Working Writer, The, with 2001 APA Guidelines
3rd Edition
Published on 7. August 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-13-049290-6 (ISBN)
Description
For first-year rhetoric and composition, and other writing courses where an in-depth look at the writing process is important.
Written in a friendly writer-to-writer tone, this brief, no-nonsense, non-threatening, process-oriented rhetoric helps students improve their writing abilities by showing them that writing well is a matter of making wise choices rather than following formulaic rules. Recognizing that inexperienced writers need to gain confidence in their voices and ideas as much as they need practice in the technical requirements of good writing, the text focuses on rhetorical issues of audience, purpose and voice as well as on strategies for starting, researching (field, library, and Internet), revising, editing, and publishing writing-with detailed information on six types of essays. An abundance of student writing samples illustrates each step of the writing process, and brief student interviews breathe life and authenticity into every page of the text.
Written in a friendly writer-to-writer tone, this brief, no-nonsense, non-threatening, process-oriented rhetoric helps students improve their writing abilities by showing them that writing well is a matter of making wise choices rather than following formulaic rules. Recognizing that inexperienced writers need to gain confidence in their voices and ideas as much as they need practice in the technical requirements of good writing, the text focuses on rhetorical issues of audience, purpose and voice as well as on strategies for starting, researching (field, library, and Internet), revising, editing, and publishing writing-with detailed information on six types of essays. An abundance of student writing samples illustrates each step of the writing process, and brief student interviews breathe life and authenticity into every page of the text.
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-0-13-049290-6 (9780130492906)
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Content
I. THE ELEMENTS OF COMPOSITION.
1. College Writing.
2. College Reading.
3. College Journals.
4. The Elements of Composition.
5. The Working Writer.
6. Sharing and Responding.
7. Strategies for Starting.
II. WRITING ESSAYS.
8. Recounting Experience.
9. Exploring Identity.
10. Profiling People.
11. Explaining Things.
12. Arguing For and Against.
13. Interpreting Texts.
14. Reflecting On the World.
III. CONDUCTING RESEARCH.
15. Strategies for Research.
16. Conducting Field Research.
17. Conducting Library Research.
18. Conducting Internet Research.
19. Working with Sources.
20. Evaluating Research Sources.
21. Research Essays: A Sampler.
IV. REVISING AND EDITING.
22. Strategies for Revision.
23. Focused Revision.
24. Creative Nonfiction.
25. Openings and Closings.
26. Working Paragraphs.
27. Working Sentences.
28. Portfolios and Publishing.
WRITER REFERENCES.
MLA Documentation Guidelines.
APA Documentation Guidelines.
Writing Letters and Resumes.
Writing Essay Examinations.
A Brief Guide to Punctuation.
1. College Writing.
2. College Reading.
3. College Journals.
4. The Elements of Composition.
5. The Working Writer.
6. Sharing and Responding.
7. Strategies for Starting.
II. WRITING ESSAYS.
8. Recounting Experience.
9. Exploring Identity.
10. Profiling People.
11. Explaining Things.
12. Arguing For and Against.
13. Interpreting Texts.
14. Reflecting On the World.
III. CONDUCTING RESEARCH.
15. Strategies for Research.
16. Conducting Field Research.
17. Conducting Library Research.
18. Conducting Internet Research.
19. Working with Sources.
20. Evaluating Research Sources.
21. Research Essays: A Sampler.
IV. REVISING AND EDITING.
22. Strategies for Revision.
23. Focused Revision.
24. Creative Nonfiction.
25. Openings and Closings.
26. Working Paragraphs.
27. Working Sentences.
28. Portfolios and Publishing.
WRITER REFERENCES.
MLA Documentation Guidelines.
APA Documentation Guidelines.
Writing Letters and Resumes.
Writing Essay Examinations.
A Brief Guide to Punctuation.