NOTE: Both Brief and Comprehensive Tables of Contents follow. BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS PART 1: GETTING STARTED 1. Writing and Genres 2. Topic, Angle, Purpose 3. Readers, Contexts, and Rhetorical Situations 4. Reading Critically PART 2: USING GENRES TO EXPRESS IDEAS 5. Memoirs 6. Profiles 7.
Reviews 8. Literary Analyses 9. Rhetorical Analyses 10. Commentaries 11. Arguments 12. Proposals 13. Analytical Reports 14. Research Papers PART 3: DEVELOPING A WRITING PROCESS 15.
Inventing Ideas and Prewriting 16. Organizing and Drafting 17. Choosing A Style 18. Designing 19. Revising and Editing PART 4: STRATEGIES FOR SHAPING IDEAS 20. Developing Paragraphs and Sections 21. Using Basic Rhetorical Patterns 22. Using Argumentative Strategies 23.
Collaborating and Peer Response PART 5: DOING RESEARCH 24. Starting Research 25. Finding Sources and Collecting Evidence 26. Citing, Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing Sources 27. Using MLA Style 28. Using APA Style PART 6: GETTING YOUR IDEAS OUT THERE 29. Writing with Social Networking 30. Creating a Portfolio 31.
Succeeding on Written Exams and Assessment 32. Presenting Your Work PART 7: ANTHOLOGY OF READINGS 33. Memoirs 34. Profiles 35. Reviews 36. Literary Analyses 37. Rhetorical Analysis 38. Commentaries 39.
Arguments 40. Proposals 41. Reports 42. Research Papers PART 8: HANDBOOK 1. Sentences 2. Verbs 3. Pronouns 4. Style 5.
Punctuation, Mechanics, and Spelling Appendix: Readings Arranged by Theme Credits Index COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS PART 1: GETTING STARTED 1. Writing and Genres What Are Genres? Using Genres to Write Successfully Writing with Genres Genres Are Flexible Genres Are Adaptable to Various Situations Genres Evolve to Suit Various Fields Genres Shape Situations and Readers Genres Can Be Played With Genres in Movies Genres and the Writing Process Using a Writing Process Using Genres as a Guiding Concept Transfer: Using Genres in College and in Your Career Quick Start Guide Talk About This Try This Out Write This 2. Topic, Angle, Purpose Topic: What Am I Writing About? Angle: What Is New About the Topic? What Has Changed to Make This Topic Interesting Right Now? What Unique Experiences, Expertise, or Knowledge Do I Have About This Topic? Purpose: What Should I Accomplish? Thesis Statement (Main Claim) Informative Thesis Argumentative Thesis Question or Open-Ended Thesis Implied Thesis Choosing the Appropriate Genre 3. Readers, Contexts, and Rhetorical Situations Profiling Readers A Brief Reader Profile Who Are My Readers? What Are Their Expectations? Where Will They Be Reading? When Will They Be Reading? Why Will They Be Reading? How Will They Be Reading? An Extended Reader Profile What Are Their Needs? What Are Their Values? Personal Values Customs of Their Society Cultural Values What Is Their Attitude Toward You and the Issue? Analyzing the Context Medium Paper Documents Electronic Documents Public Presentations Podcasts or Videos Social and Political Influences Social Trends Economic Trends Political Trends Genres and the Rhetorical Situation Angles Purpose Readers Contexts 4. Reading Critically Looking Through and Looking At a Text Reading Critically: Seven Strategies Strategy 1: Preview the Text Strategy 2: Play the Believing and Doubting Game Strategy 3: Annotate the Text Strategy 4: Analyze the Proofs in the Text Strategy 5: Contextualize the Text Strategy 6: Analyze Your Own Assumptions and Beliefs Strategy 7: Respond to the Text Using Critical Reading to Strengthen Your Writing Responding to a Text: Evaluating What Others Have Written Responding with a Text''s Positions, Terms, and Ideas: Using What Others Have Written PART 2: USING GENRES TO EXPRESS IDEAS 5. Memoirs At-A-Glance: Memoirs One Student''s Work: Helen Sanderson, "Diving In" Inventing Your Memoir''s Content Inquiring: Finding an Interesting Topic Inquiring: Finding Out What You Already Know Make a Map of the Scene Record Your Story as a Podcast or Video Storyboard the Event Do Some Role Playing Researching: Finding Out What Others Know Online Sources Print Sources Empirical Sources Organizing and Drafting Your Memoir Setting the Scene in Rich Detail The People The Scenes Dialogue Main Point or Thesis Describing the Complication The Event The Complication