Writing Today
Brief with Student Access to Catalyst
Published on 30. December 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
978-0-07-299630-2 (ISBN)
Description
"Writing Today: Contexts and Options for the Real World", brief edition is a text designed to help students see reading and writing as practical tools both in college and in the world of work.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 182 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
952 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-299630-2 (9780072996302)
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Santi V. Buscemi is professor of English and chair of the Department of English at Middlesex County College in Edison, New Jersey, where he teaches reading and writing. He received his B.A. from St. Bonaventure University, and completed studies for the doctorate at the University of Tennessee. He is the author of A READER FOR DEVELOPING WRITERS (McGraw-Hill), now in its third edition; AN ESL WORKBOOK (McGraw-Hill); and coauthor with Charlotte Smith of 75 READINGS PLUS (McGraw-Hill). He is also chief author of McGraw-Hill's ALLWRITE!, an interactive computer software program in rhetoric, grammar, and research.
Content
PART 1: APPROACHESChapter 1: The Essay: Determining Purpose, Audience, and ApproachCharacteristics of the EssayRhetorical ContextDefining Your PurposeDefining Your AudienceRhetorical StructuresThe Classical Pattern of OrganizationAnticipating Rhetorical OptionsReading with a Writer's EyeConsider the Writer's Rhetorical Context and Rhetorical StructuresConsider Your Purposes as a ReaderSuzanne Britt, Neat People vs. Sloppy PeopleEssay AnalysisThe Essay's Rhetorical ContextThe Essay's Rhetorical StructureWriting with a Reader's EyeSTUDENT ESSAY: "A Very Secret Santa"The Writing ProcessUsing the InternetChapter 2: Shaping Your Essay: Prewriting, Organizing, and DraftingWhy Should You Plan an Essay?Choosing Your TopicEstablishing Your Rhetorical ContextPrewriting StrategiesConsidering Your Purpose and AudienceConsidering Your Learning StyleAural Learners: Brainstorming with Peers Aural Learners: Brainstorming with a Recorder Verbal Learners: Written Brainstorming Verbal Learners: FreewritingVerbal Learners: Invisible WritingVerbal Learners: LoopingVisual Learners: Clustering and Chart MakingFocusing StrategiesEstablishing Your Working ThesisFocusing Your ThesisOrganizational StrategiesStructuring Your PrewritingInformal OutlinesSentence OutlinesFormal OutlinesDrafting StrategiesDrafting In-class EssaysDrafting Out-of-Class EssaysDrafting with a ComputerEstablishing Your VoiceSTUDENT ESSAY: Verlinda's First Draft of "A Very Secret Santa"Using the InternetChapter 3: Developing Strong Paragraphs: Exploring Your OptionsParagraphs in ContextIntroductory ParagraphsPositioning the ThesisGetting Your Reader's AttentionBody ParagraphsDescription Narration ExemplificationProcess AnalysisCausal Analysis Definition Classification Comparison/Contrast Argument Concluding ParagraphsWriting Effective Topic SentencesTopic Sentence at the Paragraph's BeginningEnding with the Topic SentenceTopic Sentence within the ParagraphTopic Sentence Used for Two ParagraphsThe Implied Topic SentenceAchieving UnityAchieving CoherenceUsing Effective TransitionsAchieving Coherence Through Careful Choice of Nouns and PronounsUsing ParallelismAchieving Specificity Through the Use of Concrete DetailsUsing the InternetChapter 4: Reshaping Your Essay: Global RevisionPeer Response and ReviewPeer Review ChecklistResponding to Suggestions for RevisionSTUDENT ESSAY: Peer-Reviewed Draft of "A Very Secret Santa"Using a Word Processor to ReviseRevising EssaysChecking for UnityImproving CoherenceUsing the Appropriate Language LevelMaking Your Language More Concrete and SpecificFinding the Right ToneChecking Your Introductory Paragraphs and ThesisChecking Your Topic Sentences and Body ParagraphsChecking Your ConclusionCompleting Your Essay on ComputerWriting an Effective TitleUsing the InternetChapter 5: Refining Your Essay: Editing and ProofreadingCombining SentencesMerging and Submerging Related IdeasMergingSubmergingCoordinating and Subordinating Related IdeasUsing Coordinating ConjunctionsUsing Conjunctive Adverbs/Transitional ExpressionsUsing Subordinating ConjunctionsUsing Correlative ConjunctionsUsing Hybrid Sentence PatternsCompound SentencesComplex SentencesCompound-Complex SentencesUsing Periodic and Climactic Sentence Structure to Create EmphasisChoosing Words CarefullyStriving for ParallelismIncluding All Necessary WordsAvoiding Awkward RepetitionUsing Only Words That MatterAvoiding RedundancyAvoiding EuphemismsUsing Figurative Language AppropriatelyAvoiding Cliches Learning to Use Denotation and ConnotationUsing Idiomatic EnglishUsing Active, Specific LanguageUsing the InternetPART 2 : STRUCTURESChapter 6: DescriptionHow Does Description Work?Reading the Descriptive Essay with a Writer's EyeThomas McGuane, RoanieMaxine Hong Kingston, Photographs of My ParentsHildegard Knef, From The Gift HorseSherman Alexie, Family PortraitWriting the Descriptive Essay with a Reader's EyeIssues to Keep in MindAudience and Language LevelDescription and NarrativeObjective Description versus Subjective DescriptionStructuring Your DescriptionChoosing a TopicPrewritingOrganizingDraftingThe IntroductionThe BodyThe ConclusionRevising Your DraftQuestions for Revising a Descriptive EssaySTUDENT ESSAYS: Jennifer Janisz, "Help! Anyone!"Jennifer's Final DraftJennifer's First DraftExercise: RevisingAdditional Writing TopicsResponding to a PhotographWriting about FilmUsing the InternetChapter 7: NarrationHow Does Narration Work?Reading the Narrative Essay with a Writer's EyeLynda Barry, The Sanctuary of SchoolSandra Cisneros, Only DaughterAnnie Dillard, The ChaseGeorge Orwell, A HangingWriting the Personal Narrative with a Reader's EyeIssues to Keep in MindUsing Time EconomicallyTransitionsParagraphing and Topic SentencesChoosing a TopicPrewritingOrganizingDraftingThe IntroductionThe BodyThe ConclusionRevising Your DraftQuestions for Revising a NarrativeSTUDENT ESSAY: Claire Reid, "After the Fray"Claire's Final DraftClaire's First DraftExercise: RevisingAdditional Writing TopicsResponding to a PhotographWriting about FilmUsing the InternetChapter 8: ExemplificationHow Does Exemplification Work?Reading the Exemplification Essay with a Writer's EyePhyllis Rose, Shopping and Other Spiritual Adventures in America TodayBrent Staples, Just Walk on ByLars Eighner, On Dumpster DivingHarry F. Waters, Life According to TVWriting the Exemplification Essay with a Reader's EyeIssues to Keep in MindSources of ExamplesRelevant and Representative ExamplesChoosing a TopicPrewritingOrganizingDraftingThe IntroductionThe BodyThe ConclusionRevising Your DraftQuestions for Revising an Exemplification EssaySTUDENT ESSAY: Jennifer Janisz, "Three Families"Jennifer's Final DraftJennifer's First DraftExercise: RevisingAdditional Writing TopicsResponding to a PhotographWriting about FilmUsing the InternetChapter 9: Process AnalysisHow Does Process Analysis Work?Reading the Process Analysis Essay with a Writer's EyeJerry Jesness, Why Johnny Can't FailJoan Gould, Binding DecisionsMalcolm X, My First ConkUmberto Eco, How Not to Use the Fax Machine and the Cellular PhoneWriting the Process Analysis Essay with a Reader's EyeIssues to Keep in MindAudience AnalysisLanguage LevelVoiceChoosing a TopicPrewritingOrganizingDraftingThe IntroductionThe BodyThe ConclusionRevising Your DraftQuestions for Reviewing a Process Analysis EssaySTUDENT ESSAY: Manny Meregildo, "Get the Right Job"Manny's Final DraftManny's First DraftExercise: RevisingAdditional Writing TopicsResponding to a PhotographWriting about FilmUsing the InternetChapter 10: Causal AnalysisHow Does Causal Analysis Work?Reading the Causal Analysis Essay with a Writer's EyeBarbara Ehrenreich, The Cult of BusynessNatalie Angier, Is War Our Biological Destiny?Gore Vidal, DrugsRichard Rhodes, Hollow Claims about Fantasy ViolenceWriting the Causal Analysis Essay with a Reader's EyeIssues to Keep in MindWeighing the Causes or EffectsChoosing Internal StrategiesChoosing a TopicPrewritingOrganizingDraftingThe IntroductionThe BodyThe ConclusionRevising Your DraftQuestions for Reviewing a Causal Analysis EssaySTUDENT ESSAY: Noelani Jones, "Worlds Apart"Noelani's Final DraftNoelani's First DraftExercise: RevisingAdditional Writing TopicsResponding to a PhotographWriting about FilmUsing the InternetChapter 11: DefinitionHow Does Definition Work?Reading the Definition Essay with a Writer's EyeJudy Brady, Why I Want a WifeWilliam Raspberry, The Handicap of DefinitionAnnie Dillard, So This Was AdolescenceTony Earley, The Quare GeneWriting the Definition Essay with a Reader's EyeIssues to Keep in MindUsing Brief DefinitionsUsing Negative DefinitionsObjective Definition and Subjective DefinitionStrategies for Developing a DefinitionChoosing a TopicPrewritingOrganizingDraftingThe IntroductionThe BodyThe ConclusionRevising Your DraftQuestions for Reviewing an Extended DefinitionSTUDENT ESSAY: Curtis Ray Mosley, "Trailer Park Girls"Curtis's Final DraftCurtis's First DraftExercise: RevisingAdditional Writing TopicsResponding to a PhotographWriting about FilmUsing the InternetChapter 12: ClassificationHow Does Classification Work?Reading the Classification Essay with a Writer's EyeFran Lebowitz, The Sound of Music: Enough AlreadyTom Kuntz, Not Sold by Intellectual WeightMartin Luther King Jr., Three Types of Resistance to OppressionPaul Fussell, Notes on ClassWriting the Classification Essay with a Reader's EyeIssues to Keep in MindMethods of Explaining CategoriesInformative Classification Versus Personal ClassificationLanguage LevelChoosing a TopicPrewritingOrganizingDraftingThe IntroductionThe BodyThe ConclusionRevising Your DraftQuestions for Reviewing a Classification EssaySTUDENT ESSAY: Sam Leininger, "Fraud Alert"Sam's Final DraftSam's First DraftExercise: RevisingAdditional Writing TopicsResponding to a PhotographWriting about FilmUsing the InternetChapter 13: Comparison and ContrastHow Does Comparison/Contrast Work?Reading the Comparison/Contrast Essay with a Writer's EyeEllen Currie, Two Varieties of KillersBharati Mukherjee, Two Ways to Belong in AmericaDavid Sedaris, Family EngineeringBarbara Mellix, From Outside, InWriting the Comparison/Contrast Essay with a Reader's EyeIssues to Keep in MindBalanced SubjectsUsing TransitionsChoosing a TopicPrewritingOrganizingDraftingThe IntroductionThe BodyThe ConclusionRevising Your DraftQuestions for Reviewing a Comparison/Contrast EssaySTUDENT ESSAY: Sam Leininger, "The Two Sides of the Aisle"Sam's Final DraftSam's First DraftExercise: RevisingAdditional Writing TopicsResponding to a PhotographWriting about FilmUsing the InternetChapter 14: ArgumentHow Does Argument Work?Reading the Argument Essay with a Writer's EyeWalter S. Minot, Students Who Push BurgersDeborah Tannen, The Triumph of the YellCaryl Rivers, What Should Be Done about Rock Lyrics?Michael Levin, The Case for TortureWriting the Argument Essay with a Reader's EyeIssues to Keep in MindThe Language of ArgumentSupporting the Essay's ClaimsLogical FallaciesConsider Your Audience and PurposeChoosing a TopicPrewritingOrganizingDraftingThe Introduction The BodyThe ConclusionRevising Your DraftQuestions for Reviewing an Argument EssaySTUDENT ESSAY: Sam Leininger, "My Simple and Modest Plan"Sam's Final DraftSam's First DraftExercise: RevisingAdditional Writing TopicsResponding to a PhotographWriting about FilmUsing the InternetChapter 15: The Blended EssayHow Does the Blended Essay Work?Reading the Blended Essay with a Writer's EyeScott Russell Sanders, The Men We Carry in Our MindsAnthony Bourdain, Don't Eat Before Reading ThisElisabeth Kubler-Ross, On the Fear of DeathRobert B. Reich, Why the Rich Are Getting Richer and the Poor PoorerWriting the Blended Essay with a Reader's EyePrewritingOrganizingDraftingRevising Your DraftQuestions for Reviewing a Blended EssaySTUDENT ESSAY: Kevin Hunkovic, "Three Years Without Liberty"Additional Writing TopicsResponding to a PhotographWriting about FilmUsing the InternetPART 3 : APPLICATIONSChapter 16: Essay ExaminationsStudy for the Exam Read the DirectionsShort AnswersParagraphsEssaysAllocate Your TimeInterpret Key WordsPrewriting Essay ResponsesDrafting Essay ResponsesSample Essay Exam ResponseChapter 17: Business FormatsE-Mail, Memos, and Business LettersE-MailThe Practical ContextThe Rhetorical ContextMemosFormattingExamplesWriting AssignmentsBusiness LettersFormattingElements of the LetterExamplesWriting AssignmentsResumes and Letters of ApplicationElements of a ResumeElements of an Application LetterWriting AssignmentsChapter 18: Quoting TextGeneral Principles for Quoting TextIncorporating Direct Quotations: MLA GuidelinesIncorporating Direct Quotations: APA GuidelinesChapter 19: Writing about LiteratureGeneral Guidelines for Reading LiteratureGeneral Guidelines for Writing About Literature Writing about FictionUseful Terms for Writing about FictionNaguib Mahfouz, The Answer Is NoAnalysisStudent Responses to The Answer is NoWriting about PoetryWilliam Wordsworth, Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802Student Response: Beauty in a Strange Context Useful Terms for Writing About PoetryChapter 20: The Research ProcessNarrowing Your Topic and Framing a Research QuestionBeginning with Tools from the Reference RoomUsing Primary and Secondary SourcesCreating a Working BibliographyLocating Books and Articles on Your TopicComputerized Book CataloguesThe Traditional Card CataloguePeriodical IndexesElectronic DatabasesSearching the InternetA Brief Glossary of Internet TermsInternet Search Tools: URLs, Directories, and Search EnginesA Brief List of Popular Search EnginesThree Tips on Using Search EnginesEvaluating SourcesTips on Evaluating Sources for Your Research PaperTips on Evaluating Electronic Sources for Your Research PaperTaking NotesAvoiding PlagiarismChapter 21: The Research PaperGeneral Strategies for the Research PaperThe MLA-Style Research PaperParenthetical (In-Text) CitationsThe Works Cited ListThe Basic Works Cited FormatMLA Citations--BooksMLA Citations--Periodical ArticlesMLA Citations--Online SourcesMLA Citations--Miscellaneous SourcesMLA Research Paper FormatSample Research Paper in MLA Format: Valerie Richfield, "Child Care and the Working Poor"Checklist for MLA-Style Research PapersThe APA-Style Research PaperIn-Text CitationsThe Reference ListThe Basic Reference FormatAPA Citations--BooksAPA Citations--Periodical ArticlesAPA Citations--Online SourcesAPA Citations--Miscellaneous SourcesAPA Research Paper FormatChecklist for APA-Style Research Papers