Bridge from everyday writing to writing in any situation.   College students write regularly in personal and social settings, but they often find it challenging to transition successfully to academic contexts. By building from their everyday writing experience, Writing Situations with MyWritingLab prepares students to analyze, navigate, and write effectively in any situation. Author Sid Dobrin presents a rhetorical situation both nuanced and practical, grounded not only in audience, purpose, and context but also impacted by medium, methodology, and relationships among stakeholders. Writing Situations provides a framework and a process for students to apply to any writing project and any situation.   0321866150 / 9780321866158 Writing Situations, Brief Edition Plus MyWritingLab with eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of:    0205735649 / 9780205735648 Writing Situations, Brief Edition 0205870147 / 9780205870141 NEW MyWritingLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card

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Contents   Preface   Part One: Writing Processes   1. Understanding Rhetorical Situations Writing in College Rhetorical Situations Rhetorical Ecology Responding to Situations A Situation of Writing   2. Purpose and Audience Writing Processes Rhetorical Purpose Audience Transnational Audiences Visuals, Audience, and Purpose   3. Generating Ideas Strategies for Getting Started Reading Thinking Questioning Writing Remembering Wandering Discussing Viewing Dramatizing Experimenting   4. Drafting and Organizing Strategies for Drafting Strategies for Organizing Organizing by Time Organizing by Type of Content Organizing by Trait Spatial Organization   5. Revising Stages of Revising Revising Globally Revising Locally Revise Your Visuals Use Feedback to Revise   Part Two: Thinking, Reading, and Viewing   6. Thinking Thinking Intellectual Standards Logic and Logical Fallacies Problem Solving Active Thinking Networked Thinking Visual Thinking   7. Reading and Viewing Reading Strategies for Active Reading Strategies for Viewing   Part Three: Writing Projects   8. Writing to Narrate Narration Annotated Example: David P. Bardeen, “Lives, Not Close Enough for Comfort” Student Example: Summer Woods, “A Southern State of Mind” The Road to a Strong Thesis Example: Diane Hamill Metzger, “The Manipulation Game: Doing Life in Pennsylvania” Side by Side Prepare and Respond Visual Narrative: Matt Madden, from 99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style Mapping Your Situation Literacy Narratives Writing Projects         Essay ª Literacy Narrative ª Visual ª Digital ª Research ª Radical Revision Visual Narratives Writing Process Guidelines         Seeking Feedback         Thinking and Writing about the Chapter Reflection ª Discussion Threads ª Collaborating ª Writing ª Local Situation     9. Writing to Describe Description Annotated Example: Rachel Carson, From The Edge of the Sea Student Example: Ndidi Madu, “NCAA Tournament Experience” The Road to a Strong Thesis Example: Jeffrey Tayler, “The Sacred Grove of Oshogbo.” Side by Side Prepare and Respond Mapping Your Situation Search Engine Optimization Writing Projects         Essay ª Visual ª Digital ª Research ª Radical Revision Visuals That Describe Writing Process Guidelines         Seeking Feedback         Thinking and Writing about the Chapter Reflection ª Discussion Threads ª Collaborating ª Writing ª Local Situation     10. Writing to Inform Informative Writing Annotated Example: Contemporary Hispanic Biography, Celia Cruz Student Example: Berthrude Albert, “The Stand Against Social Injustice: Projects For Haiti, Inc.” The Road to a Strong Thesis Example: Lisa Hix, “The Inside Scoop on the Fake Barf Industry.” Side by Side Prepare and Respond Mapping Your Situation Writing Projects         Essay ª Visual ª Digital ª Research ª Radical Revision Visuals that Inform Writing Process Guidelines         Seeking Feedback         Thinking and Writing about the Chapter Reflection ª Discussion Threads ª Collaborating ª Writing ª Local Situation     11. Writing to Respond Writing to Respond Annotated Example: David Leavitt, “Men in Love: Is Brokeback Mountain a Gay Film?” Student Example: Alexandra Bargoot, Argument in Response to “Importance of Education Lost in the Mix” The Road to a Strong Thesis Example: Ta-Nehisi Coates, “Nothing is So Necessary for a Young Man…”.” Side by Side Prepare and Respond Two Common Organizational Strategies for Writing Responses Mapping Your Situation Writing Projects         Essay ª Visual ª Digital ª Research ª Radical Revision Writing Process Guidelines         Seeking Feedback         Thinking and Writing about the Chapter                 Reflection ª Discussion Threads ª Collaborating ª Writing ª Local Situation     12. Writing to Analyze Analysis Annotated Example: Tim Collins, “Straight from the Heart.” Student Example: Emilia Maria “Nicky” Cadiz, “The Jersey Shore and Harper’s Bazaar.” The Road to a Strong Thesis Example: Annalee Newitz, “When Will White People Stop Making Movies like ‘Avatar’?” Side by Side Prepare and Respond Mapping Your Situation Writing Projects         Essay ª Visual ª Digital ª Research ª Radical Revision Analyzing Visuals Writing Process Guidelines Seeking Feedback         Thinking and Writing about the Chapter                 Reflection ª Discussion Threads ª Collaborating ª Writing ª Local Situation   13. Writing to Evaluate Evaluation Annotated Example: Edward C. Baig,  “Review: Sony Tablet P Shows 2 Screens Aren't Better than 1.” Student Example: Quang Ly, “Have You Been Bitten? Evaluating the Twilight Craze.” The Road to a Strong Thesis Example: Sean McCoy, “Square Water Bottle Raises $126K on Kickstarter: We Test It Out” Side by Side Prepare and Respond Developing Criteria for an Evaluation Organizing an Evaluation Mapping Your Situation Writing Projects         Essay ª Visual ª Digital ª Research ª Radical Revision Visuals and Evaluation Writing Process Guidelines Seeking Feedback         Thinking and Writing about the Chapter                 Reflection ª Discussion Threads ª Collaborating ª Writing ª Local Situation     14. Writing to Argue Argument Formal Argumentation Annotated Example: Pete Singer, “Animal Rights.” Student Example: Lauren Brooke Horn, “The First-Year Dilemma: To Write or Not to Write?” The Road to a Strong Thesis Example: Tim Wise, “Whites Swim in Racial Preference.” Side by Side Prepare and Respond Organizational Approaches to Argument Mapping Your Situation Visuals and Argumentation Student Visual Example: Ian Rowe, “A Day in the Life of Your Child on Adderall” Student Visual Example: Hyesu Grace Kim, “Self-Portrait” Writing Projects         Essay ª Visual ª Digital ª Research ª Radical Revision Writing Process Guidelines Seeking Feedback         Thinking and Writing about the Chapter                 Reflection ª Discussion Threads ª Collaborating ª Writing ª Local Situation     15. Writing to Propose Writing to Propose Annotated Example: Joan Didion, “In Bed” Student Example: Eric Trotta, “Handling the Snakehead Invasion” The Road to a Strong Thesis Example: Paul Goodman, “A Proposal to Abolish Grading.” Side by Side Prepare and Respond Organizational Approaches for Writing to Propose Mapping Your Situation College Research and Topic Proposals Writing Projects         Essay ª Visual ª Digital ª Research ª Radical Revision Visuals and Proposals Writing Process Guidelines         Thinking and Writing about the Chapter                 Reflection ª Discussion Threads ª Collaborating ª Writing ª Local Situation     Part Four: Writing Visuals   16. Finding, Adapting, and Making Visuals Processes for Finding, Adapting, and Making Visuals Finding and Adapting Ethics and Locating/Adapting Visuals Making Visuals Student Example: “The Roman Baths of England: A Visual History,” Mariah O’Toole   17. Designing Documents Document Design Before: Traditional Report Format After: Report Design Makeover Understanding Design Processes   Part Five: Writing Research   18. Planning and Conducting Research Research Developing a Research Plan Attributing Research Developing Criteria for Analyzing and Evaluating Sources Conducting Research Using Library Resources Using Online Resources Conducting Primary Research   19. Evaluating and Synthesizing Information  Taking Notes Evaluating Sources Synthesis Synthesizing Research  Quoting Research Paraphrasing Research Summarizing Research When to Quote, Paraphrase, and Summarize Avoid Plagiarism   20. Presenting and Documenting Research  Student Example: Summer Woods, “From Protest to Resistance” Developing a Research Plan Locating and Evaluating Resources Mapping Your Research Attributing and Documenting Sources   21. Responding to Essay Exams Writing College-Level Essay Exams Preparing for Essay Exams Taking Essay Exams     Credits   Index