The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings and Handbook

The Norton Field Guide to Writing with readings and handbook, 5E
	Title Page
	Copyright
	Preface
	How to Use This Book
	Contents
	Thematic Guide to the Readings
Part 1. Academic Literacies
	1. Writing in Academic Contexts
		What’s expected of academic writing
		What’s expected of college writers: The WPA outcomes
	2. Reading in Academic Contexts
		Taking stock of your reading
		Reading strategically
		Thinking about what you want to learn
		Previewing the text
		Adjusting your reading speed to different texts
		Looking for organizational cues
		Thinking about your initial response
		Dealing with difficult texts
		Annotating
		Coding
		Summarizing
		Reading critically
		Believing and doubting
		Thinking about how the text works: what it says, what it does
		Identifying patterns
		Reading rhetorically
		Considering the rhetorical situation
		Analyzing the argument
		Considering the larger context
		Reading visual texts
		Reading onscreen
	3. Summarizing and Responding: Where Reading Meets Writing
		Summarizing
		Responding
		Writing a summary / response essay
		Jacob MacLeod, Guns and Cars Are Different
	KEY FEATURES
		Clearly identified author and title / Concise summary / Explicit response / Support
	4. Developing Academic Habits of Mind
		Engage
		Be curious
		Be open to new ideas
		Be flexible
		Be creative
		Persist
		Reflect
		Take responsibility
Part 2. Rhetorical Situations
	5. Purpose
		Identifying your purpose
		Thinking about purpose
	6. Audience
		Identifying your audience
		Thinking about audience
	7. Genre
		Choosing the appropriate genre
		Dealing with ambiguous assignments
		Thinking about genre
	8. Stance
		Identifying your stance
		Thinking about stance
	9. Media / Design
		Identifying your media and design needs
		Thinking about media
		Thinking about design
Part 3. Genres
	10. Writing a Literacy Narrative
		Emily Vallowe, Write or Wrong Identity
		Daniel Felsenfeld, Rebel Music
		Ana-Jamileh Kassfy, Automotive Literacy
		KEY FEATURES
			A well-told story / Vivid detail / Clear significance
		A GUIDE TO WRITING
			Choosing a topic
			Considering the rhetorical situation
			Generating ideas and text
			Organizing
			Writing out a draft
			Considering matters of design
			Getting response and revising
			Editing and proofreading
			Taking stock of your work
	11. Analyzing Texts
		Hannah Berry, The Fashion Industry: Free to Be an Individual
		Danielle Allen, Our Declaration
		Roy Peter Clark, Why It Worked: A Rhetorical Analysis of Obama’s Speech on Race
		KEY FEATURES
			A summary of the text / Attention to the context / A clear interpretation / Support for your conclusions
	A GUIDE TO WRITING
		Choosing a text to analyze
		Considering the rhetorical situation
		Generating ideas and text
		Coming up with a thesis
		Organizing
		Writing out a draft
		Considering matters of design
		Getting response and revising
		Editing and proofreading
		Taking stock of your work
	12. Reporting Information
		Michaela Cullington, Does Texting Affect Writing?
		Frankie Schembri, Edible Magic
		Jon Marcus, The Reason College Costs More than You Think
		KEY FEATURES
			A tightly focused topic / Well-researched information / Synthesis of ideas / Various writing strategies / Clear definitions / Appropriate design
		A GUIDE TO WRITING
			Choosing a topic
			Considering the rhetorical situation
			Generating ideas and text
			Organizing
			Writing out a draft
			Considering matters of design
			Getting response and revising
			Editing and proofreading
			Taking stock of your work
	13. Arguing a Position
		Joanna MacKay, Organ Sales Will Save Lives
		Nicholas Kristof, Our Blind Spot about Guns
		Molly Worthen, U Can’t Talk to Ur Professor Like This
		KEY FEATURES
			A clear and arguable position / Background information / Good reasons / Convincing evidence / Appeals to readers / A trustworthy tone / Consideration of other positions
		A GUIDE TO WRITING
			Choosing a topic
			Considering the rhetorical situation
			Generating ideas and text
			Organizing
			Writing out a draft
			Considering matters of design
			Getting response and revising
			Editing and proofreading
			Taking stock of your work
	14. Abstracts
		INFORMATIVE ABSTRACTS
		PROPOSAL ABSTRACTS
		KEY FEATURES
			A summary of basic information / Objective description / Brevity
		A BRIEF GUIDE TO WRITING
			Considering the rhetorical situation
			Generating ideas and text
			Organizing
			Taking stock of your work
	15. Annotated Bibliographies and Reviews of Scholarly Literature
		ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES
			Michael Benton, Mark Dolan, Rebecca Zisch, Teen Film$
			Kelly Green, Researching Hunger and Poverty
		KEY FEATURES OF ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES
			A clear scope / Complete bibliographic information / A concise description of the work / Relevant commentary / Consistent presentation
		A BRIEF GUIDE TO WRITING ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES
			Considering the rhetorical situation
			Generating ideas and text
			Organizing
			Taking stock of your work
		REVIEWS OF SCHOLARLY LITERATURE
			Cameron Carroll, Zombie Film Scholarship: A Review of the Literature
		KEY FEATURES OF REVIEWS OF SCHOLARLY LITERATURE
			Thorough research / Objective summaries of the literature / Critical evaluation / Synthesis / A clear focus
		Taking stock of your work
	16. Evaluations
		William Thorne, Movie Review: The Circle
		KEY FEATURES
			A concise description of the subject / Clearly defined criteria / A knowledgeable discussion / A balanced and fair assessment / Well-supported reasons
		A BRIEF GUIDE TO WRITING
			Choosing something to evaluate
			Considering the rhetorical situation
			Generating ideas and text
			Organizing
			Taking stock of your work
	17. Literary Analyses
		Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken
		Matthew Miller, Frost’s Broken Roads
		KEY FEATURES
			An arguable thesis / Careful attention to the language of the text / Attention to patterns or themes / A clear interpretation / MLA style
		A BRIEF GUIDE TO WRITING
			Considering the rhetorical situation
			Generating ideas and text
			Organizing
			Taking stock of your work
	18. Memoirs
		Rick Bragg, All Over but the Shoutin'
		KEY FEATURES
			A good story / Vivid details / Clear significance
		A BRIEF GUIDE TO WRITING
			Choosing an event to write about
			Considering the rhetorical situation
			Generating ideas and text
			Organizing
			Taking stock of your work
	19. Profiles
		Ernie Smith, A Brief History of the Modern-Day Straw, the World’s Most Wasteful Commodity
		KEY FEATURES
			An interesting subject / Background information / An interesting angle / A firsthand account / Engaging details
		A BRIEF GUIDE TO WRITING
			Choosing a suitable subject
			Considering the rhetorical situation
			Generating ideas and text
			Organizing
			Taking stock of your work
	20. Proposals
		Michael Granof, Course Requirement: Extortion
		KEY FEATURES
			A well-defined problem / A recommended solution / A convincing argument for your solution / Possible questions / A call to action / An appropriate tone
		A BRIEF GUIDE TO WRITING
			Deciding on a topic
			Considering the rhetorical situation
			Generating ideas and text
			Organizing
			Taking stock of your work
		TOPIC PROPOSALS
			Catherine Thoms, Social Media and Data Privacy
		KEY FEATURES
			A concise discussion of the subject / A statement of your intended focus / A rationale for the topic / Mention of resources
	21. Reflections
		Edan Lepucki, Our Mothers as We Never Saw Them
		KEY FEATURES
			A topic that intrigues you / Some kind of structure / Specific details / A questioning, speculative tone
		A BRIEF GUIDE TO WRITING
			Deciding on a topic
			Considering the rhetorical situation
			Generating ideas and text
			Organizing
			Taking stock of your work
	22. Résumés and Job Letters
		Understanding your audiences
		Social media and job hunting
		RÉSUMÉS
		KEY FEATURES
			Structure that suits your goals and experience / Succinct / A design that highlights key information
		A BRIEF GUIDE TO WRITING RÉSUMÉS
			Considering the rhetorical situation
			Generating ideas and text
			Organizing
		APPLICATION AND THANK-YOU LETTERS
		KEY FEATURES
			A succinct indication of your qualifications / A reasonable and pleasing tone / A conventional, businesslike format
		A BRIEF GUIDE TO WRITING JOB LETTERS
			Generating ideas and text
			Organizing
			Taking stock of your work
	23. Mixing Genres
		Anna Quindlen, Write for Your Life
		KEY FEATURES
			One primary genre / A clear focus / Careful organization / Clear transitions
			Some typical ways of mixing genres
		A BRIEF GUIDE TO WRITING
			Considering the rhetorical situation
			Generating ideas and text
			Multigenre projects
			Taking stock of your work
Part 4. Fields
	24. Fields of Study
		Academic fields and general education
		Studying, reading, and writing in academic fields
		Thinking about reading and writing in the fields
	25. Reading across Fields of Study
		Considering the rhetorical situation
		Advice for reading across fields of study
		Tips for reading in various fields of study
		Humanities / Social sciences / Sciences / A note on career-focused fields
	26. Writing in Academic Fields of Study
		Considering the rhetorical situation
		Writing in academic fields of study
		Arts and humanities / Science and mathematics / Social sciences / Business / Education / Engineering and technology / Health sciences and nursing
Part 5. Processes
	27. Writing as Inquiry
		Starting with questions
		Keeping a journal
		Keeping a blog
	28. Collaborating
		Some ground rules for face-to-face group work
		Online collaboration
		Writing conferences
		Group writing projects
	29. Generating Ideas and Text
		Freewriting
		Looping
		Listing
		Clustering or mapping ideas
		Cubing
		Questioning
		Using genre features
		Outlining
		Letter writing
		Keeping a journal
		Discovery drafting
	30. Drafting
		Establishing a schedule with deadlines
		Getting comfortable
		Starting to write
		Dealing with writer’s block
	31. Assessing Your Own Writing
		Considering the rhetorical situation
		Examining the text itself
		For focus / Argument / Organization / Clarity Thinking about your process
		Thinking about your process
		Assessing a body of your work
	32. Getting Response and Revising
		Giving and getting peer response
		Getting effective response
		Revising
		Rewriting
	33. Editing and Proofreading
		Editing
		Proofreading
	34. Compiling a Portfolio
		Considering the rhetorical situation
		A WRITING PORTFOLIO
			What to include
			Organizing
			Paper portfolios / Electronic portfolios
			Assessing your portfolio
		A LITERACY PORTFOLIO
			What to include
			Organizing
			Reflecting on your portfolio
Part 6. Strategies
	35. Beginning and Ending
		Beginning
		Ending
		Considering the rhetorical situation
	36. Guiding Your Reader
		Titles
		Thesis statements
		Topic sentences
		Transitions
	37. Analyzing Causes and Effects
		Determining plausible causes and effects
		Arguing for causes or effects
		Organizing
		Considering the rhetorical situation
	38. Arguing
		Reasons for arguing
		Arguing logically
		Claims / Reasons / Evidence
		Arguing with a hostile audience
		Convincing readers you’re trustworthy
		Appealing to readers’ emotions
		Checking for fallacies
		Considering the rhetorical situation
	39. Classifying and Dividing
		Classifying
		Dividing
		Creating clear and distinct categories
		Considering the rhetorical situation
	40. Comparing and Contrasting
		Two ways of comparing and contrasting
		The block method / The point-by-point method
		Using graphs and images
		Using figurative language
		Considering the rhetorical situation
	41. Defining
		Formal definitions
		Extended definitions
		Stipulative definitions
		Considering the rhetorical situation
	42. Describing
		Detail
		Objectivity and subjectivity
		Vantage point
		Dominant impression
		Organizing
		Considering the rhetorical situation
	43. Dialogue
		Why add dialogue?
		Integrating dialogue into your writing
		Interviews
		Considering the rhetorical situation
	44. Explaining Processes
		Explaining clearly
		Explaining how something is done
		Explaining how to do something
		Explaining visually
		Considering the rhetorical situation
	45. Narrating
		Sequencing
		Including pertinent detail
		Opening and closing with narratives
		Considering the rhetorical situation
	46. Taking Essay Exams
		Considering the rhetorical situation
		Analyzing essay questions
		Some guidelines for taking essay exams
Part 7. Doing Research
	47. Getting a Start on Research
		Establishing a schedule and getting started
		Considering the rhetorical situation
		Coming up with a topic
		Consulting with librarians and doing preliminary research
		Coming up with a research question
		Drafting a tentative thesis
		Creating a rough outline
		Keeping a working bibliography
		Keeping track of your sources
	48. Finding Sources
		Kinds of sources
		Searching in academic libraries
		Searching effectively using keywords
		Reference works
		Books / searching the library catalog
		Ebooks / finding books online
		Periodicals / searching indexes and databases
		Images, sound, and more
		Searching the web
		Doing field research
		Interviews / Observation / Questionnaires and surveys
	49. Evaluating Sources
		Considering whether a source might be useful
		Reading sources with a critical eye
		Comparing sources
		A note of caution: false news
	50. Synthesizing Ideas
		Reading for patterns and connections
		Synthesizing ideas using notes
		Synthesizing information to support your own ideas
		Entering the conversation
	51. Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
		Taking notes
		Deciding whether to quote, paraphrase, or summarize
		Quoting
		Paraphrasing
		Summarizing
		Introducing source materials using signal phrases
	52. Acknowledging Sources, Avoiding Plagiarism
		Acknowledging sources
		Avoiding plagiarism
	53. Documentation
		Understanding documentation styles
		MLA style
		APA style
	54. MLA Style
		A DIRECTORY TO MLA STYLE
			MLA in-text documentation
			Notes
			MLA list of works cited
		Documentation Maps
	Article in a print journal
			Article in an online magazine
			Article accessed through a database
			Print book
			Work on a website
			Formatting a research paper
			Sample research paper, MLA style
	55. APA Style
		A DIRECTORY TO APA STYLE
			APA in-text documentation
			Notes
			APA reference list
		Documentation Maps
			Print book
			Work from a website
			Article in a journal with DOI
			Article accessed through a database with DOI
		Formatting a paper
		Sample research paper, APA style
Part 8. Media / Design
	56. Choosing Media
		Print
		Digital
		Spoken
		Multimedia
		Considering the rhetorical situation
	57. Designing Text
		Considering the rhetorical situation
		Some basic principles of design
		Consistency / Simplicity / Balance / Color and contrast / Templates
		Some elements of design
		Font / Layout / Headings / White space
		Evaluating a design
	58. Using Visuals, Incorporating Sound
		Considering the rhetorical situation
		Using visuals
		Incorporating sound
		Adding links
		Editing carefully — and ethically
	59. Writing Online
		Online genres
		Email / Texts / Social media / Websites / Blogs / Wikis
		Managing online course work
		Finding basic course information
		Using learning management systems
	60. Giving Presentations
		Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address
		Judy Davis, Ours Was a Dad . . .
		KEY FEATURES
			A clear structure / Signpost language / A suitable tone / Repetition and parallel structure / Slides and other media
			Considering the rhetorical situation
		A BRIEF GUIDE TO WRITING
			Delivering a presentation
Part 9. Readings
	61. Literacy Narratives
		Matt de la Peña, Sometimes the “Tough Teen” Is Quietly Writing Stories
		Tanya Maria Barrientos, Se Habla Español
		Amy Tan, Mother Tongue
		Nicole Miles, Formation of a Caribbean Illustrator
	62. Textual Analyses
		Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
		Diana George, Changing the Face of Poverty
		Isabelle Gill, Representation of Disney Princesses in the Media
		William Safire, A Spirit Reborn
	63. Reports
		Jason Hasler, An Ancient Remedy Reexamined
		Eleanor J. Bader, Homeless on Campus
		Jonathan Kozol, Fremont High School
		Alina Tugend, Multitasking Can Make You Lose . . . Um . . . Focus
	64. Arguments
		Alex Weiss, Should Gamers Be Prosecuted for Virtual Stealing?
		Nicholas Carr, Is Google Making Us Stupid?
		Eva Derzic, In Defense of Writing Letters
		Sarah Dzubay, An Outbreak of the Irrational
	65. Evaluations
		Danah Boyd, Wikipedia as a Site of Knowledge Production
		Adrienne Green, The Boldness of Roxane Gay’s Hunger
		Natalie Standiford, The Tenacity of Hope
		Ashley Foster, Polyvore.com: An Evaluation of How Fashion Is Consumed Online
	66. Literary Analyses
		Bailey Basinger, Tension, Contradiction, and Ambiguity: Gender Roles in “A Rose for Emily"
		Liz Moore, Abuse of an Unnamed Wife: Is She Familiar?
		An Album of Literature
			William Faulkner, A Rose for Emily
			Rita Dove, The First Book
			Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wallpaper
			Langston Hughes, Theme for English B
			Emily Dickinson, A word is dead
	67. Memoirs
		David Sedaris, Us and Them
		Andre Dubus III, My Father Was a Writer
		Malala Yousafzai, Who Is Malala?
		Judith Ortiz Cofer, The Myth of the Latin Woman
	68. Profiles
		James Hamblin, Living Simply in a Dumpster
		Ana Pacheco, Street Vendors: Harvest of Dreams
		Steven Kurutz, Can a $300 Cooler Unite America?
		Tatiana Schlossberg, At This Academy, the Curriculum Is Garbage
	69. Proposals
		Michael Chabon, Kids’ Stuff
		Dennis Baron, Don’t Make English Official — Ban It Instead
		Johnna S. Keller, The Politics of Stairs
		Andreas Ghabrial, Alana hardy, and Playground Committee, Proposal for Ogden Playground Project
	70. Reflections
		Dave Barry, Guys vs. Men
		Geeta Kothari, If You Are What You Eat, Then What Am I?
		Vann R. Newkirk II, When Picture-Day Combs Don’t Actually Comb
		Beth Nguyen, American Stories Are Refugee Stories
	71. Texts That Mix Genres
		Lynda Barry, Lost and Found
		Anu Partanen, Finland’s School Success: What Americans Keep Ignoring
		Jeremy Dowsett, What My Bike Has Taught Me about White Privilege
		Sneha Saha, The Wedding Carriage
	Part 10. Handbook
		Sentences
			S-1 Elements of a Sentence
			S-2 Sentence Fragments
			S-3 Comma Splices, Fused Sentences
			S-4 Verbs
			S-5 Subject-Verb Agreement
			S-6 Pronouns
			S-7 Parallelism
			S-8 Coordination, Subordination
			S-9 Shifts
		Language
			L-1 Appropriate Words
			L-2 Precise Words
			L-3 Idioms
			L-4 Words Often Confused
			L-5 Prepositions
			L-6 Unnecessary Words
			L-7 Adjectives and Adverbs
			L-8 Articles
			L-9 Words for Building Common Ground
			L-10 Englishes
		Punctuation / Mechanics
			P-1 Commas
			P-2 Semicolons
			P-3 End Punctuation
			P-4 Quotation Marks
			P-5 Apostrophes
			P-6 Other Punctuation
			P-7 Hyphens
			P-8 Capitalization
			P-9 Italics
			P-10 Abbreviations
			P-11 Numbers
	Acknowledgments
	Glossary / Index
	Revision Symbols
	Directory to MLA Style
	Directory to APA Style
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