Invention and Craft: A Guide to College Writing
Published on 16. February 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
496 pages
978-0-07-340603-9 (ISBN)
Description
Invention and Craft: A Guide to College Writing offers a new approach to teaching and learning in the first-year writing classroom. Invention and Craft draws onthe relationship between the writing process and the creative process model and teaches a problem-solving, insight-driven approach to writing clearly and effectivelyin all genres. Its emphasis on knowledge transfer instructs students to recognize the patterns that occur within and across genres and to apply what they knowto each new writing assignment. Invention and Craft offers special promise for casting students in the role of meaning-makers by pinpointing strategies for transferringknowledge-the hallmark of successful expository prose.ConnectComposition offers four years of access to comprehensive and reliableinstruction in writing and research along with the text and a brief handbook.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
US School Grade: College Freshman
Illustrations
111 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
631 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-340603-9 (9780073406039)
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Professor Ronda Leathers Dively received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English (with teacher certification) and her Master of Arts degree in English (literature) from Eastern Illinois University. After gaining a few years of teaching experience in the secondary English classroom, she pursued her Doctorate of Arts degree in English (Rhetoric and Composition) at Illinois State University, completing her degree in 1994 and accepting an assistant professorship in the English Department at Southern Illinois University Carbondale that same year. Currently an associate professor at SIUC, Dr. Dively serves as the Director of Writing Studies for the Department of English and teaches in the Rhetoric and Composition program. Her areas of teaching specialization include composition pedagogy, empirical research methods, intermediate and advanced composition, and classical rhetoric. She has also enjoyed teaching special topics courses that explore intersections between creativity theory and composition theory. Professor Divelys scholarship investigates how intersections of creativity and composition theory may illuminate how individuals negotiate transitions between various academic composing contextsfrom high school to college classrooms, from general education to discipline-specific writing courses, from status as undergraduate student to graduate student, from status as graduate student to professional. Such interests generated a book-length empirical study entitled Preludes to Insight: Creativity, Incubation and Expository Writing (Hampton Press, 2006), as well as various articles and conference presentations. She has also published in the areas of knowledge transfer and religious expression.
Content
Invention and Craft: A Guide to College Writing, First Edition by Ronda Leathers Dively - Table of ContentsPart 1: Creating Contexts for Understanding Composition1. Composition and Creativity
Some Straight Talk about Composition Courses
The Search for Creativity in Expository Writing
Expository Writing and Other Creative Activities
Creativity and Self-Awareness
The Transfer of Composing Knowledge
Conditions for Knowledge Transfer
Routes for Knowledge Transfer in Composition
Processes Involved in Knowledge Transfer
Negative Transfer and Composing Myths
An Invitation to Create in Your Composition Course
2. Composing Processes and Creative Processes
A Composing Model
Invention
Drafting
Revision
Editing
Expository Writing as a Creative Act
The Creative Process Model
First Insight
Preparation
Incubation
Insight
Verification
The Creative Process Model and Expository Writing
Reflection and Your Development as a Writer
3. Rhetorical Situations
Overlaps between Creative and Expository
Writing
Creativity and the Rhetorical Situation
Rhetoric and Constructive Constraints
Elements of the Rhetorical Situation
Audience and Forum
Topic
Genre
Author's Purpose
Author's Role
Rhetorical Appeals
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Rhetoric and Creative Drive
4. Invention Strategies
Prewriting Techniques
Unstructured Prewriting Techniques
Structured Prewriting Techniques
Invention beyond the Composition Class
5. Research Strategies
Research Methods
Primary Research
Secondary Research
Strategies for Managing Secondary Research
Research, Invention, and Knowledge
Transfer
Part 2: Creating Texts That Inform6. Introduction to Texts That Inform
Purposes and Strategies for Informing
Application in College and the Workplace
7. Memoir
Distinguishing Features of a Memoir
Processes for Composing a Memoir
Invention toward First Insight
Preparation through Research
Invention toward More Focused Insight
Strategies for Drafting
Revision and Editing
Transfer to Other Writing Situations
READINGS
"One Writer's Beginnings," by Eudora Welty
"The Workers," by Richard Rodriguez
8. Profile
Distinguishing Features of a Profile
Processes for Composing a Profile
Invention toward First Insight
Preparation through Research
Invention toward More Focused Insight
Strategies for Drafting
Revision and Editing
Transfer to Other Writing Situations
READINGS
"From a Dream to Reality," by Erin Anderson, a First-Year Composition Student
"Reinventing Rio," by Alan Riding
9. Report
Distinguishing Features of a Report
Processes for Composing a Report
Invention toward First Insight
Preparation through Research
Invention toward More Focused Insight
Strategies for Drafting
Revision and Editing
Transfer to Other Writing Situations
READINGS
"Mirror, Mirror on My Facebook Wall: Effects of Exposure to Facebook on Self-Esteem," by Amy L. Gonzales and Jeffrey T. Hancock
"The History and Psychology of Clowns Being Scary," by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
10. Annotated Bibliography
Distinguishing Features of an Annotated Bibliography
Processes for Composing an Annotated Bibliography
Invention toward First Insight
Preparation through Research
Invention toward More Focused Insight
Strategies for Drafting
Revision and Editing
Transfer to Other Writing Situations
READINGS
"Teen Dating Violence: A Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography," by Priscilla Offenhauer and Alice Buchalter
"Design and the Social Sector: An Annotated Bibliography," by Courtney Drake and Deirdre Cerminaro with William Drenttel
Part 3: Creating Texts That Analyze11. Introduction to Texts That Analyze
Purposes and Strategies for Analyzing
Application in College and the Workplace
12. Writing-Process Analysis
Distinguishing Features of a Writing-Process Analysis
Processes for Composing a Writing-Process Analysis
Invention toward First Insight
Preparation through Research
Invention toward More Focused Insight
Strategies for Drafting
Revision and Editing
Transfer to Other Writing Situations
READINGS
"The Watcher at the Gates," by Gail Godwin
"A Way of Writing," by William Stafford
13. Visual Analysis
Distinguishing Features of a Visual Analysis
Processes for Composing a Visual Analysis
Invention toward First Insight
Preparation through Research
Invention toward More Focused Insight
Strategies for Drafting
Revision and Editing
Transfer to Other Writing Situations
READINGS
"Is Team USA's Militaristic Uniform a Problem?" by Paul Achter
"The Heritage of Berlin Street Art and Graffiti Scene," by Simon Arms
14. Rhetorical Analysis
Distinguishing Features of a Rhetorical Analysis
Processes for Composing a Rhetorical Analysis
Invention toward First Insight
Preparation through Research
Invention toward More Focused Insight
Strategies for Drafting
Revision and Editing
Transfer to Other Writing Situations
READINGS
"A More Perfect Union," delivered by Senator Barack Obama on March 18, 2008
"Why It Worked: A Rhetorical Analysis of Obama's Speech on Race," by Roy Peter Clark
15. Literary Analysis
Distinguishing Features of a Literary Analysis
Processes for Composing a Literary Analysis
Invention toward First Insight
Preparation through Research
Invention toward More Focused Insight
Strategies for Drafting
Revision and Editing
Transfer to Other Writing Situations
READINGS
"`Neither Can Live While the Other Survives': The Driving Force of Revenge in Harry Potter, " by Heidi Nielson
"Untold Story: The Lying Narrator in `The Black Cat,'" by Susan Amper
Part 4: Creating Texts That Argue16. Introduction to Texts That Argue
Purposes of and Strategies for Arguing
Tone
Structure
Logical Fallacies
Application in College and the Workplace
17. Research Proposal
Distinguishing Features of a Research Proposal
Introduction
Statement of Purpose
Projected Contributions
Literature Review
Research Methods
Conclusion
Works Cited or References
The Parts as a Whole
Processes for Composing a Research Proposal
Invention toward First Insight
Preparation through Research
Invention toward More Focused Insight
Strategies for Drafting
Revision and Editing
Transfer to Other Writing Situations
READINGS
"Exploring and Developing Stage Combat Methodologies," by WhitneyElmore, an Undergraduate Student
"The Evolution of Ethics," by Matt Warren, an UndergraduateStudent
18. Review
Distinguishing Features of a Review 310
Processes for Composing a Review 314
Invention toward First Insight 317
Preparation through Research 317
Invention toward More Focused Insight 317
Strategies for Drafting 318
Revision and Editing 319
Transfer to Other Writing Situations 320
READINGS 322
"`Gris Grimley's Frankenstein ' Revisits, Enhances Shelley's Famous Tale," by Karen Sandstrom 322
"Old `Cosmos' vs. New `Cosmos': Who's the King of the Universe?" by Chris Taylor
19. Position Paper
Distinguishing Features of a Position Paper
Processes for Composing a Position Paper
Invention toward First Insight
Preparation through Research
Invention toward More Focused Insight
Strategies for Drafting
Revision and Editing
Transfer to Other Writing Situations
READINGS
"Homeschooling's Liberalism," by David Mills
"Educating Girls Is a Good Investment," by Becky Smith Conover
20. Problem-Solution Paper
Distinguishing Features of a Problem-Solution Paper
Processes for Composing a Problem-Solution Paper
Invention toward First Insight
Preparation through Research
Invention toward More Focused Insight
Strategies for Drafting
Revision and Editing
Transfer to Other Writing Situations
READINGS
"The Creativity Crisis," by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
"It Can't Happen Here: Why Is There So Little Coverage of Americans Who Are Struggling with Poverty
?" by Dan Froomkin
Part 5: Creating Presentation-Quality Final Products21. Source Integration and Citation
Strategies for Meshing Sources
Summary
Paraphrase
Direct Quote
Synthesis
Strategies for Citing Sources
Logic of Citation in MLA and APA
MLA Internal Citations
MLA Works Cited Page Entries
APA Internal Citations
APA References Page Entries
Transfer across Writing Situations
22. Document Design
Emphasis
Bold Print
Italics (or Underlining)
Scare Quotes
White Space
Paragraphs
Subheadings
Bulleted and Numbered Lists
Alignment
Images and Tables
Images
Tables, Charts, and Graphs
Transfer across Writing Situations
23. Revision and Editing
Revision
Criteria for Productive Revision
Processes for Revising
Editing
Common Surface Errors
Processes for Editing
Transfer across Writing Situations
24. Peer and Instructor Review
Invention Workshops
Peer Review
Instructor Feedback
Writing Center Visits
Transfer across Writing Situations
25. PORTFOLIOS
Portfolio-Based Composition Courses
Portfolio Content
Document Selection
Reflective Introduction
A Word about Procrastination
E-Portfolios
Transfer across Writing Situations
Photo Credits
Text Credits
Index
Some Straight Talk about Composition Courses
The Search for Creativity in Expository Writing
Expository Writing and Other Creative Activities
Creativity and Self-Awareness
The Transfer of Composing Knowledge
Conditions for Knowledge Transfer
Routes for Knowledge Transfer in Composition
Processes Involved in Knowledge Transfer
Negative Transfer and Composing Myths
An Invitation to Create in Your Composition Course
2. Composing Processes and Creative Processes
A Composing Model
Invention
Drafting
Revision
Editing
Expository Writing as a Creative Act
The Creative Process Model
First Insight
Preparation
Incubation
Insight
Verification
The Creative Process Model and Expository Writing
Reflection and Your Development as a Writer
3. Rhetorical Situations
Overlaps between Creative and Expository
Writing
Creativity and the Rhetorical Situation
Rhetoric and Constructive Constraints
Elements of the Rhetorical Situation
Audience and Forum
Topic
Genre
Author's Purpose
Author's Role
Rhetorical Appeals
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Rhetoric and Creative Drive
4. Invention Strategies
Prewriting Techniques
Unstructured Prewriting Techniques
Structured Prewriting Techniques
Invention beyond the Composition Class
5. Research Strategies
Research Methods
Primary Research
Secondary Research
Strategies for Managing Secondary Research
Research, Invention, and Knowledge
Transfer
Part 2: Creating Texts That Inform6. Introduction to Texts That Inform
Purposes and Strategies for Informing
Application in College and the Workplace
7. Memoir
Distinguishing Features of a Memoir
Processes for Composing a Memoir
Invention toward First Insight
Preparation through Research
Invention toward More Focused Insight
Strategies for Drafting
Revision and Editing
Transfer to Other Writing Situations
READINGS
"One Writer's Beginnings," by Eudora Welty
"The Workers," by Richard Rodriguez
8. Profile
Distinguishing Features of a Profile
Processes for Composing a Profile
Invention toward First Insight
Preparation through Research
Invention toward More Focused Insight
Strategies for Drafting
Revision and Editing
Transfer to Other Writing Situations
READINGS
"From a Dream to Reality," by Erin Anderson, a First-Year Composition Student
"Reinventing Rio," by Alan Riding
9. Report
Distinguishing Features of a Report
Processes for Composing a Report
Invention toward First Insight
Preparation through Research
Invention toward More Focused Insight
Strategies for Drafting
Revision and Editing
Transfer to Other Writing Situations
READINGS
"Mirror, Mirror on My Facebook Wall: Effects of Exposure to Facebook on Self-Esteem," by Amy L. Gonzales and Jeffrey T. Hancock
"The History and Psychology of Clowns Being Scary," by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
10. Annotated Bibliography
Distinguishing Features of an Annotated Bibliography
Processes for Composing an Annotated Bibliography
Invention toward First Insight
Preparation through Research
Invention toward More Focused Insight
Strategies for Drafting
Revision and Editing
Transfer to Other Writing Situations
READINGS
"Teen Dating Violence: A Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography," by Priscilla Offenhauer and Alice Buchalter
"Design and the Social Sector: An Annotated Bibliography," by Courtney Drake and Deirdre Cerminaro with William Drenttel
Part 3: Creating Texts That Analyze11. Introduction to Texts That Analyze
Purposes and Strategies for Analyzing
Application in College and the Workplace
12. Writing-Process Analysis
Distinguishing Features of a Writing-Process Analysis
Processes for Composing a Writing-Process Analysis
Invention toward First Insight
Preparation through Research
Invention toward More Focused Insight
Strategies for Drafting
Revision and Editing
Transfer to Other Writing Situations
READINGS
"The Watcher at the Gates," by Gail Godwin
"A Way of Writing," by William Stafford
13. Visual Analysis
Distinguishing Features of a Visual Analysis
Processes for Composing a Visual Analysis
Invention toward First Insight
Preparation through Research
Invention toward More Focused Insight
Strategies for Drafting
Revision and Editing
Transfer to Other Writing Situations
READINGS
"Is Team USA's Militaristic Uniform a Problem?" by Paul Achter
"The Heritage of Berlin Street Art and Graffiti Scene," by Simon Arms
14. Rhetorical Analysis
Distinguishing Features of a Rhetorical Analysis
Processes for Composing a Rhetorical Analysis
Invention toward First Insight
Preparation through Research
Invention toward More Focused Insight
Strategies for Drafting
Revision and Editing
Transfer to Other Writing Situations
READINGS
"A More Perfect Union," delivered by Senator Barack Obama on March 18, 2008
"Why It Worked: A Rhetorical Analysis of Obama's Speech on Race," by Roy Peter Clark
15. Literary Analysis
Distinguishing Features of a Literary Analysis
Processes for Composing a Literary Analysis
Invention toward First Insight
Preparation through Research
Invention toward More Focused Insight
Strategies for Drafting
Revision and Editing
Transfer to Other Writing Situations
READINGS
"`Neither Can Live While the Other Survives': The Driving Force of Revenge in Harry Potter, " by Heidi Nielson
"Untold Story: The Lying Narrator in `The Black Cat,'" by Susan Amper
Part 4: Creating Texts That Argue16. Introduction to Texts That Argue
Purposes of and Strategies for Arguing
Tone
Structure
Logical Fallacies
Application in College and the Workplace
17. Research Proposal
Distinguishing Features of a Research Proposal
Introduction
Statement of Purpose
Projected Contributions
Literature Review
Research Methods
Conclusion
Works Cited or References
The Parts as a Whole
Processes for Composing a Research Proposal
Invention toward First Insight
Preparation through Research
Invention toward More Focused Insight
Strategies for Drafting
Revision and Editing
Transfer to Other Writing Situations
READINGS
"Exploring and Developing Stage Combat Methodologies," by WhitneyElmore, an Undergraduate Student
"The Evolution of Ethics," by Matt Warren, an UndergraduateStudent
18. Review
Distinguishing Features of a Review 310
Processes for Composing a Review 314
Invention toward First Insight 317
Preparation through Research 317
Invention toward More Focused Insight 317
Strategies for Drafting 318
Revision and Editing 319
Transfer to Other Writing Situations 320
READINGS 322
"`Gris Grimley's Frankenstein ' Revisits, Enhances Shelley's Famous Tale," by Karen Sandstrom 322
"Old `Cosmos' vs. New `Cosmos': Who's the King of the Universe?" by Chris Taylor
19. Position Paper
Distinguishing Features of a Position Paper
Processes for Composing a Position Paper
Invention toward First Insight
Preparation through Research
Invention toward More Focused Insight
Strategies for Drafting
Revision and Editing
Transfer to Other Writing Situations
READINGS
"Homeschooling's Liberalism," by David Mills
"Educating Girls Is a Good Investment," by Becky Smith Conover
20. Problem-Solution Paper
Distinguishing Features of a Problem-Solution Paper
Processes for Composing a Problem-Solution Paper
Invention toward First Insight
Preparation through Research
Invention toward More Focused Insight
Strategies for Drafting
Revision and Editing
Transfer to Other Writing Situations
READINGS
"The Creativity Crisis," by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
"It Can't Happen Here: Why Is There So Little Coverage of Americans Who Are Struggling with Poverty
?" by Dan Froomkin
Part 5: Creating Presentation-Quality Final Products21. Source Integration and Citation
Strategies for Meshing Sources
Summary
Paraphrase
Direct Quote
Synthesis
Strategies for Citing Sources
Logic of Citation in MLA and APA
MLA Internal Citations
MLA Works Cited Page Entries
APA Internal Citations
APA References Page Entries
Transfer across Writing Situations
22. Document Design
Emphasis
Bold Print
Italics (or Underlining)
Scare Quotes
White Space
Paragraphs
Subheadings
Bulleted and Numbered Lists
Alignment
Images and Tables
Images
Tables, Charts, and Graphs
Transfer across Writing Situations
23. Revision and Editing
Revision
Criteria for Productive Revision
Processes for Revising
Editing
Common Surface Errors
Processes for Editing
Transfer across Writing Situations
24. Peer and Instructor Review
Invention Workshops
Peer Review
Instructor Feedback
Writing Center Visits
Transfer across Writing Situations
25. PORTFOLIOS
Portfolio-Based Composition Courses
Portfolio Content
Document Selection
Reflective Introduction
A Word about Procrastination
E-Portfolios
Transfer across Writing Situations
Photo Credits
Text Credits
Index