The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers
Brief Edition
10th Edition
Published on 15. April 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
656 pages
978-0-205-88305-9 (ISBN)
Description
Focusing on purpose, situation, techniques, and processes in each self-contained chapter, The Prentice Hall Guide guides students step by step through their assignments.
Organized by writers' purposes (to explain, to evaluate, to argue, etc.), The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers foregrounds rhetorical awareness and asks students to consider their purpose, audience, and genre every time they write. In each "writing project" chapter, they are also walked through the process of inventing, researching, drafting, peer reviewing and revising. And in each project chapter, techniques and rhetorical modes particularly useful in accomplishing the writer's purpose are suggested. This consistent and detailed guidance supports students throughout each of their major course projects and provides all instruction in one place so that they never need to flip between chapters.
Its rhetorical emphasis, practical step-by-step approach, and usable structure make this guide highly teachable and a favorite of large writing programs for over 25 years.
Organized by writers' purposes (to explain, to evaluate, to argue, etc.), The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers foregrounds rhetorical awareness and asks students to consider their purpose, audience, and genre every time they write. In each "writing project" chapter, they are also walked through the process of inventing, researching, drafting, peer reviewing and revising. And in each project chapter, techniques and rhetorical modes particularly useful in accomplishing the writer's purpose are suggested. This consistent and detailed guidance supports students throughout each of their major course projects and provides all instruction in one place so that they never need to flip between chapters.
Its rhetorical emphasis, practical step-by-step approach, and usable structure make this guide highly teachable and a favorite of large writing programs for over 25 years.
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Edition
10th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
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Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
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Height: 232 mm
Width: 187 mm
Weight
830 gr
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978-0-205-88305-9 (9780205883059)
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Content
Table of Contents
Contents
Thematic Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 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 2 Situations, Purposes, and Processes for Writing
The Rhetorical Situation
Elements of the Rhetorical Situation
Why the Rhetorical Situation Is Important
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
Analyzing 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
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 Petrie
A Writing Process at Work: Drafting and Revising
From the Rough Draft of "The Declaration of Independence" by Thomas Jefferson
Chapter 3 Observing and Remembering
Techniques for Observing
Observing People
Observing Places
Observing Objects
Techniques for Remembering
Remembering People
Remembering Places
Remembering Objects
WARMING UP: Journal Exercises
"Cesar Chavez Saved My Life" by Daniel "Nene" Alejandrez
Observing and Remembering: The Writing Process
ASSIGNMENT for Observing and Remembering
Choosing a Subject
Collecting
Shaping
Drafting
Revising
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"The Wind Catcher" by Todd Petry (student)
"The Red Chevy" by Juli Bovard (student)
Chapter 4 Reading Critically and Rhetorically
Techniques for Reading Critically and Responding to Texts
Critical Reading Strategies
Summarizing and Responding to an Essay
"Teach Diversity-with a Smile" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Summarizing
Summary of "Teach Diversity-with a Smile"
Responding
Response to "Teach Diversity-with a Smile"
*Rhetorical Reading and Analysis
*Rhetorical Appeals
*"Letter from Birmingham Jail," by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
*Rhetorical Analysis Guide
*Rhetorical Summary and Response to "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
WARMING UP Journal Exercises
Reading and Writing Processes
*ASSIGNMENT for Reading/Writing
Choosing a Subject
Prereading Journal Entry
"Plagiarism in America" by Dudley Erskine Devlin
Collecting
Sample Summaries
Shaping
Response Shaping
Organizing Summary/Response and Rhetorical Analysis Essays
Drafting
Revising
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"Rhetorical Analysis of Gregory Petsko's Open Letter to George M. Philip" by Allyson McGrath (student)
"Two Responses to Deborah Tannen" by Jennifer Koester and Sonja H. Browe (students)
Chapter 5 Analyzing and Designing Visuals
Techniques for Analyzing Visuals
Analyzing Visuals
Analyzing Visuals with Text
Analyzing Visuals in Context
"Progress or Not" by Jonathan Alter
"Who's a Looter?" by Tania Ralli
Analyzing the Genre of the Visual
Rhetorical Appeals to the Audience
Techniques for Designing Visuals
WARMING UP: Journal Exercises
* "Analysis of RosettaStone Ad" by Sarah Kay Hurst (student)
Processes for Analyzing and Designing Visuals
ASSIGNMENT for Analyzing Visuals
ASSIGNMENT for Designing Visuals
Choosing a Subject
Collecting
Shaping
"Triple Self-Portrait" by Charles Rosen and Henri Zerner
"Coming Home" by Carolyn Kleiner Butler
Drafting
Revising
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"Some Don't Like Their Blues at All" by Karyn M. Lewis (student)
Chapter 6 Investigating
Techniques for Investigative Writing
Report on a Research Study
"Drivers on Cell Phones Are as Bad as Drunks"
Brief Report with Graphics
"Gimme An A (I Insist!)" by Abigail Sullivan Moore
Profile of a Person
* "How Many Steven Colberts Are There?" by Charles McGrath
Interview
* "Doctor's Orders"
WARMING UP: Journal Exercises
"Surfin' the Louvre" by Elizabeth Larsen
Investigating: The Writing Process
ASSIGNMENT for Investigating
Choosing a Subject
Community Service Learning
Collecting
Research Tips
Doing Field Research
Shaping
Drafting
Peer Response
Revising
Guidelines for Revision
Postscript on the Writing Process
*"Permanent Tracings " by Jennifer Macke (student)
Chapter 7 Explaining
Techniques for Explaining
Explaining What: Definition
*"FOMO and Social Media" by Caterina Fake
Explaining How: Process Analysis
Explaining Why: Causal Analysis
*"How Baseball Explains Modern Racism" by David Sirota
WARMING UP: Journal Exercises
"Multiracialness" by LaMer Steptoe (student)
"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
ASSIGNMENT for Explaining
Choosing a Subject
Collecting
Research Tips
Shaping
Drafting
Revising
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"White Lies: White-Collar Crime in America" by Chris Blakely (student)
"Anorexia Nervosa" by Nancie Brosseau (student)
Chapter 8 Evaluating
Techniques for Writing Evaluations
"Hunan Dynasty" by Phyllis C. Richman
Evaluating Commercial Products or Services
"Cell Phone Face-Off," by Consumer Reports
"Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Lite: Is There Any Difference" by Eric Asimov
Evaluating Works of Art
Evaluating Performances
* "The Maids Now Have Their Say" by Manohla Dargis
WARMING UP: Journal Exercises
"Today's Special" by David Sedaris
Evaluating: The Writing Process
ASSIGNMENT for Evaluating
Choosing a Subject
Collecting
Shaping
Research Tips
Drafting
Peer Response
Revising
Postscript on the Writing Process
"Vulgar Propriety" by Courtney Klockeman (student)
Chapter 9 Problem Solving
Techniques for Problem Solving
Demonstrating That a Problem Exists
Proposing a Solution and Convincing Your Readers
WARMING UP: Journal Exercises
*Casebook on Education
*"Your So-Called Education" by Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa
* "But Can They Write?" by Lynn O'Shaunessy
* "Debt by Degrees" by James Surowiecki
* "Even for Cashiers, College Pays Off" by David Leonhardt
* "An Open Letter to George M. Philip President of the State University of New York at Albany" by Gregory Petsko
"The Argument Culture" by Deborah Tannen 000
Problem Solving: The Writing Process
ASSIGNMENT for Problem Solving
Choosing a Subject
Collecting
Research Tips
Shaping
Drafting
Peer Response
Revising
Postscript on the Writing Process
* "Can Citizen Journalism Pick Up the Pieces?" by Adam Richman (student)
Chapter 10 Arguing
Techniques for Writing Arguments
Claims for Written Argument
Appeals for Written Argument
Rogerian Argument
The Toulmin Method of Argument
WARMING UP: Journal Exercises
"The Internet: A Clear and Present Danger?" by Cathleen A. Cleaver
Multigenre Casebook on Web 2.0
"You Have No Friends" by Farhad Manjoo
"...And Why I Hate It" by Sarah Kliff
*"Social Networking Gets Most Online Time"
*"Cyberbullying" by Jennifer Holladay
*"Bullying as True Drama" by Danah Boyd and Alice Marwick
*"Facebook Wrestles with Free Speech and Civility" by Miguel Helft
"Wikipedia and the Meaning of Truth" by Simson L. Garfinkel
"Why You Can't Cite Wikipedia in My Class" by Neil L. Waters
"Professors Should Embrace Wikipedia" by Mark A. Wilson
*"Does the Internet Make You Dumber" by Nicholas Carr
Arguing: The Writing Process
ASSIGNMENT for Arguing
Choosing a Subject
Collecting
Shaping
Research Tips
Drafting
Revising
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"Welfare Is Still Necessary for Women and Children in the U.S." by Crystal Sabatke (student)
Chapter 11 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
"The Lesson" by Toni Cade Bambara
Responding to Poetry
Five Contemporary Poems by Aurora Levins Morales, Taylor Mali, Joy Harjo, Wislawa Szymborska, and Yusef Komunyakaa
Responding to Literature: The Writing Process
ASSIGNMENT for Responding to Literature
Collecting
Shaping
Drafting
Revising
Postscript on the Writing Process
"Facing It: Reflections on War" by Grace Rexroth (student)
"Death: The Final Freedom" by Pat Russell (student)
*Chapter 12 Researching
Techniques for Researching
Developing a Topic, Purpose, and Audience
Planning Research
WARMING UP: Journal Exercises
Types of Sources
WARMING UP: Journal Exercises
Finding Reliable Secondary Sources
Evaluating Sources: Relevance, Currency, and Reliability
Evaluating Specific Types of Sources
Researching: The Writing Process
*ASSIGNMENT for Researching: Research proposal and annotated bibliography
Choosing: Narrowing and Focusing Your Topic
Collecting and Notetaking
Shaping Your Research Proposal
Drafting an Annotated Working Bibliography
Guidelines for Revision
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"A Research Proposal on the Rwanda Genocide and the Effects of Media" by Carrie Gingrich (student)
*Chapter 13 Researched Writing
Techniques for Writing a Researched Essay
Writing a Working Thesis
Establishing Claims
Using Sources to Support Your Claims
Synthesizing Sources
Avoiding Plagiarism
Using MLA or APA Documentation
Researched Essay: Writing Process
*ASSIGNMENT for Writing a Research Essay
Shaping
Drafting
Revising
Peer Response
Documenting Sources
MLA Style Research Paper
*"Learning about the Rwandan Genocide: Misconceptions and Film" by Carrie Gingrich (student)
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
Index
* new to this edition
Contents
Thematic Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 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 2 Situations, Purposes, and Processes for Writing
The Rhetorical Situation
Elements of the Rhetorical Situation
Why the Rhetorical Situation Is Important
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
Analyzing 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
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 Petrie
A Writing Process at Work: Drafting and Revising
From the Rough Draft of "The Declaration of Independence" by Thomas Jefferson
Chapter 3 Observing and Remembering
Techniques for Observing
Observing People
Observing Places
Observing Objects
Techniques for Remembering
Remembering People
Remembering Places
Remembering Objects
WARMING UP: Journal Exercises
"Cesar Chavez Saved My Life" by Daniel "Nene" Alejandrez
Observing and Remembering: The Writing Process
ASSIGNMENT for Observing and Remembering
Choosing a Subject
Collecting
Shaping
Drafting
Revising
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"The Wind Catcher" by Todd Petry (student)
"The Red Chevy" by Juli Bovard (student)
Chapter 4 Reading Critically and Rhetorically
Techniques for Reading Critically and Responding to Texts
Critical Reading Strategies
Summarizing and Responding to an Essay
"Teach Diversity-with a Smile" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Summarizing
Summary of "Teach Diversity-with a Smile"
Responding
Response to "Teach Diversity-with a Smile"
*Rhetorical Reading and Analysis
*Rhetorical Appeals
*"Letter from Birmingham Jail," by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
*Rhetorical Analysis Guide
*Rhetorical Summary and Response to "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
WARMING UP Journal Exercises
Reading and Writing Processes
*ASSIGNMENT for Reading/Writing
Choosing a Subject
Prereading Journal Entry
"Plagiarism in America" by Dudley Erskine Devlin
Collecting
Sample Summaries
Shaping
Response Shaping
Organizing Summary/Response and Rhetorical Analysis Essays
Drafting
Revising
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"Rhetorical Analysis of Gregory Petsko's Open Letter to George M. Philip" by Allyson McGrath (student)
"Two Responses to Deborah Tannen" by Jennifer Koester and Sonja H. Browe (students)
Chapter 5 Analyzing and Designing Visuals
Techniques for Analyzing Visuals
Analyzing Visuals
Analyzing Visuals with Text
Analyzing Visuals in Context
"Progress or Not" by Jonathan Alter
"Who's a Looter?" by Tania Ralli
Analyzing the Genre of the Visual
Rhetorical Appeals to the Audience
Techniques for Designing Visuals
WARMING UP: Journal Exercises
* "Analysis of RosettaStone Ad" by Sarah Kay Hurst (student)
Processes for Analyzing and Designing Visuals
ASSIGNMENT for Analyzing Visuals
ASSIGNMENT for Designing Visuals
Choosing a Subject
Collecting
Shaping
"Triple Self-Portrait" by Charles Rosen and Henri Zerner
"Coming Home" by Carolyn Kleiner Butler
Drafting
Revising
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"Some Don't Like Their Blues at All" by Karyn M. Lewis (student)
Chapter 6 Investigating
Techniques for Investigative Writing
Report on a Research Study
"Drivers on Cell Phones Are as Bad as Drunks"
Brief Report with Graphics
"Gimme An A (I Insist!)" by Abigail Sullivan Moore
Profile of a Person
* "How Many Steven Colberts Are There?" by Charles McGrath
Interview
* "Doctor's Orders"
WARMING UP: Journal Exercises
"Surfin' the Louvre" by Elizabeth Larsen
Investigating: The Writing Process
ASSIGNMENT for Investigating
Choosing a Subject
Community Service Learning
Collecting
Research Tips
Doing Field Research
Shaping
Drafting
Peer Response
Revising
Guidelines for Revision
Postscript on the Writing Process
*"Permanent Tracings " by Jennifer Macke (student)
Chapter 7 Explaining
Techniques for Explaining
Explaining What: Definition
*"FOMO and Social Media" by Caterina Fake
Explaining How: Process Analysis
Explaining Why: Causal Analysis
*"How Baseball Explains Modern Racism" by David Sirota
WARMING UP: Journal Exercises
"Multiracialness" by LaMer Steptoe (student)
"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
ASSIGNMENT for Explaining
Choosing a Subject
Collecting
Research Tips
Shaping
Drafting
Revising
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"White Lies: White-Collar Crime in America" by Chris Blakely (student)
"Anorexia Nervosa" by Nancie Brosseau (student)
Chapter 8 Evaluating
Techniques for Writing Evaluations
"Hunan Dynasty" by Phyllis C. Richman
Evaluating Commercial Products or Services
"Cell Phone Face-Off," by Consumer Reports
"Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Lite: Is There Any Difference" by Eric Asimov
Evaluating Works of Art
Evaluating Performances
* "The Maids Now Have Their Say" by Manohla Dargis
WARMING UP: Journal Exercises
"Today's Special" by David Sedaris
Evaluating: The Writing Process
ASSIGNMENT for Evaluating
Choosing a Subject
Collecting
Shaping
Research Tips
Drafting
Peer Response
Revising
Postscript on the Writing Process
"Vulgar Propriety" by Courtney Klockeman (student)
Chapter 9 Problem Solving
Techniques for Problem Solving
Demonstrating That a Problem Exists
Proposing a Solution and Convincing Your Readers
WARMING UP: Journal Exercises
*Casebook on Education
*"Your So-Called Education" by Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa
* "But Can They Write?" by Lynn O'Shaunessy
* "Debt by Degrees" by James Surowiecki
* "Even for Cashiers, College Pays Off" by David Leonhardt
* "An Open Letter to George M. Philip President of the State University of New York at Albany" by Gregory Petsko
"The Argument Culture" by Deborah Tannen 000
Problem Solving: The Writing Process
ASSIGNMENT for Problem Solving
Choosing a Subject
Collecting
Research Tips
Shaping
Drafting
Peer Response
Revising
Postscript on the Writing Process
* "Can Citizen Journalism Pick Up the Pieces?" by Adam Richman (student)
Chapter 10 Arguing
Techniques for Writing Arguments
Claims for Written Argument
Appeals for Written Argument
Rogerian Argument
The Toulmin Method of Argument
WARMING UP: Journal Exercises
"The Internet: A Clear and Present Danger?" by Cathleen A. Cleaver
Multigenre Casebook on Web 2.0
"You Have No Friends" by Farhad Manjoo
"...And Why I Hate It" by Sarah Kliff
*"Social Networking Gets Most Online Time"
*"Cyberbullying" by Jennifer Holladay
*"Bullying as True Drama" by Danah Boyd and Alice Marwick
*"Facebook Wrestles with Free Speech and Civility" by Miguel Helft
"Wikipedia and the Meaning of Truth" by Simson L. Garfinkel
"Why You Can't Cite Wikipedia in My Class" by Neil L. Waters
"Professors Should Embrace Wikipedia" by Mark A. Wilson
*"Does the Internet Make You Dumber" by Nicholas Carr
Arguing: The Writing Process
ASSIGNMENT for Arguing
Choosing a Subject
Collecting
Shaping
Research Tips
Drafting
Revising
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"Welfare Is Still Necessary for Women and Children in the U.S." by Crystal Sabatke (student)
Chapter 11 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
"The Lesson" by Toni Cade Bambara
Responding to Poetry
Five Contemporary Poems by Aurora Levins Morales, Taylor Mali, Joy Harjo, Wislawa Szymborska, and Yusef Komunyakaa
Responding to Literature: The Writing Process
ASSIGNMENT for Responding to Literature
Collecting
Shaping
Drafting
Revising
Postscript on the Writing Process
"Facing It: Reflections on War" by Grace Rexroth (student)
"Death: The Final Freedom" by Pat Russell (student)
*Chapter 12 Researching
Techniques for Researching
Developing a Topic, Purpose, and Audience
Planning Research
WARMING UP: Journal Exercises
Types of Sources
WARMING UP: Journal Exercises
Finding Reliable Secondary Sources
Evaluating Sources: Relevance, Currency, and Reliability
Evaluating Specific Types of Sources
Researching: The Writing Process
*ASSIGNMENT for Researching: Research proposal and annotated bibliography
Choosing: Narrowing and Focusing Your Topic
Collecting and Notetaking
Shaping Your Research Proposal
Drafting an Annotated Working Bibliography
Guidelines for Revision
Peer Response
Postscript on the Writing Process
"A Research Proposal on the Rwanda Genocide and the Effects of Media" by Carrie Gingrich (student)
*Chapter 13 Researched Writing
Techniques for Writing a Researched Essay
Writing a Working Thesis
Establishing Claims
Using Sources to Support Your Claims
Synthesizing Sources
Avoiding Plagiarism
Using MLA or APA Documentation
Researched Essay: Writing Process
*ASSIGNMENT for Writing a Research Essay
Shaping
Drafting
Revising
Peer Response
Documenting Sources
MLA Style Research Paper
*"Learning about the Rwandan Genocide: Misconceptions and Film" by Carrie Gingrich (student)
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
Index
* new to this edition