This aims-based rhetoric and reader teaches students analytical reading, academic writing, and inquiry as the keys to success in college. The anthology, which organizes its selections by rhetorical aims or purposes, offers readings for rhetorical analysis so that students can apply rhetorical processes in their own writing. Two important features distinguish this book from others: (1) emphasis on reading as an interactive process of composing meaning, and (2) emphasis on academic writing as a process in which writers engage with other texts. Reading Rhetorically teaches students how to see texts positioned in a conversation with other texts, how to recognize their bias or perspective, and how to analyze texts for both content and method.

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Detailed Contents. Thematic Contents. Preface. I. Reading Rhetorically. 1. Reading for Academic Writing. The Challenges of Academic Reading. Reading and Writing as Conversation. For Writing and Discussion. Reading Rhetorically as an Academic Strategy. Writers Purposes. For Writing and Discussion. Questions that Rhetorical Readers Ask. Taking Stock of Why You Read. For Writing and Discussion. Summary. 2. Strategies for Reading Rhetorically. Reading and Writing as Acts of Composing. Thomas Lux, The Voice You Hear When You Read Silently (Poem). For Writing and Discussion. Texts and Their Rhetorical Contexts. An Extended Example: Articles About Teenagers' Sleep Habits. For Writing and Discussion. Learning From the Practices of Experienced Readers. Building a Context for Reading. For Writing and Discussion. Matching Strategies with a Text's Genre. Matching Strategies with Purpose for Reading. Taking Stock of How You Read. For Writing and Discussion. Summary. Sources of the Article Excerpts About Teenagers' Sleep Patterns. 3. Listening to a Text. Writing as You Read. Preparing to Read. Identifying Your Purpose. Recalling Background Knowledge. Using Visual Elements to Plan and Predict. Reconstructing Rhetorical Context. Spot Reading. For Writing and Discussion. Listening as You Read Initially. Noting Organizational Signals. Marking Unfamiliar Terms and References. Identifying Points of Difficulty. Connecting the Visual to the Verbal. Annotating. For Writing and Discussion. Listening as You Reread. Mapping the Idea Structure. Descriptive Outlining. For Writing and Discussion. Composing a Summary. Writing a Rhetorical Précis. Summary. A Brief Writing Project. Larissa MacFarquhar, “Who Cares If Johnny Can't Read?” 4. Questioning a Text. What It Means to Question a Text. Strategies for Questioning a Text. Examining a Writers Credibility. For Writing and Discussion. Examining a Writer's Appeals to Reason. Examining a Writer's Strategies for Engaging Readers. For Writing and Discussion. Examining a Writer's Language. For Writing and Discussion. Examining a Text's Use of Visual Elements. For Writing and Discussion. Examining a Text's Ideology. For Writing and Discussion. Exploring Your Responses to a Text. Before/After Reflections. For Writing and Discussion. The Believing and Doubting Game. Interviewing the Author. Writing a Rhetorical Analysis Paper: Guidelines and an Example. Guidelines for Writing a Rhetorical Analysis. An Example of a Rhetorical Analysis Paper. For Writing and Discussion. Summary. II. The Rhetorical Reader as Writer. 5. Writing About Reading: The Special Demands of Academic Writing. Overview of Part Two. Typical Reading-Based Writing Assignments Across the Curriculum. Writing to Understand Course Content More Fully. Writing to Report Your Understanding of What a Text Says. Writing to Practice the Conventions of a Particular Type of Text. Writing to Make Claims About a Text. Writing to Extend the Conversation. Asserting Your Authority as a Reader and Writer. Managing Your Writing Process. Strategies for Getting Started. Strategies for Generating Ideas. Strategies for Writing a First Draft. Strategies for Evaluating Your Draft for Revision. Strategies for Peer Response and Revision. Strategies for Editing and Polishing Your Final Draft. Summary. 6. Using Rhetorical Reading to Conduct Research. Focusing Your Inquiry. Jennys Assignment to Extend the Conversation. Formulating Questions: Know What Youre Looking For. Clarifying Your Purpose. Question Analysis. For Writing and Discussion. Planning Your Search: Background Information. Publication Contexts. Library Databases and Web Search Engines. Print Periodicals as a Starting Point. Evaluating Potential Sources. Questions About Relevance. Questions About Currency and Scope. Questions About Authors and Experts. Questions About Publishers and Sponsors. Summary. 7. Making Knowledge: Incorporating Reading into Writing. Summary, Paraphrase, and Direct Quotation. Using Summary. Using Paraphrase. Using Direct Quotation. For Writing and Discussion. Avoiding Plagiarism. Using Attributive Tags. Using Parenthetical Citations. Understanding Academic Citation Conventions. MLA In-Text Citations. APA In-Text Citations. Summary. Incorporating Reading into Writing: An Example in MLA Format. Romance Fiction: Brain Candy or Culturally Nutritious? III. An Anthology of Readings. 8. Expressing and Reflecting. Questions to Help You Read Expression and Reflection Rhetorically. Barbara Kingsolver, “In Case You Ever Want to Go Home Again.” Kyoko Mori, “Language.” Peter von Ziegesar, “Brothers.” Bell Hooks, “Keeping Close to Home: Class and Education.” Elmaz Abinader, “Just Off Main Street.” Heidi Steenburg (Student), “Reflection as Knowledge.” Writing to Express and Reflect. Reflecting on Experience. Examining Rhetorical Strategies. Extending the Conversation. 9. Inquiring and Exploring. Questions to Help You Read Explorations Rhetorically. Bill McKibben, “The Problem with Wildlife Photography.” Robert McGuire, “Witness to Rage.” Barbara Crossette, “Testing the Limits of Tolerance as Cultures Mix.” Gloria Naylor, “Mommy, What Does `Nigger’ Mean?” Lesley Kuras (Student), “Is Dream Analysis Relevant in Psychotherapy.” Writing to Inquire and Explore. Exploring a Question That Puzzles You. Examining Rhetorical Strategies. Extending the Conversation. 10. Informing and Explaining. Helping Readers Understand Information. Overcoming Resistance. The Role of Information Graphics. Questions to Help You Read Informative and Explanatory Texts Rhetorically. UC Berkeley Wellness Letter, “Why Do Those #&*?@! `Experts’ Keep Changing Their Minds?” Stephen Jay Gould, “Mickey Mouse Meets Konrad Lorenz.” Amy R. Wolfson and Mary A. Carskadon, “Sleep Schedules and Daytime Functioning in Adolescents.” Paul Irgang, “When a Wet Vac Counts More Than a Ph.D.” Nancy Mairs, “Body in Trouble.” Thomas Roepsch (Student), “America's Love Affair with Pizza: A Guilty Pleasure No More.” C. J. Hribal, “Consent.” (Fiction) Writing to Inform and Explain. Explaining What You Know. Examining Rhetorical Strategies. Extending the Conversation. 11. Analyzing and Interpreting. Questions to Help You Read Analysis and Interpretation Rhetorically. Kirk Savage, “The Past in the Present: The Life of Memorials.” Neal Gabler, “Our Celebrities, Ourselves.” Sarah Boxer, “I Shop, Ergo I Am: The Mall as Societys Mirror.” Toni Cade Bambara, “The Lesson.” (Fiction) William Saletan, “The Elián Pictures.” Heather Wendtland (Student), “Rebellion Through Music.” Writing to Analyze and Interpret. Offering an Interpretation. Examining Rhetorical Strategies. Extending the Conversation. 12. Taking a Stand. Argument and Public Life. Why Should You Agree? Claim, Reason, Evidence, and Assumption. Whats Really at Issue? Questions to Help You Read Arguments Rhetorically. Thomas L. Friedman, “Eastern Middle School.” Tom Tomorrow, “How Far Is Too Far?” (Comic Strip) Kathleen Parker, “About Face.” For Starters, “We Can Require Trigger Locks.” Revisiting the Issue of Trigger Locks. Martin Luther King Jr., “Statement by Alabama Clergymen and Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Statement by Alabama Clergymen. Letter from Birmingham Jail. Anna Weiss (Student), “Sex and Equality: Christina Aguilera.” Woody Allen, “The Rejection.” (Fiction) Writing to Take a Stand. Taking a Stand of Your Own. Examining Rhetorical Strategies. Extending the Conversation. 13. Evaluating and Judging. Questions to Help You Read Evaluative Texts Rhetorically. Michael Ramirez, “Survivors.” (Editorial Cartoon) Ramirezs cartoon comments on the Harry Potter phenomenon. Jared Diamond, “Invention Is the Mother of Necessity.” Laurence Zuckerman, “Words Go Right to the Brain, but Can They Stir the Heart?” David Broder, “August 28, 1963: A Day Guided by Providence.” M. G. Lord, “En Garde, Princess!” Sandra Cisneros, “Barbie-Q.” (Fiction) Garry Trudeau, Doonesbury, “Man, Do I Need My Fix Today....” (Comic Strip) Rhonda Downey (Student), “Through the Looking Glass.” Writing to Evaluate and Judge. Making an Evaluation. Examining Rhetorical Strategies. Extending the Conversation. 14. Proposing Solutions. Questions to Help You Read Proposals Rhetorically. Anthony Weston, “The Need for Environmental Ethics.” Peter Singer, “The Singer Solution to World Poverty.” American Library Association, Read (Poster). Oprah Winfrey reads Beloved. Tony Proscio, “Jabberwocky Junkies.” Marcia Angell and Jerome Kassirer, “Clinical ResearchWhat Should the Public Believe?” Janet Radcliffe-Richards et al., “The Case for Allowing Kidney Sales.” Maureen Dowd, “Scarred for Life: Courage Begets.” Courage. Lynn C. Bryant (Student), “Literacy and Health Care: Is There a Connection.” Writing to Propose a Solution. Proposing a Solution. Examining Rhetorical Strategies. Extending the Conversation. 15. Seeking Common Ground. Questions to Help You Read Rhetorically About Common Ground. Deborah Tannen, “The Triumph of the Yell.” Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes: “Conflict Is . . . Marketable.” (Comic Strip) Sydney Callahan, “Fight Fierce but Fair: And Practice at Home.” Aida A. Michlowski, “From Conflict to Congruence.” Faye Ginsburg, “The Anthropology of Abortion Activism.” Mel White, “Open Letter from Mel White to Jerry Falwell.” Andrew Sullivan, “Let Gays Marry.” Sarah Glowicki (Student), “Frankencorn or Green Revolution II?” How Scary ARE Genetically Modified Crops? A Rhetorical Analysis. Writing to Seek Common Ground. Moving Toward Common Ground. Examining Rhetorical Strategies. Extending the Conversation. Appendix: Building a Citation with MLA and APA Formats. The Basics for MLA and APA Citation Lists. Setting Up MLA and APA Lists. Process Advice About Preparing MLA and APA Lists. MLA Citation Formats for Books. Model Book Citations. MLA Citation Formats for Articles in Periodicals. Information to Include When Citing Periodicals. Model Article Citations. MLA Citation Formats for Internet Sources. Information to Include When Citing Internet Sources. Model Internet Citations. MLA Citation Formats for Other Materials and Media. APA Citation Formats for Books. Information to Include When Citing Books. Model Book Citations. APA Citation Formats for Articles in Periodicals. Information to Include When Citing Periodicals. Model Article Citations. APA Citation Formats for Internet Sources. Information to Include When Citing Internet Sources. Model Internet Citations. APA Citation Formats for Other Materials and Media. Credits. Index.