This progressive rhetoric provides strategies for inquiry-driven reading and research as well as source-based, academic writing and argument.

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I. INQUIRY AS A MEETING OF MINDS 1. Asking Questions in Readingand Writing Understanding the Inquiry Process             College Communities             Collaborative Learning             The Aims of Academic Inquiry             Inquiry and Controversy Practicing Inquiry             Apocalypse Now Discussion             Asking Good Questions             Brooke Graber Fort, “Takaki Speaks on Multicultural Requirement” (student writing)             Practicing Inquiry Online Readingto Inquire             Reading for Questions             Richard Rose, “Evaluating Election Turnout”             Jack G. Shaheen, “The Media’s Image of Arabs” Writing to Inquire             Writing to Learn: The Inquiry Paper             Writing Process Strategies             Jaime Gleason, “’Fixed’ Reputation” (student writing) Writing Invitations Developing a Writing Project 2. Readingand Writing Strategically Understanding Rhetoric             Analyzing the Rhetorical Situation             Developing Rhetorical Strategies Reading Strategically             Deborah Tannen, from "Can't We Talk?"             Robin Turner, from "'Male Logic' and 'Women's Intuition'" Writing Strategically             Writing with a Purpose             Writing in a Context             “A Part of Who I Am” (student writing) Personal, Public, and Academic Writing Situations             Personal Writing             Public Writing             Academic Writing             The Interdependence of the Personal, Public, and Academic             Anne Hallum, "Seeing the Forest FOR the Trees"             Allan J. Lichtman, "Report on the Racial Impact of the Reception of Ballots Cast in the 2000 Presidential Election in the State of Florida"             Elaine Tuttle Hansen, Introduction to Chaucer and the Fictions of Gender Writing Invitations Developing a Writing Project II. CRITICAL INQUIRY 3. Summarizing and Responding Readingas Inquiry Readingto Understand             Eileen Parks, "Who Cares about the Youth Vote?" Writing a Summary: Listening to the Writer             Student Samples: Summaries             Ellen Goodman, “Reviving the Habit of Voting,” Readingto Respond             Guy Wright, "U.S. English" Reading for the Writer’s Assumptions             Readings: letters to the editor Writing a Response Essay: Conversing with the Writer          Chris Timmerman, “Reviving Respect for the Voter,” (student writing)             “Legislating Language” (newspaper editorial) Writing Invitations Developing a Writing Project 4. Analyzing Analysis as Inquiry             The Choices Writers Make             The Writer’s Question             The Writer’s Purpose             Rhetorical Context             Rhetorical Appeals             Rhetorical Analysis of an Advertisement (student writing) Elements of Rhetorical Analysis             Diction and Appeal             Syntax and Appeal             Examples and Appeal             Structure and Appeal             Persona and Appeal Writing a Rhetorical Analysis             Annie Dillard, “Stalking Muskrats”             Rhetorical Analysis Essay (student writing) Writing Invitations Developing the Writing Project 5. Interpreting Words and Images Interpretation as Inquiry Interpreting Visual Images             Reading Images for Purpose and Content             Reading Images for Rhetorical Strategies Interpreting Literature             Literary Inquiry             *Elizabeth Bishop, "Filling Station"             Reading Literature for Purpose and Situation             *Jeremy Cronin, "A Person is a Person Because of Other People"             Reading Literary Strategies             *Stephen Crane, “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky” Writing to Interpret             *Jason M. Wallin, “Conservatism in Stephen Crane’s ‘A Bride Comes to Yellow Sky’” (Student Writing) Writing Invitations Developing a Writing Project III. EXPANDING THE INQUIRY 6. Researching Questions Research as Inquiry             Research and the College Curriculum Identifying Research Questions             Reading for Research Questions             Discovering Questions through Discourse Conducting Research             Basics of Online Searching             Searching Systematically             Identifying Library Sources             Identifying Internet Sources Evaluating Sources             Evaluating Print Sources              Evaluating Web Sites             Creating a Bibliography Documenting Sources             The Elements of MLA Internal Citation             Creating an MLA Works Cited List             The Elements of APA Internal Citation             Creating an APA Works Cited List Writing the Research Proposal             Research Proposal, APA Documentation (student writing)             Research Proposal, MLA Documentation (student writing) Writing Invitations Developing the Writing Project 7. Synthesizing the Perspectives of Others Synthesis as Inquiry             Reading and Writing to Synthesize Planning and Writing a Synthesis             Find a Question             Read Attentively and Take Notes             Reading Notes from Casebook 3: "Why Vote?" (student writing)             Form and Sequence Answers to Your Question             Identify Your Thesis Statement             Use Reader Cues for Coherence             Integrate Ideas: Summary, Paraphrase, and Quotation             Synthesis, MLA Documentation Style (student writing)             Summarizing in an Essay             Paraphrasing in an Essay             Quoting in an Essay             Avoid Plagiarism: Cite Your Sources             Read for Sense Writing Invitations Developing the Writing Project 8. Taking a Position: The Academic Argument Argument and the Rhetorical Triangle             Argument and Your Stance Developing a Thesis Statement             Begin with Good Questions             Analyze Your Question             “Gridlock” (student writing)             Write Your Answer as a Thesis Statement             Identify the Assumption behind Your Reason Testing Your Thesis Statement             Discuss Your Thesis with Others Interested in the Issue Supporting Your Thesis Statement             Support Your Thesis with Reasoning             Support Your Argument with Evidence Using Data as Evidence             Understanding the Presentation of Data             Using Data Responsibly             Draft of an Argument Essay, MLA Documentation Style (student writing) Constructing Your Argument Essay             Acknowledge Honestly the Value of Alternate Positions             Shape Your Argument to Support Your Position as the Best Alternative             Notebook Entries (student writing)             Read and Revise for Coherence             Academic Argument, APA Documentation Style             Peter Briggs, "Educational Vouchers: The Solution to the Problems in Public Education?" (student writing)             Arguing in Other Contexts Writing Invitations Developing the Writing Project 9. Evaluating Media Evaluation as Inquiry             Identifying Criteria             Reading Media Reviews             John G. Nettles, "Watch It or Else"             *Steven Isaac, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" Reading Book Critiques             Analyzing Evaluations             Richard Bernstein, “The Immigration Wave: A Plea to Hold it Back” Writing Evaluations             Finding Questions             Identifying Your Criteria             Identifying Your Purpose and Position             Developing Your Position with Reasons and Evidence             Drawing Conclusions Writing Reviews             Sample Film Reviews             Napoleon Dynamite Writing Book Critiques             Book Critique (student writing) Writing Invitations Developing the Writing Project IV. DESIGNING AND REFINING YOUR WRITING 10. Designing Documents Designing Documents with Your Purpose in Mind             Designing Documents for a Purpose and Audience             Designing Documents for Readability and Clarity Design Conventions for Print Documents             Designing Papers for College             Designing a Business Letter             Business Letter (student writing:)             Designing a Resume             Guidelines for Business Letters             Resume (student writing)             Designing a Brochure             Brochure (student writing) Design Conventions for the Web             The Changing Roles of Reader, Writer, and Subject             Designing for the Web             Purpose and Audience Concerns Writing Invitations Developing the Writing Project 11. Revising Revising with Your Purpose in Mind             Reader Expectations             Evaluating Writing with Criteria             Revising Attitudes Revising for Compelling Ideas             “What I Really Mean Is…”             Speak It/Tape It             The Descriptive Outline             Draft of an Argument Essay (student writing)             Example Descriptive Outline             Example Revision Plan Revising for Unity and Form             Strategies for Selecting and Arranging Ideas             Strategies for Creating Coherence Revising for Voice and Tone Revising Paragraphs, Sentences, and Words             Strategies for Creating Cohesion             Using Paragraphs and Sentences as Rhetorical Strategies             Revised Argument Essay, MLA Documentation Style (student writing) Writing Invitations Developing the Writing Project 12. Editing Editing with Your Purpose in Mind Sentence Sense             Using Your Sentence Sense to Read for Correctness             Parts of a Sentence Grammar             Modifiers             Prepositions             Pronouns             Verbs             Syntax             Problems with Syntax Punctuation             Apostrophes             Colons             Commas             Problems with Commas             Dashes             Semicolons Diction             Spelling Errors             Wrong Word             Unnecessary Words Editing             Editing Sentences for Clarity of Meaning             Editing Sentences for Readability             Editing Sentences for Conciseness             Common Editing Symbols Writing Invitations Developing the Writing Project V. READINGS ON ISSUES Casebook 1. Can We Talk?             Deborah Tannen, “Can’t We Talk?”             Robin Turner, “’Male Logic’ and ‘Women’s Intuition’”             Sondra Thiederman, “He Said, She Said: Differences to Be Admired”             Eugene R. August, “Real Men Don’t: Anti-Male Bias in English”             Lisa J. King, “Gender Issues in Online Communities” Casebook 2. Should We Have a National Language?             Richard Rodriguez, "Public and Private Language"             Senator S. I. Hayakawa, “The Case for Official English”             Susan Headden, et al, “One Nation, One Language? Only English Spoken Here”             Robert D. King, “Should English Be the Law?”             U. S. English, Inc., Advertisement Casebook 3. Why Vote?             The Declaration of Independence             Martin Luther King, Jr., "I Have a Dream"             Susan B. Anthony, "Women's Right to Vote"             Linda Feldmann, “Why the Poll Booths of America Are Empty”             Taipanonline, "Why People Don't Vote"             Richard Rose, “Evaluating Election Turnout”             Interview with David Pryor, "One Expert's Opinion on Election 2000"             George Will, “The Framers’ Electoral Wisdom”             Rob Richie and Steven Hill, “Why You Should Vote”             Emily B. Compton, "Why You Should Vote" (student writing) Casebook 4. Are We Getting Warmer?             *U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Uncertainties"             *Eric Goldscheider, “Never Mind the Weather?”             *Richard Muller, “Global Warming Bombshell”             *Erik Kancler, “The Man Behind the Hockey Stick”: Interview with Michael Mann             *James Hansen, “The Global Warming Debate”             *Patrick Michaels, "Global Warming and Hurricanes: Still No Connection" Casebook 5. Are We Too Plugged In?             *Andrew Freeman, “The Electronic Addiction”             *Liz Williams, Ethan Kolek, Meg Kluge, “Is Being 'Plugged In' Changing Campus Life?”             *Stephen Collinson, "Media Overload"             *Andrew Sullivan, "Society is Dead, We Have Retreated into the iWorld"             *Sherry Turkle, "Virtuality and Its Discontents: Searching for Community in Cyberspace" Appendix. A Guide to Documentation                            Introduction                     MLA Documentation                     Preparing the Works Cited List in MLA Style                     Sample MLA Paper                     APA Documentation                     Preparing the List of References in APA Style                     Sample APA Paper   Credits Index