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- Copyright: 10/24/2018
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1?Composing Literacy 000
Understanding the Rhetorical Situation?000
Reflecting on Your Own Literacy?000
Composing Your Own Literacy Narrative?000
Apply the rhetorical framework: who? what? when? where? how? and why?
Devise a topic.
Readings
Katherine Kachnowski, Beyond the Microwave, or How I Learned to Cook with a French Accent?000
David Sedaris, Me Talk Pretty One Day?000
PART 1?WRITING ACTIVITIES?000
2?Remembering an Event?000
GUIDE TO READING?000
Analyzing Remembered Event Essays?000
Determine the writer’s purpose and audience. ?000
Assess the genre’s basic features. ?000
Readings?000
Jean Brandt, Calling Home?000
Annie Dillard, The Chase [[aka From An American Childhood]] ?000
Ta-Nehisi Coates, My Lost Innocence?000
Jenée Desmond-Harris, Tupac and My Non-thug Life?000
GUIDE TO WRITING?000
The Writing Assignment?000
Starting Points: Remembering an Event?000
Writing a Draft: Invention, Research, Planning, and Composing?000
Choose an event to write about. ?000
Give your story a dramatic arc. ?000
Use tenses to clarify the sequence of actions. ?000
Describe key people and places vividly, and show their significance. ?000
Use dialogue to portray people and dramatize relationships. ?000
Clarify your story’s significance. ?000
Write the opening sentences. ?000
Draft your story. ?000
Evaluating the Draft: Using Peer Review?000
?000A Peer Review Guide
Improving the Draft: Revising, Editing, and Proofreading?000
Revise your draft. ?000
?000A Troubleshooting Guide
Edit and proofread your draft. ?000
A WRITER AT WORK: Developing Significance in Jean Brandt’s Remembered Event Essay ?000
REFLECTING?000
3?Writing Profiles
GUIDE TO READING?000
Analyzing Profiles?000
Determine the writer’s purpose and audience. ?000
Assess the genre’s basic features. ?000
Readings?000
Brian Cable, The Last Stop?000
Victoria Moré, Dumpster Dinners: An Ethnography of Freeganism?000
Amanda Coyne, The Long Good-Bye: Mother’s Day in Federal Prison?000
Gabriel Thompson, A Gringo in the Lettuce Fields?000
GUIDE TO WRITING?000
The Writing Assignment?000
Starting Points: Writing a Profile ?000
Writing a Draft: Invention, Research, Planning, and Composing?000
Choose a subject to profile. ?000
Conduct your field research. ?000
Use quotations that provide information and reveal character. ?000
Consider adding visual or audio elements. ?000
Create an outline that will organize your profile effectively for your readers. ?000
Determine your role in the profile. ?000
Develop your perspective on the subject. ?000
Clarify the dominant impression. ?000
Write the opening sentences. ?000
Evaluating the Draft: Using Peer Review?000
?000A Peer Review Guide
Improving the Draft: Revising, Editing, and Proofreading?000
Revise your draft. ?000
?000A Troubleshooting Guide
Edit and proofread your draft. ?000
A WRITER AT WORK: Brian Cable’s Interview Notes and Write-Up ?000
REFLECTION?000
4?Explaining a Concept
GUIDE TO READING?000
Analyzing Concept Explanations?000
Determine the writer’s purpose and audience. ?000
Assess the genre’s basic features. ?000
Readings?000
Rosa Alexander, The Meme-ing of Trigger Warnings?000
Anastasia Toufexis, Love: The Right Chemistry?000
Lindsay Grace, Persuasive Play: Designing Games That Change Players?000
Susan Cain, Shyness: Evolutionary Tactic? ?000
GUIDE TO WRITING?000
The Writing Assignment?000
?000Starting Points: Explaining a Concept
Writing a Draft: Invention, Research, Planning, and Composing?000
Choose a concept to write about. ?000
Conduct initial research on the concept. ?000
Focus your explanation of the concept. ?000
Conduct further research on your focused concept. ?000
Draft your working thesis. ?000
Create an outline that will organize your concept explanation effectively for your readers. ?000
Design your writing project. ?000
Consider the explanatory strategies you should use. ?000
Use summaries, paraphrases, and quotations from sources to support your points. ?000
Use visuals or multimedia illustrations. ?000
Use appositives to integrate sources. ?000
Use descriptive verbs in signal phrases to introduce information from sources. ?000
Write the opening sentences. ?000
Draft your explanation. ?000
Evaluating the Draft: Using Peer Review?000
?000A Peer Review Guide
Improving the Draft: Revising, Editing, and Proofreading?000
Revise your draft. ?000
A Troubleshooting Guide?000
Edit and proofread the final draft. ?000
A WRITER AT WORK: Focusing Rosa Alexander’s Concept Explanation?000
REFLECTION?000
5?Analyzing and Synthesizing Opposing Arguments
GUIDE TO READING?000
Analyzing Opposing Arguments ?000
Determine the writer’s purpose and audience. ?000
Assess the genre’s basic features. ?000
Readings?000
Max King, Freedom of or from Speech?000
Maya Gomez, Should Kidney Donors Be Compensated??000
GUIDE TO WRITING?000
The Writing Assignment?000
Starting Points: Analyzing and Synthesizing Opposing Arguments?000
Writing a Draft: Invention, Research, Planning, and Composing?000
Choose a controversial issue to write about. ?000
Conduct research.?000
Create an annotated bibliography.?000
Analyze your audience.?000
Choose opposing arguments to analyze.?000
Analyze and synthesize the opposing arguments.?000
Draft a working thesis.?000
Create an outline to assess your organization.?000
Develop your analysis.?000
Draft the opening sentences.?000
Draft your comparative analysis. ?000
Evaluating the Draft: Using Peer Review?000
?000A Peer Review Guide
Improving the Draft: Revising, Editing, and Proofreading?000
Revise your draft. ?000
A Troubleshooting Guide?000
Edit and proofread the final draft.?000
A WRITER AT WORK: Max King’s Analysis ?000
REFLECTION?000
6?Arguing a Position
GUIDE TO READING?000
Analyzing Position Arguments ?000
Determine the writer’s purpose and audience. ?000
Assess the genre’s basic features. ?000
Readings?000
Jessica Statsky, Children Need to Play, Not Compete?000
Amitai Etzioni, Working at McDonald’s?000
Laura Beth Nielsen, The Case for Restricting Hate Speech ?000
Daniel J. Solove, Why Privacy Matters Even If You Have "Nothing to Hide"?000
GUIDE TO WRITING?000
The Writing Assignment?000
Starting Points: Arguing a Position ?000
Writing a Draft: Invention, Research, Planning, and Composing?000
Choose a controversial issue on which to take a position. ?000
Frame the issue for your readers. ?000
Formulate a working thesis stating your position. ?000
Develop the reasons supporting your position. ?000
Research your position. ?000
Use sources to reinforce your credibility. ?000
Identify and respond to your readers’ likely reasons and objections. ?000
Create an outline that will organize your argument effectively for your readers. ?000
Consider document design. ?000
Use visuals or multimedia illustrations. ?000
Write the opening sentences. ?000
Draft your position argument. ?000
Evaluating the Draft: Using Peer Review?000
?000A Peer Review Guide
Improving the Draft: Revising, Editing, and Proofreading?000
Revise your draft. ?000
A Troubleshooting Guide?000
Edit and proofread the final draft. ?000
A WRITER AT WORK: Jessica Statsky’s Response to Opposing Positions ?000
REFLECTION?000
7?Proposing a Solution
Analyzing Proposals ?000
Determine the writer’s purpose and audience. ?000
Assess the genre’s basic features. ?000
A Clear, Logical Organization?000
Readings?000
Patrick O’Malley, More Testing, More Learning?000
David Figlio, Starting High School Later?000
David J. Smith, Getting to "E Pluribus Unum"?000
Kelly D. Brownell and Thomas R. Frieden, Ounces of Prevention — The Public Policy Case for Taxes on Sugared Beverages?000
GUIDE TO WRITING?000
The Writing Assignment?000
Starting Points: Proposing a Solution ?000
Writing a Draft: Invention, Research, Planning, and Composing?000
Choose a problem for which you can propose a solution.?000
Frame the problem for your readers.?000
Assess how the problem has been framed, and reframe it for your readers.?000
Develop a possible solution.?000
Explain your solution.?000
Research your proposal.?000
Develop a response to objections or alternative solutions.?000
Create an outline that will organize your proposal effectively for your readers.?000
Write the opening sentences.?000
Draft your proposal.?000
Evaluating the Draft: Using Peer Review?000
A Peer Review Guide?000
Improving the Draft: Revising, Editing, and Proofreading?000
Revise your draft. ?000
A Troubleshooting Guide?000
Edit and proofread the final draft. ?000
A WRITER AT WORK: Patrick O’Malley’s Revision Process ?000
REFLECTION?000
8?Justifying an Evaluation
Analyzing Evaluations?000
Determine the writer’s purpose and audience. ?000
Assess the genre’s basic features. ?000
Readings?000
William Akana, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: A Hell of a Ride?000
Tasha Robinson, Moana: The Perfect Disney Movie?000
Katherine Isbister, Why Pokémon Go Became an Instant Phenomenon?000
Malcolm Gladwell, What College Rankings Really Tell Us?000
GUIDE TO WRITING?000
The Writing Assignment?000
Starting Points: Proposing a Solution ?000
Writing a Draft: Invention, Research, Planning, and Composing?000
Choose a subject to evaluate.?000
Assess your subject and consider how to present it to your readers.?000
Formulate a working thesis stating your overall judgment.?000
Develop the reasons and evidence supporting your judgment.?000
Research your evaluation.?000
Respond to a likely objection or alternative judgment.?000
Organize your evaluation to appeal to your readers.?000
Consider document design.?000
Write the opening sentences.?000
Draft your proposal.?000
Evaluating the Draft: Using Peer Review?000
A Peer Review Guide?000
Improving the Draft: Revising, Editing, and Proofreading?000
Revise your draft. ?000
A Troubleshooting Guide?000
Edit and proofread the final draft. ?000
A WRITER AT WORK: William Akana’s Thesis and Response to Objections ?000
REFLECTION?000
9?Arguing for Causes or Effects?000
Analyzing Cause-Effect Arguments?000
Determine the writer’s purpose and audience. ?000
Assess the genre’s basic features. ?000
Readings?000
Clayton Pangelinan, #socialnetworking: Why It’s Really So Popular?000
Jean M. Twenge, Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? ?000
Stephen King, Why We Crave Horror Movies?000
Shankar Vedantam, The Telescope Effect?000
GUIDE TO WRITING?000
The Writing Assignment?000
Starting Points: Arguing for Causes or Effects ?000
Writing a Draft: Invention, Research, Planning, and Composing?000
Choose a subject to analyze.?000
Present the subject to your readers. ?000
Analyze possible causes or effects. ?000
Conduct research. ?000
Cite a variety of sources to support your causal analysis. ?000
Formulate a working thesis stating your preferred cause(s) or effect(s). ?000
Draft a response to objections readers are likely to raise. ?000
Draft a response to the causes or effects your readers are likely to favor. ?000
Create an outline that will organize your causal argument. ?000
Write the opening sentences. ?000
Draft your causal argument. ?000
Evaluating the Draft: Using Peer Review?000
A Peer Review Guide?000
Improving the Draft: Revising, Editing, and Proofreading?000
Revise your draft. ?000
A Troubleshooting Guide?000
Edit and proofread the final draft. ?000
A WRITER AT WORK: Clayton Pangelinan’s Analysis of Possible Causes ?000
REFLECTION?000
10?Analyzing Stories?000
Analyzing Essays That Analyze Stories?000
Determine the writer’s purpose and audience.?000
Assess the genre’s basic features. ?000
Readings
Iris Lee, Performing a Doctor’s Duty ?000
Isabella Wright, "For Heaven’s Sake!" ?000
GUIDE TO WRITING?000
The Writing Assignment?000
Starting Points: Analyzing Stories?000
Writing a Draft: Invention, Research, Planning, and Composing?000
Find a story to write about. ?000
Analyze the story. ?000
Generate ideas by moving from specific to general or the reverse. ?000
Formulate a working thesis. ?000
Provide support for your argument. ?000
To build on your support, consider doing outside research. ?000
Create an outline that will organize your argument effectively. ?000
Write the opening sentences. ?000
Draft your analysis. ?000
Evaluating the Draft: Using Peer Review ?000
A Peer Review Guide ?000
Improving the Draft: Revising, Editing, and Proofreading ?000
Revise your draft. ?000
A Troubleshooting Guide ?000
Edit and proofread the final draft. 000
WRITER AT WORK: Isabella Wright’s Invention Work ?000
Reflection ?000
AN ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT STORIES ?000
Kate Chopin, The Story of an Hour ?000
James Joyce, Araby ?000
William Carlos Williams, The Use of Force ?000
Jamaica Kincaid, Girl ?000
PART 2?Critical Thinking Strategies
11?A Catalog of Invention and Inquiry Strategies?000
Mapping?000
Create a cluster diagram to reveal relationships among ideas. ?000
Make a list to generate a plan quickly. ?000
Create an outline to invent and organize. ?000
Writing?000
Use cubing to explore a topic from six perspectives. ?000
Construct a dialogue to explore an experience or alternative view. ?000
Use dramatizing to analyze behavior. ?000
Freewrite to generate ideas freely and creatively. ?000
Use looping to explore aspects of a topic. ?000
Take notes in a journal. ?000
Ask questions to explore a subject systematically. ?000
12?A Catalog of Reading Strategies?000
Annotating?000
Martin Luther King Jr., An Annotated Sample from "Letter from Birmingham Jail" ?000
Taking Inventory?000
Outlining?000
Paraphrasing?000
Summarizing?000
Synthesizing?000
Contextualizing?000
Exploring the Significance of Figurative Language?000
Looking for Patterns of Opposition?000
Reflecting on Challenges to Your Beliefs and Values?000
Evaluating the Logic of an Argument?000
Test for appropriateness. ?000
Test for believability. ?000
Test for consistency and completeness. ?000
Recognizing Emotional Manipulation?000
Judging the Writer’s Credibility?000
Test for knowledge. ?000
Test for common ground. ?000
Test for fairness. ?000
PART 3?Writing Strategies?000
13?Cueing the Reader?000
Orienting Statements?000
Use thesis statements to announce the main idea. ?000
Use forecasting statements to preview topics. ?000
Paragraphing?000
Paragraph indents signal related ideas. ?000
Topic sentences announce the paragraph’s focus. ?000
Cohesive Devices?000
Pronouns connect phrases or sentences. ?000
Word repetition aids cohesion. ?000
Synonyms connect ideas. ?000
Repetition of sentence structure emphasizes connections. ?000
Collocation creates networks of meaning. ?000
Transitions?000
Transitions emphasize logical relationships. ?000
Transitions can indicate a sequence in time. ?000
Transitions can indicate relationships in space. ?000
Headings and Subheadings?000
Headings indicate sections and levels. ?000
Headings are not common in all genres. ?000
At least two headings are needed at each level. ?000
14?Narrating and Describing?000
Narrating?000
Use narrating strategies to sequence and dramatize events.?000
Use narrating strategies to explain and instruct. ?000
Describing?000
Use naming to give an overall impression. ?000
Use detailing to add specifics and convey thoughts, feelings, and judgments. ?000
Use comparisons to make a description vivid and convey emotion. ?000
Use sensory description to convey what you saw, heard, felt, and tasted. ?000
Use description to create a dominant impression. ?000
15?Defining, Classifying, and Comparing?000
Defining
Use sentence definitions to explain terms and concepts briefly.?000
Use extended definitions to convey the meaning of complex concepts.?000
Use historical definitions to explain how a meaning has changed over time or across cultures.?000
Use stipulative definitions to reach an agreement on the meaning of a term or concept.?000
Classifying?000
Use topics and subtopics to organize classifications. ?000
Use graphics to depict a classification scheme.?000
Use cues to maintain clarity and coherence in a classification.?000
Comparing and Contrasting?000
Use chunking or sequencing to organize comparisons and contrasts.?000
Use analogies to make comparisons clear and vivid.?000
16?Arguing?000
Asserting a Thesis?000
Make arguable assertions. ?000
Use clear and precise wording.?000
Qualify the thesis appropriately.?000
Giving Reasons and Support?000
Use representative examples for support.?000
Use up-to-date, relevant, and accurate statistics.?000
Cite reputable authorities on relevant topics.?000
Use vivid, relevant anecdotes.?000
Use relevant textual evidence.?000
Responding to Objections and Alternatives?000
Acknowledge readers’ concerns.?000
Concede readers’ concerns.?000
Refute readers’ objections.?000
Identifying and Correcting Logical Fallacies?000
PART 4?RESEARCH STRATEGIES
17?Planning and Conducting Research?000
Analyzing Your Rhetorical Situation and Setting a Schedule?000
Choosing a Topic and Getting an Overview?000
Focusing Your Topic and Drafting Research Questions?000
Establishing a Research Log?000
Develop a list of search terms. ?000
Create a working bibliography. ?000
Annotating Your Working Bibliography?000
Taking Notes on Your Sources?000
Finding Sources?000
Search library catalogs and databases. ?000
Find books (and other sources). ?000
Find articles in periodicals. ?000
Find government documents and statistical information. ?000
Find Web sites and interactive sources. ?000
Conducting Field Research?000
Conduct observational studies. ?000
Conduct interviews. ?000
Conduct surveys. ?000
18?Selecting and Evaluating Sources?000
Selecting Relevant Sources?000
Evaluating Sources?000
Who wrote it? ?000
How recently was it published? ?000
Is the source scholarly, popular, or for a trade group? ?000
Who published it? ?000
How is the source written? ?000
What does the source say? ?000
19?Using Sources to Support Your Ideas?000
Synthesizing Sources?000
Acknowledging Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism?000
What does and does not need to be acknowledged? ?000
Avoid plagiarism by acknowledging sources and quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing carefully. ?000
Using Information from Sources to Support Your Claims?000
Deciding whether to quote, paraphrase, or summarize. ?000
Copy quotations exactly, or use italics, ellipses, and brackets to indicate changes. ?000
Use in-text or block quotations. ?000
Use punctuation to integrate quotations into your writing. ?000
Paraphrase sources carefully. ?000
Write summaries that present the source’s main ideas in a balanced and readable way. ?000
20?Citing and Documenting Sources in MLA Style?000
Citing Sources in the Text?000
Directory to In-Text Citation Models?000
Creating a List of Works Cited?000
To cite a source without a model, use a similar model or devise your own using the general principles. ?000
Format your list of works cited. ?000
Directory to Works-Cited-List Models?000
Student Research Project in MLA Style?000
21?Citing and Documenting Sources in APA Style?000
Citing Sources in the Text?000
Directory to In-Text Citation Models?000
Creating a List of References?000
Directory to Reference-List Models?000
A Sample Reference List in APA Style?000
PART 5?COMPOSING STRATEGIES FOR COLLEGE AND BEYOND?000
22?Analyzing and Composing Multimodal Texts?000
Understanding Multimodality?000
Analyzing Multimodal Texts?000
Criteria for Analyzing Multimodal Texts?000
Composing Multimodal Texts?000
Reimagine your writing in a new genre or medium. ?000
Design a multimodal text. ?000
Embed visuals and media in texts. ?000
Criteria for Analyzing Document Design?000
Creating a Multimodal Presentation?000
Assess your rhetorical situation. ?000
Determine how much information you can present in the allotted time. ?000
Use cues to orient audience members. ?000
Design your presentation effectively. ?000
23?Taking Essay Examinations?000
Preparing for an Exam?000
Read the exam carefully. ?000
Review typical essay exam questions. ?000
Write your answer. ?000
24?Creating a Portfolio?000
Purposes of a Writing Portfolio?000
Assembling a Portfolio for Your Composition Course?000
Select your work. ?000
Reflect on your work and what you learned. ?000
Organize your portfolio. ?000
25?Writing in Business and Scientific Genres?000
Business Letters?000
E-mail?000
Résumés and Online Professional Profiles?000
Job-Application Letters?000
Web Sites?000
Lab Reports?000
26?Writing for and about Your Community?000
Writing about Your Service Experience?000
Find a topic. ?000
Gather sources. ?000
Writing for Your Service Organization?000
27?Writing Collaboratively?000
Working with Others on Your Individual Writing Projects?000
Collaborating on Joint Writing Projects?000
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