Nexus
A Rhetorical Reader for Writers Plus NEW MyCompLab with eText -- Access Card Package
Published on 28. November 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
512 pages
978-0-321-88162-5 (ISBN)
Description
Nexus presents the traditional rhetorical modes as different ways of thinking about our contemporary world, no matter the medium. It builds on students' multimedia communication skills by using a mix of readings in contemporary and traditional genres to improve students' college writing skills.
Nexus starts where students' interests lie-with engaging essays, interviews, blog conversations, Web sites, and YouTube videos. These "readings" are presented in a lively, highly visual format that draws on the daily environment in which students are immersed, including electronic and visual sources that are stimulating, energizing, and directly related to topics they are studying.
While the format of Nexus is contemporary and stimulating, the content is substantive and pedagogically sound. Students are asked continually throughout this text to pull ideas from multiple media and respond to them first with critical thinking and writing and then by creating a project through a written, oral, visual, or electronic medium of their own choice.
Nexus starts where students' interests lie-with engaging essays, interviews, blog conversations, Web sites, and YouTube videos. These "readings" are presented in a lively, highly visual format that draws on the daily environment in which students are immersed, including electronic and visual sources that are stimulating, energizing, and directly related to topics they are studying.
While the format of Nexus is contemporary and stimulating, the content is substantive and pedagogically sound. Students are asked continually throughout this text to pull ideas from multiple media and respond to them first with critical thinking and writing and then by creating a project through a written, oral, visual, or electronic medium of their own choice.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Jersey
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-0-321-88162-5 (9780321881625)
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Content
Preface
Chapter 1: Our Multimedia World
Using Rhetorical Modes as Patterns of Thought
Responding to the Readings
Chapter 2: Reading for Understanding
The Reading Process
Prereading
Reading
Rereading
Reading Different Forms of Media
Reading Prose
Reading Visuals
Chapter 3: Writing for Understanding
The Writing Process
Prewriting
Brainstorming
Freewriting
Clustering
Deciding on Subject, Purpose, and Audience
Writing a Tentative Thesis Statement
Writing
Developing Body Paragraphs
Organizing Your Ideas
Writing the Introduction, Conclusion, and Title
Sample Student First Draft
Rewriting
Revising
Editing
Writing Different Forms of Media
Chapter 4: Working with Sources
Finding Sources
Library Sources
Evaluating Sources
Using Sources in Your Writing
Types of Sources
Avoiding Plagiarism
Using Direct Quotations, Paraphrases, and Summaries
Introducing Your Sources
Citing and Documenting Sources
MLA Citation Examples
Sample Student Works Cited
Chapter 5: Description
Introducing Description
Discovering How Description Works
Reading Descriptions
Writing Descriptions
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Revising and Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Description
Essay: "Raging Bulls," Timothy Lavin
Blog: "Officers Describe 9/11 in Memos," Susan Chun
Essay: "Longing to Die of Old Age," Alice Walker
Cartoon: "The Ungooglable Man" Roz Chast
Student Essay: "She,"Matthew Brooks Treacy
Vignette: "Hey, Look," Simon Rich
Essay: "You Say God Is Dead," Paul Vitello
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 6: Narration
Introducing Narration
Discovering How Narration Works
Reading Narrations
Writing Narrations
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Revising and Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Narration
Essay: "Rumspringa," Tom Shachtman
Cartoon: "Academia," David Sipress
Essay: "I Will Never Know Why," Susan Klebold
Photograph: "Gas Station on Route 66," Joseph Sohm
Essay: "After a Fall," Garrison Keillor
Song: "Down By the Old Mill Stream," Tell Taylor
Essay: "Only Daughter," Sandra Cisneros
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 7: Illustration
Introducing Illustration
Discovering How Illustration Works
Reading Illustration
Writing Illustration
Choosing a Subject and Audience
Generating Illustrations
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Revising and Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Illustration
Essay: "Body Piercing: Stick It Where the Sun Don't Shine," Raquel Kirsch
YouTube Video: "A Vision of Students Today," Michael Wesch
Essay: "When Foster Teens Find a Home," Anita Hamilton
Blog: "Study: How Twitter is Hurting Students," Geneva Reid
Essay: "America's Food Crisis and How to Fix It," Bryan Walsh
Graph: "A Bright Shining Slogan," Foreign Policy Magazine
Essay: "The Multitasking Generation," Claudia Wallis
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 8: Process Analysis
Introducing Process Analysis
Discovering How Process Analysis Works
Reading Process Analysis
Writing Process Analysis
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Process Analysis
Essay: "How To Say Nothing in 500 Words," Paul Roberts
Photo: "Assembling Furniture," Alex Segre
Essay: "6 Sneaky Ways Sales Spur Spending," Kit Yarrow
Website: "wikiHow.com"
Essay: "How Human Cloning Will Work," Kevin Bonsor and Cristen Conger
List: "50 Ways to Help the Planet," www.wireandtwine.com
Essay: "What Makes a Successful Business Person," Murray Raphel
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 9: Division and Classification
Introducing Division and Classification
Discovering How Division and Classification Work
Reading Division and Classification
Writing Division and Classification
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Division/Classification
Student Essay: "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch," Ann Hodgman
Website: "World Clock," OI Partners
Essay: "The 10 People You'll Find in Any Gym," Chris Sparling
Graph: "The Real Threat to Americans," St. Pete for Peace Organization
Essay: "The Truth About Lying," Judith Viorst
List: "13 Job Interview Mistakes to Avoid," Nathan Newberger
Essay: "A Peek Into the Future," David Colker
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 10: Comparison and Contrast
Introducing Comparison and Contrast
Discovering How Comparison and Contrast Work
Reading with Comparison and Contrast
Writing with Comparison and Contrast
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Revising and Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Comparison and Contrast
Essay: "Grandma," Erma Bombeck
Cartoon: "Social Networking," Mike Keefe
Essay: "Indecent Exposure," Carla Power
Blog: "Motion Gaming Review," Robert Workman
Essay: "Sex, Lies, and Conversation," Deborah Tannen
Ads: "Smoking Ads," Lucky Strike and New York Department of Health
Essay: "How E-Books Will Change the Way We Read and Write," Lynn Neary
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 11: Definition
Introducing Definition
Discovering How Definition Works
Reading Definitions
Writing Definition
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Revising and Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Definition
Essay: " When Is It Rape?" Nancy Gibbs
Video: "Augmented Reality: Coming to a Device Near You," Mark Sullivan
Essay: "The Millennials," Pew Research Center
Interview: "Fans as Authors," Andres Salazar and Paul Martinez
Essay: "The Art of the Handshake," Tom Chiarella
Photo Essay: "What Is a Sport?" Kim Flachmann and Michael Flachmann
Essay: "You Wanna Take This Online?" Jeff Chu
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 12: Cause and Effect
Introducing Cause and Effect
Remote and Immediate Causes
Causal Chains
Immediate and Ultimate Effects
Discovering How Cause and Effect Works
Reading Cause and Effect
Writing Cause and Effect
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Revising and Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Cause and Effect Analysis
Essay: "What Evolutionary Psychology Says About Social Networking," Michael Rogers
Cartoon: "Read at Your Own Risk," Roz Chast
Essay: "Black Men and Public Space," Brent Staples
Graph: "How High Will It Go?" The McKinsey Global Institute
Essay: "Does Thinking Make It So?" Erin O'Donnell
Interview: "On Reality TV, Less Sleep Means More Drama," Joel Rose
Essay: "Skin Deep: Seeking Self-Esteem Through Surgery," Camille Sweeney
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 13: Argument
Introducing Argument
Logical Appeals
Emotional Appeals
Ethical Appeals
Differing Viewpoints and Common Ground
The Appeals at Work
Discovering How Argument Works
Reading Arguments
Writing Arguments
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Revising and Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Argument
Essay: "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" Nicholas Carr
Photograph: "Watering Little Sprout," Kristy-Anne Glubish
Essay: "Now You Take 'Bambi' or 'Snow White': That's Scary," Stephen King
Essay: "Letter From Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963," Martin Luther King, Jr.
Web Site: Center for Immigration Studies
Song: "After You've Gone," Turner Layton and Henry Creamer
Essay: "Depression in College Students," Alissa Steiner
Multiple Viewpoints: Global Warming
Essay: "Public Opinion Stunner: WashPost-ABC Poll Finds Strong Support for Global Warming Reductions Despite Relentless Big Oil and Anti-Science Attacks," Daniel Weiss
Cartoon: "No Plastic Bags, Please," R. J. Matson
Video: "An Inconvenient Truth," Davis Guggenheim
Multiple Viewpoints: Privacy Issues in Our Culture Today
Essay: "Online Privacy Fears are Real," Bob Sullivan
Ad: "Identity Theft," Guard Dog Identity Solutions
Essay: "Privacy, Facebook and the Future of the Internet," Marshall Kirkpatrick
Chapter Writing Assignments
Index and Glossary of Rhetorical Terms
Index of Authors and Titles
Chapter 1: Our Multimedia World
Using Rhetorical Modes as Patterns of Thought
Responding to the Readings
Chapter 2: Reading for Understanding
The Reading Process
Prereading
Reading
Rereading
Reading Different Forms of Media
Reading Prose
Reading Visuals
Chapter 3: Writing for Understanding
The Writing Process
Prewriting
Brainstorming
Freewriting
Clustering
Deciding on Subject, Purpose, and Audience
Writing a Tentative Thesis Statement
Writing
Developing Body Paragraphs
Organizing Your Ideas
Writing the Introduction, Conclusion, and Title
Sample Student First Draft
Rewriting
Revising
Editing
Writing Different Forms of Media
Chapter 4: Working with Sources
Finding Sources
Library Sources
Evaluating Sources
Using Sources in Your Writing
Types of Sources
Avoiding Plagiarism
Using Direct Quotations, Paraphrases, and Summaries
Introducing Your Sources
Citing and Documenting Sources
MLA Citation Examples
Sample Student Works Cited
Chapter 5: Description
Introducing Description
Discovering How Description Works
Reading Descriptions
Writing Descriptions
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Revising and Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Description
Essay: "Raging Bulls," Timothy Lavin
Blog: "Officers Describe 9/11 in Memos," Susan Chun
Essay: "Longing to Die of Old Age," Alice Walker
Cartoon: "The Ungooglable Man" Roz Chast
Student Essay: "She,"Matthew Brooks Treacy
Vignette: "Hey, Look," Simon Rich
Essay: "You Say God Is Dead," Paul Vitello
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 6: Narration
Introducing Narration
Discovering How Narration Works
Reading Narrations
Writing Narrations
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Revising and Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Narration
Essay: "Rumspringa," Tom Shachtman
Cartoon: "Academia," David Sipress
Essay: "I Will Never Know Why," Susan Klebold
Photograph: "Gas Station on Route 66," Joseph Sohm
Essay: "After a Fall," Garrison Keillor
Song: "Down By the Old Mill Stream," Tell Taylor
Essay: "Only Daughter," Sandra Cisneros
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 7: Illustration
Introducing Illustration
Discovering How Illustration Works
Reading Illustration
Writing Illustration
Choosing a Subject and Audience
Generating Illustrations
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Revising and Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Illustration
Essay: "Body Piercing: Stick It Where the Sun Don't Shine," Raquel Kirsch
YouTube Video: "A Vision of Students Today," Michael Wesch
Essay: "When Foster Teens Find a Home," Anita Hamilton
Blog: "Study: How Twitter is Hurting Students," Geneva Reid
Essay: "America's Food Crisis and How to Fix It," Bryan Walsh
Graph: "A Bright Shining Slogan," Foreign Policy Magazine
Essay: "The Multitasking Generation," Claudia Wallis
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 8: Process Analysis
Introducing Process Analysis
Discovering How Process Analysis Works
Reading Process Analysis
Writing Process Analysis
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Process Analysis
Essay: "How To Say Nothing in 500 Words," Paul Roberts
Photo: "Assembling Furniture," Alex Segre
Essay: "6 Sneaky Ways Sales Spur Spending," Kit Yarrow
Website: "wikiHow.com"
Essay: "How Human Cloning Will Work," Kevin Bonsor and Cristen Conger
List: "50 Ways to Help the Planet," www.wireandtwine.com
Essay: "What Makes a Successful Business Person," Murray Raphel
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 9: Division and Classification
Introducing Division and Classification
Discovering How Division and Classification Work
Reading Division and Classification
Writing Division and Classification
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Division/Classification
Student Essay: "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch," Ann Hodgman
Website: "World Clock," OI Partners
Essay: "The 10 People You'll Find in Any Gym," Chris Sparling
Graph: "The Real Threat to Americans," St. Pete for Peace Organization
Essay: "The Truth About Lying," Judith Viorst
List: "13 Job Interview Mistakes to Avoid," Nathan Newberger
Essay: "A Peek Into the Future," David Colker
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 10: Comparison and Contrast
Introducing Comparison and Contrast
Discovering How Comparison and Contrast Work
Reading with Comparison and Contrast
Writing with Comparison and Contrast
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Revising and Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Comparison and Contrast
Essay: "Grandma," Erma Bombeck
Cartoon: "Social Networking," Mike Keefe
Essay: "Indecent Exposure," Carla Power
Blog: "Motion Gaming Review," Robert Workman
Essay: "Sex, Lies, and Conversation," Deborah Tannen
Ads: "Smoking Ads," Lucky Strike and New York Department of Health
Essay: "How E-Books Will Change the Way We Read and Write," Lynn Neary
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 11: Definition
Introducing Definition
Discovering How Definition Works
Reading Definitions
Writing Definition
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Revising and Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Definition
Essay: " When Is It Rape?" Nancy Gibbs
Video: "Augmented Reality: Coming to a Device Near You," Mark Sullivan
Essay: "The Millennials," Pew Research Center
Interview: "Fans as Authors," Andres Salazar and Paul Martinez
Essay: "The Art of the Handshake," Tom Chiarella
Photo Essay: "What Is a Sport?" Kim Flachmann and Michael Flachmann
Essay: "You Wanna Take This Online?" Jeff Chu
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 12: Cause and Effect
Introducing Cause and Effect
Remote and Immediate Causes
Causal Chains
Immediate and Ultimate Effects
Discovering How Cause and Effect Works
Reading Cause and Effect
Writing Cause and Effect
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Revising and Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Cause and Effect Analysis
Essay: "What Evolutionary Psychology Says About Social Networking," Michael Rogers
Cartoon: "Read at Your Own Risk," Roz Chast
Essay: "Black Men and Public Space," Brent Staples
Graph: "How High Will It Go?" The McKinsey Global Institute
Essay: "Does Thinking Make It So?" Erin O'Donnell
Interview: "On Reality TV, Less Sleep Means More Drama," Joel Rose
Essay: "Skin Deep: Seeking Self-Esteem Through Surgery," Camille Sweeney
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 13: Argument
Introducing Argument
Logical Appeals
Emotional Appeals
Ethical Appeals
Differing Viewpoints and Common Ground
The Appeals at Work
Discovering How Argument Works
Reading Arguments
Writing Arguments
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Revising and Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Argument
Essay: "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" Nicholas Carr
Photograph: "Watering Little Sprout," Kristy-Anne Glubish
Essay: "Now You Take 'Bambi' or 'Snow White': That's Scary," Stephen King
Essay: "Letter From Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963," Martin Luther King, Jr.
Web Site: Center for Immigration Studies
Song: "After You've Gone," Turner Layton and Henry Creamer
Essay: "Depression in College Students," Alissa Steiner
Multiple Viewpoints: Global Warming
Essay: "Public Opinion Stunner: WashPost-ABC Poll Finds Strong Support for Global Warming Reductions Despite Relentless Big Oil and Anti-Science Attacks," Daniel Weiss
Cartoon: "No Plastic Bags, Please," R. J. Matson
Video: "An Inconvenient Truth," Davis Guggenheim
Multiple Viewpoints: Privacy Issues in Our Culture Today
Essay: "Online Privacy Fears are Real," Bob Sullivan
Ad: "Identity Theft," Guard Dog Identity Solutions
Essay: "Privacy, Facebook and the Future of the Internet," Marshall Kirkpatrick
Chapter Writing Assignments
Index and Glossary of Rhetorical Terms
Index of Authors and Titles