clinic, “Exercise-Induced Asthma”
• Career-Based Description Writing: School Discipline Form
• Readings and Reflection Descriptive Writing: Neal Gabler, “How Urban Myths Reveal Society’s Fears”
• Readings and Reflection Descriptive Writing: Bill Wine, “Rudeness at the Movies”
• Readings and Reflection Descriptive Writing: Stephen King, “My Creature from the Black Lagoon”
• *Readings and Reflection Descriptive Writing: Joan Acocella, “High Street: Hip-hop’s Boldest Choreographer”
• *Readings and Reflection Descriptive Writing: Gwendolyn Brooks, “We Real Cool”
• Danielle Malico, “The Ring” (student essay)
• *Interpreting an Advertisement: Suzuki ad

7. Explaining a Process: Cultures and Traditions

• Career-Based Process Writing: Calvin Sun, “10 Ways to Improve Your Office Etiquette”
• *Career-Based Process Writing: Rose Farhat-Goodson, “Steps in Venipuncture”
• Marissa Scott, “How to Feed a Nursing Home Patient” (student essay)
• Readings and Reflection Process Writing: Marlo Mogan, “Happy Unbirthday”
• *Readings and Reflection Process Writing: Christine Ng, “Bringing out the Flirt in You”
• *Readings and Reflection Process Writing: Jack Norworth, “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”
• Karen Ebanks, “Cooking Oxtails, Jamaican Style!” (student essay)
• Alexander Gehring, “How to Make a Traditional Hawaiian Lei” (student essay)
• Writing Assignment Options
• Interpreting an Advertisement: “Coexist”
• Sample Design for Instructions: Draw Sheet Transfer

8. Comparing and Contrasting: Computers and Technology

• *Career-Based Comparing and Contrasting: Peter Cardon, “The Evolving Workplace” and “Characteristics of the Social Age”
• *Readings and Reflection Comparing and Contrasting: David Brooks, “Love, Internet Style”
• Readings and Reflection Comparing and Contrasting: Deborah Tannen, “Gender Gap in Cyberspace”
• Readings and Reflection Comparing and Contrasting: Marty Whiddon, “Computers, Computers”
• *Readings and Reflection Comparing and Contrasting:  George Saunders, “My Flamboyant Grandson”
• James Ingram, Amanda Laudato, and Daniel Volpe, “Kindle vs. iPad” (student essay)
• Writing Assignment Options
• Interpreting an Advertisement: iPad advertisement

9. Analyzing Causes and Effects: Health and Medicine

• Career-Based Cause-and-Effect Writing: U.S. Department of Labor, “Accident Report”
• Readings and Reflection Cause-and-Effect Writing: Shirley Vanderbilt, “Food: Your Body’s Natural Healer”
• Readings and Reflection Cause-and-Effect Writing: Susan Bordo, “The Globalization of Eating Disorders”
• Readings and Reflection Cause-and-Effect Writing: Rob Sheffield, “Welcome to the United States of Ambien”
• *Readings and Reflection Cause-and-Effect Writing:  Charles B. Corbin, “Dietary Recommendations for Carbohydrates”
• *Readings and Reflection Cause-and-Effect Writing:  William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 147: My Love Is a Fever Longing Still”
• Olivia Covey, “Get Fit with Wii” (student essay)
• Interpreting an Advertisement: “Your Fitness in the Balance”

10. Persuading: Relationships

• Career-Based Persuasive Writing: “Résumé of Kristin Starr”
• *Career-Based Persuasive Writing: Bryan Dik, “Career Choice: Easy for Superheroes, Hard for Us”
• *Readings and Reflection Persuasive Writing: Katherine Bindley, ”Facebook Relationship Problems: How Social Networking and Jealousy Affect Your Love Life”
• Readings and Reflection Persuasive Writing: Al Rodricks, “The Benefits of Social Networking on YOUR Social Life”
• Readings and Reflection Persuasive Writing: Deborah Tannen, “Sex, Lies, and Conversation: Why Is It So Hard for Men and Women to Talk to Each Other?”
• Readings and Reflection Persuasive Writing: Jon Katz, “How Boys Become Men”
• Readings and reflection Persuasive Writing: Noel Perrin, “Androgynous Man”
• *Readings and Reflection Persuasive Writing: Amy Gross, “The Appeal of the Androgynous Man”
• Thomas James “TJ” Pinkerton, “Mursing”
• Interpreting an Advertisement: Carlsberg beer: Togetherness; Mac: Viva Glam IV

11. Evaluating: Film and the Arts

• Career-Based Evaluation Writing: “Sample Employee Evaluation Form”
• Readings and Reflection Evaluative Writing: Simon Benlow, “Revealing the Ugly Cartoonish Truth”
• *Readings and Reflection Evaluation Writing: Kenneth Turan, Review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows—Part 2
• *Readings and Reflection Evaluative Writing: Peter Travers, Review: The Hunger Games
• Readings and Reflection Evaluative Writing: Ann Powers, “Album Review: Black-Eyed Peas’ The E.N.D.”
• Readings and Reflection Evaluative Writing: Hal Shows, “Empire Burlesque”
• Amanda Archer, “Adventures in Crime” (student essay)
• Interpreting an Advertisement: “How Will You Fight the Battle for Middle Earth?”

12. Solving a Problem: Crime and Justice

• Career-Based Problem-Solving Writing: “Above the Law: Government Parking Abuse in NYC”
• *Reading and Reflection Problem-solving Writing: Lee E. Berlik, “Facebook ‘Likes’ Not Protected Speech, Says Virginia Court”
• *Readings and Reflection problem-solving Writing: Liliana Segura, “Why Should Thousands of Prisoners Die Behind Bars for Nonviolent Crimes?”
• Readings and Reflection problem-solving Writing:  Clive Thompson, “It’s All in Your Head: Why the Next Civil Rights Battle Will Be over the Mind”
• Readings and Reflection problem-solving Writing: Sekou Sundiata, “Blink Your Eyes”
• Readings and Reflection problem-solving Writing: Susan Glaspell, Trifles
• Brittney Balogh, “Drinking and Driving” (student essay)
• *Interpreting an Advertisement: “American Hustle” (poster for the film)

Part 3: Research Guide

13. Planning and Writing a Research Paper

• Discovering a Research Topic
• Narrowing a Research Topic
• Creating a Researchable Question
• Writing a Preliminary Thesis Statement
• Locating Library and Internet Sources
• Evaluating Research Sources
• Taking Notes from Research Materials
• Conducting Primary Research
• Creating an Outline
• Neil Harris, “How Scared Are You?” (student essay—rough draft)
• Composing Your Research Paper

14. Documenting a Research Paper

• Avoiding Plagiarism
• Determining When to Cite or Not Cite a Source
• MLA Format
• Margaret Rowland, “From Stigma to Status” (Student Research Paper, shown in both MLA and APA styles)
• APA Format
• Writer’s Checklist for a Research Paper

15. Giving an Oral Presentation

• Planning an Oral Presentation
• Choosing Visual Aids
• Delivering an Oral Presentation
• Anita Jitta, “Texting While Driving” (Student Outline)
• Presenter’s Checklist
• Observer’s Checklist
• Group Presentations

Part 4: Editing Guide

1. Editing Sentences
2. Editing Words (Diction)
3. Editing Grammar
4. Editing Punctuation
5. Editing Mechanics
6. Editing Spelling

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