Nexus
A Rhetorical Reader for Writers
2nd Edition
Published on 8. January 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
512 pages
978-0-321-90796-7 (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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Kim Flachmann teaches at the California State University, Bakersfield, where she also administers the Composition Program-from remedial English through the Graduate Teaching Assistants. She was chosen Outstanding Professor at CSUB in 1998-99. She also was Rhetorician of the Year for the Young Rhetoricians' Conference in 2007 and was the recipient of the California Association of Teachers of English Excellence in Teaching Award in 2009. She has published numerous articles on rhetoric and American literature and has written seven textbooks-among them a college reader (The Prose Reader (Pearson) in its eleventh edition), a series of three books for developmental English called Mosaics: Reading and Writing Sentences, Mosaics: Reading and Writing Paragraphs, and Mosaics: Reading and Writing Essays,
(Pearson), and Nexus: A Rhetorical Reader for Writers (Pearson), which combines traditional rhetorical modes with students' interest in
technology.
Kim has dedicated her career to helping students achieve their goals in life through communication. Her mission has always been to teach others how to write well, which she believes is one of the most important gifts we can give our students. She believes that reading and writing are the gateways to each student's full potential and success in life.
(Pearson), and Nexus: A Rhetorical Reader for Writers (Pearson), which combines traditional rhetorical modes with students' interest in
technology.
Kim has dedicated her career to helping students achieve their goals in life through communication. Her mission has always been to teach others how to write well, which she believes is one of the most important gifts we can give our students. She believes that reading and writing are the gateways to each student's full potential and success in life.
Content
Chapter 1 Reading in Our Multimedia World
Rhetorical Modes as Patterns of Thought
The Reading Process
Prereading
Reading
Rereading
Reading Different Forms of Media
Reading Verbal Selections
Reading Visuals Selections
Responding to the Readings
Chapter 2 Writing in Our Multimedia World
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 in Different Forms of Media
Chapter 3 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 Research Paper
Chapter 4 Description
Introducing Description
Discovering How Description Works
Reading Description
Writing Description
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Revising and Editing
Revising
Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Description
Essay: "Raging Bulls," Timothy Lavin
Cartoon: "The Ungooglable Man," Roz Chast
Essay: "Plumbing the Depths," Robert MacFarlane
Essay: "Magpies," Amy Tan
Student Essay: "She," Matthew Brooks Treacy
Vignette: "Hey, Look," Simon Rich
Essay: "You Say God Is Dead? There's an App for That," Paul Vitello
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 5 Narration
Introducing Narration
Discovering How Narration Works
Reading Narration
Writing Narration
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Revising and Editing
Revising
Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Narration
Essay: "Rumspringa: Amish Teens Venture into Modern Vices," Shachtman
Photograph: "Gas Station on Route 66," Joseph Sohm
Essay: "I Will Never Know Why," Susan Klebold
Essay: "We Found Our Son in the Subway," Peter Mercurio
Essay: "After a Fall," Garrison Keillor
Cartoon: "Academia," David Sipress
Essay: "Only Daughter," Sandra Cisneros
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 6 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
Revising
Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Illustration
Essay: "Body Piercing," Raquel Kirsch
YouTube Video: "A Vision of Students Today," Michael Wesch
Essay: "When Foster Teens Find a Home," Anita Hamilton
Essay: "When the Car Is the Driver," Steve Henn
Essay: "Women in Science," Cara Santa Maria
Blog: "How Twitter Is Hurting Students Today," Geneva Reid
Essay: "The Multitasking Generation," Claudia Wallis
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 7 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
Revising and Editing
Revising
Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Process Analysis
Essay: "How to Say Nothing in 500 Words," Paul Roberts
Web Site: eHow.com
Essay: "Boyfriend Rentals Boom during Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day," Kaijing Xiao
Essay: "How to Read a Painting," Dustin Wax
Essay: "What Makes a Successful Business Person?" Murray Raphael
YouTube Video: "The Most Advanced High Speed Robot Used for Video Ever"
Essay: "How Target Figured Out a Teen Girl Was Pregnant before Her Father Did," Kashmir Hill
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 8 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
Revising and Editing
Revising
Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Division and Classification
Essay: "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch," Ann Hodgman
Web Site: "World Clock," Poodwaddle.com
Essay: "The 10 People You'll Find in Any Gym," Chris Sparling
Essay: "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Mediocre People," James Altucher
Essay: "The Truth about Lying," Judith Viorst
Graph: "The Real Threat to Americans," St. Pete for Peace Organization
Essay: "A Peek into the Future," David Colker
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 9 Comparison and Contrast
Introducing Comparison and Contrast
Discovering How Comparison and Contrast Work
Reading Comparison and Contrast
Writing Comparison and Contrast
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Revising and Editing
Revising
Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Comparison and Contrast
Essay: "Grandma," Erma Bombeck
Cartoon: "Social Networking," Mike Keefe
Essay: "Indecent Exposure," Carla Power
Essay: "The Flight from Conversation," Sherry Turkle
Essay: "Sex, Lies, and Conversation," Deborah Tannen
Advertisement: "Smoking Ads," Lucky Strike and New York Department of Health
Essay: "How the E-Book Will Change the Way We Read and Write," Steven Johnson
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 10 Definition
Introducing Definition
Discovering How Definition Works
Reading Definitions
Writing Definitions
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Revising and Editing
Revising
Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Definition
Essay: "When Is It Rape?" Nancy Gibbs
Video: "Augmented Reality (AR): Will It Change Your Life?," Luke McKinney
Essay: "The Millennials," Pew Research Center
Essay: "Spanglish Moves into Mainstream," Daniel Hernandez
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 11 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
Revising
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
Essay: "Why I Want Women to Lean In," Sheryl Sandberg
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 12 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
Revising
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.
Essay: "Why We Shouldn't Fear Personal Drones," Chris Anderson
Web Site: Center for Immigration Studies
Student Essay: "Depression in College Students," Alissa Steiner
Multiple Viewpoints: Sustainability Advertisement: "Beef's Big 10," Cattleman's Beef Board
Essay: "America's Food Crisis," Bryan Walsh
PowerPoints/Videos: "The Future of Food," Bill Gates
Multiple Viewpoints: Privacy Issues in Our Culture Today
Blog: "Online Privacy Fears Are Real," Bob Sullivan
Advertisement: "Identity Theft," Guard Dog Identity Solutions
Essay: "Privacy, Facebook, and the Future of the Internet," Marshall Kirkpatrick
Chapter Writing Assignments
Rhetorical Modes as Patterns of Thought
The Reading Process
Prereading
Reading
Rereading
Reading Different Forms of Media
Reading Verbal Selections
Reading Visuals Selections
Responding to the Readings
Chapter 2 Writing in Our Multimedia World
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 in Different Forms of Media
Chapter 3 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 Research Paper
Chapter 4 Description
Introducing Description
Discovering How Description Works
Reading Description
Writing Description
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Revising and Editing
Revising
Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Description
Essay: "Raging Bulls," Timothy Lavin
Cartoon: "The Ungooglable Man," Roz Chast
Essay: "Plumbing the Depths," Robert MacFarlane
Essay: "Magpies," Amy Tan
Student Essay: "She," Matthew Brooks Treacy
Vignette: "Hey, Look," Simon Rich
Essay: "You Say God Is Dead? There's an App for That," Paul Vitello
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 5 Narration
Introducing Narration
Discovering How Narration Works
Reading Narration
Writing Narration
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Revising and Editing
Revising
Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Narration
Essay: "Rumspringa: Amish Teens Venture into Modern Vices," Shachtman
Photograph: "Gas Station on Route 66," Joseph Sohm
Essay: "I Will Never Know Why," Susan Klebold
Essay: "We Found Our Son in the Subway," Peter Mercurio
Essay: "After a Fall," Garrison Keillor
Cartoon: "Academia," David Sipress
Essay: "Only Daughter," Sandra Cisneros
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 6 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
Revising
Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Illustration
Essay: "Body Piercing," Raquel Kirsch
YouTube Video: "A Vision of Students Today," Michael Wesch
Essay: "When Foster Teens Find a Home," Anita Hamilton
Essay: "When the Car Is the Driver," Steve Henn
Essay: "Women in Science," Cara Santa Maria
Blog: "How Twitter Is Hurting Students Today," Geneva Reid
Essay: "The Multitasking Generation," Claudia Wallis
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 7 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
Revising and Editing
Revising
Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Process Analysis
Essay: "How to Say Nothing in 500 Words," Paul Roberts
Web Site: eHow.com
Essay: "Boyfriend Rentals Boom during Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day," Kaijing Xiao
Essay: "How to Read a Painting," Dustin Wax
Essay: "What Makes a Successful Business Person?" Murray Raphael
YouTube Video: "The Most Advanced High Speed Robot Used for Video Ever"
Essay: "How Target Figured Out a Teen Girl Was Pregnant before Her Father Did," Kashmir Hill
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 8 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
Revising and Editing
Revising
Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Division and Classification
Essay: "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch," Ann Hodgman
Web Site: "World Clock," Poodwaddle.com
Essay: "The 10 People You'll Find in Any Gym," Chris Sparling
Essay: "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Mediocre People," James Altucher
Essay: "The Truth about Lying," Judith Viorst
Graph: "The Real Threat to Americans," St. Pete for Peace Organization
Essay: "A Peek into the Future," David Colker
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 9 Comparison and Contrast
Introducing Comparison and Contrast
Discovering How Comparison and Contrast Work
Reading Comparison and Contrast
Writing Comparison and Contrast
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Revising and Editing
Revising
Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Comparison and Contrast
Essay: "Grandma," Erma Bombeck
Cartoon: "Social Networking," Mike Keefe
Essay: "Indecent Exposure," Carla Power
Essay: "The Flight from Conversation," Sherry Turkle
Essay: "Sex, Lies, and Conversation," Deborah Tannen
Advertisement: "Smoking Ads," Lucky Strike and New York Department of Health
Essay: "How the E-Book Will Change the Way We Read and Write," Steven Johnson
Chapter Writing Assignments
Chapter 10 Definition
Introducing Definition
Discovering How Definition Works
Reading Definitions
Writing Definitions
Choosing a Subject
Generating Details
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Producing a Draft
Revising and Editing
Revising
Editing
Sample Student Essay
Reviewing Definition
Essay: "When Is It Rape?" Nancy Gibbs
Video: "Augmented Reality (AR): Will It Change Your Life?," Luke McKinney
Essay: "The Millennials," Pew Research Center
Essay: "Spanglish Moves into Mainstream," Daniel Hernandez
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 11 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
Revising
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
Essay: "Why I Want Women to Lean In," Sheryl Sandberg
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 12 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
Revising
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.
Essay: "Why We Shouldn't Fear Personal Drones," Chris Anderson
Web Site: Center for Immigration Studies
Student Essay: "Depression in College Students," Alissa Steiner
Multiple Viewpoints: Sustainability Advertisement: "Beef's Big 10," Cattleman's Beef Board
Essay: "America's Food Crisis," Bryan Walsh
PowerPoints/Videos: "The Future of Food," Bill Gates
Multiple Viewpoints: Privacy Issues in Our Culture Today
Blog: "Online Privacy Fears Are Real," Bob Sullivan
Advertisement: "Identity Theft," Guard Dog Identity Solutions
Essay: "Privacy, Facebook, and the Future of the Internet," Marshall Kirkpatrick
Chapter Writing Assignments