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Invention and Craftteaching and learning in the first-year writing classroom. Invention and Craft draws onthe relationship between the writing process and the creative process model and teaches a problem-solving, insight-driven approach to writing clearly and effectivelyin all genres. Its emphasis on knowledge transfer instructs students to recognize the patterns that occur within and across genres and to apply what they knowto each new writing assignment. Invention and Craft offers special promise for casting students in the role of meaning-makers by pinpointing strategies for transferringknowledge-the hallmark of successful expository prose.ConnectComposition offers four years of access to comprehensive and reliableinstruction in writing and research along with the text and a brief handbook.
Contents
Invention and CraftLeathers Dively - Table of ContentsPart 1: Creating Contexts for Understanding Composition1. Composition and CreativitySome Straight Talk about Composition CoursesThe Search for Creativity in Expository WritingExpository Writing and Other Creative ActivitiesCreativity and Self-AwarenessThe Transfer of Composing KnowledgeConditions for Knowledge TransferRoutes for Knowledge Transfer in CompositionProcesses Involved in Knowledge TransferNegative Transfer and Composing MythsAn Invitation to Create in Your Composition Course2. Composing Processes and Creative ProcessesA Composing ModelInventionDraftingRevisionEditingExpository Writing as a Creative ActThe Creative Process ModelFirst InsightPreparationIncubationInsightVerificationThe Creative Process Model and Expository WritingReflection and Your Development as a Writer3. Rhetorical SituationsOverlaps between Creative and ExpositoryWritingCreativity and the Rhetorical SituationRhetoric and Constructive ConstraintsElements of the Rhetorical SituationAudience and ForumTopicGenreAuthor's PurposeAuthor's RoleRhetorical AppealsEthosPathosLogosRhetoric and Creative Drive4. Invention StrategiesPrewriting TechniquesUnstructured Prewriting TechniquesStructured Prewriting TechniquesInvention beyond the Composition Class5. Research StrategiesResearch MethodsPrimary ResearchSecondary ResearchStrategies for Managing Secondary ResearchResearch, Invention, and KnowledgeTransferPart 2: Creating Texts That Inform6. Introduction to Texts That InformPurposes and Strategies for InformingApplication in College and the Workplace7. MemoirDistinguishing Features of a MemoirProcesses for Composing a MemoirInvention toward First InsightPreparation through ResearchInvention toward More Focused InsightStrategies for DraftingRevision and EditingTransfer to Other Writing SituationsREADINGS"One Writer's Beginnings," by Eudora Welty"The Workers," by Richard Rodriguez8. ProfileDistinguishing Features of a ProfileProcesses for Composing a ProfileInvention toward First InsightPreparation through ResearchInvention toward More Focused InsightStrategies for DraftingRevision and EditingTransfer to Other Writing SituationsREADINGS"From a Dream to Reality," by Erin Anderson, a First-Year Composition Student"Reinventing Rio," by Alan Riding9. ReportDistinguishing Features of a ReportProcesses for Composing a ReportInvention toward First InsightPreparation through ResearchInvention toward More Focused InsightStrategies for DraftingRevision and EditingTransfer to Other Writing SituationsREADINGS"Mirror, Mirror on My Facebook Wall: Effects of Exposure to Facebook on Self-Esteem," by Amy L. Gonzales and Jeffrey T. Hancock"The History and Psychology of Clowns Being Scary," by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie10. Annotated BibliographyDistinguishing Features of an Annotated BibliographyProcesses for Composing an Annotated BibliographyInvention toward First InsightPreparation through ResearchInvention toward More Focused InsightStrategies for DraftingRevision and EditingTransfer to Other Writing SituationsREADINGS"Teen Dating Violence: A Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography," by Priscilla Offenhauer and Alice Buchalter"Design and the Social Sector: An Annotated Bibliography," by Courtney Drake and Deirdre Cerminaro with William DrenttelPart 3: Creating Texts That Analyze11. Introduction to Texts That AnalyzePurposes and Strategies for AnalyzingApplication in College and the Workplace12. Writing-Process AnalysisDistinguishing Features of a Writing-Process AnalysisProcesses for Composing a Writing-Process AnalysisInvention toward First InsightPreparation through ResearchInvention toward More Focused InsightStrategies for DraftingRevision and EditingTransfer to Other Writing SituationsREADINGS"The Watcher at the Gates," by Gail Godwin"A Way of Writing," by William Stafford13. Visual AnalysisDistinguishing Features of a Visual AnalysisProcesses for Composing a Visual AnalysisInvention toward First InsightPreparation through ResearchInvention toward More Focused InsightStrategies for DraftingRevision and EditingTransfer to Other Writing SituationsREADINGS"Is Team USA's Militaristic Uniform a Problem?" by Paul Achter"The Heritage of Berlin Street Art and Graffiti Scene," by Simon Arms14. Rhetorical AnalysisDistinguishing Features of a Rhetorical AnalysisProcesses for Composing a Rhetorical AnalysisInvention toward First InsightPreparation through ResearchInvention toward More Focused InsightStrategies for DraftingRevision and EditingTransfer to Other Writing SituationsREADINGS"A More Perfect Union," delivered by Senator Barack Obama on March 18, 2008"Why It Worked: A Rhetorical Analysis of Obama's Speech on Race," by Roy Peter Clark15. Literary AnalysisDistinguishing Features of a Literary AnalysisProcesses for Composing a Literary AnalysisInvention toward First InsightPreparation through ResearchInvention toward More Focused InsightStrategies for DraftingRevision and EditingTransfer to Other Writing SituationsREADINGS"`Neither Can Live While the Other Survives': The Driving Force of Revenge in Harry Potter, " by Heidi Nielson"Untold Story: The Lying Narrator in `The Black Cat,'" by Susan AmperPart 4: Creating Texts That Argue16. Introduction to Texts That ArguePurposes of and Strategies for ArguingToneStructureLogical FallaciesApplication in College and the Workplace17. Research ProposalDistinguishing Features of a Research ProposalIntroductionStatement of PurposeProjected ContributionsLiterature ReviewResearch MethodsConclusionWorks Cited or ReferencesThe Parts as a WholeProcesses for Composing a Research ProposalInvention toward First InsightPreparation through ResearchInvention toward More Focused InsightStrategies for DraftingRevision and EditingTransfer to Other Writing SituationsREADINGS"Exploring and Developing Stage Combat Methodologies," by WhitneyElmore, an Undergraduate Student"The Evolution of Ethics," by Matt Warren, an UndergraduateStudent18. ReviewDistinguishing Features of a Review 310Processes for Composing a Review 314Invention toward First Insight 317Preparation through Research 317Invention toward More Focused Insight 317Strategies for Drafting 318Revision and Editing 319Transfer to Other Writing Situations 320READINGS 322"`Gris Grimley's Frankenstein ' Revisits, Enhances Shelley's Famous Tale," by Karen Sandstrom 322"Old `Cosmos' vs. New `Cosmos': Who's the King of the Universe?" by Chris Taylor19. Position PaperDistinguishing Features of a Position PaperProcesses for Composing a Position PaperInvention toward First InsightPreparation through ResearchInvention toward More Focused InsightStrategies for DraftingRevision and EditingTransfer to Other Writing SituationsREADINGS"Homeschooling's Liberalism," by David Mills"Educating Girls Is a Good Investment," by Becky Smith Conover20. Problem-Solution PaperDistinguishing Features of a Problem-Solution PaperProcesses for Composing a Problem-Solution PaperInvention toward First InsightPreparation through ResearchInvention toward More Focused InsightStrategies for DraftingRevision and EditingTransfer to Other Writing SituationsREADINGS"The Creativity Crisis," by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman"It Can't Happen Here: Why Is There So Little Coverage of Americans Who Are Struggling with Poverty?" by Dan FroomkinPart 5: Creating Presentation-Quality Final Products21. Source Integration and CitationStrategies for Meshing SourcesSummaryParaphraseDirect QuoteSynthesisStrategies for Citing SourcesLogic of Citation in MLA and APAMLA Internal CitationsMLA Works Cited Page EntriesAPA Internal CitationsAPA References Page EntriesTransfer across Writing Situations22. Document DesignEmphasisBold PrintItalics (or Underlining)Scare QuotesWhite SpaceParagraphsSubheadingsBulleted and Numbered ListsAlignmentImages and TablesImagesTables, Charts, and GraphsTransfer across Writing Situations23. Revision and EditingRevisionCriteria for Productive RevisionProcesses for RevisingEditingCommon Surface ErrorsProcesses for EditingTransfer across Writing Situations24. Peer and Instructor ReviewInvention WorkshopsPeer ReviewInstructor FeedbackWriting Center VisitsTransfer across Writing Situations25. PORTFOLIOSPortfolio-Based Composition CoursesPortfolio ContentDocument SelectionReflective IntroductionA Word about ProcrastinationE-PortfoliosTransfer across Writing Situations Photo CreditsText CreditsIndexNER(01): WOW
