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Informationen zum Autor Dorothy Seyler holds advanced degrees from Columbia University and the State University of New York at Albany and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the College of William and Mary. Dr. Seyler is professor emerita of English at Northern Virginia Community College and has taught at Ohio State University, the University of Kentucky, and Nassau Community College. In addition to articles published in both scholarly journals and popular magazines, Dr. Seyler is the author of 10 college textbooks, including Introduction to Literature, Doing Research, Steps to College Reading, and Patterns of Reflection. Read, Reason, Write was first published in 1984. In 2007, Dr. Seyler was elected to membership in the Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C., for excellence in education. Klappentext Read, Reason, Write unites instruction in critical reading and analysis, argument, and research strategies with a rich collection of readings that provide both practice for these skills and new ideas and insights for readers. Read, Reason, Write is committed to showing students how reading, analytic, argumentative, and research skills are interrelated and how these skills combine to develop each student's critical thinking ability. Also available with this edition is McGraw-Hill's Connect, the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, and how they need it, so that your class time is more engaging and effective. Connect is sold separately and does not come automatically with the purchase of the textbook. Inhaltsverzeichnis CONTENTSPrefaceSECTION 1CRITICAL READING AND ANALYSISChapter 1WRITERS AND THEIR SOURCESReading, Writing, and the Contexts of ArgumentResponding to SourcesAbraham Lincoln, "The Gettysburg Address" The Response to ContentThe Analytic ResponseThe Evaluation ResponseThe Research ResponseDeborah Tannen, "Who Does the Talking Here?" Writing SummariesGuidelines for Writing SummariesActive Reading: Use Your Mind! Guidelines for Active ReadingSusan Cain, "The Rise of the New Groupthink"Using ParaphraseAcknowledging Sources InformallyReferring to People and SourcesJoel Achenbach, "The Future Is Now: It's Heading Right at Us, But We Never See It Coming" Presenting Direct Quotations: A Guide for Form and StyleReasons for Using Quotation MarksA Brief Guide to QuotingFor Reading and Analysis Alex Knapp, "Five Leadership Lessons from James. T. Kirk" Suggestions for Discussion and WritingChapter 2 RESPONDING CRITICALLY TO SOURCESTraits of the Critical Reader/ThinkerExamining the Rhetorical Context of a SourceWho Is the Author? What Type-or Genre-of Source Is It? What Kind of Audience Does the Author Anticipate? What Is the Author's Primary Purpose? What Are the Author's Sources of Information? Analyzing the Style of a SourceDenotative and Connotative Word ChoiceToneLevel of DictionSentence StructureMetaphorsOrganization and ExamplesRepetitionHyperbole, Understatement, and IronyQuotation Marks, Italics, and Capital LettersDave Barry, "In a Battle of Wits with Kitchen Appliances, I'm Toast" Writing about StyleUnderstanding Your Purpose and AudiencePlanning the EssayDrafting the Style AnalysisA Checklist for RevisionEllen Goodman, "In Praise of a Snail's Pace" Student Essay: James Goode, "A Convincing Style" Analyzing Two or More SourcesGuidelines for Preparing a Contrast EssayArthur Bright, "Algerian Hostage Crisis Heightens as Scores Are Reported Dead" Jamie Dettmer, "Hostages Reportedly Dead in Algerian Oil Field Siege" For Reading and AnalysisFiroozeh Dumas, "The F Word"Alexandra Petri, "Love to Read, Kids? Your Time Is Almost Up" Suggestions for Discussion and WritingSECTION 2THE WORLD OF ARGUMENTChapter 3UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS OF ARGUMENTSTATISTICS IN ARGUMENTCharacteristics of ArgumentArgument Is Conversation with a GoalArgument Takes a Stand on an Arguable IssueArgument Uses Re...
