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This brief guide teaches how to write the most common papers assigned in college courses: source-based essays that summarize, analyze, critique, and synthesize.   Comprehensive enough to serve as a primary text yet compact enough to serve as a supplement, this clear and concise writing guide teaches you how to critically read, clearly summarize, carefully respond to, precisely critique, creatively synthesize, and accurately quote or paraphrase texts. A Brief Guide is a valuable teaching and reference tool that many disciplines find useful for class work and for independent study.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Critical Reading   Definition and Purpose   Asking Questions About What You Read      Questions to Ask Before You Begin a Close Reading of a Text      Questions to Ask While You Read and Reread Material  Marking Texts       Highlighting Texts       Annotating Texts    Sample Annotated Reading: “Hard Choices” by Patrick Moore Note Taking     Additional Reading: “Getting Serious about Eradicating Binge Drinking” by Henry Wechsler     Summary Chart—Critical Reading: Asking Questions     Summary Chart—Critical Reading: Marking Texts     Summary Chart—Critical Reading: Note Taking       Chapter 2: Quotation  Definition and Purpose   Guidelines on When to Quote Material       Quote Passages When the Author Has Written Something in a Distinctive or Especially Insightful or Interesting Way        Quote Material That Lends Support to a Position You Are Trying to Make in Your Paper     Quote Authorities Who Disagree with a Position You Are Advocating or Who Offer Alternative Explanations or Contradictory Data  Guidelines on When Not to Quote Material       Do Not Quote Passages Merely to Fill Space       Do Not Quote Passages as a Substitute for Thinking        Do Not Quote Passages Because You Do Not Understand the Author’s Ideas Well Enough to Paraphrase Them    Integrating Quotations into Your Writing    Two Basic Types of Quotations        *Reading: “Generation Text”        The Block Quotation         The Integrated Quotation     Altering Quoted Material and Avoiding Misquotations     Summary Chart: Guidelines on Quotations     Summary Chart: Integrating Quotations into Your Writing     Quotation Revision Checklist   Chapter 3: Paraphrase     Definition and Purpose     Qualities of a Good Paraphrase         Thorough         Accurate         Fair         Objective     How to Paraphrase Material         Changing Words         Changing Sentence Structure      Combining Sentences         “Unpacking” Sentences         Combining Strategies: Paraphrasing Longer Passages in Source Texts     Blending Your Writing with Paraphrased Material     Documentation     Summary Chart: How to Paraphrase Material     Paraphrase Revision Checklist   Chapter 4  Summary     Definition and Purpose     Types of Summaries     Qualities of a Good Summary         Comprehensive         Brief         Accurate         Neutral         Independent     How to Summarize a Text         Read, Reread, and Annotate the Source Text         Summarize Each Section of the Source Text         Check the Section Summaries Against the Source Text     How to Write an Abstract How to Write an Informative Summary Essay     How to Write an Explanatory Summary Essay     Documentation     *Reading: “From Animal House to Big Brother: Student Privacy and Campus Safety in an Age of Accountability,” by Ron Chesbrough     Sample Abstract Sample Informative Summary     Sample Explanatory Summary     Summary Chart: How to Summarize Texts Summary Revision Checklist       Chapter 5  Response Essays      Definition and Purpose     Qualities of a Good Response Essay         Honest         Informed         Clear         Well Supported     Writing the Response Essay         Carefully Read the Material          Compose Your Rough Draft         Write Your Conclusion         Revise Your Rough Draft     Sample Response Essay     Sample Essay     Summary Chart: How to Write a Response Essay    Response Essay Revision Checklist    Chapter 6 Critique     Definition and Purpose     The Film Review as Critique     Writing a Critique         Step 1—Carefully Read and Annotate the Source Text         Step 2—Analyze and Evaluate the Reading         Step 3—Write Your Thesis and Decide Which Aspects of the Reading Will Be the Focus of  Your Essay         Step 4—Write Your Rough Draft         Step 5—Rewrite Your Critique     *Reading: “Zero Tolerance and Student Dress Codes,” by Nathan L. Essex  *Reading: “A Uniform Look,” by Yasmine Konheim-Kalkstein    Sample Critique Essay    Summary Chart: How to Write a Critique     Critique Revision Checklist   Chapter 7  Rhetorical Analysis of Written Texts      Definition and Purpose     The Rhetorical Situation     Elements of the Rhetorical Situation         Rhetorical Strategies         Content          Structure         Style     Analyzing a Text’s Rhetorical Strategies—An Example         Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address         A Rhetorical Analysis of Lincoln’s Speech     Writing a Rhetorical Analysis Essay         Step 1—Carefully Read the Assignment         Step 2—Establish the Source Text’s Rhetorical Situation         Step 3—Determine the Author’s Goal         Step 4—Identify and Evaluate the Source Text’s Rhetorical Strategies         Step 5—Determine Your Thesis         Step 6—Write Your Rough Draft         Step 7—Revise Your Essay     Sample Rhetorical Analysis Essay         Rhetorical Analysis of Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address     Summary Chart: How to Write a Rhetorical Analysis Essay Rhetorical Analysis of Written Texts Revision Checklist       Chapter 8  Rhetorical Analysis of Visual Texts     Definition and Purpose     Reading Visual Texts Critically         Questions Concerning the Visual Text Itself         Questions Concerning the Visual Text’s Creator or Source         Questions Concerning the Visual Text’s Purpose         Questions Concerning the Visual Text’s Audience         Questions Concerning Your Response to the Visual Text     Reading a Visual Text         Questions Concerning the Visual Text         Questions Concerning the Visual Text’s Creator or Source         Questions Concerning the Text’s Purpose         Questions Concerning the Visual Text’s Audience         Questions Concerning Your Response to the Visual Text     Writing an Rhetorical Analysis of a Visual Text         Step 1—Carefully Read the Assignment         Step 2—Analyze and Describe the Text         Step 3—Establish the Text’s Rhetorical Situation         Step 4—Determine How the Text Attempts to Achieve Its Rhetorical Goals         Step 5—Determine Your Thesis         Step 6—Write a Rough Draft         Step 7—Revise Your Essay     Sample Rhetorical Analysis of a Visual Text     Summary Chart: How to Write a Rhetorical Analysis of a Visual Text     Rhetorical Analysis of  a Visual Text Revision Checklist   Chapter 9  Informative Synthesis     Definition and Purpose   Types of Synthesis Essays     *Reading: “Media Violence and Children’s Emotions: Beyond the `Smoking Gun’,” by Joanne Cantor     *Reading: “Television Violence and Its Efffects on Young Children,” by Betty Jo Simmons, Kelly Stalsworth, and Heather Wentzell     *Reading: “Does Cartoon Violence Beget Aggressive Behavior in Real Life? An Opposing View,” by Fran C. Blumberg, Kirsten P. Bierwirth, and Allison J. Schwartz     Informative Synthesis     Definition     Writing an Informative Synthesis     Sample Informative Synthesis     Summary Chart: How to Write an Informative Synthesis Informative Synthesis Revision Checklist       Chapter 10  Argumentative Synthesis      Definition     The Elements of Argument         Claims         Grounds         Warrants     Argument and Persuasion         Appeals Based on Reason         Appeals Based on Emotion         Appeals Based on Character and Credibility     Writing an Argumentative Synthesis         Step 1—Analyze the Assignment         Step 2—Annotate and Critique the Readings         Step 3—Formulate a Thesis         Step 4—Choose an Organizational Plan         Step 5—Write Your Rough Draft         Step 6—Revise Your Draft     Check Quotations and Documentation     Sample Argumentative Synthesis  *Reading: “Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad: The Anti-human Values of `Animal Rights’,” by Wesley J. Smith     *Reading: “What Has the Animal Rights Movement Done for Animal Welfare?” by Sarah Wolfenshon and Matthew Maguire     *Reading: “Building a culture of Animal Welfare: Past, Present and Future,” by Leticia V. Medina      *Reading: “Animal Suffering: Learning Not to Care and Not to Know,” by William Crain     Summary Chart: How to Write an Argumentative Synthesis  Argumentative Synthesis Revision Checklist     Chapter 11  Plagiarism     Definition     Forms of Plagiarism         Purchasing a Paper         Turning in a Paper Someone Else Has Written for You         Turning in Another Student’s Work without That Student’s Knowledge         Improper Collaboration         Copying a Paper from a Source Text without Proper Acknowledgment     Cutting and Pasting Material from Sources     Lifting Images from the Web or Other Sources     Copying Statistics        Copying Material from a Source Text, Supplying Proper Documentation, but Leaving Out Quotation Marks         Paraphrasing Material from a Reading without Proper Documentation      Self-plagiarism   How to Avoid Plagiarism         Do Your Own Work         Take Good Notes         Paraphrase Properly         Supply Proper Documentation     Online Plagiarism Check        Clarify Collaboration Guidelines     Summary Chart: Plagiarism Plagiarism Checklist      Chapter 12  Documentation     Definition and Purpose     Types of Documentation     Primary Academic Style Manuals     APA Guidelines         In-Text Documentation         Footnotes and Endnotes     MLA Guidelines         In-Text Documentation         Footnotes and Endnotes       Chapter 13  Reference Lists and Works Cited Entries     Definition and Purpose     APA Format         Sample Reference List Entries         Sample APA-Style Reference List    MLA Format          Sample Works Cited Entries         Electronic Sources of Information         Sample MLA-Style Works Cited List       Chapter 14 Timed Writing Assignments     Definition     A Range of Timed Writing Assignments, Purposes, and Conditions     Common Timed Writing Tasks     Rhetorical Aims     Access to Source Material     Access to Possible Assignments     Qualities of a Good Timed Essay         Appropriate         Concise         Supported         Organized         Clear and Correct     Writing Timed Assignments     Prepare for the Assignment Outside of Class     Read and Analyze the Assignment or Test Question     Plan Your Essay or Answer     Draft Your Essay or Answer     Revise Your Essay or Answer     Proofread Your Essay or Answer     Final Thoughts     Summary Chart: How to Write Timed Essays      Appendix 1 Peer Review Guidelines * New to this Edition


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780205245741
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson
  • Depth: 19
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 336
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 363 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0205245749
  • Publisher Date: 29 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: 6 Rev ed
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 152 mm


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