Writing : a guide for college and beyond / Lester Faigley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Faigley, Lester, 1947-

Contributor:

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Rhetoric.

English language.

English language--Grammar.

Academic writing.

Critical thinking.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 760 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Pearson/Longman, [2007]

Summary:

"Writing: A Guide for College and Beyond" uses written instruction and visual tools to teach&how to read, write, and research effectively for different purposes.& . Teaches how to read, write and research.& Writing Guidelines, Critical Reading, Research.& .General Interest, & Writing.

Contents:

Part 1 The Writer as Explorer

1 Making Discoveries

Look with new eyes 3

Explore the world 4

Find a territory 6

Use guides 10

2 Reading to Explore

Become a critical reader 13

Look with a critical eye 14

Read actively 16

Recognize fallacies 18

Respond as a reader 20

3 Planning a Journey

Determine your direction 23

Write a thesis 24

Plan your route 26

4 Returning and Revising

See again 28

Evaluate your draft 29

Respond to others 31

Pay attention to details last 32

Part 2 The Writer as Guide

5 Writing in College

Understand the demands of writing in college 37

Think about your aim 38

Think about your genre 40

6 Writing Effectively

Understand the rhetorical situation 43

Think about your audience 44

Think about your credibility 46

Become an effective writer 48

/ Angela Yamashita Got Roddick? 49

7 Reflecting

Writing reflections 54

An effective reflection

/ Sue Kunitomi Embrey Some Lines for a Younger Brother... 56

How to read reflections 60

Editorial

/ Bharati Mukherjee Two Ways to Belong in America 61

Short Story

/ Pam Houston A Blizzard Under Blue Sky 64

Memoir

/ Pablo Medina Arrival: 1960 71

Essay

/ David Sedaris Let It Snow 74

Blog

/ Jason Christopher Hartley Just Another Soldier 77

/ Rick Bass Why I Hunt: A Predator's Meditation 81

/ Amy Tan Mother Tongue 85

How to write a reflection 90

Student essay

/ Janine Carter The Miracle Quilt 102

8 Observing

Writing observations 110

An effective observation

/ Annie Dillard Living Like Weasels 112

How to read observations 117

Travel Account

/ John Wesley Powell The First Descent of the Grand Canyon 118

Photo Essay

/ Ansel Adams Photographs of Japanese-Americans at Manzanar 123

/ Jamaica Kincaid A Small Place 128

Article

/ Tom Meagher, Suzanne Travers Low Wages, Strong Backs 133

/ Salman Hameed The Travelogue of an Astronomer 142

How to write an observation 146

/ Megan Garza Chemistry 105: An Analysis of Classroom Dynamics in a Large Lecture Course 160

9 Informing

Reporting information 168

Effective informative writing

/ Samuel M. Wilson The Emperor's Giraffe 171

How to read informative writing 176

Profile

/ Harold Evans Russell Simmons 177

/ Lori Gottlieb How Do I Love Thee? 184

The National Commission on Writing for America's Families, Schools, and Colleges: Writing: A Ticket to Work...Or a Ticket Out 194

/ Hugh McManners Building a Shelter 197

Information Web Site

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Visitor Information: View LavaSafely 200

How to write to inform 204

Student report

/ Lakshmi Kotra The Life Cycle of Stars 222

10 Analyzing Texts

Writing to analyze 234

Writing a rhetorical analysis 236

Writing a visual analysis 238

Writing a literary analysis 240

An effective analysis

/ Tim Collins Straight from the Heart 242

How to read analyses 247

/ David T. Z. Mindich The Collapse of Big Media: The Young and the Restless 248

/ Gail Bederman Race, Gender, and Civilization at the Columbian Exposition 256

Building

/ Frank Gehry The Ray and Maria Stata Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 261

Corporate Logo

Landor Associates: Federal Express Logo 264

Product Design

Volkswagen Beetle 266

/ Alice Walker Everyday Use 269

Literary Analysis

/ Shaunte Huff "Make Something of Yourself": Symbolism in Alice Walkers "Everyday Use" 278

/ Dagoberto Gilb Love in L.A. 281

How to write a rhetorical analysis 284

Student rhetorical analysis

/ Grace Bernhardt Investigating 'Independence": An Analysis of Frederick Douglass's Speech, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" 296

11 Analyzing Causes

Writing to analyze causes 306

An effective causal analysis

/ Stentor Danielson Pesticides, Parasite May Cause Frog Deformities 310

How to read causal analyses 314

/ Ari Kelman New Orleans' Blessing; New Orleans' Curse 315

/ Jay Walljasper If You Build It, They Will Come-on Foot 320

/ Emily Raine Why Should I Be Nice To You? Coffee Shops and the Politics of Good Service 326

/ Angela Cain Barbie's Body May Be Perfect, but Critics Remind Us It's Plastic 335

/ Thom Curtis Television Violence and Aggression 339

Leaflet

Operation Iraqi Freedom Leaflets 342

How to write a causal analysis 344

Student causal analysis

/ Sean Booker Borrowing Bling: The Appeal of Hip-hop to Young White Men 360

12 Evaluating

Writing to evaluate 368

An effective evaluation

/ Lefteris Pavlides The Aesthetics of Wind Power 371

How to read evaluations 376

/ David Byrne Learning to Love PowerPoint 377

Opinion

/ Edward Tufte PowerPoint Is Evil 380

/ Dan Crane McNasty: The New "Healthy" Fast Food Items Taste Bad (and Aren 't So Healthy Either) 384

/ Michael Eric Dyson Gangsta Rap and American Culture 390

/ Stephanie Rosenbloom The Nitpicking Nation 398

How to write an evaluation 402

/ Rashaun Giddens Stop Loss or "Loss of Trust" 416

13 Arguing for a Position

Writing a position argument 426

An effective position argument

/ Ted Koppel Take My Privacy, Please! 430

How to read position arguments 435

Speech

/ Frederick Douglass What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? 436

/ Chief Seattle Treaty Oration 444

/ Michael Marriott The Color of Mayhem 448

Letter

/ Steven Johnson Hillary vs. "Grand Theft Auto" 452

/ Meredith Clark Life Without Health Insurance 455

Advertisements

Buff Daddy 458

Food Cops Bust Cookie Monster 459

How to write a position argument 460

Student argument

/ Chris Nguyen Speech Doesn't Have to be Pretty to Be Protected 476

14 Arguing for Change

Making an argument for change 486

An effective argument for change

/ Thomas Jefferson The Declaration of Independence 490

How to read arguments for change 495

/ Paul Saffo A Trail of DNA and Data 496

/ Thomas Homer-Dixon, S. Julio Friedman Coal in a Nice Shade of Green 500

/ Richard Nixon Building the Interstate Highway System 503

Grant Proposal

Monterey County Fire Chiefs Association

Breaking the Fire Department's Language Barrier 507

Web Site

U.S.

Armed Forces

United States Marine Corps Recruitment 513

/ Nancy Clark Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Are Muscular Men the Best of All? 518

How to write an argument for change 522

/ Kim Lee Let's Make It a Real Melting Pot with Presidential Hopes for All 538

Part 3 The Writer as Researcher

15 Planning Research

Analyze the research task 549

Ask a question 550

Determine what you need 551

Draft a working thesis 553

How to plan research 554

Researcher at work 555

16 Exploring Libraries

Determine the print sources you need 557

Search using keywords 558

Find books 559

Find journal articles 560

Evaluate print sources 562

Start a working bibliography 563

How to explore libraries 564

Researcher at work 565

17 Exploring Online Libraries

Find Information in databases 567

Construct effective searches 568

Locate elements of a citation 569

How to explore online libraries 570

Researcher at work 571

18 Exploring the Web

Find Information on the Web 573

Evaluate Web sources 575

Find visual sources online 577

How to explore the Web 578

Researcher at work 579

19 Exploring in the Field

Conduct interviews 581

Administer surveys 582

Make observations 584

How to conduct field research 586

Researcher at world 587

20 Writing the Research Paper

Plan your organization 589

Avoid plagiarism 590

Quote sources without plagiarizing 591

Summarize and paraphrase sources without plagiarizing 593

Incorporate quotations 595

Incorporate visuals 598

Review your research project 599

How to write a research paper 600

Researcher at work 601

21 MLA Documentation

Elements of MLA documentation 604

Entries in the works cited list 605

In-text citations in MLA style 607

Books in MLA-style works cited 610

Periodicals in MLA-style works cited 614

Online sources in MLA-style works cited 618

Other sources in MLA-style works cited 622

Visual sources in MLA-style works cited 623

Sample MLA paper

/ George Abukar It's Time to Shut Down the Identity Theft Racket 624

22 APA Documentation

APA citations 634

In-text citations in APA style 635

Books in APA-style references list 637

Periodicals in APA-style references list 640

Online sources in APA-style references list 643

Other sources in APA-style references list 646

APA reports of research 646

Sample APA paper

/ Don Sabo, Kathleen E. Miller, Merrill J. Melnick, Leslie Heywood Her Life Depends On It 647

Part 4 The Writer as Designer

23 Thinking Visually

Communicate with visuals and words 657

Understand visual and verbal concepts 658

24 Creating Visuals

Know when to use images and graphics 663

Take pictures that aren't boring 664

Compose images 665

Edit images 666

Create tables, charts, and graphs 667

25 Designing for Print

Start with your readers 669

Use headings and subheadings effectively 670

Design pages 671

Understand typography 672

Part 5 The Writer as Editor

26 Designing a Web Site

Plan a Web site 679

Make your site visually effective 680

Make navigation easy 681

27 Delivering Presentations

Plan a presentation 683

Design effective visuals 684

Give a memorable presentation 685

28 Working as a Team

Organize a team 687

Understand the team process 688

Work as a team 689

29 Writing Effective Paragraphs

Develop paragraphs 693

Pay attention to paragraph length 694

Link within and across paragraphs 696

Start fast 698

Conclude with strength 700

Summary for editing paragraphs 701

30 Writing Effective Sentences

Understand sentence basics 703

Pay attention to verbs 705

Stay active 706

Find characters 707

Write concise sentences 708

Write ethical sentences 709

Match structure with ideas 710

Summary for editing sentences 711

31 Avoiding Errors

Fix fragments 713

Fix run-on sentences 714

Fix comma spices 715

Make verbs agree with subjects 716

Make pronouns agree 717

Fix shifts 718

Use modifiers correctly 719

Place modifiers carefully 720

Summary for editing for errors 721

32 Understanding Punctuation and Conventions

Identify where commas are needed 723

Place commas correctly with modifiers 724

Place commas correctly with clauses and phrases 725

Use semicolons and colons correctly 726

Use hyphens, dashes, and parentheses correctly 727

Use quotation marks correctly 728

Use other punctuation correctly 729

Understand print conventions 730

Summary for punctuation and conventions 731

33 Writing in a Second Language

Understand how languages differ 733

Understand nouns in English 734

Understand articles in English 735

Understand verbs and modifiers in English 736

Understand English sentence structure 738

Summary for second-language writers 739

A Writing Essay Exams 740

B Creating Portfolios 742.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

032139626X

9780321396266

0321408969

9780321408969

OCLC:

70864457