Writing: A Guide for College and Beyond uses written instruction and visual tools to teaches how to read, write, and research effectively for different purposes.   Lester Faigley’s clear and inviting teaching style and Dorling Kindersley’s accessible and striking design combine to create a textbook that shows what readers and writers actually do.  Unique, dynamic presentations of reading, writing, and research processes in the text bring writing alive and speaks to those with many learning styles.  Throughout the book, the readers are engaged and learning, with such notable features as “process maps” to guide through the major writing assignments, extensive examples of student “Writers at work,” and diverse, distinctive reading selections.

Table of Contents:
Preface   PART 1: THE WRITER AS EXPLORER   1. Making Discoveries Look with new eyes Explore the world Find a territory Use guides   2. Readingto Explore Become a critical reader Look with a critical eye Read actively Recognize fallacies Respond as a reader   3. Planning a Journey Determine your direction Write a thesis Plan your route   4. Returning and Revising Evaluate your draft Respond to others Pay attention to details last   5. Thinking Visually Communicate with visuals and words Understand visual and verbal concepts Know when to use images and graphics Take pictures that aren’t boring Compose images Create tables, charts, and graphs   6. Designing Documents Start with your readers Use headings and subheadings effectively Design pages Understand typography   7. Delivering Presentations Plan a presentation   Design effective visuals Give a memorable presentation   8. Working as a Team Organize a team Understand the team process Work as a team     PART 2: THE WRITER AS GUIDE   9. Writing Effectively in College Understand the demands of writing in college Think about your aim Think about your genre Think about your audience Think about your credibility Think about building on the work of others Become an effective writer Student visual analysis     Angela Yamashita, Got Roddick?   Write to Reflect   10. Reflections Writing reflections An effective reflection Sue Kunitomi Embrey, Some Lines for a Younger Brother . . . Explore current issues   How to read reflections David Sedaris, Let it Snow Lee Conell, My Dropout Boyfriend Kept Dropping In Jason Christopher Hartley, Just Another Soldier Amy Tan, Mother Tongue   How to write a reflection Student essay     Janine Carter, The Miracle Quilt Projects   Write to Inform   11. Observations Writing observations An effective observation Annie Dillard, Life on the Rocks: The Galápagos Explore current issues    How to read observations Mary Roach, Monster in a Ryokan Ansel Adams, Photographs of Japanese-Americans at Manzanar Fred Strebeigh, The Wheels of Freedom: Bicycles in China Salman Hameed, The Travelogue of an Astronomer   How to write an observation Student essay     Sarah Cuellar, Playing in Traffic: How Parallel Play Helps Preschool Children "Merge" into Group Play Projects   12. Informative Essays Reporting information Effective informative writing Samuel Wilson, The Emperor’s Giraffe Explore current issues    How to read informative writing Lori Gottlieb, How Do I Love Thee? Chip Walter, Affairs of the Lips: Why We Kiss Po Bronson, Learning to Lie Virginia Morell, Minds of their Own   How to write to inform Student essay     Lakshmi Kotra, The Life Cycle of Stars Projects   Write to Analyze   13. Rhetorical and Literary Analyses Writing to analyze Writing a rhetorical analysis Writing a visual analysis Writing a literary analysis An effective analysis Tim Collins, Straight from the Heart Explore current issues    How to read analyses David T.Z.Mindich, The Collapse of Big Media: The Young and the Restless Frank Gehry, The Stata Center Landor Associates, Federal Express Logo Volkswagen Beetle Alice Walker, Everyday Use Student literary analysis     Shaunte Huff, “Make Something of Yourself”: Symbolism in Alice Walker's “Everyday Use” Dagoberto Gilb, Love in LA   How to write an analysis Student rhetorical analysis     Kelsey Turner, Biting the Hands That Feed America Projects   14. Causal Analyses Writing to analyze causes An effective causal analysis Stentor Danielson, Pesticides, Parasite May Cause Frog Deformities Explore current issues    How to read causal analyses Stephanie Coontz, The Future of Marriage Hannah Fairfield, Pushing Paper Out the Door Emily Raine, Why Should I Be Nice To You? Coffee Shops and the Politics of Good Service Daniel Akst, Strive We Must Kay S. Hymowitz, The New Girl Order Operation Iraqi Freedom Leaflets   How to write a causal analysis Student analysis     Sean Booker, Borrowing Bling: The Appeal of Hip-hop to Young White Men Projects   Write Arguments   15. Evaluations Writing to evaluate An effective evaluation Lefteris Pavlides, The Aesthetics of Wind Power Explore current issues    How to read evaluations Michael Gorman, Web 2.0 Forum: The Sleep of Reason Danah Boyd, Web 2.0 Forum: Knowledge Access as a Public Good Michael Eric Dyson, Gangsta Rap and American Culture Stephanie Rosenbloom, The Nitpicking Nation   How to write an evaluation Student essay     Rashaun Giddens, Stop Loss or “Loss of Trust” Projects   16. Arguments for a Position Writing a position argument An effective position argument Ted Koppel, Take My Privacy, Please! Explore current issues    How to read position arguments Frederick Douglass, What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? Mark Winne, When Handouts Keep Coming, the Food Line Never Ends Michel Marriott, The Color of Mayhem Steven Johnson, Hillary vs, “Grand Theft Auto” Mae M. Ngai, No Human Being Is Illegal Buff Daddy Food Cops Bust Cookie Monster   How to write a position argument Student argument     Chris Nguyen, Speech Doesn’t Have to be Pretty to be Protected Projects   17. Proposal Arguments Making a proposal argument An effective proposal argument Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence Explore current issues    How to read proposal arguments Paul Saffo, A Trail of DNA and Data Thomas Homer-Dixon and S. Julio Friedmann, Coal in a Nice Shade of Green Richard Nixon, Building the Interstate Highway System Michael Pollan, Why Bother? Karol Boudreaux and Tyler Cowen, The Micromagic of Microcredit   How to write a proposal argument Student argument     Kim Lee, Let’s Make It a Real Melting Pot with Presidential Hopes for All Projects     PART 3: THE WRITER AS RESEARCHER   18. Planning Research Analyze the research task Ask a question Determine what you need Draft a working thesis Search using keywords Start a working bibliography   19. Finding Sources in Databases Find information in databases Construct effective searches Locate elements of a citation   20. Finding Sources on the Web Find information on the Web Evaluate Web sources Find visual sources online   21. Finding Print Sources Find books Find journal articles Evaluate print sources   22. Exploring in the Field Conduct interviews Administer surveys Make observations   23. Writing the Research Paper Plan your organization Avoid plagiarism Quote sources without plagiarizing Summarize and paraphrase sources without plagiarizing Incorporate quotations Incorporate visuals   24. MLA Documentation Elements of MLA documentation Entries in the list of works cited In-text citations in MLA style Books in MLA-style works cited Periodicals in MLA-style works cited Web sources in MLA-style works cited Other sources in MLA-style works cited Sample MLA paper     George Abukar, It’s Time to Shut Down the Identity Theft Racket   25. APA Documentation APA citations In-text citations in APA style Books in APA-style references list Periodicals in APA-style references list Web sources in APA-style references list Other sources in APA-style references list Sample APA paper     Blair Zacharias, Parking Design Recommendations for Publicly-Funded Commercial Redevelopment Projects     PART 4: THE WRITER AS EDITOR   26. Writing Effective Paragraphs Develop paragraphs Pay attention to paragraph length Link within and across paragraphs Start fast Conclude with strength Checklist for editing paragraphs   27. Writing Effective Sentences Pay attention to verbs Stay active Focus on people and actors Write concise sentences Write ethical sentences Match structure with ideas Checklist for editing sentences   28. Avoiding Errors Fix fragments Fix run-on sentences Fix comma spices Make verbs agree with subjects Make pronouns agree Fix shifts Use modifiers correctly Place modifiers carefully Checklist for editing for errors   29. Understanding Punctuation and Conventions Identify where commas are needed Place commas correctly with modifiers Place commas correctly with clauses and phrases Use semicolons and colons correctly Use hyphens, dashes, and parentheses correctly Use quotation marks correctly Use other punctuation correctly Understand print conventions Checklist for punctuation and conventions   30. Writing in a Second Language Understand the demands of writing in a second language Understand nouns in English Understand articles in English Understand verbs and modifiers in English Understand English sentence structure Checklist for second language writers   Appendices: A. Writing Essay Exams B. Creating Portfolios   Credits Index