The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers, Brief
8th Edition
Published on 18. February 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
792 pages
978-0-13-601714-1 (ISBN)
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For undergraduate Composition I and II courses.
From the first edition, The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers has focused on writing for a variety of purposes in a rhetorical situation. Although audience, context, and writing situation are important, a writer's purpose should be and has always been the focal point of the sequence of assignments. The Prentice Hall Guide begins with observing and remembering, which are personally important to the writer. It then turns to more reader-based, academic purposes, including critical reading, expository writing, and argumentative writing. Each chapter in this sequence is self-contained, with introductions, guidelines, professional and student models, writing process advice, research tips, revising guidelines, peer review questions, and postscript reflections on the assignment.
This compact, efficient guide touches on all the critical aspects of college writing - both personal and academic - within rich, self-contained chapters - no more flipping back and forth between sections to find appropriate guidelines, models, and writing process information.
From the first edition, The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers has focused on writing for a variety of purposes in a rhetorical situation. Although audience, context, and writing situation are important, a writer's purpose should be and has always been the focal point of the sequence of assignments. The Prentice Hall Guide begins with observing and remembering, which are personally important to the writer. It then turns to more reader-based, academic purposes, including critical reading, expository writing, and argumentative writing. Each chapter in this sequence is self-contained, with introductions, guidelines, professional and student models, writing process advice, research tips, revising guidelines, peer review questions, and postscript reflections on the assignment.
This compact, efficient guide touches on all the critical aspects of college writing - both personal and academic - within rich, self-contained chapters - no more flipping back and forth between sections to find appropriate guidelines, models, and writing process information.
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"I really like the way the writing process is explained, how everything the writer needs is there in every chapter."-Althea Rhodes, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
"Writing is a process. Reid's Guide is very effectively built on that premise."
-Darin Cozzens, Surry Community College
"Both novice and experienced teachers can find a wealth of materials to choose from and teach the selections they like best."
-Eileen Miller, Keiser University
"The Reid text strikes the right balance, and this is so helpful to beginning teachers. There is inspiration aplenty, but not so much to leave one feeling overwhelmed."
-Christy Rishoi, Mott Community College
"Because of the breadth of the text, teachers have the ability to create the kind of course that fits both their teaching styles and the requirements of their university programs."
-Jessica Enoch, University of Pittsburgh
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8th edition
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English
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United States
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Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
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Stephen Reid is currently the Writing Program Administrator at Colorado State University, where he has taught for over 30 years. He regularly teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in writing, and he continues to teach contemporary fiction, 19th century British fiction, and non-fiction workshops. Current interests in composition include argument, visual literacy, teaching in online environments, testing and placement, and curriculum design. When he's not in the classroom, he's likely to be traveling, skiing, cycling, or flyfishing. He can be reached at his email address: Stephen.Reid@colostate.edu
Content
Thematic Contents
Preface
Credits
Chapter One: Writing Myths and Rituals
Writing Fitness: Rituals and Practice
Place, Time, and Tools
Energy and Attitude
Keeping a Journal
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
"On Keeping a Journal" by Roy Hoffman
Chapter Two: Situations, Purposes, and Processes for Writing
Rhetorical Situations
Writer, Occasion, Purpose, Audience, Genre, Context
Purposes for Writing
Writer-Based Purposes
Subject- and Audience-Based Purposes
Combinations of Purposes
Subject, Purpose, and Thesis
Purpose and Audience
Audience Analysis
Purpose, Audience, and Genre
The Rhetorical Situation
Purpose, Audience, and Context in Two Essays
"The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl" by Elizabeth Wong
"I'm OK, but You're Not" by Robert Zoellner
Dimensions of the Writing Process
Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising
The Whole Process
Writing with a Computer
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
A Writing Process at Work: Collecting and Shaping
"Athletes and Education" by Neil H. Petrie
"On Writing "Athletes and Education" by Neil H. Petrie
A Writing Process at Work: Drafting and Revising
From "The Declaration of Independence"
Chapter Three: Observing
Techniques for Writing About Observations
Observing People
Observing Places
From "Sierra" by John Muir
Observing Objects
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
"Take This Fish and Look at It" by Samuel H. Scudder
"Observing Wolves" by Farley Mowat
Observing: The Writing Process
Choosing a Subject
Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"Permanent Tracings" by Jennifer Macke
"Empty Windows" by Stephen White
Chapter Four: Remembering
Techniques for Writing About Memories
Remembering People
Remembering Places
Remembering Events
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
"Lives on the Boundary" by Mike Rose
"Beauty: When the Other Dancer Is the Self" by Alice Walker
"Cesar Chavez Saved My Life" by Daniel "Nene" Alejandrez
Remembering: The Writing Process
Choosing a Subject
Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"The Wind Catcher" by Todd Petry
"The Red Chevy" by Juli Bovard
Chapter Five: Reading
Techniques for Writing about Reading
Critical Reading Strategies
Guidelines for Class Discussion
Summarizing and Responding to an Essay
"Teach Diversity-with a Smile" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Summarizing
Responding
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
"Letter to America" by Margaret Atwood
"Vows" by Christopher Caldwell
"Responses to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change"
Reading and Writing Processes
Choosing a Subject
"Teaching Tolerance in America" by Dudley Erskine Devlin
Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising
Avoiding Plagiarism
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"Letter to Margaret Atwood" by Dean C. Swift
"Two Responses to Deborah Tannen"
by Jennifer Koester and Sonja H. Browe
Chapter Six: Analyzing & Designing Visuals
Techniques for Analyzing Visuals
Analyzing Visuals with Text
Analyzing Visuals in Context
"Progress or Not" by Jonathan Alter
"Flag Raising on Iwo Jima, February 23, 1945" by Joe Rosenthal
"Who's a Looter?" by Tania Ralli
Analyzing the Genre of the Visual
Rhetorical Appeals to the Audience
Designing Visuals
Techniques for Designing Visuals
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
"Miss Clairol's `Does She . . . Or Doesn't She?':
How to Advertise a Dangerous Product" by James B. Twitchell
"Never Just Pictures," by Susan Bordo
Processes for Analyzing and Designing Visuals
Choosing a Subject
Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising
Analysis Focused on the Visual
"Triple Self-Portrait" by Charles Rosen and Henri Zerner
Analysis Focused on the Social Context
"Out of the Picture on the Abortion Ban" by Ellen Goodman
Analysis Focused on the Story
"Coming Home" by Carolyn Kleiner Butler
Peer Response
Writing Process Postscript
"Some Don't Like Their Blues at All" by Karyn M. Lewis
"Weight Loss 101 for the Adult Fitness Program" by Lawrence Fletcher
Chapter Seven: Investigating
Investigative Writing Techniques
Summary of a Book or Article
A Brief Report with Graphics
"Gimme An A (I Insist!)" by Abigail Sullivan Moore
Investigation Using Multiple Sources
"That Parent-Child Conversation Is Becoming Instant, and Online"
by John Schwartz
Profile of a Person
"Rick Steves's Not-So-Lonely Planet" by Sara Corbett
Extended Interview
"Reading Statistical Tea Leaves" by Karen Arenson
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
"Surfin' the Louvre" by Elizabeth Larsen
"Plotting a Net Gain" by Connie Koenenn
"The End of Cheap Oil" by Tim Appenzeller
"The Homeless and Their Children" by Jonathan Kozol
Investigating: The Writing Process
Choosing a Subject
Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising
Community Service Learning
Research Tips
Doing Field Research
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"The Hollywood Indian " by Lauren Strain
"My Friend, Michelle, An Alcoholic" by Bridgid Stone
Chapter Eight: Explaining
Techniques for Explaining
Explaining What
Explaining How
Explaining Why
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
"Multiracialness" by LaMer Stepptoe
"How to Take Control of Your Credit Cards" by Suze Orman
"How Male and Female Students Use Language Differently"
by Deborah Tannen
Explaining: The Writing Process
Choosing a Subject
Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising
Tips for Integrating Images
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"English Only" by Christine Bishop
"Anorexia Nervosa" by Nancie Brosseau
Chapter Nine: Evaluating
Techniques for Writing Evaluations
Evaluating Commercial Products or Services
"The Hybrid Grows Up," Consumer Reports
Evaluating Works of Art
Evaluating Performances
"Peter Jackson's Sorcery" by Richard Alleva
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
"Evaluating a Website" by Robin Williams and John Tollett
"All's Not Well in Land of `The Lion King'" by Margaret Lazarus
"Today's Special" by David Sedaris
"Prime Time Art" by Kathyrn Hughes and Ben Rogers
"Watching the Eyewitless News" by Elayne Rapping
Evaluating: The Writing Process
Choosing a Subject
Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"Borrowers Can be Choosy" by Linda Meininger
"The Big Chill" by Kent Y'Blood
Chapter Ten: Problem Solving
Problem Solving Techniques
Demonstrating That a Problem Exists
Proposing a Solution and Convincing Your Readers
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
"How to End Grade Inflation:
A Modest Proposal" by Michael Berube
"Solving for Pattern" by Wendell Berry
"One Thing to Do About Food" by Eric Schlosser, Marion Nestle,
Michael Pollan, Troy Duster and Elizabeth Ransom, Peter Singer,
and Jim Hightower, edited by Alice Waters
"The Argument Culture" by Deborah Tannen
Problem Solving: The Writing Process
Choosing a Subject
Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"No Parking" by Kristy Busch, Steve Krause, and Keith Wright
"New Regulations and You" by Jessica Cook
Chapter Eleven: Arguing
Techniques for Writing Argument
Claims for Written Argument
Appeals for Written Argument
Rogerian Argument
The Toulmin Method of Argument
Analyzing Statistics
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
"The Internet: A Clear and Present Danger?" by Cathleen A. Cleaver
"The Damnation of a Canyon" by Edward Abbey
"Death and Justice" by Edward I. Koch
Multi-Genre Casebook on Immigration Reform:
"Immigration Reform in America" by Dudley Erskine Devlin
"Employers Have a Lot to Lose" by Barry Newman
"Do Americans Really Want Jobs?" by Ruben Navarrette, Jr.
"Raid Leaves Families Fractured" by Bruce Finley
"Viewpoints: US Illegal Immigration" from BBC News
"Immigration Forum" in SpeakOut.com
Arguing: The Writing Process
Choosing a Subject
Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising
Peer Response
Revising Fallacies in Logic
Writing Process Postscript
"Welfare is Still Necessary for Women and
Children in the U.S." by Crystal Sabatke
"Standardized Tests: Shouldn't We Be
Helping Our Students?" by Eric Boese
Chapter Twelve: Responding to Literature
Responding to a Short Story
"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
Responding to a Poem
"Musee des Beaux Arts" by W. H. Auden
Techniques for Responding to Literature
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
Purposes for Responding to Literature
Responding to Short Fiction
"A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty
"The Lesson" by Toni Cade Bambara
Responding to Poetry
Five Contemporary Poems
Responding to Literature: The Writing Process
Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising
Postscript on the Writing Process
"On `A Worn Path'" by Julia MacMillan and Brett MacFadden
"Death: The Final Freedom" by Pat Russell
Chapter Thirteen: Writing a Research Paper
Techniques for Writing a Research Paper
Using Purpose, Audience, and Genre as Guides
Finding the Best Sources
Critically Evaluating Your Sources
Using Sources to Make Your Point
Documenting Your Sources
Preparing Yourself for the Research Process
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
Research Notebook
Research Timetable
Documentation Format: MLA and APA Styles
Research Paper: The Writing Process
Choosing a Subject
Collecting
Internet Browsers and Search Engines
Evaluating Internet and Library Sources
Avoiding Plagiarism
Shaping
Drafting
Using Graphics
Revising
Documenting Sources: MLA and APA
Postscript on the Writing Process
"Foreign Language Study:
An American Necessity" by Kate McNerny
Appendix: Writing Under Pressure
Know Your Audience
Analyze Key Terms
Make a Sketch Outline
Know the Material
Practice Writing
Proofread and Edit
Sample Essay Questions and Responses
Preface
Credits
Chapter One: Writing Myths and Rituals
Writing Fitness: Rituals and Practice
Place, Time, and Tools
Energy and Attitude
Keeping a Journal
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
"On Keeping a Journal" by Roy Hoffman
Chapter Two: Situations, Purposes, and Processes for Writing
Rhetorical Situations
Writer, Occasion, Purpose, Audience, Genre, Context
Purposes for Writing
Writer-Based Purposes
Subject- and Audience-Based Purposes
Combinations of Purposes
Subject, Purpose, and Thesis
Purpose and Audience
Audience Analysis
Purpose, Audience, and Genre
The Rhetorical Situation
Purpose, Audience, and Context in Two Essays
"The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl" by Elizabeth Wong
"I'm OK, but You're Not" by Robert Zoellner
Dimensions of the Writing Process
Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising
The Whole Process
Writing with a Computer
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
A Writing Process at Work: Collecting and Shaping
"Athletes and Education" by Neil H. Petrie
"On Writing "Athletes and Education" by Neil H. Petrie
A Writing Process at Work: Drafting and Revising
From "The Declaration of Independence"
Chapter Three: Observing
Techniques for Writing About Observations
Observing People
Observing Places
From "Sierra" by John Muir
Observing Objects
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
"Take This Fish and Look at It" by Samuel H. Scudder
"Observing Wolves" by Farley Mowat
Observing: The Writing Process
Choosing a Subject
Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"Permanent Tracings" by Jennifer Macke
"Empty Windows" by Stephen White
Chapter Four: Remembering
Techniques for Writing About Memories
Remembering People
Remembering Places
Remembering Events
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
"Lives on the Boundary" by Mike Rose
"Beauty: When the Other Dancer Is the Self" by Alice Walker
"Cesar Chavez Saved My Life" by Daniel "Nene" Alejandrez
Remembering: The Writing Process
Choosing a Subject
Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"The Wind Catcher" by Todd Petry
"The Red Chevy" by Juli Bovard
Chapter Five: Reading
Techniques for Writing about Reading
Critical Reading Strategies
Guidelines for Class Discussion
Summarizing and Responding to an Essay
"Teach Diversity-with a Smile" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Summarizing
Responding
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
"Letter to America" by Margaret Atwood
"Vows" by Christopher Caldwell
"Responses to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change"
Reading and Writing Processes
Choosing a Subject
"Teaching Tolerance in America" by Dudley Erskine Devlin
Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising
Avoiding Plagiarism
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"Letter to Margaret Atwood" by Dean C. Swift
"Two Responses to Deborah Tannen"
by Jennifer Koester and Sonja H. Browe
Chapter Six: Analyzing & Designing Visuals
Techniques for Analyzing Visuals
Analyzing Visuals with Text
Analyzing Visuals in Context
"Progress or Not" by Jonathan Alter
"Flag Raising on Iwo Jima, February 23, 1945" by Joe Rosenthal
"Who's a Looter?" by Tania Ralli
Analyzing the Genre of the Visual
Rhetorical Appeals to the Audience
Designing Visuals
Techniques for Designing Visuals
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
"Miss Clairol's `Does She . . . Or Doesn't She?':
How to Advertise a Dangerous Product" by James B. Twitchell
"Never Just Pictures," by Susan Bordo
Processes for Analyzing and Designing Visuals
Choosing a Subject
Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising
Analysis Focused on the Visual
"Triple Self-Portrait" by Charles Rosen and Henri Zerner
Analysis Focused on the Social Context
"Out of the Picture on the Abortion Ban" by Ellen Goodman
Analysis Focused on the Story
"Coming Home" by Carolyn Kleiner Butler
Peer Response
Writing Process Postscript
"Some Don't Like Their Blues at All" by Karyn M. Lewis
"Weight Loss 101 for the Adult Fitness Program" by Lawrence Fletcher
Chapter Seven: Investigating
Investigative Writing Techniques
Summary of a Book or Article
A Brief Report with Graphics
"Gimme An A (I Insist!)" by Abigail Sullivan Moore
Investigation Using Multiple Sources
"That Parent-Child Conversation Is Becoming Instant, and Online"
by John Schwartz
Profile of a Person
"Rick Steves's Not-So-Lonely Planet" by Sara Corbett
Extended Interview
"Reading Statistical Tea Leaves" by Karen Arenson
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
"Surfin' the Louvre" by Elizabeth Larsen
"Plotting a Net Gain" by Connie Koenenn
"The End of Cheap Oil" by Tim Appenzeller
"The Homeless and Their Children" by Jonathan Kozol
Investigating: The Writing Process
Choosing a Subject
Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising
Community Service Learning
Research Tips
Doing Field Research
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"The Hollywood Indian " by Lauren Strain
"My Friend, Michelle, An Alcoholic" by Bridgid Stone
Chapter Eight: Explaining
Techniques for Explaining
Explaining What
Explaining How
Explaining Why
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
"Multiracialness" by LaMer Stepptoe
"How to Take Control of Your Credit Cards" by Suze Orman
"How Male and Female Students Use Language Differently"
by Deborah Tannen
Explaining: The Writing Process
Choosing a Subject
Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising
Tips for Integrating Images
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"English Only" by Christine Bishop
"Anorexia Nervosa" by Nancie Brosseau
Chapter Nine: Evaluating
Techniques for Writing Evaluations
Evaluating Commercial Products or Services
"The Hybrid Grows Up," Consumer Reports
Evaluating Works of Art
Evaluating Performances
"Peter Jackson's Sorcery" by Richard Alleva
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
"Evaluating a Website" by Robin Williams and John Tollett
"All's Not Well in Land of `The Lion King'" by Margaret Lazarus
"Today's Special" by David Sedaris
"Prime Time Art" by Kathyrn Hughes and Ben Rogers
"Watching the Eyewitless News" by Elayne Rapping
Evaluating: The Writing Process
Choosing a Subject
Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"Borrowers Can be Choosy" by Linda Meininger
"The Big Chill" by Kent Y'Blood
Chapter Ten: Problem Solving
Problem Solving Techniques
Demonstrating That a Problem Exists
Proposing a Solution and Convincing Your Readers
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
"How to End Grade Inflation:
A Modest Proposal" by Michael Berube
"Solving for Pattern" by Wendell Berry
"One Thing to Do About Food" by Eric Schlosser, Marion Nestle,
Michael Pollan, Troy Duster and Elizabeth Ransom, Peter Singer,
and Jim Hightower, edited by Alice Waters
"The Argument Culture" by Deborah Tannen
Problem Solving: The Writing Process
Choosing a Subject
Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"No Parking" by Kristy Busch, Steve Krause, and Keith Wright
"New Regulations and You" by Jessica Cook
Chapter Eleven: Arguing
Techniques for Writing Argument
Claims for Written Argument
Appeals for Written Argument
Rogerian Argument
The Toulmin Method of Argument
Analyzing Statistics
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
"The Internet: A Clear and Present Danger?" by Cathleen A. Cleaver
"The Damnation of a Canyon" by Edward Abbey
"Death and Justice" by Edward I. Koch
Multi-Genre Casebook on Immigration Reform:
"Immigration Reform in America" by Dudley Erskine Devlin
"Employers Have a Lot to Lose" by Barry Newman
"Do Americans Really Want Jobs?" by Ruben Navarrette, Jr.
"Raid Leaves Families Fractured" by Bruce Finley
"Viewpoints: US Illegal Immigration" from BBC News
"Immigration Forum" in SpeakOut.com
Arguing: The Writing Process
Choosing a Subject
Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising
Peer Response
Revising Fallacies in Logic
Writing Process Postscript
"Welfare is Still Necessary for Women and
Children in the U.S." by Crystal Sabatke
"Standardized Tests: Shouldn't We Be
Helping Our Students?" by Eric Boese
Chapter Twelve: Responding to Literature
Responding to a Short Story
"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
Responding to a Poem
"Musee des Beaux Arts" by W. H. Auden
Techniques for Responding to Literature
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
Purposes for Responding to Literature
Responding to Short Fiction
"A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty
"The Lesson" by Toni Cade Bambara
Responding to Poetry
Five Contemporary Poems
Responding to Literature: The Writing Process
Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising
Postscript on the Writing Process
"On `A Worn Path'" by Julia MacMillan and Brett MacFadden
"Death: The Final Freedom" by Pat Russell
Chapter Thirteen: Writing a Research Paper
Techniques for Writing a Research Paper
Using Purpose, Audience, and Genre as Guides
Finding the Best Sources
Critically Evaluating Your Sources
Using Sources to Make Your Point
Documenting Your Sources
Preparing Yourself for the Research Process
Warming Up: Journal Exercises
Research Notebook
Research Timetable
Documentation Format: MLA and APA Styles
Research Paper: The Writing Process
Choosing a Subject
Collecting
Internet Browsers and Search Engines
Evaluating Internet and Library Sources
Avoiding Plagiarism
Shaping
Drafting
Using Graphics
Revising
Documenting Sources: MLA and APA
Postscript on the Writing Process
"Foreign Language Study:
An American Necessity" by Kate McNerny
Appendix: Writing Under Pressure
Know Your Audience
Analyze Key Terms
Make a Sketch Outline
Know the Material
Practice Writing
Proofread and Edit
Sample Essay Questions and Responses