The McGraw-Hill Guide: Writing for College, Writing for Life (Student Edition)

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Grounded in the Writing Program Administrator’s Outcomes Statement, The McGraw-Hill Guide helps students, instructors, and programs set, achieve, and assess their writing goals. Meeting the objective of any composition course by putting students on the path to becoming successful writers, The McGraw-Hill Guide teaches students how to use a sequence of writing goals that can be adapted to any situation. In this manner it is easily adapted to any composition program or any individual instructor's needs by providing a consistent measure of outcomes across courses. If your goal is to teach your students how to adapt to any writing situation using a goal-centered approach, then The McGraw-Hill Guide is the perfect match for your composition course. With its optional Handbook, easily customizable Table of Contents, and comprehensive Online Edition, The McGraw-Hill Guide adapts to the changing needs of your writing program. Meet the authors, download a sample chapter and learn more at The McGraw-Hill Guide's Website. Title Contents Part 1 1 Writing Goals and Objectives for College and for Life Writing in the Four Areas of Your Life Writing as a College Student Writing as a Professional Writing as a Citizen Writing as a Family Member or Friend Writing in the Four Areas in This Course Learning Goals in This Course Rhetorical Knowledge Rhetorical Analysis Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing Writing Processes Knowledge of Conventions Becoming a Self-Refl ective Writer Writing in the Twenty-First Century Writing Responsibly Composing in Electronic Environments 2 Reading Critically for College and for Life Why Read Critically? Integrating Sources into Your Own Writing Using Prereading Strategies Reading Actively Annotating Effectively Constructing a Rhetorical Analysis Reading Visuals Reading Web Sites Using Postreading Strategies Starting Your Writer’s/Research Journal Writing Effective Summaries Synthesizing Information in Readings Using Your Reading in Your Writing 3 Writing to Discover and to Learn Using Invention Strategies to Discover Ideas Listing Freewriting Questioning Answering the Questions Who? What? Where? When? Why? and How? Brainstorming Clustering Keeping Notebooks and Journals Double-Entry Notebook Field Notebook Rewriting Your Class Notes Minute Paper Muddiest Point Preconception Check Paraphrasing Organizing and Synthesizing Information Invented Interview/Unsent Letter Using Charts and Visuals to Discover and to Learn Clustering and Concept Mapping Process Flowchart Studying for Exams Test Questions Mnemonic Play Part 2 4 Writing to Share Experiences SETTING YOUR LEARNING GOALS FOR SHARING EXPERIENCES Rhetorical Knowledge Writing to Share Experiences in Your College Classes 50 • Writing to Share Experiences for Life Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing Learning the Qualities of Effective Writing about Experiences Reading, Inquiry, and Research: Learning from Narratives That Share Experiences TANYA BARRIENTOS, SE HABLA ESPAÑOL (Memoir) SUKI KIM, FACING POVERTY WITH A RICH GIRL’S HABITS (Memoir) RUSSELL BAKER, ON BECOMING A WRITER (Literacy Narrative) Writing Processes Invention: Getting Started 70 • Exploring Your Ideas with Research 72 • Organizing Your Ideas and Details 73 • Constructing a Complete Draft 76 • Revising Jessica Hemauer’s Listing and Freewriting Jessica Hemauer’s Knowledge of Conventions Organization A Portion of Jessica Editing 81 • Genres, Documentation, and Format Hemauer’s First Draft Student Comments on A Writer Shares Her Experiences: Jessica Hemauer’s Jessica Hemauer’s Final Draft Draft Responding to Readers’ JESSICA HEMAUER, FARM GIRL (Student Essay) Comments Self-Assessment: Refl ecting on Your Goals 5 Writing to Explore SETTING YOUR LEARNING GOALS FOR EXPLORATORY WRITING Rhetorical Knowledge Writing to Explore in Your College Classes 94 • Writing to Explore for Life Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing Learning the Qualities of Effective Exploratory Writing Reading, Inquiry, and Research: Learning from Texts That Explore KENNETH CHANG, SCIENTIST AT WORK: TERENCE TAO; JOURNEYS TO THE DISTANT FIELDS OF PRIME (Profi le) JOHN LURZ, PROFESSOR, DEMYSTIFY YOURSELF: WORKING CLOSELY WITH BRILLIANCE AND GETTING THE HANG OF IT (Profi le) PEACE CORPS WEB SITE (Profi le) Writing Processes Invention: Getting Started 113 • Exploring Your Ideas with Research 114 • Organizing Your Ideas and Details 117 • Constructing a Complete Draft 118 • Revising Rick Mohler’s Freewriting, Listing, and Clustering 114 Knowledge of Conventions Rick Mohler’s Research 115 Editing 125 • Genres, Documentation, and Format Rick Mohler’s First Draft: A Sporting Career? 120 A Writer Shares His Exploration: Rick Mohler’s Student Comments on Final Draft Rick Mohler’s First Draft 124 RICK MOHLER, A SPORTING CAREER? (Student Essay) Responding to Readers’ Comments Self-Assessment: Refl ecting on Your Goals 6 Writing to Inform SETTING YOUR LEARNING GOALS FOR INFORMATIVE WRITING Rhetorical Knowledge Writing to Inform in Your College Classes 136 • Writing to Inform for Life Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing Learning the Qualities of Effective Informative Writing Reading, Inquiry, and Research: Learning from Texts That Inform CAROL EZZELL, CLOCKING CULTURES (Informative Article) KATIE HAFNER, GROWING WIKIPEDIA REVISES ITS “ANYONE CAN EDIT” POLICY (Informative Article) PAMELA BRANDES ET AL., THE INTERACTIVE EFFECTS OF JOB INSECURITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL CYNICISM ON WORK EFFORT FOLLOWING A LAYOFF (Review of Literature) Writing Processes Invention: Getting Started 157 • Exploring Your Ideas with Research 158 • Organizing Your Information Craig Broadbent’s Brainstorming 158 and Research 162 • Constructing a Complete Craig Broadbent’s Draft 164 • Revising Research Craig Broadbent’s Review of His Knowledge of Conventions Research 161 Editing 171 • Genres, Documentation, and Format Craig Broadbent’s Organization Craig Broadbent’s First A Writer Informs His Readers: Craig Broadbent’s Draft Student Comments on Final Draft Craig Broadbent’s CRAIG BROADBENT, WATCH FOR THE BLUE BARRELS (Student Essay) Draft Responding to Readers’ Comments 171 Self-Assessment: Refl ecting on Your Goals 7 Writing to Analyze SETTING YOUR LEARNING GOALS FOR ANALYTICAL WRITING Rhetorical Knowledge Writing to Analyze in Your College Classes 184 • Writing to Analyze for Life Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing Learning the Qualities of Effective Analytical Writing Reading, Inquiry, and Research: Learning from Texts That Analyze JAMES M. LANG, PUTTING IN THE HOURS (Opinion Piece) TAMARA DRAUT, ALL WORK AND NO PLAY (Analytical Essay) JESSE HASSENGER, IRONY AS A DISGUISE (Visual Analysis) Writing Processes Information 206 • Constructing a Complete Draft 207 • Revising Sarah Washington’s Knowledge of Conventions Interviewing 203 Editing 216 • Genres, Documentation, and Format Sarah Washington’s Research Reviewing Your A Writer Shares Her Analysis: Sarah Washington’s Invention and Research 205 Final Draft Sarah Washington’s First Draft 211 SARAH WASHINGTON, CAMPUS PARKING: LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT Student Comments on (Student Essay) Sarah Washington’s First Draft Responding to Readers’ Self-Assessment: Refl ecting on Your Goals Comments Part 3 8 Writing to Convince SETTING YOUR LEARNING GOALS FOR PERSUASIVE WRITING Rhetorical Knowledge Writing to Convince in Your College Classes 226 • Writing to Convince for Life Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing Learning the Qualities of Effective Persuasive Writing Reading, Inquiry, and Research: Learning from Texts That Persuade MAUREEN DOWD, OUR OWN WARRIOR PRINCESS (Editorial) BRIAN J. G. PEREIRA, M.D., LETTER RESPONDING TO DOWD (Letter to the Editor) ALLSUP ORGAN DONATION POSTER (Advertisement) LIZ EMRICH, SLUT-O-WEEN (Editorial) Writing Processes Invention: Getting Started 243 • Exploring Your Ideas with Research 245 • Organizing Your Information 248 • Constructing a Complete Draft 250 • Revising Santi DeRosa’s Answers to the Reporter’s Knowledge of Conventions Questions Santi DeRosa’s Editing 258 • Genres, Documentation, and Format Freewriting An Excerpt from Santi DeRosa’s Research 246 A Writer Shares His Persuasive Writing: Santi DeRosa’s Santi DeRosa’s First Final Draft Draft Notes on Santi DeRosa’s SANTI DEROSA, THE OBJECTIFICATION OF WOMEN: WHOSE FAULT IS IT? First Draft, from a (Student Essay) Conference with His Instructor Responding to Readers’ Self-Assessment: Refl ecting on Your Goals Comments 9 Writing to Evaluate SETTING YOUR LEARNING GOALS FOR EVALUATIVE WRITING Rhetorical Knowledge Writing to Evaluate in Your College Classes 270 • Writing to Evaluate for Life Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing Learning the Qualities of Effective Evaluative Writing Reading, Inquiry, and Research: Learning from Texts That Evaluate R. ALBERT MOHLER, RANKING THE PRESIDENTS—A NEW LOOK AT THE BEST AND THE WORST (Opinion Piece) TY BURR, STAR TREK (Review) PETER BRADSHAW, STAR TREK (Review) Writing Processes Invention: Getting Started 288 • Exploring Your Ideas with Research 291 • Organizing Your Evaluation 293 • Constructing a Complete Draft 295 • Revising Annlee Lawrence’s Clustering Annlee Lawrence’s Knowledge of Conventions Criteria Annlee Lawrence’s Editing 303 • Genres, Documentation, and Format Research Strategy Annlee Lawrence’s First Draft 299 A Writer Shares Her Evaluation: Annlee Lawrence’s Student Comments on Final Draft Annlee Lawrence’s First Draft 302 ANNLEE LAWRENCE, WHO HAS THE HEALTHIER BURGER? Responding to Readers’ (Student Essay) Comments Self-Assessment: Refl ecting on Your Goals 10 Writing to Explain Causes and Effects SETTING YOUR LEARNING GOALS FOR WRITING ABOUT CAUSES AND EFFECTS Rhetorical Knowledge Writing about Causes and Effects in Your College Classes 314 • Writing about Causes and Effects for Life Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing Learning the Qualities of Effective Writing about Causes and Effects Reading, Inquiry, and Research: Learning from Texts That Explain Cause-and-Effect Relationships JUAN WILLIAMS, THE RULING THAT CHANGED AMERICA (Cause-and- Effect Essay) ROBERT REICH, THE REAL REASON WHY HIGHWAY DEATHS ARE DOWN (Blog) PIKE COUNTY GENERAL HEALTH DISTRICT, COVER FOOD (Poster) Writing Processes Invention: Getting Started 332 • Exploring Your Ideas with Research 333 • Organizing Your Cause-and-Effect Paper 337 • Constructing a Complete Draft 338 • Revising Knowledge of Conventions Editing 347 • Genres, Documentation, and Format Deborah Schlegel’s A Writer Shares Her Causal Analysis: Deborah Schlegel’s Brainstorming Deborah Schlegel’s Final Draft Concept Mapping 335 DEBORAH SCHLEGEL, WEATHER FORECAST: BIKINIS OR PARKAS? An Excerpt from Deborah Schlegel’s (Student Essay) First Draft Student Comments on Deborah Schlegel’s Self-Assessment: Refl ecting on Your Goals First Draft Responding to Readers’ Comments 11 Writing to Solve Problems SETTING YOUR LEARNING GOALS FOR WRITING TO SOLVE PROBLEMS Rhetorical Knowledge Writing to Solve Problems in Your College Classes 362 • Writing to Solve Problems for Life Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing Learning the Qualities of Effective Proposals Reading, Inquiry, and Research: Learning from Texts That Propose Solutions MICHELLE MISE POLLARD, THE NURSING CRISIS: THE SOLUTION LIES WITHIN (Proposal Essay) GIBER BASRI, AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY (Letter) AMY BASKIN AND HEATHER FAWCETT, REQUEST FOR A WORK SCHEDULE CHANGE (Memo) Writing Processes Invention: Getting Started 382 • Exploring Your Ideas with Research 282 • Organizing Your Information 286 • Constructing a Complete Draft 287 • Revising Knowledge of Conventions Esther Ellsworth’s Freewriting 383 Editing 395 • Genres, Documentation, and Format Esther Ellsworth’s Notes on Her Research Esther Ellsworth A Writer Proposes a Solution: Esther Ellsworth’s Considers Her Research Final Draft and Focuses Her Ideas 385 ESTHER ELLSWORTH, COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLANNING IN ARIZONA An Excerpt from Esther (Student Essay) Ellsworth’s First Draft Student Comments on Self-Assessment: Refl ecting on Your Goals Esther Ellsworth’s First Draft Responding to Readers’ Comments Part 4 12 Writing about Creative Works Writing about a Creative Work Writing Effectively about a Creative Work Writing Responsibly about a Creative Work Writing to Learn about Literary Works JOHN EDGAR WIDEMAN, ASCENT BY BALLOON FROM THE YARD OF WALNUT STREET JAIL JOANNA RUDGE LONG, HAIKU FOR CATS Writing about a Creative Work Selecting a Creative Work to Write About Recording Your Initial Responses Finding a Feature to Analyze Integrating Visuals When Writing about Creative Works 13 Using Strategies That Guide Readers Announcing a Thesis or Controlling Idea Writing Paragraphs Placement of Topic Sentences Moving to a New Paragraph Opening Paragraphs Concluding Paragraphs Using Cohesive Devices Using Connective Words and Phrases Using Word Repetition Using Pronoun Reference Using Transitional Sentences and Paragraphs Using Headings Writing Narratives Narrating Single Events or a Series of Events Narrating Processes Writing Descriptions Naming in Description A Sensory Approach to Description A Spatial Approach to Description Writing Defi nitions Kinds of Defi nitions Writing Classifi cations Writing about Comparisons and Contrasts Approaches to Comparison and Contrast Using Outlines and Maps to Organize Your Writing 14 Using Strategies for Argument Argument and Persuasion Rhetorical Appeals Logical Appeals Ethical Appeals Emotional Appeals The Rhetorical Triangle: Considering the Appeals Together Three Approaches to Argument Classical Strategies for Arguing Parts of a Classical Argument DAVID WOLMAN, TIME TO CASH OUT: WHY PAPER MONEY HURTS THE ECONOMY Toulmin Strategies for Arguing STANLEY FISH, BUT I DIDN’T DO IT! Rogerian Strategies for Arguing RICK REILLY, NOTHING BUT NETS Some Common Flaws in Arguments 15 Using Strategies for Collaboration Working with Peers on Your Single-Authored Projects Strategies for Working with Peers on Your Projects Using Digital Tools for Peer Review Working with Peers on Multiple-Authored Projects Strategies for Working with Peers Effectively Using Digital Tools to Facilitate Multiple-Authored Projects 16 Making Effective Oral Presentations Developing Your Presentation Establishing a Clear Structure Considering Your Audience Eliminating the Fear of Speaking in Public Other Tips for Making Effective Oral Presentations Part 5 17 Choosing a Medium, Genre, and Technology for Your Communication Communication Technologies Publishing Your Work Selecting a Genre and a Medium Deciding on a Genre for Your Work Deciding Whether to Use Print, Electronic, or Oral Media Considering Design Technologies for Computer-Mediated Communication E-mail Threaded Discussions Synchronous Chat Blogs Wikis Word-Processing Software Peer-Review Applications Graphics Software Desktop Publishing Software Presentation Software Technologies for Constructing Web Pages 18 Communicating with Design and Visuals Principles of Document Design Proximity Contrast Alignment Repetition (or Consistency) Common Kinds of Visual Texts Tables Bar and Line Graphs Charts Photographs Drawings Diagrams Maps Cartoons Designing New Media Using Visuals Rhetorically Considering Your Audience Considering Your Purpose Using Visuals Responsibly Permissions Distortions Part 6 19 Finding and Evaluating Information Conducting Effective Library and Web-Based Research: An Example Library Research Research on the Web Selecting Sources Books Academic Journals Newspapers Popular Magazines Trade or Commercial Magazines Public Affairs Magazines Specialty Magazines The Internet Evaluating Your Sources: Asking the Reporter’s Questions Who Is the Author? What Is the Text About? What Is the Quality of the Information? When Was the Text Published or the Web Site Last Updated? Why Was This Information Published? Where Was the Item Published? How Accurate Is the Information in This Source? Field Research Working with Human Subjects Informed Consent Observations Interviews Surveys 20 Synthesizing and Documenting Sources An Overview of Documentation Plagiarism Quotations Paraphrases Summaries Synthesis MLA Documentation Style MLA Style: In-Text Citation MLA Style: Constructing a List of Works Cited MLA Style: Sample Student Paper APA Documentation Style APA Style: In-Text Citation APA Style: Constructing a References List APA Style: Sample Student Paper Appendix A Constructing a Writing Portfolio Appendix B Writing Effective Essay Examinations Online Appendix Standard Document Forms www.mhhe.com/mhguide2e Credits Index