Writing Guide with Handbook

Contents
Preface
Unit Introduction
Unit 1 The Things We Carry: Experience, Culture, and Language
Chapter 1 The Digital World: Building on What You Already Know to Respond Critically
Introduction
1.1 "Reading" to Understand and Respond
1.2 Trailblazer
1.3 Glance at Critical Response: Rhetoric and Critical Thinking
1.4 Annotated Student Sample: Social Media Post and Responses on Voter Suppression
1.5 Writing Process: Thinking Critically About a “Text”
1.6 Evaluation: Intention vs. Execution
1.7 Spotlight on … Academia
1.8 Portfolio: Tracing Writing Development
Further Reading
Works Cited
Chapter 2 Language, Identity, and Culture: Exploring, Employing, Embracing
Introduction
2.1 Seeds of Self
2.2 Trailblazer
2.3 Glance at the Issues: Oppression and Reclamation
2.4 Annotated Sample Reading from The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois
2.5 Writing Process: Thinking Critically about How Identity Is Constructed Through Writing
2.6 Evaluation: Antiracism and Inclusivity
2.7 Spotlight on … Variations of English
2.8 Portfolio: Decolonizing Self
Further Reading
Works Cited
Chapter 3 Literacy Narrative: Building Bridges, Bridging Gaps
Introduction
3.1 Identity and Expression
3.2 Trailblazer
3.3 Glance at Genre: The Literacy Narrative
3.4 Annotated Sample Reading: from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
3.5 Writing Process: Tracing the Beginnings of Literacy
3.6 Editing Focus: Sentence Structure
3.7 Evaluation: Self-Evaluating
3.8 Spotlight on … The Digital Archive of Literacy Narratives (DALN)
3.9 Portfolio: A Literacy Artifact
Further Reading
Works Cited
Works Consulted
Unit Introduction
Unit 2 Bridging the Divide Between Personal Identity and Academia
Chapter 4 Memoir or Personal Narrative: Learning Lessons from the Personal
Introduction
4.1 Exploring the Past to Understand the Present
4.2 Trailblazer
4.3 Glance at Genre: Conflict, Detail, and Revelation
4.4 Annotated Sample Reading: from Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain
4.5 Writing Process: Making the Personal Public
4.6 Editing Focus: More on Characterization and Point of View
4.7 Evaluation: Structure and Organization
4.8 Spotlight on … Multilingual Writers
4.9 Portfolio: Filtered Memories
Further Reading
Works Cited
Chapter 5 Profile: Telling a Rich and Compelling Story
Introduction
5.1 Profiles as Inspiration
5.2 Trailblazer
5.3 Glance at Genre: Subject, Angle, Background, and Description
5.4 Annotated Sample Reading: “Remembering John Lewis” by Carla D. Hayden
5.5 Writing Process: Focusing on the Angle of Your Subject
5.6 Editing Focus: Verb Tense Consistency
5.7 Evaluation: Text as Personal Introduction
5.8 Spotlight on … Profiling a Cultural Artifact
5.9 Portfolio: Subject as a Reflection of Self
Works Cited
Chapter 6 Proposal: Writing About Problems and Solutions
Introduction
6.1 Proposing Change: Thinking Critically About Problems and Solutions
6.2 Trailblazer
6.3 Glance at Genre: Features of Proposals
6.4 Annotated Student Sample: “Slowing Climate Change” by Shawn Krukowski
6.5 Writing Process: Creating a Proposal
6.6 Editing Focus: Subject-Verb Agreement
6.7 Evaluation: Conventions, Clarity, and Coherence
6.8 Spotlight on … Technical Writing as a Career
6.9 Portfolio: Reflecting on Problems and Solutions
Further Reading
Works Cited
Chapter 7 Evaluation or Review: Would You Recommend It?
Introduction
7.1 Thumbs Up or Down?
7.2 Trailblazer
7.3 Glance at Genre: Criteria, Evidence, Evaluation
7.4 Annotated Student Sample: "Black Representation in Film" by Caelia Marshall
7.5 Writing Process: Thinking Critically About Entertainment
7.6 Editing Focus: Quotations
7.7 Evaluation: Effect on Audience
7.8 Spotlight on … Language and Culture
7.9 Portfolio: What the Arts Say About You
Further Reading
Works Cited
Chapter 8 Analytical Report: Writing from Facts
Introduction
8.1 Information and Critical Thinking
8.2 Trailblazer
8.3 Glance at Genre: Informal and Formal Analytical Reports
8.4 Annotated Student Sample: "U.S. Response to COVID-19" by Trevor Garcia
8.5 Writing Process: Creating an Analytical Report
8.6 Editing Focus: Commas with Nonessential and Essential Information
8.7 Evaluation: Reviewing the Final Draft
8.8 Spotlight on … Discipline-Specific and Technical Language
8.9 Portfolio: Evidence and Objectivity
Further Reading
Works Cited
Chapter 9 Rhetorical Analysis: Interpreting the Art of Rhetoric
Introduction
9.1 Breaking the Whole into Its Parts
9.2 Trailblazer
9.3 Glance at Genre: Rhetorical Strategies
9.4 Annotated Student Sample: “Rhetorical Analysis: Evicted by Matthew Desmond” by Eliana Evans
9.5 Writing Process: Thinking Critically about Rhetoric
9.6 Editing Focus: Mixed Sentence Constructions
9.7 Evaluation: Rhetorical Analysis
9.8 Spotlight on … Business and Law
9.9 Portfolio: How Thinking Critically about Rhetoric Affects Intellectual Growth
Further Reading
Works Cited
Chapter 10 Position Argument: Practicing the Art of Rhetoric
Introduction
10.1 Making a Case: Defining a Position Argument
10.2 Trailblazer
10.3 Glance at Genre: Thesis, Reasoning, and Evidence
10.4 Annotated Sample Reading: "Remarks at the University of Michigan" by Lyndon B. Johnson
10.5 Writing Process: Creating a Position Argument
10.6 Editing Focus: Paragraphs and Transitions
10.7 Evaluation: Varied Appeals
10.8 Spotlight on … Citation
10.9 Portfolio: Growth in the Development of Argument
Further Reading
Works Cited
Chapter 11 Reasoning Strategies: Improving Critical Thinking
Introduction
11.1 Developing Your Sense of Logic
11.2 Trailblazer
11.3 Glance at Genre: Reasoning Strategies and Signal Words
11.4 Annotated Sample Reading: from Book VII of The Republic by Plato
11.5 Writing Process: Reasoning Supported by Evidence
Further Reading
Works Cited
Chapter 12 Argumentative Research: Enhancing the Art of Rhetoric with Evidence
Introduction
12.1 Introducing Research and Research Evidence
12.2 Trailblazer
12.3 Glance at Genre: Introducing Research as Evidence
12.4 Annotated Student Sample: "Healthy Diets from Sustainable Sources Can Save the Earth" by Lily Tran
12.5 Writing Process: Integrating Research
12.6 Editing Focus: Integrating Sources and Quotations
12.7 Evaluation: Effectiveness of Research Paper
12.8 Spotlight on … Bias in Language and Research
12.9 Portfolio: Why Facts Matter in Research Argumentation
Further Reading
Works Cited
Chapter 13 Research Process: Accessing and Recording Information
Introduction
13.1 The Research Process: Where to Look for Existing Sources
13.2 The Research Process: How to Create Sources
13.3 Glance at the Research Process: Key Skills
13.4 Annotated Student Sample: Research Log
13.5 Research Process: Making Notes, Synthesizing Information, and Keeping a Research Log
13.6 Spotlight on … Ethical Research
Further Reading
Works Cited
Chapter 14 Annotated Bibliography: Gathering, Evaluating, and Documenting Sources
Introduction
14.1 Compiling Sources for an Annotated Bibliography
14.2 Glance at Form: Citation Style, Purpose, and Formatting
14.3 Annotated Student Sample: “Healthy Diets from Sustainable Sources Can Save the Earth” by Lily Tran
14.4 Writing Process: Informing and Analyzing
Further Reading
Works Cited
Chapter 15 Case Study Profile: What One Person Says About All
Introduction
15.1 Tracing a Broad Issue in the Individual
15.2 Trailblazer
15.3 Glance at Genre: Observation, Description, and Analysis
15.4 Annotated Sample Reading: Case Study on Louis Victor "Tan" Leborgne
15.5 Writing Process: Thinking Critically About How People and Language Interact
15.6 Editing Focus: Words Often Confused
15.7 Evaluation: Presentation and Analysis of Case Study
15.8 Spotlight on … Applied Linguistics
15.9 Portfolio: Your Own Uses of Language
Further Reading
Works Cited
Unit Introduction
Unit 3 Navigating Rhetoric in Real Life
Chapter 16 Print or Textual Analysis: What You Read
Introduction
16.1 An Author’s Choices: What Text Says and How It Says It
16.2 Trailblazer
16.3 Glance at Genre: Print or Textual Analysis
16.4 Annotated Student Sample: "Artists at Work" by Gwyn Garrison
16.5 Writing Process: Thinking Critically About Text
16.6 Editing Focus: Literary Works Live in the Present
16.7 Evaluation: Self-Directed Assessment
16.8 Spotlight on … Humanities
16.9 Portfolio: The Academic and the Personal
Further Reading
Works Cited
Chapter 17 Image Analysis: What You See
Introduction
17.1 “Reading” Images
17.2 Trailblazer
17.3 Glance at Genre: Relationship Between Image and Rhetoric
17.4 Annotated Student Sample: “Hints of the Homoerotic” by Leo Davis
17.5 Writing Process: Thinking Critically and Writing Persuasively About Images
17.6 Editing Focus: Descriptive Diction
17.7 Evaluation: Relationship Between Analysis and Image
17.8 Spotlight on … Video and Film
17.9 Portfolio: Interplay Between Text and Image
Further Reading
Works Cited
Chapter 18 Multimodal and Online Writing: Creative Interaction between Text and Image
Introduction
18.1 Mixing Genres and Modes
18.2 Trailblazer
18.3 Glance at Genre: Genre, Audience, Purpose, Organization
18.4 Annotated Sample Reading: “Celebrating a Win-Win” by Alexandra Dapolito Dunn
18.5 Writing Process: Create a Multimodal Advocacy Project
18.6 Evaluation: Transitions
18.7 Spotlight on . . . Technology
18.8 Portfolio: Multimodalism
Further Reading
Works Cited
Chapter 19 Scripting for the Public Forum: Writing to Speak
Introduction
19.1 Writing, Speaking, and Activism
19.2 Trailblazer
19.3 Glance at Genre: Language Performance and Visuals
19.4 Annotated Student Sample: “Are New DOT Regulations Discriminatory?” by Zain A. Kumar
19.5 Writing Process: Writing to Speak
19.6 Evaluation: Bridging Writing and Speaking
19.7 Spotlight on … Delivery/Public Speaking
19.8 Portfolio: Everyday Rhetoric, Rhetoric Every Day
Further Reading
Works Cited
Chapter 20 Portfolio Reflection: Your Growth as a Writer
Introduction
20.1 Thinking Critically about Your Semester
20.2 Trailblazer
20.3 Glance at Genre: Purpose and Structure
20.4 Annotated Sample Reading: “Don’t Expect Congrats” by Dale Trumbore
20.5 Writing Process: Looking Back, Looking Forward
20.6 Editing Focus: Pronouns
20.7 Evaluation: Evaluating Self-Reflection
20.8 Spotlight on … Pronouns in Context
Further Reading
Works Cited
Handbook
H 1 . Introduction
H 2 . Paragraphs and Transitions
H 3 . Clear and Effective Sentences
H 4 . Sentence Errors
H 5 . Words and Language
H 6 . Point of View
H 7 . Verbs
H 8 . Pronouns
H 9 . Punctuation
H 10 . Mechanics
H 11 . Quotations
H 12 . Index and Guide to Documentation
H 13 . MLA Documentation and Format
H 14 . APA Documentation and Format
H 15 . Further Reading
H 16 . Works Cited
Index
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