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Table of Contents:
PART 1: THE ACADEMIC WRITER 1. Thinking as an Academic Writer Explore Through Writing                     Understand the Process of Writing Understand the Rhetorical Situation Analyze Your Assignment Think About Your Genre Think About Your Medium Think About Your Topic Think About What Your Readers Expect Think About Your Credibility 2. Reading as an Academic Writer Become a Critical Reader                     Become a Critical Viewer Annotate Academic Readings Recognize Fallacies Write a Summary Write a Paraphrase Move from Reading to Invention Start an Annotated Bibliography Synthesize Readings and Visuals 3. Planning     Move from a General Topic to a Writing Plan         Narrow Your Topic Write a Thesis Make a Plan 4. Drafting         Draft with Strategies in Mind                 Write a Zero Draft Draft from a Working Outline Start Fast with an Engaging Title and Opening Paragraph Develop Paragraphs Conclude with Strength Link Within and Across Paragraphs 5. Revising         Revising and Editing                     Evaluate Your Draft Respond to Others Pay Attention to Details Last Revise Using your Instructor’s Comments PART 2: THE PERSUASIVE WRITER Writing to Reflect 6. Reflections     Writing a Reflection                     What Makes a Good Reflection? Reflections About Visuals REFLECTIONS Sue Kunitomi Embrey, Some Lines for a Younger Brother . . . Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, My Hips, My Caceras   Amy Tan, Mother Tongue How to Write a Reflection STUDENT EXAMPLE (MLA Style) Janine Carter, The Miracle Quilt Projects Writing to Inform 7. Informative Essays and Visuals     Reporting Information                     What Makes Good Informative Writing? Informative Visuals INFORMATIVE ESSAYS AND VISUALS Katherine Mangan, Is Faster Always Better? Shane D. Johnson, Aiden Sitebottom, and Adam Thorpe, Bicycle Theft  How to Write to Inform STUDENT EXAMPLE (MLA Style) Lakshmi Kotra, The Life Cycle of Stars Projects Writing to Analyze     8. Rhetorical and Visual Analyses Writing an Analysis                         Writing a Rhetorical Analysis Writing a Visual Analysis RHETORICAL AND VISUAL ANALYSES Tim Collins, Straight from the Heart   Frank Gehry, The Ray and Maria Stata Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology How to Write an Analysis STUDENT EXAMPLE (MLA Style) Chris Gonzalez, Russell Lee’s Pie Town Photographs Writing Arguments         9. Causal Arguments      Writing a Causal Argument                         What Makes a Good Causal Argument? Visual Causal Arguments CAUSAL ARGUMENTS Laura Fraser, The French Paradox   Tom Vanderbilt, Why I Became a Late Merger (and Why You Should Too) How to Write a Causal Argument STUDENT EXAMPLE (MLA Style) Armandi Tansel, Modern Warfare: Video Games’ Link to Real-World Violence Projects 10. Evaluation Arguments     Writing an Evaluation Argument                         What Makes a Good Evaluation Argument? Visual Evaluations EVALUATION ARGUMENTS Bill McKibben, The Only Way to Have a Cow   Rachel Laudan, In Praise of Fast Food How to Write an Evaluation STUDENT EXAMPLE (MLA Style) Jenna Picchi, Organic Foods Should Come Clean Projects 11. Position Arguments     Writing a Position Argument                          What Makes a Good Position Argument? Visual Position Arguments POSITION ARGUMENTS Ted Koppel, Take My Privacy, Please! Michael Pollan, Eat Food, Food Defined  How to Write a Position Argument STUDENT EXAMPLE (MLA Style) Patrice Conley, Flagrant Foul: The NCAA’s Definition of Student Athletes as Amateurs Projects 12. Proposal Arguments      Writing a Proposal Argument         What Makes a Good Proposal Argument? Visual Proposals PROPOSAL ARGUMENTS Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence   Glenn Loury, A Nation of Jailers  How to Write a Proposal Argument STUDENT EXAMPLE (MLA Style) Kim Lee, Let’s Make It a Real Melting Pot with Presidential Hopes for All PART 3: THE MULTIMEDIA WRITER 13. Composing in Multimedia                  Understand the Process of Composing in Multimedia Take Pictures That Aren’t Boring Create Graphics Create Audio Create Video Create a Photo Essay 14. Designing for Print and Digital Readers                      Start With Your Readers Use Headings and Subheadings Effectively Design Pages Understand Typography Evaluate Your Design PART 4: THE WRITER AS RESEARCHER          Guide to Research 15. Planning Research                                      Analyze the Research Task Ask a Question Draft a Working Thesis 16. Finding Sources                                      Identify the Kinds of Sources That You Need Search Using Keywords Find Sources in Databases Find Sources on the Web Find Multimedia Sources Find Print Sources Create a Working Bibliography 17. Evaluating Sources                                      Determine the Relevance and Quality of Sources Determine the Kind of Source Determine If a Source Is Trustworthy 18. Writing the Research Project                              Write a Draft Avoid Plagiarism Quote Sources Without Plagiarizing Summarize and Paraphrase Sources Without Plagiarizing Incorporate Quotations Incorporate Visuals Review Your Research Project 19. MLA Documentation                                  Elements of MLA Documentation Entries in the Works-cited List In-text Citations in MLA Style Books in MLA-Style Works Cited Web Sources in MLA-Style Works Cited Other Sources in MLA-Style Works Cited Visual Sources in MLA-Style Works Cited Sample MLA Paper George Abukar It’s Time to Shut Down the Identity Theft Racket