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One to One teaches the rhetorical modes of development while emphasizing collaborative learning through both conferences and peer review.
Contents
Foreword.Preface.To the Student.I: GETTING STARTED. 1. Listing and Writing for a Reader Listing. Audience. Writing Task--Listing and Writing for a Reader.2. The Composing Process. Prewriting. Writing Task--Prewriting. Rough Draft. Writing Task--Rough Draft. Editing and Revising. Writing Task--Editing and Revising. Final Draft. Writing Task--Final Draft. 3. Responding to Experience. Support Generalizations with Specific Detail. Use Listing or Clustering to Gather Material from Memory. Use a Response to Organize Experience. Writing Task--Responding to Experience.II: WRITING TASKS. 4. Paragraph Structure. Using a Topic Sentence. Placing the Topic Sentence. Developing a Paragraph. Achieving Unity. Maintaining Coherence. Writing Task--Paragraph Structure.5. Examples. Typical Examples. Specific Examples. Combining Typical and Specific Examples. Writing Task--Examples.6. Cataloging. Writing Task--Cataloging.7. Anecdote. Use an Anecdote to Reveal Character. Use an Anecdote to Make a Point. Writing Task--Anecdote.8. Comparison and Contrast. Block Arrangement. Point-by-Point Arrangement. Extended Comparison and Contrast. Writing Task--Comparison and Contrast.9. Analogy. Writing Task--Analogy.10. Classification. Establishing Categories for Classification. Arranging a Classification. Grouping and Sorting Classes. Writing Task--Classification.11. Definition. Brief Definitions. Extended Definitions. Extended Personal and Objective Examples. Using a Variety of Methods. Writing Task--Definition.12. Cause and Effect. Causal Chains. Discussing Causes. Discussing Effects. Writing Task--Cause and Effect.13. Description. Use Description to Dramatize Experience. Use Description to Dramatize Abstract. Use Descriptino in Reports. Writing Task--Description.14. Deductive Essay. Getting Started. Planning the Essay. Writing the First Draft. Revising the First Draft. Student Essay for Further Study. An Extended Professional Essay for Further Study. One Last Thought. Writing Task--Deductive Essay.15. Inductive Essay. A Professional Inductively Arranged Essay for Further Study. Writing Task--Inductive Essay.16. Associational Essay. Writing Task-Associational Essay.17. Directive Process Analysis. Writing Task--Directive Process Analysis.18. Informative Process Analysis. Writing Task--Informative Process Analysis.19. Argumentative Essay. Assertions and Evidence. Arrangement. Writing Task--Argumentative Essay.20. Report. Writing Task--Report.21. Research Essay. Expressing Your Own Ideas. Steps in Writing a Research Essay: An Overview. Resources for Research. Citing Sources in the Text. The Parts of a Research Essay. Citation Forms Recommended by the Modern Language Association. A Sample Research Paper. A Narrative of Irene Islas's Research Paper. Writing Task--Research Essay.22. Additional Writing Tasks. Starting with a Title. Writing from Research. Charting Your Current Life. Exploring Your Dreams. Responding to Quotations. Extended Quotations. Brief Quotations.III: READINGS FOR WRITERS. 23. Writing About Written Works. Write an Introduction That Represents the Work. Write a Discussion That Develops the Central Point. Write a Conclusion That Revisits the Central Point and Discussion. A Student Essay for Examination. Writing Task--Writing About Written Works.24. A Collection of Essays. Why a Disaster Brings Out the Best in People, Geoffrey Cowley.Toxins in the Mother Tongue, James David Duncan.Match to the Heart, Gretel Ehrlich.Shameless Talkshows, C. Eugene Emery, Jr.Becoming Desensitized to Hate Words, Ellen Goodman.If I Were a Black Man, Cynthia Heimel.The New Generation Gap: Thirteeners, Neil Howe and William Strauss.The Eloquent Sounds of Silence, Pico Iyer.In Praise of Gore, Andrew Klaven.A Rescue Without Cheers, Peter K. Kramer.In Defense of Prejudice, Jonathan Rauch.Anatomy of an Assault, Bruce Shapiro.The War Room at Bellevue, George Simpson.Black Men and Public Space, Brent Staples.Sins of the Flesh, Sallie Tisdale. IV: DAILY WRITING. 25. Keeping a Journal. Creative People and Journals. Journal Styles. Where to Keep Dailing Writing. Guidelines for Practice.26. First Week: Free Writing. Writing Task--First Week: Free Writing.27. Second Week: Current Life. Writing Task--Second Week: Current Life.28. Third Week: Past Life. Writing Task--Third Week: Past Life.29. Fourth Week: Daily Activities. Writing Task--Fourth Week: Daily Activities.30. Fifth Week: Dreams and Fantasies. Writing Task--Fifth Week: Dreams and Fantasies.31. Sixth Week: Portraits and Relationships. Writing Task--Sixth Week: Portraits and Relationships.32. Seventh Week: Social Issues. Writing Task--Seventh Week: Social Issues. 33. Eighth Week: Self-reflection. Writing Task--Eighth Week: Self-Reflection.34. Continuing Work. Logs. Extended Portraits, Imaginary Conversations, Unsent Letters. Drawings and Photographs. Off Days.Glossary of Usage. APPENDICES. A. Point of View. B. Tone. C. Coherence. D. Introductions. E. Conclusions. F. Manuscript Format. Credits.Index.-
