Full Description
Writing with a Purpose has always been distinguished by its emphasis on the role of purpose in the writing process, its comprehensive coverage for first-year writing, and its effective use of examples and exercises. Designed as a four-in-one (rhetoric, reader, research guide, handbook) for one- and two-semester composition courses, this respected and reliable text has helped train countless students. The Fourteenth Edition includes streamlined coverage to allow for expanded material on such critical topics as research and argumentation. A technology program, Writing with a Purpose Online, allows students to access writing guidance as needed while drafting and revising. Students receive the most up-to-date information on MLA documentation with the enclosed tri-fold card providing NEW 2009 MLA Handbook formats.
Contents
I. The Writing Process1. Toward Purposeful WritingThe Writer's Environment and HabitsThe Stages of the Writing ProcessMaking Decisions in the Writing ProcessSelecting Your SubjectAnalyzing Your AudienceGuidelines for selecting your subjectGuidelines for analyzing your audienceDetermining Your PurposeForming a Working Purpose: The HypothesisTesting Your Hypothesis: The Discovery DraftPurpose and ThesisGuidelines for determining your purposeCoordinating Decisions in the Writing ProcessSeeing with a PurposeReadings. Gail Godwin, Becoming a Writer. Wallace Armstrong (student), Brandon's ClownWriting Assignments2. PlanningStrategies and Your JournalKeeping a Journal on your computerListing on your computerFreewriting on your computerSpeculating on your computerInterviewing on your computerReading on your computerA Final Word about PlanningReadings. On Keeping a Journal. Richard Saul Wurman, The Five RingsWriting Assignments3. DraftingThe Scratch OutlineDrafting a HypothesisThe Discovery DraftThe Descriptive OutlineComposing an Effective ThesisPreparing a Formal OutlineDrafting on your computerA Final Word about DraftingReadings. Calvin Trillin, Comforting Thoughts. Ellen Haack (student), A Man with All ReasonsWriting Assignments4. RevisingLooking to ReviseReading to ReviseRevision AgendaRevising: A Case StudyRevising on your computerA Final Word about RevisingReadings. Andy Rooney, New Products. Sarah Penning (student), The Coupon Conspiracy (4th Draft)Writing Assignments5. DesigningConventions of MLA and APA StyleElements of DesignTypefaceGraphicsColor and White SpacePrinciples of DesignProximityAlignmentRepetitionContrastHeadingsBreaking the RulesDesigning with Your ComputerReadings. Michael Rock, Since When Did USA Today Become the National Design Ideal? Andrew Gaub (student), The Telephone ParadoxWriting AssignmentsII. Writing Structures6. Common Methods of DevelopmentNarration: What Happened? Description: What Does It Look Like? Process Analysis: How Do You Do It? Comparison: How Is It Similar or Different? Classification: What Kind of Subdivision Does It Contain? Definition: How Would You Characterize It? Causal Analysis: Why Did It Happen? Exploring methods of development on your computerReadings. John McPhee, Grizzly. Jane Graham (student), Watching WhalesWriting Assignments7. ArgumentPlanning: Investigating the ArgumentDrafting: Organizing the ArgumentRevising: Eliminating FallaciesComposing an argument on your computerReadings. Anna Quindlen, Execution. Jon Seidel (student), Who Controls Information? (Our Side)Writing Assignments8. Paragraphs: Units of DevelopmentThe Requirements of Topical ParagraphsSpecial ParagraphsRevising Topical ParagraphsRevising Special ParagraphsComposing paragraphs on your computerReadings. Ellen Goodman, Family: The One Social Glue. Bill Barich, La FronteraWriting Assignments9. Sentences: Patterns of ExpressionExpanding and Combining SentencesTypes of Sentences and Their EffectsRevising SentencesThree Pieces of Advice on Sentence VarietyComposing sentences on your computerReadings. Pam Smith, Excerpts from a Painter's Studio Notes. Richard Selzer, The KnifeWriting Assignments10. Diction: The Choice of WordsDenotation and ConnotationThree Qualities of Effective DictionRevising DictionCorrecting Diction on your computerReadings. James Thurber, The Microscope. Annie Dillard, Total EclipseWriting Assignments11. Tone and StyleToneStyleGuidelines for revising your styleChecking your tone and style on your computerReadings. P.J. O'Rourke, Third World Driving Hints and Tips. Patricia Hampl, PragueWriting AssignmentsIII. Writing Research12. Planning the Research PaperUnderstanding the AssignmentMaking a ScheduleSelecting a SubjectFinding SourcesEvaluating SourcesGuidelines for evaluating sourcesTaking NotesPlanning your research paper on your computerWriting Assignments13. Writing the Research PaperOrganizing a Preliminary OutlineDeveloping a ThesisWriting the First DraftCreating the IntroductionQuoting SourcesDocumenting SourcesNotes Listing or Evaluating Sources or Referring to Additional SourcesListing Sources: Sample EntriesDesigning the Final Draft (MLA Style) Writing your research paper on your computerSample Student Research PaperWriting AssignmentsIV. Readings with a Purpose14. Writing StrategiesStrategy One: Narration and DescriptionLisa Widenhofer (student), Inside and OutAndre Dubus, DiggingQuestions about StrategyStrategy Two: Process AnalysisRob Sturma (student), Anatomy of a Garage BandBarbara Ehrenreich, Selling in MinnesotaStrategy Three: Comparison and ContrastKris Modlin (student), Same Goal/Different PlanJohn Steele Gordon, The Golden SpikeStrategy Four: Division and ClassificationLarry Bush (student), ListmakersJessica Helfand, Television Did It First: Ten Myths About New" MediaStrategy Five: DefinitionSue Kirby (student), DepressionJames Gleick, Attention! MultitaskersStrategy Six: Causal AnalysisYili Shi (student), Only Child PolicyEric Foner, Changing HistoryStrategy Seven: ArgumentJill Taraskiewicz (student), The Recycling ControversyBill McKibben, The End of NatureWriting AssignmentsV. Handbook of Grammar and UsageThe Evolution of EnglishUnderstanding Sentence Elements1. Recognize the Basic Elements of Sentences2. Recognize the Basic Sentence Patterns3. Expand and Vary Sentence PatternsWriting Logical and Effective Sentences4. Sentence Sense5. Active and Passive Sentences6. Maintain Parallelism among Sentence Elements7. Word Order8. Position Modifiers Carefully9. Comparisons10. ConcisenessWriting Grammatical Sentences11. Eliminate Sentence Fragments12. Eliminate Fused Sentences and Comma Splices13. Agreement14. Case15. Verb Tenses16. Adjectives and AdverbsChoosing Effective Diction17. Use a Dictionary18. Consider Issues of DictionObserving the Rules of Punctuation19.Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points20. Commas21. Unnecessary Commas22. Semicolons23. Colons24. Dashes25. Parentheses26. Quotation Marks27. Brackets28. EllipsesObserving the Rules of Mechanics29. Capitalization30. Italics31. Quotation Marks32. Apostrophes33. Hyphenation34. Numbers35. Abbreviations36. SpellingA Glossary of Contemporary UsageAcknowledgmentsIndex of Authors and TitlesSubject Index"
