The Student Writer: Editor and Critic , Seventh Edition

Cover Page......Page 1
Title Page......Page 2
Copyright Page......Page 3
PREFACE......Page 26
BRIEF CONTENTS......Page 4
CONTENTS......Page 6
PART 1 STRATEGIES FOR READING AND WRITING......Page 38
CHAPTER 1: The Connection between Reading and Writing......Page 40
Reading Analytically......Page 41
John Holt SCHOOL IS BAD FOR CHILDREN......Page 45
Writing in Response to Reading......Page 49
Howard Rohan WHAT JOHN HOLT FINDS WRONG WITH SCHOOLS......Page 51
Susan Schantz SCHOOL WAS BAD FOR ME......Page 52
Thomas Hickman COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAWS MAKE SENSE......Page 53
Amy Tan DEMOCRACY......Page 55
Bill McKibben THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE FROM HELL......Page 58
Analyzing Visual Content......Page 60
CHAPTER 2: Getting Started......Page 70
The Writing Process......Page 71
Choosing a Writing Topic......Page 73
Narrowing a Broad Topic......Page 74
Anthony’s Essay in Progress: Discovering a Writing Topic......Page 81
Establishing Your Purpose......Page 82
Identifying and Assessing Your Audience......Page 83
Anthony’s Essay in Progress:\nEstablishing Purpose and Identifying and Assessing Audience......Page 84
Discovering Ideas to Develop Your Topic......Page 85
Process Guidelines: Breaking through Writer’s Block......Page 93
Developing a Preliminary Thesis......Page 94
Process Guidelines: How to Draft Your Preliminary Thesis......Page 97
Anthony’s Essay in Progress: Discovering Ideas and Developing a Preliminary Thesis......Page 99
Writing Assignment......Page 100
Process Guidelines: Evaluating Your Ideas......Page 102
Ordering Your Ideas......Page 103
Anthony’s Essay in Progress: Outlining......Page 111
Structuring Your Essay......Page 113
Aaron Palumbo PORTRAIT OF AN ACHIEVER......Page 114
Process Guidelines: Drafting Introductions......Page 119
Process Guidelines: Drafting Body Paragraphs......Page 126
Drafting the Title of Your Essay......Page 134
Drafting on the Computer......Page 135
Writing Assignment......Page 137
Process Guidelines: Preparing to Revise......Page 140
Think Like a Critic; Work Like an Editor: Revising Content......Page 142
Think Like a Critic; Work Like an Editor: Revising Organization......Page 144
Working Collaboratively: Revising with Reader Response......Page 149
Process Guidelines: Breaking through Writer’s Block......Page 151
Anthony’s Essay in Progress: Revising the First Draft......Page 152
Think Like a Critic; Work Like an Editor: Revising Sentences......Page 162
Think like a Critic; Work like an Editor: Revising Diction......Page 173
Process Guidelines: Revising Sentences and Words......Page 182
Anthony’s Essay in Progress: The Final Draft......Page 184
PART 2 PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT......Page 188
CHAPTER 6: Description......Page 190
Think Like a Writer: Purposes for Description......Page 191
Combining Description with Other Patterns......Page 192
Selecting Detail......Page 193
Box: Be a Responsible Writer......Page 196
Organizing Description......Page 197
Learning from Other Writers: Student: Essays......Page 199
Adell Lindsey A DAY AT THE FAIR......Page 200
Jerry Silberman MY FIRST FLIGHT......Page 202
Think like a Critic; Work like an Editor: The Student Writer at Work......Page 204
James Tuite THE SOUNDS OF THE CITY......Page 206
Lynn Sherr ANGUISHED CRIES IN A PLACE OF SILENCE......Page 208
Suzanne Berne WHERE NOTHING SAYS EVERYTHING......Page 212
Description in an Image......Page 215
Suggestions for Writing......Page 217
Process Guidelines: Writing Description......Page 218
CHAPTER 7\nNarration......Page 222
Combining Narration with Other Patterns......Page 223
Occasions for Writing: Narration across the Disciplines and Beyond......Page 224
Selecting Detail......Page 225
Organizing Narration......Page 228
Box: Be a Responsible Writer......Page 229
Box: Visualizing a Narrative Essay......Page 231
Donald J. Monaco THE BALL GAME......Page 232
Brian DeWolf THE GREAT BUFFALO HUNT......Page 234
Think like a Critic; Work like an Editor: The Student Writer at Work......Page 237
Paul Hemphill THE GIRL IN GIFT WRAP......Page 238
Maya Angelou THE BOYS......Page 240
Anwar Accari THE TELEPHONE......Page 242
Suggestions for Writing......Page 248
Process Guidelines: Writing Narration......Page 251
CHAPTER 8: Exemplification......Page 254
Why Is Exemplification Important?......Page 255
Occasions for Writing: Exemplification across the Disciplines and Beyond......Page 256
Selecting Detail......Page 257
Box: Be a Responsible Writer......Page 260
Organizing Exemplification......Page 261
Box: Visualizing an Exemplification Essay......Page 262
Delilah Rawlins OCEAN OF TEARS......Page 263
Ken Hamner LET’S JUST BAN EVERYTHING......Page 265
Thomas Baird MEDIA STEREOTYPING OF MUSLIMS AS TERRORISTS......Page 267
Think like a Critic; Work like an Editor: The Student Writer at Work......Page 270
Harold Krents DARKNESS AT NOON......Page 271
Dawn Turner Price SHODDY SERVICE SOWS THE SEEDS OF DISCONTENT......Page 274
Harvey A. Silverglate and Greg Lukianoff SPEECH CODES:\nALIVE AND WELL AT COLLEGES......Page 276
Exemplification in an Image......Page 281
Suggestions for Writing......Page 282
Process Guidelines: Writing Exemplification......Page 284
Why Is Process Analysis Important?......Page 288
Think Like a Writer: Purposes for Process Analysis......Page 289
Combining Process Analysis with Other Patterns......Page 290
Selecting Detail......Page 291
Organizing a Process Analysis......Page 294
Box: Visualizing a Process Analysis Essay......Page 296
A VISIT TO CANDYLAND......Page 297
Anthony Bello FENG SHUI IN THE BEDROOM AND WORK SPACE......Page 300
Think like a Critic; Work like an Editor: The Student Writer at Work......Page 302
Kirby W. Stanat HOW TO TAKE A JOB INTERVIEW......Page 303
Ben McGrath WICKED WIND......Page 306
Eric L. Wee ANNIE SMITH SWEPT HERE......Page 309
Style Note: Point of View......Page 312
Suggestions for Writing......Page 313
Process Guidelines: Writing Process Analysis......Page 316
CHAPTER 10: Comparison-Contrast......Page 320
Why Is Comparison-Contrast Important?......Page 321
Combining Comparison-Contrast with other Patterns......Page 322
Occasions for Writing: Comparison-Contrast across the Disciplines and Beyond......Page 323
Selecting Detail......Page 324
Box: Be a Responsible Writer......Page 325
Organizing Comparison-Contrast......Page 326
Learning from Other Writers: Student Essays......Page 329
Gus Spirtos THE HUMAN AND THE SUPERHUMAN: TWO VERY DIFFERENT HEROES......Page 330
Maria Scarsella LIKE MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER......Page 332
Think like a Critic; Work like an Editor: The Student Writer at Work......Page 334
Rachel Carson A FABLE FOR TOMORROW......Page 335
Suzanne Britt THAT LEAN AND HUNGRY LOOK......Page 337
James Poniewozik THIS IS YOUR NATION ON STEROIDS......Page 339
Comparison-Contrast in an Image......Page 341
Suggestions for Writing......Page 343
Process Guidelines: Writing Comparison-Contrast......Page 345
CHAPTER 11: Cause-and-Effect Analysis......Page 350
Think Like a Writer: Purposes for Cause-and-Effect Analysis......Page 351
Occasions for Writing: Cause-and-Effect Analysis\nacross the Disciplines and Beyond......Page 352
Selecting Detail......Page 353
Box: Be a Responsible Writer......Page 356
Organizing Cause-and-Effect Analysis......Page 357
Learning from Other Writers: Student Essays......Page 359
Cammie Bullock MOM, THERE’S A COYOTE IN THE BACKYARD!......Page 360
John Selzer ATHLETES ON DRUGS: IT’S NOT SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND......Page 361
Think like a Critic; Work like an Editor: The Student Writer at Work......Page 364
Anne Roiphe WHY MARRIAGES FAIL......Page 365
Suzanne Sievert IT’S NOT JUST HOW WE PLAY THAT MATTERS......Page 368
Jay Walljasper OUR SCHEDULES, OURSELVES......Page 370
Diction Note: Specific Diction......Page 373
Suggestions for Writing......Page 374
Process Guidelines: Writing Cause-and-Effect Analysis......Page 377
CHAPTER 12: Definition......Page 382
Think Like a Writer: Purposes for Definition......Page 383
Occasions for Writing: Definition across the Disciplines and Beyond......Page 384
Selecting Detail......Page 385
Box: Be a Responsible Writer......Page 387
Organizing Definition......Page 388
Box: Visualizing a Definition Essay......Page 389
Maria Lopez PARENTHOOD: DON’T COUNT ON SLEEPING UNTIL THEY MOVE OUT......Page 391
Melissa Greco WHAT IS WRITER’S BLOCK?......Page 393
Think like a Critic; Work like an Editor: The Student Writer at Work......Page 394
Nicholas Thompson HERO INFLATION......Page 395
Margo Kaufman MY WAY!......Page 398
Dave Barry THE PAJAMA GAME......Page 400
Style Note: Questions......Page 402
Definition in an Image......Page 403
Suggestions for Writing......Page 404
Process Guidelines: Writing Definition......Page 405
CHAPTER 13: Classification and Division......Page 410
Why Are Classification and Division Important?......Page 411
Think Like a Writer: Purposes for Classification and Division......Page 412
Occasions for Writing: Definition across the Disciplines and Beyond......Page 413
Combining Classification and Division with Other Patterns......Page 414
Selecting Detail......Page 415
Organizing Classification and Division......Page 417
Box: Visualizing Classification and Division......Page 419
Anita Selfe GROCERY SHOPPERS......Page 420
Ray Harkleroad HORROR MOVIES......Page 423
Think like a Critic; Work like an Editor: The Student Writer at Work......Page 425
Russell Baker THE PLOT AGAINST PEOPLE......Page 426
Judith Viorst THE TRUTH ABOUT LYING......Page 428
Kesaya E. Noda GROWING UP ASIAN IN AMERICA......Page 431
Martin Luther King, Jr. THE WAYS OF MEETING OPPRESSION......Page 437
Classification in an Image......Page 440
Suggestions for Writing......Page 441
Process Guidelines: Writing Classification and Division......Page 443
CHAPTER 14\nCombining Patterns of Development......Page 446
Think Like a Writer: Purposes for Combining Patterns......Page 447
Selecting and Organizing Detail......Page 448
Cindy Apostolos THE MANY WAYS TO WATCH A SHOW......Page 450
Julie Alvarez HOLD THE MAYONNAISE......Page 453
Angie Cannon and Vince Beiser JUVENILE INJUSTICE......Page 456
Peg Tyre BOY BRAINS, GIRL BRAINS......Page 460
Development Note: Quoting Authorities......Page 462
Combining Patterns in an Image......Page 463
Suggestions for Writing......Page 464
Process Guidelines: Combining Patterns......Page 465
PART 3 USING THE PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT......Page 468
CHAPTER 15: Argumentation......Page 470
Why Is Argumentation Important?......Page 471
Occasions for Writing: Argumentation across the Disciplines and Beyond......Page 472
Finding an Issue and Establishing Your Claim......Page 473
Kinds of Support......Page 475
Box: Be a Responsible Writer......Page 486
Organizing an Argument Essay......Page 487
Box: Visualizing an Argument Essay......Page 489
Michael Weiss IT’S JUST TOO EASY......Page 490
Cheryl Sateri WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? FAST FOOD IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS......Page 493
Mary E. Fischer SHOULD OBSCENE ART BE FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT?......Page 495
Think like a Critic; Work like an Editor: The Student Writer at Work......Page 499
Wayne M. Joseph WHY I DREAD BLACK HISTORY MONTH......Page 500
John McCain TORTURE’S TERRIBLE TOLL......Page 502
Alan M. Dershowitz THE CASE FOR TORTURE WARRANTS......Page 506
Argumentation in an Image......Page 509
Suggestions for Writing......Page 515
Process Guidelines: Writing Argumentation......Page 517
CHAPTER 16: Conducting Research......Page 522
When to Research......Page 523
The Research Process......Page 524
Evaluating Your Sources......Page 544
Reconsidering Your Preliminary Thesis......Page 551
Outlining......Page 554
Writing Your First Draft......Page 555
Plagiarism......Page 556
Box: Be a Responsible Writer......Page 557
Documenting Source Material......Page 558
Revising and Editing Your Research Paper......Page 582
Julie Cooper GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD:WATCHING WHAT WE EAT......Page 584
The Writing Portfolio......Page 594
Process Guidelines: Writing Essay Exam Answers......Page 597
How to Read Literature......Page 602
How to Write about Literature......Page 604
Learning from Other Writers: Student Essay with Research......Page 605
Michael Hambuchen SYMBOL AND THEME IN “COCA-COLA AND COCO FRÍO”......Page 606
Saki (H. H. Munro) THE OPEN WINDOW......Page 608
John Heaviside A GATHERING OF DEAFS......Page 610
PART 4 A GUIDE TO FREQUENTLY\nOCCURRING ERRORS......Page 612
Troublesome Phrasings......Page 614
ESL Note: Idioms......Page 617
Double Negatives......Page 618
Frequently Confused Words......Page 619
CHAPTER 21: Sentence Fragments......Page 628
Correcting Sentence Fragments......Page 629
ESL Note: The Past Participle and Passive Voice......Page 631
CHAPTER 22: Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices......Page 634
Correcting Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices......Page 635
ESL Note: Commas and Main Clauses......Page 637
Verb Forms......Page 640
ESL Note: Use of Am with the Present Participle......Page 641
ESL Note: Use of Has, Have, or Had with Been......Page 643
Subject–Verb Agreement......Page 644
ESL Note: Singular Verbs and Noncount Nouns......Page 647
Tense Shifts......Page 649
Voice Shifts......Page 651
Pronoun–Antecedent Agreement......Page 654
Pronoun Reference......Page 658
Person Shifts......Page 660
Pronoun Case......Page 662
ESL Note: Pronoun Reference and Who, Whom, Which, or That......Page 666
Adjectives and Adverbs......Page 670
ESL Note: A, An, and The......Page 673
Dangling Modifiers......Page 675
Misplaced Modifiers......Page 677
The Comma......Page 680
The Semicolon......Page 688
The Colon......Page 689
The Dash......Page 690
Parentheses......Page 691
The Apostrophe......Page 692
ESL Note: Its and It’s......Page 694
The Ellipsis Mark......Page 695
Brackets......Page 697
Italics and Underlining......Page 698
Capitalization......Page 702
ESL Note: Capitalization......Page 704
Spelling......Page 705
ESL Note: Spelling......Page 708
Abbreviations and Numbers......Page 710
Appendix A: Parts of Speech......Page 712
Appendix B: Document Design......Page 720
Credits......Page 726
Index......Page 728
Revising and Editing Reference Guide......Page 735
Revising and Editing Symbols......Page 736