Rhetorical Contexts
Published on 29. April 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-0-321-08990-8 (ISBN)
Description
This cutting-edge, aims-based reader examines the rhetorical context of each reading selection, exploring the interrelationship between writers, their audience, and their purpose.
Experienced teachers and authors Suzanne Webb and Lou Ann Thompson provide students with the means to analyze the context of writing, which encompasses the writer's purpose, consideration of the audience, and consideration of the writer's own background and situation.
Readings include a diverse selection of outstanding essays by authors including Maya Angelou, Edward Abbey, and Richard Selzer; some are grouped around provocative themes, such as whether or not to slaughter one's own meat and the value of having children. "Images" sections in each reading chapter provide photographs, ads, and illustrations grouped around a thought-provoking theme, such as images of Muslim women wearing headscarves. An essay by Camelia Entekhabi-Fard also explores the meaning of the veil for Muslim women.
Five chapters on reading and writing, including illustrative essays, lay the foundation for the six readings chapters that follow. Questions at the end of each reading stimulate students to analyze the context and language of each reading, and provide specific suggestions for writing. The thought-provoking nature of the readings, and the diversity of the authors represented-from Malcolm X to Camryn Manheim to Dave Barry-ensure that students will connect with the subject matter and receive a strong foundation for their own writing practice.
Experienced teachers and authors Suzanne Webb and Lou Ann Thompson provide students with the means to analyze the context of writing, which encompasses the writer's purpose, consideration of the audience, and consideration of the writer's own background and situation.
Readings include a diverse selection of outstanding essays by authors including Maya Angelou, Edward Abbey, and Richard Selzer; some are grouped around provocative themes, such as whether or not to slaughter one's own meat and the value of having children. "Images" sections in each reading chapter provide photographs, ads, and illustrations grouped around a thought-provoking theme, such as images of Muslim women wearing headscarves. An essay by Camelia Entekhabi-Fard also explores the meaning of the veil for Muslim women.
Five chapters on reading and writing, including illustrative essays, lay the foundation for the six readings chapters that follow. Questions at the end of each reading stimulate students to analyze the context and language of each reading, and provide specific suggestions for writing. The thought-provoking nature of the readings, and the diversity of the authors represented-from Malcolm X to Camryn Manheim to Dave Barry-ensure that students will connect with the subject matter and receive a strong foundation for their own writing practice.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
576 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-321-08990-8 (9780321089908)
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Content
Chapters 4-9 conclude with Images. I. RHETORIC AND THE WRITING PROCESS.
1. Reading Strategies.
Reading Speed and Purpose for Reading.
Reading Speed and Comprehension.
Techniques to Aid Reading: Pre-reading.
Techniques to Aid Reading: Annotating.
Teresa McCrary, "Getting Off the Welfare Carousel."
Re-reading.
Your Responsibilities as a Reader.
2. Rhetorical Contexts.
The Rhetorical Situation.
3. The Writing Process-Invention.
Preview.
General Overview of the Writing Process.
Invention.
4. The Writing Process-Arrangement.
Preview.
Planning.
Drafting.
5. The Writing Process-Style and Delivery.
Preview.
Effective Presentation of Ideas.
Style.
How to Revise.
How to Edit.
Delivery.
READING IN CONTEXT.
6. Reporting and Recording.
Getting Started.
Writing the Essay.
Thrills and Chills, Eric Minton.
An American in Albania, John Hockenberry.
Death Valley, Edward Abbey.
Finishing School, Maya Angelou.
Introduction to a New America, Diana Eck.
Young Love, Ann Rule.
Game Plan for Disaster-Columbine, Lorraine Adams and Dale Russakoff.
The Mozart Effect, Heidi Waleson.
Behind the Veil, Camelia Entekhabi-Fard.
Images: Women and the Veil.
7. Exploring and Reflecting.
Getting Started.
Writing the Essay.
The Value of Children: A Taxonomical Essay, Bernard Berelson.
No Kidding, Scott Lehigh.
From Outside, In, Barbara Mellix.
Paradise Lost and Reclaimed, Cecilia Balli.
Taking the Test, David Groff.
If You Had to Kill Your Own Hog, Dick Gregory.
Slaughterhouse Live, Kimberly French.
How to Build a Slaughterhouse, Richard Selzer.
And Here's the Pitch, John M. Williams.
Images: Disability Issues in Advertising.
8. Explaining and Interpreting.
Getting Started.
Writing the Essay.
Compost Apprentice, Jon Rombach.
Laughing Matters, Judith Newman.
Scaring Up Business, Eric Minton.
Parenting Paradox: Animal Adoptims, Sharon Levy.
Sugaring, Margery Guest.
Edgewalkers, Nina Boyd Krebs.
Why Younger Women Are More Conservative, Gloria Steinem.
Tunneling Atoms, Nicole Stricker.
Nonverbal/Verbal, Leonard Schlain.
Images: Planet Earth/Mushroom Cloud.
9. Responding Emotionally.
Getting Started.
Writing the Essay.
Who Then Will Speak for the Common Good? Barbara Jordan.
Address to the Fourth UN World Conference on Women, Hilary Rodham Clinton.
Address to the Nation in Mourning for Seven Astronauts Killed in Space, Ronald Reagan.
Farewell to Fitness, Mike Royko.
A Solution to Housework, Dave Barry.
The Blobs, Patricia Barry.
Which Stooge Are You? Ron Geraci.
I Really Think You Should Lose Some Weight, Camryn Manheim.
Daddy Tucked the Blanket, Randall Williams.
Images: Roadside Memorial and Maria and Sonia by the Pool.
10. Making Judgments.
Getting Started.
Writing the Essay.
For the Love of Drama, Jennifer Bartlett.
The Greatness of Billie, Ralph de Toledano.
Hollywood and the Holocaust: Schindler's List, John Gross.
A Good Man Is Hard to Find, Lorenzo W. Milam.
Plutocracy Is Not Government by a Far Off Planet, Jim Hightower.
Science for Sale, Tinker Ready.
Heaven is Under Our Feet, Don Henley.
Faith in Complexity, Ha Jin.
Dreadlocked, Veronica Chambers.
Images: American Icon: Iwo Jima.
11. Influencing Others.
Getting Started.
Writing the Essay.
The Bullet or the Ballot, Malcolm X.
Policy Suspect Policy, Randall Kennedy.
Anglos vs. Chicano: Why?, Arthur L. Campa.
Growing Up in Black and White, Jack E. White.
Nutritious and Beelicious, Maria Bennett.
Boy in Blue Tutu, Lisen Stromberg.
Feminism Meets Terrorism, Phyllis Schlafly.
Overthrowing the Taliban, Revolutionary Association of the Women in Afghanistan.
Buying In, Eve Pell.
Images: Fish Decals.
1. Reading Strategies.
Reading Speed and Purpose for Reading.
Reading Speed and Comprehension.
Techniques to Aid Reading: Pre-reading.
Techniques to Aid Reading: Annotating.
Teresa McCrary, "Getting Off the Welfare Carousel."
Re-reading.
Your Responsibilities as a Reader.
2. Rhetorical Contexts.
The Rhetorical Situation.
3. The Writing Process-Invention.
Preview.
General Overview of the Writing Process.
Invention.
4. The Writing Process-Arrangement.
Preview.
Planning.
Drafting.
5. The Writing Process-Style and Delivery.
Preview.
Effective Presentation of Ideas.
Style.
How to Revise.
How to Edit.
Delivery.
READING IN CONTEXT.
6. Reporting and Recording.
Getting Started.
Writing the Essay.
Thrills and Chills, Eric Minton.
An American in Albania, John Hockenberry.
Death Valley, Edward Abbey.
Finishing School, Maya Angelou.
Introduction to a New America, Diana Eck.
Young Love, Ann Rule.
Game Plan for Disaster-Columbine, Lorraine Adams and Dale Russakoff.
The Mozart Effect, Heidi Waleson.
Behind the Veil, Camelia Entekhabi-Fard.
Images: Women and the Veil.
7. Exploring and Reflecting.
Getting Started.
Writing the Essay.
The Value of Children: A Taxonomical Essay, Bernard Berelson.
No Kidding, Scott Lehigh.
From Outside, In, Barbara Mellix.
Paradise Lost and Reclaimed, Cecilia Balli.
Taking the Test, David Groff.
If You Had to Kill Your Own Hog, Dick Gregory.
Slaughterhouse Live, Kimberly French.
How to Build a Slaughterhouse, Richard Selzer.
And Here's the Pitch, John M. Williams.
Images: Disability Issues in Advertising.
8. Explaining and Interpreting.
Getting Started.
Writing the Essay.
Compost Apprentice, Jon Rombach.
Laughing Matters, Judith Newman.
Scaring Up Business, Eric Minton.
Parenting Paradox: Animal Adoptims, Sharon Levy.
Sugaring, Margery Guest.
Edgewalkers, Nina Boyd Krebs.
Why Younger Women Are More Conservative, Gloria Steinem.
Tunneling Atoms, Nicole Stricker.
Nonverbal/Verbal, Leonard Schlain.
Images: Planet Earth/Mushroom Cloud.
9. Responding Emotionally.
Getting Started.
Writing the Essay.
Who Then Will Speak for the Common Good? Barbara Jordan.
Address to the Fourth UN World Conference on Women, Hilary Rodham Clinton.
Address to the Nation in Mourning for Seven Astronauts Killed in Space, Ronald Reagan.
Farewell to Fitness, Mike Royko.
A Solution to Housework, Dave Barry.
The Blobs, Patricia Barry.
Which Stooge Are You? Ron Geraci.
I Really Think You Should Lose Some Weight, Camryn Manheim.
Daddy Tucked the Blanket, Randall Williams.
Images: Roadside Memorial and Maria and Sonia by the Pool.
10. Making Judgments.
Getting Started.
Writing the Essay.
For the Love of Drama, Jennifer Bartlett.
The Greatness of Billie, Ralph de Toledano.
Hollywood and the Holocaust: Schindler's List, John Gross.
A Good Man Is Hard to Find, Lorenzo W. Milam.
Plutocracy Is Not Government by a Far Off Planet, Jim Hightower.
Science for Sale, Tinker Ready.
Heaven is Under Our Feet, Don Henley.
Faith in Complexity, Ha Jin.
Dreadlocked, Veronica Chambers.
Images: American Icon: Iwo Jima.
11. Influencing Others.
Getting Started.
Writing the Essay.
The Bullet or the Ballot, Malcolm X.
Policy Suspect Policy, Randall Kennedy.
Anglos vs. Chicano: Why?, Arthur L. Campa.
Growing Up in Black and White, Jack E. White.
Nutritious and Beelicious, Maria Bennett.
Boy in Blue Tutu, Lisen Stromberg.
Feminism Meets Terrorism, Phyllis Schlafly.
Overthrowing the Taliban, Revolutionary Association of the Women in Afghanistan.
Buying In, Eve Pell.
Images: Fish Decals.