New reading selections are identified by an asterisk (*) Preface for Students Preface for Instructors Thematic Contents Thematic Writing Assignments 1. Reading Developing an Effective Reading Process Step 1: Prepare Yourself to Read the Selection Step 2: Read the Selection Step 3: Reread the Selection Step 4: Annotate the Selection An Example: Annotating Cherokee Paul McDonald''s "A View from the Bridge" Student Reflection: Julie Dwire on Annotating a Reading Step 5: Analyze and Evaluate the Selection The Reading Process in Action: Thomas L. Friedman''s "My Favorite Teacher" Student Reflection: Gary Ortiz on Answering Study Questions Reading Photographs and Visual Texts The Reading-Writing Connection Reading as a Writer 2. Writing Developing an Effective Writing Process Step 1: Understand Your Assignment Step 2: Gather Ideas and Formulate a Thesis Step 3: Organize and Write Your First Draft Step 4: Revise Your Essay Step 5: Edit and Proofread Your Essay A Student Essay in Progress Step 1: Keith''s Assignment Step 2: Keith''s Ideas Step 3: Keith''s First Draft Step 4: Keith''s Revised Essay Step 5: Keith''s Edited Essay Keith Eldred, Secular Mantras (student essay) 3. Writers on Writing *Ricardo Rodriguez-Padilla, Learning to Write Dumb Things Again (student essay) Russell Baker, Discovering the Power of My Words Anne Lamott, Shitty First Drafts Linda S. Flower, Writing for an Audience Stephen King, Reading to Write 4. Narration What Is Narration? Understanding Narration as a Writing Strategy Using Narration Across the Disciplines Practical Advice for Writing an Essay of Narration Andrew Kauser, Challenging My Fears (student essay) Junot Díaz, The Terror David P. Bardeen, Not Close Enough for Comfort *Toni Morrison, The Work You Do, The Person You Are *James Rebanks, A Shepherd''s Life 5.
Description Understanding Description as a Writing Strategy Using Description Across the Disciplines Practical Advice for Writing an Essay of Description Jim Tassé, Trailcheck (student essay) Jeannette Walls, A Woman on the Street Robert Ramírez, The Barrio Maya Angelou, Sister Flowers *Philip Connors, A Talent for Sloth 6. Illustration Understanding Illustration as a Writing Strategy Using Illustration Across the Disciplines Practical Advice for Writing an Essay of Illustration Paula Kersch, Weight Management: More Than a Matter of Good Looks (student essay) Natalie Goldberg, Be Specific *Jennifer Ackerman, The Genius of Birds Mitch Albom, If You Had One Day with Someone Who''s Gone Tim Krieder, The Busy Trap 7. Process Analysis Understanding Process Analysis as a Writing Strategy Using Process Analysis Across the Disciplines Practical Advice for Writing an Essay of Process Analysis William Peterson, Juggling Is Easier Thank You Think (student essay) Mortimer Adler, How to Mark a Book *Cody Cassidy and Paul Doherty, What Would Happen If You Were Attacked by a Great White Shark? *Ashlie Stevens, Why We All Scream When We Get Ice Cream Brain Freeze Alicia Ault, How Do Spiders Make Their Webs? 8. Comparison and Contrast Understanding Comparison and Contrast as a Writing Strategy Using Comparison and Contrast Across the Disciplines Practical Advice for Writing an Essay of Comparison and Contrast Barbara Bowman, Guns and Cameras (student essay) Suzanne Britt, Neat People vs. Sloppy People Bharati Mukherjee, Two Ways to Belong in America Andrew Vachss, The Difference between Sick and Evil *Paulina Porizkova, America Made Me a Feminist 9. Division and Classification Understanding Division and Classification as a Writing Strategy Using Division and Classification Across the Disciplines Practical Advice for Writing an Essay of Division and Classification Katie Angeles, The Forgotten Personality Type (student essay) Judith Viorst, The Truth about Lying *Sarah Gilbert, The Different Ways of Being Smart *Richard Lederer, All-American Dialects Amy Tan, Mother Tongue 10 .Definition Understanding Definition as a Writing Strategy Using Definition Across the Disciplines Practical Advice for Writing an Essay of Definition Sample Student Essay Using Definition as a Writing Strategy Howard Solomon Jr., Best Friends (student essay) Jo Goodwin Parker, What Is Poverty? Deborah M.
Roffman, What Does Boys Will Be Boys Really Mean? Ellen Goodman, The Company Man *Mark Peters, Virtue Signaling and Other Inane Platitudes 11. Cause and Effect Analysis Understanding Cause and Effect Analysis as a Writing Strategy Using Cause and Effect Analysis Across the Disciplines Practical Advice for Writing an Essay of Cause and Effect Analysis Kevin Cunningham, Gentrification (student essay) Jon Katz, How Boys Become Men Michael Jonas, The Downside of Diversity Anahad O''Connor, Coca-Cola Funds Effort to Alter Obesity Battle *Pamela Paul, Save your Sanity. Downgrade Your Life 12. Argumentation Understanding Argumentation as a Writing Strategy Using Argumentation Across the Disciplines Practical Advice for Writing an Essay of Argumentation Mundy Wilson-Piper, The State of My Plate (student essay) Sojourner Truth, Ain''t I a Woman? *Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address Nancy Armour, Participation Awards Do Disservice William Galston, Telling Americans to Vote, Or Else Roger Cohen, The Organic Fable Nikki Giovanni, Campus Racism 101 Siobhan Crowley, On the Subject of Trigger Warnings *Roger McNamee, I Invested Early in Google and Facebook. Now They Terrify Me. ARGUMENT CLUSTER: Race and Privilege: How to Address A System of Bias? John Metta, I, Racist Derald Wing Sue, Racial Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Is Subtle Bias Harmless? *Shaun King, No, I Won''t Be Writing about Black on Black Crime ARGUMENT CLUSTER: The Changing Nature of Work: What Is the Value of a Career - Now and in the Future? *Caitlin McCormick, The Gingham Apron *Ilana Gershon, The Quitting Economy *Noah Smith, Don''t Assume Robots Will Be Our Future Co-Workers 13. Combining Strategies What Does It Mean to Combine Strategies? Using a Combination of Strategies in Written Texts Practical Advice for Using a Combination of Strategies in an Essay Hesterly Goodson, The Ducks on Corrigan''s Pond (student essay) Lars Eighner, On Dumpster Diving *Issa Rae, The Struggle *Linda Holmes, The Sad Beautiful Fact That We''re All Going to Miss Almost Everything 14. Writing with Sources What Does It Mean to Write with Sources? Writing with Sources Learning to Summarize, Paraphrase, and Quote from Your Sources Avoiding Plagiarism Using Quotation Marks for Language Borrowed Directly Using Your Own Words and Word Order When Summarizing and Paraphrasing *Katherine Kachnowski, Skin Cancer Is Not Just for Grandparents: Disspelling Widespread Misconceptions about This Disease (student essay) *Jason G.
Goldman, How a Kids'' Cartoon Created a Real-Life Invasive Army *Lisa Wade, American Hookup Jake Jamieson, The English-Only Movement: Can America Proscribe Language with a Clear Conscience? (MLA model) 15. A Brief Guide to Researching and Documenting Essays Establishing a Realistic Schedule Finding and Using Sources Evaluating Your Sources Analyzing Your Sources Developing a Working Bibliography for your sources Taking Notes Documenting Sources List of Works Cited 16. Editing for Grammar, Punctuation, and Sentence Style Run-Ons: Fused Sentences and Comma Splices Sentence Fragments Comma Faults Subject-Verb Agreement Unclear Pronoun References Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers Faulty Parallelism Weak Nouns and Verbs Shifts in Verb Tense, Mood, and Voice Wordiness Sentence Variety Glossary of Rhetorical Terms.