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The McGraw-Hill Guide to Writing is designed to help students learn to write more effectively not only in their college courses but also in their professional, civic, and personal lives. Combining a flexible reader, rhetoric, research guide, and handbook, The McGraw-Hill Guide shows students how to set goals for their writing, to use effective composing strategies to reach those goals, and to assess their progress toward achieving them. Based on the idea that effective writers are strong communicators in any context, The McGraw-Hill Guide to Writing emphasizes the skills established by the Writing Program Administrator's Outcomes Statement that form the foundation of assessment practices at writing programs throughout the country -- rhetorical knowledge, critical thinking, writing processes, and conventions. These skills form the basis of the instruction in each assignment chapter and throughout the text.
Contents
Writing for College, Writing for Life Part 1YOUR LIFE Writing as a College Student Writing as a Professional Writing as a Thinking, Reading, and Writing Writing Processes Knowledge of Conventions Responsibly Writing Technologies 2. Reading Critically for College and for Life USING PRE-READING STRATEGIES READING ACTIVELY Annotating Effectively Reading Visuals Reading Web Sites USING POST-READING STRATEGIES Starting Your Writer's / Research Journal Writing Effective Summaries Synthesizing Information in Readings Using Your Reading in Your Own Writing 3. Writing to Freewriting Questioning Answering the Questions Who? What? Why? When? Where? How? Brainstorming Clustering KEEPING NOTEBOOKS AND JOURNALS Double-Entry Notebook Field Notebook Vocabulary Journal Expanding the Journal Concept REWRITING YOUR CLASS NOTES Minute Paper Muddiest Point Preconception Check Paraphrasing ORGANIZING AND SYNTHESIZING INFORMATION Invented Dialogue Invented Interview/Unsent Letter Resume/Vita Bio-Poem USING CHARTS AND Flowchart Time Line/Chronology Pedigree Chart STUDYING FOR EXAMS Test Questions Mnemonic Play Part 2: Using What You've Learned to Share Information 4. Writing to Share Experiences RHETORICAL KNOWLEDGE Writing to Share Experiences in Your College Classes Writing to Share Experiences for Life Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options Writing for College Writing for Life Rhetorical Considerations in Sharing Your Experiences CRITICAL THINKING, READING, AND WRITING Learning the Qualities of Effective Writing about Experiences Reading, Inquiry, and Research: Learning from Narratives That Share Experiences Russell Baker, On Becoming a Writer Tanya Barrientos, Se Habla Espanol Charles Ogletree, from All Deliberate Speed Thinking about Visuals That Share Experiences Drawing on Research about Experiences WRITING PROCESSES Invention: Getting Started Exploring Your Ideas with Research Visualizing Variations: Using Photos and Documents as Sources Organizing Your Ideas and Details Constructing a Complete Draft Revising Responding to Format Writing in Action: Convention in Genre and Design A WRITER SHARES HER EXPERIENCES: JESSICA HEMAUER'S FINAL DRAFT Jessica Hemauer, Farm Girl RHETORICAL KNOWLEDGE Writing to Explore in Your College Classes Writing to Explore For Life Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options Writing for College Writing for Life Rhetorical Considerations for Exploratory Writing CRITICAL THINKING, READING, AND WRITING Learning the Qualities of Effective Exploratory Writing Reading, Inquiry, and Research: Learning from Texts That Explore Kenneth Chang, Scientist at Work: Terence Tao; Journeys to the Distant Fields of Prime Michael Wolff, Bipolar Iraq P.J O'Rourke, Memoir Essay Thinking About Visuals That Explore Drawing on Research to Explore Your Subject WRITING PROCESSES Invention: Getting Started Exploring Your Ideas with Research Organizing Your Ideas and Details Constructing a Complete Draft Visualizing Variations: Using Visuals to Make Your Exploration Clear Revising Documentation, and Format Writing in Action: Convention in Genre and Design A WRITER SHARES HIS EXPLORATION: RICK MOHLER'S FINAL DRAFT Rick Mohler, A Writing to Inform RHETORICAL KNOWLEDGE Writing to Inform in Your College Classes Writing to Inform for Life Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options Writing for College Writing for Life Rhetorical Considerations in Informative Writing CRITICAL THINKING, READING, AND WRITING Learning the Qualities of Effective Informative Writing Reading, Writing, and Research: Learning from Texts That Inform Harold Peterson, The Man Who Invented Baseball Carol Ezzell, Clocking Cultures Katie Hafner, Growing Wikipedia Revises Its 'Anyone Can Edit' Policy Thinking about Visuals That Inform Drawing on Research to Inform Your Readers WRITING PROCESSES Invention: Getting Started Exploring Your Ideas with Research Organizing Your Information and Research Constructing a Complete Draft Visualizing Variations: Using a Web Site, Poster, or Brochure to Inform Your Readers Revising Responding to Readers' Writing in Action: Convention in Genre and Design A WRITER INFORMS HIS READERS: CRAIG BROADBENT'S FINAL DRAFT Craig Broadbent, Watch for the Blue Analyze RHETORICAL KNOWLEDGE Writing to Analyze in your College Classes Writing to Analyze For Life Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options Writing for College Writing for Life Rhetorical Considerations in Analytical Writing CRITICAL THINKING, READING, AND WRITING Learning the Qualities of Effective Analytical Writing Reading, Writing, and Research: Learning from Texts That Analyze James M. Lang, Putting In the Hours John Rockhold, Pay Less at the Pump: The Hybrid Revolution Tamara Draut, All Work and No Play Thinking about Visuals That Analyze Drawing on Research to Analyze Your Subject WRITING PROCESSES Invention: Getting Started Exploring Your Ideas with Research Organizing Your Information Constructing a Complete Draft Visualizing Variations: Using Charts and Graphs to Make Your Analysis Clear Revising Documentation, and Format Writing in Action: Convention in Genre and Design A WRITER SHARES HER ANALYSIS: SARAH WASHINGTON'S FINAL DRAFT Sarah Washington, Campus Parking: Love It or Leave It SELF-ASSESSMENT: REFLECTING ON YOUR LEARNING GOALS Part 3 Using What You've Learned to Write Arguments 8. Writing to Convince RHETORICAL KNOWLEDGE Writing to Convince in Your College Classes Writing to Convince for Life Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options Writing for College Writing for Life Rhetorical Considerations for Persuasive Writing CRITICAL THINKING, READING, AND WRITING Learning the Qualities of Effective Persuasive Writing Reading, Inquiry, and Research: Learning from Texts That Persuade Anne Applebaum, When Women Go to War Maureen Dowd, Our Own Warrior Princess, and Brian J. G. Pereira, M.D., Letter responding to Dowd Arthur Levine and Jeanette S. Cureton, Collegiate Life: An Obituary Thinking about Visuals That Persuade Drawing on Research to Persuade your Reader WRITING PROCESSES Invention: Getting Started Exploring Your Ideas with Research Reviewing Your Invention and Research Organizing Your Information Constructing a Complete Draft Visualizing Variations: Using Charts and Photographs to Support Your Claim Revising Responding to Readers' Writing in Action: Convention in Genre and Design A WRITER SHARES HIS PERSUASIVE WRITING: SANTI DEROSA'S FINAL DRAFT Santi DeRosa, The Objectification of Women: Whose Fault is It? SELF-ASSESSMENT: REFLECTING ON YOUR LEARNING GOALS 9. Writing to Evaluate RHETORICAL KNOWLEDGE Writing to Analyze in Your College Classes Writing to Evaluate for Life Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options Writing for College Writing for Life Rhetorical Considerations for Evaluative Writing CRITICAL THINKING, READING, AND WRITING Reading, Inquiry, and Research: Learning from Texts That Evaluate Roger Ebert, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Elvis Mitchell, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Matthew Power, Immersion Journalism Thinking about Visuals That Evaluate Drawing on Research for Your Evaluation WRITING PROCESSES Invention: Getting Started Exploring Your Ideas with Research Reviewing Your Invention and Research Organizing Your Evaluation Constructing a Complete Draft Visualizing Variations: Using Visuals to Support Your Evaluation Revising Responding to Readers' Comments KNOWLEDGE OF CONVENTIONS Editing Genres, Documentation, and Format Writing in Action: Convention in Genre and Design A WRITER SHARES HER EVALUATION: ANNLEE LAWRENCE'S FINAL DRAFT Annlee Lawrence, Who Has the Healthier Burger? Causes and Effects RHETORICAL KNOWLEDGE Writing about Causes and Effects in Your College Classes Writing about Causes and Effects for Life Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options Writing for College Writing for Life Rhetorical Considerations in Cause-Effect Writing CRITICAL THINKING, READING, AND WRITING Learning the Qualities of Effective Writing about Causes and Effects Reading, Inquiry, and Research: Learning from Texts That Explain Cause-and-Effect Relationships Juan Williams, Brown v. Board of Education Bruce Nussbaum, Where Are the Jobs? Neal Gabler, How Urban Myths Reveal Society's Fears Thinking About Visuals That Indicate Cause-and-Effect Drawing on Research to Demonstrate Causes or Effects WRITING PROCESSES Invention: Getting Started Exploring Your Ideas with Research Organizing Your Cause-Effect Paper Constructing a Complete Draft Visualizing Variations: Choosing Visuals That Illustrate Cause-and-Effect Relationships Revising Documentation, and Format Writing in Action: Convention in Genre and Design A WRITER SHARES HER CAUSAL ANALYSIS: DEBORAH SCHLEGEL'S FINAL DRAFT Deborah Schlegel, Weather Forecast: Bikinis or Parkas? SELF-ASSESSMENT: REFLECTING ON YOUR LEARNING GOALS 11. Writing to Solve Problems RHETORICAL KNOWLEDGE Writing to Solve Problems in Your College Classes Writing to Solve Problems for Life Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options Writing for College Writing for Life Rhetorical Considerations in Writing to Solve Problems CRITICAL THINKING, READING, AND WRITING Learning the Qualities of Effective Problem-Solving Reading, Writing, and Research: Learning from Texts That Propose Solutions Michelle Mise Pollard, The Nursing Crisis: The Solution Lies Within Thomas L. Friedman, World War III Michael Berube, How to End Grade Inflation Thinking about Visuals That Present a Problem and Give a Solution Drawing on Research to Solve Problems WRITING PROCESSES Invention: Getting Started Exploring Your Ideas with Research Organizing Your Information Constructing a Complete Draft Visualizing Variations: Alternative Forms for Solving Problems Revising Responding to Readers' Comments in Action: Convention in Genre and Design A WRITER PROPOSES HER SOLUTION: ESTHER ELLSWORTH'S FINAL DRAFT Esther Ellsworth, Comprehensive Land Use Writing about a Creative Work RHETORICAL KNOWLEDGE Writing about a Creative Work in Your College Classes Writing about a Creative Work for Life Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options Writing for College Writing for Life Rhetorical Considerations for Writing about a Creative Work CRITICAL THINKING, READING, AND WRITING Learning the Qualities of Effective Writing about a Creative Work Reading, Inquiry, and Research: Learning from Literary Works Don DeLillo, Videotape John Edgar Wideman, Ascent by Balloon from the Yard of Walnut Street Jail Amy Tan, Alien Relative Thinking about Visuals When Writing about Creative Works Drawing on Research WRITING PROCESSES Invention: Getting Started Visualizing Variations: Selecting a Creative Work to Write about Exploring Your Ideas with Research Organizing Your Ideas and Details Constructing a Complete Draft Revising Responding to Readers' WRITER SHARES HER WRITING ABOUT A CREATIVE WORK: HANNA EARLEY'S FINAL DRAFT Hanna Earley, That Doesn't Mean We Want Him to Stop: Suspense in Don 4: Strategies for Effective Communication 13. Using Strategies that Guide of Topic Sentences Moving to a New Paragraph Opening Paragraphs Concluding Paragraphs USING COHESIVE DEVICES Using Connective Words and Phrases Using Transitional Sentences and Paragraphs Using Headings and Subheadings USING ORGANIZING STRATEGIES WRITING NARRATIVES WRITING DESCRIPTIONS WRITING DEFINITIONS WRITING CLASSIFICATIONS WRITING ABOUT COMPARISONS AND CONTRASTS Persuade Readers ARGUMENT AND PERSUASION RHETORICAL APPEALS Logical Appeals Ethical Appeals Emotional Appeals The Rhetorical Triangle: Considering the Arguing Jaron Lanier, Beware the Online Collective Toulmin Strategies for Arguing Stanley Fish, But I Didn't Do It! Rogerian Strategies for Arguing PROJECTS Strategies for Working with Peers on Your Projects Using Digital Tools for Peer Review Using Catalyst for Peer Review WORKING WITH PEERS ON MULTIPLE-AUTHORED PROJECTS Strategies for Working with Peers Effectively Using Digital Tools for Facilitating Multi-Authored Projects 16. Making Effective Oral Presentations DEVELOPING YOUR PRESENTATION ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC IMPROMPTU PRESENTATIONS Part 5: Technologies for Effective Communication 17. Choosing a Medium, Genre, and Technology for Your Communication COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES PUBLISHING YOUR WORK SELECTING A GENRE AND A MEDIUM Deciding on a Genre for Your Work Deciding Whether to Use Print, Electronic, or Oral Media Considering Design TECHNOLOGIES FOR COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION E-mail Threaded Discussions Synchronous Chat Blogs Word-Processing Software Peer Review Applications Graphics Software Desktop Publishing Software Presentation Software Technologies for Constructing Web Pages 18. Communicating with Design and Visuals PRINCIPLES OF DOCUMENT DESIGN Proximity Contrast Alignment Repetition (or Consistency) Drawings Diagrams Maps Cartoons USING VISUALS RHETORICALLY Considering Your Audience Considering Your Purpose USING VISUALS RESPONSIBLY Permissions Distortions Part 6: Using Research for Informed Communication 19. Finding and Evaluating Information from Sources and the Field CONDUCTING EFFECTIVE RESEARCH: AN EXAMPLE Library Research Research on the World Wide Web SELECTING SOURCES Books Academic Journals Newspapers Popular Magazines Trade or Commercial Magazines Public Affairs Magazines Specialty Magazines The Internet EVALUATING YOUR SOURCES: ASKING THE REPORTER'S QUESTIONS Who Is the Author? What Is the Text About? What Is the Quality of the Information? When Was the Text Published or the Web Site Last Updated? Why Was This Information Published? Where Was the Item Published? How Accurate Is the Information in This Source? FIELD RESEARCH Working with Human Subjects Informed Consent Observations Interviews Surveys and Questionnaires 20. Synthesizing and Documenting Sources QUOTATIONS PARAPHRASES SUMMARIES ELLIPSIS MLA DOCUMENTATION STYLE MLA Style: In-Text Citation MLA Style: Constructing a List of Works Cited MLA Style: Sample Student Paper APA DOCUMENTATION STYLE APA Style: In-Text Citation APA Style: Constructing a References List APA Style: Sample Student Paper A Writer's Handbook C: Common Sentence Problems S: Style P: Punctuation M: Mechanics I: A Guide for Multilingual Writers G: Guid e to Sentence Structure Appendix A: Constructing a Writing Portfolio Appendix B: Writing Effective Essay Examinations Appendix C: Standard Document FormsNER(01): WOW
