The Empowered Writer
2nd Edition
Published on 27. February 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
560 pages
978-0-19-900554-3 (ISBN)
Description
A core text designed specifically for the college market, The Empowered Writer gives students a detailed yet widely applicable and accessible guide for developing skills in writing and research, including personal and business communication. The new edition of Kathleen M. Moran and Eric Henderson's text covering rhetoric, research, and grammar with integrated readings now boasts a more logical sequence of topics; streamlined coverage in early chapters; practical guidance on giving oral presentations; expanded material on business and workplace writing; as well as twice as many professional readings to highlight essay techniques and styles. The text continues to provide extensive pedagogical support with individual and collaborative exercises scattered throughout the text; plentiful in-text examples to illustrate key ideas; new critical-thinking questions following readings; and extensive margin annotations to define core concepts and provide targeted learning support. The text also retains its key focus on teaching students to think critically as they read and write, preparing them for communicating in the classroom and beyond.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Illustrations
2 photos; 7 figures; 16 tables
Weight
992 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-900554-3 (9780199005543)
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Persons
Kathleen Moran is a professor in the Communications Department at Conestoga College. She has taught and created a wide range of courses, including technical writing, composition, and business communication. Moran has also taught composition at Humber College and Brock University. She has authored ancillary material for OUP, Pearson, and Nelson, and is the Canadian adaptor on Searles, Workplace Communication (Pearson 2012).
Eric Henderson is an active author with OUP Canada, where his other books include Becoming an Active Reader (2013); Writing by Choice, 2/e (2011); Short Fiction and Critical Contexts (co-edited with J. Hancock, 2009); and The Active Reader, 2/e (2011). Henderson has also published articles in leading journals such as Canadian Literature, English Studies in Canada, and Contemporary Literary Criticism. He teaches in
the Department of English at the University of Victoria, where his teaching interests include composition, rhetoric, and style.
Eric Henderson is an active author with OUP Canada, where his other books include Becoming an Active Reader (2013); Writing by Choice, 2/e (2011); Short Fiction and Critical Contexts (co-edited with J. Hancock, 2009); and The Active Reader, 2/e (2011). Henderson has also published articles in leading journals such as Canadian Literature, English Studies in Canada, and Contemporary Literary Criticism. He teaches in
the Department of English at the University of Victoria, where his teaching interests include composition, rhetoric, and style.
Content
List of Readings ; From the Publisher ; Preface ; Acknowledgements ; PART 1 WRITING AND READING ; 1. Basic Skills Development for Today's Student: Writing and Reading ; Thinking, Writing, and Reading: An Integrated Approach ; - Writing and Thinking ; - Exercise 1.1 ; - Writing and Reading ; Thinking and Writing + Reading ; The Composing Process ; - The Traditional Linear Model ; - Exercise 1.2 ; - Exercise 1.3 ; - Scanning versus Focused Reading ; - Exercise 1.4 ; Critical Thinking ; - What Is Critical Thinking? ; - Applying Critical Thinking ; - Exercise 1.5 ; - Reading and Critical Thinking ; - Exercise 1.6 ; - Exercise 1.7 ; - Responding Critically and Analytically through Questions ; - Exercise 1.8 ; - Exercise 1.9 ; Sample Professional Essay: "How More Information Leads to Less Knowledge" ; - Exercise 1.10 ; Word Meanings ; - Exercise 1.11 ; - Improving Vocabulary ; Sample Professional Essay: "Almost Famous Canadian Olympians" ; Chapter Review Questions ; 2. The Writing Situation ; Writing Purpose ; - Exercise 2.1 ; - Reader-based versus Writer-based Prose "A" Is for Audience ; - Exercise 2.2 ; - Exercise 2.3 ; - Exercise 2.4 ; - Audience Factors ; - Exercise 2.5 ; Sample Professional Essay: "Ring! Your Intuition is Calling" ; - Writing for the Workplace ; - Exercise 2.6 ; Stages in Essay-Writing ; - Pre-writing ; - Research ; - Organization ; - Exercise 2.7 ; - The Value of an Outline ; - Composing: First Draft ; - Revising: Final Draft ; The Critical Response ; Sample Professional Essay: "An Enviro's Case for Seal Hunt" ; Sample Student Essay: "Response to 'An Enviro's Case for Seal Hunt'" ; Chapter Review Questions ; 3. Paragraph Essentials ; Introducing the Paragraph ; - Topic Sentence ; - Paragraph Wrap as Conclusion ; - Connecting Paragraphs by Using Transitions ; - Exercise 3.1 ; - Paragraph Unity ; - Exercise 3.2 ; - Paragraph Coherence ; - Exercise 3.3 ; - Exercise 3.4 ; - Exercise 3.5 ; Sample Professional Essay: "7 Ways to Re-Create Your Brain" ; Chapter Review Questions ; 4. Paragraph Development ; Developing Your Essay ; Methods for Developing Paragraphs ; - Analysis and Paragraph Development ; - Definition - What Is It? ; - Chronology - When Did It Occur? ; - Description - What Does It Look Like? ; - Narration - How Can It Be Told? ; - Process - How Does It Work? ; - Personal - Why Should It Affect Me?/How Does It Affect Me? ; - Classification/Division - What Kinds Are There? ; - Cause-Effect - What Is the Cause? What Is the Result? ; - Question-Answer - What Is the Answer? ; - Example/Illustration - How Can It Be Shown? ; - Problem-Solution - How Can It Be (Re)Solved? ; - Cost-Benefit - What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages? ; - Analogy - How Is It Like Something Else? ; - Comparison and Contrast - How Is It Like and/or Unlike Something Else? ; - Exercise 4.1 ; - Exercise 4.2 ; Sample Professional Essay: "How to Retrain Your Rainy Brain" ; Chapter Review Questions ; PART 2 ESSAYS ; 5. Kinds of Essays ; Expository versus Argumentative Essays ; Types of Essays ; - The In-Class Essay or Examination Essay ; - Exercise 5.1 ; Sample Professional Essay: "How To Find Sunken Treasure" ; Chapter Review Questions ; 6. Essay Basics ; The Essay's Introduction ; - Functions of the Introduction ; - Exercise 6.1 ; - Exercise 6.2 ; - Exercise 6.3 ; - Exercise 6.4 ; - Exercise 6.5 ; - Exercise 6.6 ; The Essay's Conclusion ; - Functions of the Conclusion ; - Two Kinds of Conclusion ; - Exercise 6.7 ; - Exercise 6.8 ; Sample Professional Essay: "Alouette Anniversary" ; Chapter Review Questions ; 7. The Design of an Essay ; The Essay: An Analytical Model ; - Kinds of Claims: Fact, Value, and Policy ; - Support: Evidence and Credibility ; - Connections among the Elements of the Analytical Model ; - Exercise 7.1 ; - Exercise 7.2 ; - Exercise 7.3 ; Sample Professional Essay: "Punishing Cheaters Promotes the Evolution of Cooperation" ; Chapter Review Questions ; 8. The Expository Essay ; Expository Writing ; Types of Expository Essays ; - Exercise 8.1 ; Understanding Your Topic ; The Process Analysis Essay ; - Planning a Process Essay ; - Writing a Process Essay ; Sample Process Essay: "Where Hot Is 'Cool': The Stages of Bikram Yoga" ; The Definition Essay ; Sample Definition Essay: "What Is Leadership?" ; - Exercise 8.2 ; The Comparison and Contrast Essay ; - Point-by-Point and Block Methods ; Sample Comparison and Contrast Essay: "Tail of Opposites" ; - Exercise 8.3 ; Points to Remember ; - Exercise 8.4 ; - Pre-reading Questions ; Sample Professional Essay: "The Origins of Leadership" ; Chapter Review Questions ; 9. The Argumentative Essay ; Emotional Versus Logical Arguments ; - Exercise 9.1 ; - Argument, Opinion, and Facts ; - Exercise 9.2 ; - Exercise 9.3 ; - Exercise 9.4 ; - Exercise 9.5 ; - Exercise 9.6 ; - Creating Your Argument by Claims and Support ; - A Closer Look at Reason ; - Exercise 9.7 ; - Case Study: "Please Sign Our Petition" ; - Exercise 9.8 ; Sample Professional Argumentative Essay: "The Beauty of Wind Farms" ; Organizing an Outline for Argument ; - Exercise 9.9 ; Sample Student Argumentative Essay: "Discrimination against Aboriginals in Canada: Bill C 45" ; Oral Presentations ; - Creating a Presentation ; - Delivering a Presentation ; - Important Points to Consider When Making an Oral Presentation ; Chapter Review Questions ; 10. Summarizing Other Writers' Work ; What Is a Summary? ; - Terms Related to Summarizing ; - How to Write a Summary ; - Exercise 10.1 ; - Exercise 10.2 ; - The Extended Summary ; Extended Summary Samples ; Sample Professional Essay: "Fighting Hockey Violence Will Give You a Concussion" ; Other Types of Summaries ; - Paraphrase ; - Exercise 10.3 ; - Abstract ; - Exercise 10.4 ; - Annotated Bibliography ; - Exercise 10.5 ; Summarizing at the Workplace ; - Exercise 10.6 ; Sample Professional Essay: "Is Local Food Bad for the Economy?" ; Chapter Review Questions ; PART 3 RESEARCH ; 11. Research ; Developing Research Skills ; - Research - Finding and Exploring ; - Synthesis I - Integration ; - Organization - Arranging ; - Synthesis II - Composing ; What Is Research? ; Who Are These Experts - And Where Can You Find Them? ; A Note about the Internet ; Researching Your Topic ; - Exploring ; - Research Note-Taking ; - Organizing Research Notes ; - Cross-Referencing ; - Some Useful Research Strategies ; - Using Contradictory Evidence ; Sources of Research Material ; - Primary and Secondary Sources ; - Start Your Research by Looking at Secondary Sources ; - Internet Searches ; - Notes on Library Research ; - Alternative Information Sources ; Chapter Review Questions ; 12. Using Your Research ; Outlines for Research Essays ; "Outline for Pandemic Crisis" ; Plagiarism ; - What Is Plagiarism? ; - To Cite or Not to Cite? ; Integrating Secondary Sources ; - Summary, Paraphrase, Direct Quotation, Mixed Format ; - Signal Phrases, Ellipses, and Brackets ; Documentation: Citations ; - Necessary versus Unnecessary Citations ; Sample Student Research Essay: "Pandemic Crisis: The Role of Nurses" ; Sample Student Research Essay: "The Virtual Life: An Overview of the Effects of MMORPGs on Individuals and Countries" ; - Exercise 12.1 ; - Exercise 12.2 ; Chapter Review Questions ; 13. APA and MLA Documentation Styles ; Choosing Your Citation Style ; The Major Documentation Styles ; - APA Citation Style ; Sample Student Research Essay (APA): "The Imperfection of Perfectionism: Perfectionism as a Maladaptive Personality Trait" ; - MLA Citation Style ; - Exercise 13.1 ; Sample Academic Essay: "'I luv u :)!': A Descriptive Study of the Media Use of Individuals in Romantic Relationships" ; Chapter Review Questions ; PART 4 GRAMMAR ; 14. Sentence Essentials ; Grammatical Groundwork ; - Exercise 14.1 ; - Exercise 14.2 ; The Grammar of Reading and Writing ; Introducing ... the Parts of Speech ; - The Parts of Speech at Work ; - Nouns and Pronouns ; - Verbs ; - Modifiers: Adjectives and Adverbs ; - Joiners: Prepositions and Conjunctions ; - Exercise 14.3 ; - Exercise 14.4 ; Introducing ... the Sentence ; - What Is a Sentence? ; - Exercise 14.5 ; - The Invisible-Subject Sentence ; - Four Errors of Incompletion ; - Exercise 14.6 ; - Exercise 14.7 ; - Exercise 14.8 ; - Exercise 14.9 ; Introducing ... Phrases and Clauses ; - Phrases ; - Exercise 14.10 ; - Clauses ; - Exercise 14.11 ; - Sentence Patterns ; - Exercise 14.12 ; - Exercise 14.13 ; - Errors of Combining ; - Exercise 14.14 ; - Exercise 14.15 ; - Exercise 14.16 ; Chapter Review Questions ; 15. Commas and Other Forms of Punctuation ; Do Commas Matter? ; - Rule Category 1: Use Commas to Separate Items in a Series ; - Rule Category 2: Use Commas to Separate Independent Clauses ; - Rule Category 3: Use Two Commas to Separate Parenthetical Information ; - Rule Category 4: Conventional and "Comma Sense" Uses ; - Exercise 15.1 ; - Exercise 15.2 ; - Exercise 15.3 ; Other Forms of Punctuation ; - Semicolons ; - Exercise 15.4 ; - Colons ; - Dashes and Parentheses ; - Exercise 15.5 ; - Exercise 15.6 ; Punctuation Prohibitions ; - No-Comma Rules ; - No-Semicolon Rules ; Apostrophes ; 1. Apostrophes for Possession in Nouns ; 2. Contractions ; - Exercise 15.7 ; - Exercise 15.8 ; Chapter Review Questions ; 16. Agreement, Pronoun, and Sentence Structure Errors ; Agreement ; - Subject-Verb Agreement ; Pronouns at Work ; - Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement ; - Problematic Pronouns: Inclusive Language ; - Exercise 16.1 ; - Exercise 16.2 ; - Exercise 16.3 ; Other Problems with Pronouns ; - Pronoun Reference ; - Exercise 16.4 ; - Exercise 16.5 ; - Exercise 16.6 ; - Exercise 16.7 ; - Pronoun Case ; - Exercise 16.8 ; - Pronoun Consistency ; - Exercise 16.9 ; Sentence Construction Errors ; - Misplaced Modifiers ; - Dangling Modifiers ; - Exercise 16.10 ; - Exercise 16.11 ; - The Parallelism Principle ; - Exercise 16.12 ; - Exercise 16.13 ; - Passive Constructions ; - Exercise 16.14 ; - Exercise 16.15 ; - Exercise 16.16 ; - Exercise 16.17 ; - Exercise 16.18 ; Chapter Review Questions ; 17. Achieving Clarity and Depth in Your Writing ; Effective Style: Clarity ; - Exercise 17.1 ; - Exercise 17.2 ; - Cutting for Conciseness ; - Exercise 17.3 ; - Writing Directly ; - Exercise 17.4 ; - Exercise 17.5 ; - Exercise 17.6 ; - Working Toward Precision: Wise Word Choices ; - Exercise 17.7 ; - Exercise 17.8 ; - Exercise 17.9 ; - Exercise 17.10 ; - Exercise 17.11 ; Common Words That Confuse ; - Exercise 17.12 ; Providing Depth: Variety and Emphasis ; - Sentence Variety ; - Exercise 17.13 ; - Exercise 17.14 ; - Creating Emphasis ; Proofreading: Perfection Is Possible ; Proofreading Methods ; Guidelines for Proofreading ; Common Errors ; Essay Presentation ; Chapter Review Questions ; Appendices ; A: Tense Encounter with Verbs: A Summary ; B: A Checklist for EAL Writers ; C: Peer Edit Forms ; D: Exercise Answer Key: Chapters 14, 15, 16 ; E: Glossary ; Index ; LIST OF READINGS ; 1. Sample Professional Essay: C. Thompson, "How more information leads to less knowledge," Wired, January 2009. ; Sample Professional Essay: J. Gatehouse, "Almost-Famous Canadians," Maclean's, July 2012. (NEW) ; 2. Sample Professional Essay: A. Langholt, "Ring! Your Intuition Is Calling," Brain World, July 2012. (NEW) ; Sample Professional Essay: T. Glavin, "An Enviro's Case for Seal Hunt," The Tyee, March 2007. ; Sample Student Essay: B. Smith, "Response to 'An Enviro's Case for Seal Hunt.'" ; 3. Sample Professional Essay: G. D'Eloia and M. D'Eloia, "7 Ways to Re-Create Your Brain," Brain World, July 2012. (NEW) ; 4. Sample Professional Essay: J. McKinnell, "How to Retrain Your Rainy Brain," Maclean's, August 2012. (NEW) ; 5. Sample Student Essay: Anonymous, Response to the question "Explain what internet piracy is and describe the ramifications of it to society in general." (NEW) ; Sample Professional Essay: E. Sass, "How to Find Sunken Treasure," Mental Floss, September 2012. (NEW) ; 6. Sample Professional Essay: H. Windsor, "Alouette Anniversary," Canadian Geographic, July/August 2012. (NEW) ; 7. Sample Professional Essay: E.M. Johnson, "Punishing Cheaters Promotes the Evolution of Cooperation," Scientific American, August 2012. (NEW) ; 8. Sample Student Essay: V. Tilson, "Where Hot Is "Cool": The Stages of Bikram Yoga." ; Sample Student Essay: A. Fodor, "What Is Leadership?" ; Sample Student Essay: B. Katt, "Tail of Opposites." ; Sample Professional Essay: M. van Vugt, "The Origins of Leadership," New Scientist, 2008. ; 9. Sample Professional Essay: D. Suzuki, "The Beauty of Wind Farms," New Scientist, 2005. ; Sample Student Essay: J. Freiburger, "Discrimination against Aboriginals in Canada: Bill C 45." (NEW) ; 10. Sample Professional Essay: J. Simpson, "Fighting Hockey Violence Will Give You a Concussion," Globe and Mail, February 2009. ; Sample Professional Essay: T. McMahon, "Is Local Food Bad for the Economy?" Maclean's, July 2012. (NEW) ; 12. Sample Student Outline: J. Manrique, Outline for "Pandemic Crisis: The Role of Nurses." (NEW) ; Sample Student Research Essay: J. Manrique, "Pandemic Crisis: The Role of Nurses." (NEW) ; Sample Student Research Essay: S. Walter, "The Virtual Life." ; 13. Sample Student Essay: E.A. Walker, "The Imperfection of Perfectionism." ; Sample Professional (Academic) Essay: S.M. Coyne et al., "'I luv u J!': A Descriptive Study of the Media Use of Individuals in Romantic Relationships," Family Relations, April 2011. (NEW)