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1. Composing a Rough Draft and Finding a Thesis. First In-Class Essay, Last In-Class Essay, Dawn Gorlitsky (student). Sunday Morning in Haiti, Anaica Lodescar. 2. Revising and Editing. Monday Paralysis (rough draft), Monday Paralysis (revisions), 305 Jefferson Hall (final draft of Monday Paralysis), David Parker. Superheroes (first draft), Superheroes (final draft), Jim Thompson (student). 3. Choosing Words. A. Listening to Words, Eudora Welty. B. The Flight of Refugees, Ernest Hemmingway. C. On Societies as Organisms, Lewis Thomas. D. A Pop Fly to Short, Gary Bucello. E. The Meanings of a Word, Gloria Naylor. F. The Power of a Word, Leonard Pitts, Jr. G. Say What? Bill Bryson. 4. Description. A. Cold Orange Juice, Wayne Smith. B. The Start of a Long Day, William Krulish. C. "More Power to You," Time. D. Familiar Stranger, Shaleena Jackson. E. In the Jungle, Annie Dillard. F. Remembering the Child, Zayra Raiano. G. My Son, Jonah, Cecilia Cardeli. 5. Narration. A. A Loaf of Bread and the Stars, Richard Wright. B. A New Life, Carl Granville (student). C. Your Parents Must Be Proud, Richard Rodriguez. D. A Cultural Divorce, Elizabeth Wong. E. The Twelfth Day of Christmas, Denise Lowe (student). F. Focusing on the Moment, Jane Mayer. G. Conflict, Roger A. Painter (student). 6. Exemplification. A. Eat Your Heart Out, George, Rickie Johnson (student). B. Le Contrat Sociale, H.L. Mencken. C. What Will She Think? Thomas Ferrito (student). D. Dashers and Dawdlers, Michiko Kakutani. E. Hostile Haircuts, John Updike. F. A Glorious Mongrel, Gerald Parshall. G. The Word as Person: Eponyms, Don Farrant. 7. Quotation, Paraphrase, Summary. A. Trees, Guy Davenport. B. Sex and the Split Brain, Carol Johmann. C. Should This Student Have Been Expelled? Nat Hentoff. 8. Outlines. A. The Fifth Freedom, Seymour St. John. B. Sentence Outline of The Fifth Freedom. C. Topic Outline of The Fifth Freedom. D. Clutter, William Zinsser. E. Topic Outline of Clutter. 9. Process. A. Baked Beans. B. Baking Beans, Louise Dickinson Rich. C. Taking Care of Contacts, Marjorie Sybul. D. How to Talk to a Teenager, Margery D. Rosen. E. How Dictionaries Are Made, S.I. Hayakawa. F. Slice of Life, Russell Baker. G. How to Have Free Entertainment with Your Meal, Cynthia Hoffman (student). 10. Comparison and Contrast. A. The Seventh Continent. B. Tolstoy's Contradiction, Henri Troyat. C. The Downfall of Christmas, William Kirchoff (student). D. The Aquarium and the Globe, Mary Catherine Bateson. E. It's Not That I Don't Like Men, Anna Quidlen. F. Students Who Push Burgers, Walter Minot. G. The Odd Couple, Lisa Giacomo (student). 11. Classification. A. Book Owners, Mortimer J. Adler. B. The Ones Left Behind, Rebecca Lanning (student). C. Mental Depression: The Recurring Nightmare, Jane E. Brody. D. Resistance to Oppression, Martin Luther King, Jr. E. The Button, John Berendt. F. Outer Limits, Jane Panzeca (student). G. Business Status — How Do You Rate? Enid Nemy. 12. Analysis. A. Branch Libraries, Edwin A. Peeples. B. Big, Bad Beef, Jeremy Rifkin. C. Our Most Popular Drug, Darryl Winston (student). D. The Warrior Culture, Barbara Ehrenreich. E. The Nature of the Beast, Anita Hill. F. Less Marijuana, More Alcohol? Peter Passell. G. Christmas Eve, Christine Conza (student). 13. Cause and Effect. A. Biology Is Not Destiny, Dorothy Nelkin. B. Death of an Island, Pat Conroy. C. Vietnam Memories: The War Within, Amy Drew Teitler (student). D. The Decisive Arrest, Martin Luther King, Jr. E. I, Too, Am A Good Parent, Dorsett Bennett. F. Passing on the Legacy of Nature, Linda Claus (student). G. Bring Back the Out-Loud Culture, Donald Hall. 14. Definition. A. Cyclones, Walter Sullivan. B. Teach Diversity with a Smile, Barbara Ehrenreich. C. Limiting Success, Imelda Sangretti (student). D. Lagniappe, Mark Twain. E. No Sweat, John D. Myers (student). F. Getting What You Pay For, Bianca Fernandez. G. In The "Life" Decade, Less Has Become More, William R. Greer. 15. Induction and Deduction. A. The Importance of Not Being Smith, Bob Bagnall. B. The Language of Uncertainty, John Cohen. C. Letter from Home, William Zinsser. D. After Graduation, What Next? Fred Hiatt (student). E. A Reply to Zinsser and Hiatt, Chris Cooper (student). F. Wrong Way to Reform Welfare, Dorothy Gilliam. G. Love is a Fallacy, Max Shulman. 16. Argumentation and Persuasion. A. Indian Bones, Clara Spotted Elk. B. Homophobic? Re-read Your Bible, Peter J. Gomes. C. Socializing Our Children with Television, Sue Lin Peng (student). D. Caution: Watching Television May Be Hazardous, Gerry Lightfoot (student). E. The Australia-Siberia Solution, Ruth Limmer. F. The Slacker Myth, John Tyler and Frank Levy. G. The Politics of Feeling, John Leo. 17. Critical Writing. A. Misadventures in Verona, Brendan Gill. B. Clues to Meaning, John Hankins. C. Puns and Other Word Play in Romeo and Juliet, M.M. Mahood. D. Juliet's Nurse, Susan Ross (student). E. Best Wishes for Benvolio, Patricia O'Connor (student). F. For Love or Money, John Porter (student). G. Robertson Davies and Misogyny, George Wendell (student). 18. The Research Paper. The Road Ahead and the Electric Car, William Stuart (student). 19. Essay Examinations. A. Freedom of Speech, Richard Peterson (student). B. The Greenhouse Effect, Lisa Weber (student). 20. Essays for Further Reading. A. A Modest Proposal, Jonathan Swift. B. A Hanging, George Orwell. C. The Patron and the Crocus, Virginia Woolf. D. A Plea for Free Speech in Boston, Frederick Douglas. E. Second Inaugural Address, Abraham Lincoln. F. Inaugural Address, John F. Kennedy. G. I Have a Dream, Martin Luther King, Jr.