Write Now

List of contents

Detailed Contents
 
Part 1. Writing in the Media Age
 
Chapter 1. Understanding Rhetorical Situations, Genres, and Mediums
Understanding rhetorical situations
  READING: “Don’t Believe the Hypermarket,” Sarah Irving
Understanding rhetorical purposes and strategies
Understanding genres
  READING: “Genre Jumping Pays Off,” Jon Weisman
Understanding mediums
  READING: “The Whole Damn Bus is Cheering,” Michael Bierut
Learning from other mediums: Composing with words and images
  READING: “Writing with Pictures,” Scott McCloud
 
Chapter 2. Understanding Composing Processes
 Identifiying composing processes
  STUDENT SAMPLE: “Where Are My Beats,” Marcus Bynum
 Learning from other mediums: Composing visually
  READING: from “Pollock Paints a Picture,” Robert Goodnough
 
Chapter 3. Understanding Critical Reading and Thinking
Exploring sources and focusing ideas
  READING: “What Boy Crisis?” Judith Warner
Connecting and composing
  READING: “Re-examining the ‘Boy Crisis,’” Kathleen Parker
  STUDENT SAMPLE: Summary of “Re-Examining the ‘Boy Crisis,’” Tara Joss
Exploring multiple sources and ideas
  READING: “Students Set the Rules at New York City School,” Nahal Toosi
  READING: Closing the Achievement Gap by the US Department of Education
Incorporating scholarly sources
  READING: “Closing the Achievement Gap,” US Dept of Education
 Learning from other mediums: Thinking critically about music videos
  READING: “Take the Debate over Degrading Rap Videos Off Mute,” Michele Goodwin
 
Chapter 4. Reading and Understanding Arguments
Finding complexity in arguments
  READING: “Meltdown: Running Out of Time on Global Warming,” Bill McKibben
Responding to alternative points of view
  READING: “Yes, People Still Read, but Now It's Social," Steve Johnson
Understanding key components and assumptions in arguments
Understanding appeals, evidence, and fallacies
Learning from other mediums: Video persuasion
  READING: “Where Did That Video Spoofing Gore’s Film Come From?” Antonio Regalado and Dionne Searcey
 
 
Part 2. Composing Projects
 
Chapter 5. Memoirs
Understanding memoirs
  READING: An excerpt from “Terwilliger Bunts One,” Annie Dillard
Readings and resources for exploring memoirs
  READING: The Veil, Marjane Satrapi
  READING: “Coming Into Language,” Jimmy Santiago Baca
Writing assignment: A memoir
  STUDENT ESSAY: “The Laughter of Our Children,” Ann Gillingham
 
Chapter 6. Profiles
Understanding profiles
  READING: “A Hero’s Journey,” Neil Broverman
Readings and resources for exploring profiles
  READING: “Raw Nerve: The Political Art of Steve Brodner,” USA Today
  READING: “Soulful Survivor Sewing,” Tara Cady Sartorius
Writing assignment: A profile
Focus on student writing
  STUDENT ESSAY: “The Challenge Question,” Susan Ramos
 
Chapter 7. Rhetorical Analyses
Understanding rhetorical analyses
  READING: “Reading the Speeches of McCain and Obama Has Made Me Ashamed of Our Political Class,”
Matthew Paris
Readings and resources for exploring rhetorical analyses
  READING: “A Word from Our Sponsor,” Jennie Yabroff (with Susan Elgin)
  READING:  Auto Erotic: Jacqueline Hassink’s Car Girls,” Francine Prose
 Writing assignment: A rhetorical analysis
STUDENT ESSAY: “Organic Labeling and Rhetorical Situations,” Kristen Williams
 
Chapter 8. Position Arguments
Understanding position arguments
  READING: “Let’s Talk about Sex,” Anna Quindlen
Readings and resources for exploring position arguments
  READING: “Seeking a Drinking Age Debate: Perspectives from an Amethyst Initiative Signatory About
Moving the Dialog Forward,” Elisabeth Muhlenfeld
  READOMG: "Images Arguing Positions"
Writing assignment: A position argument
  STUDENT ESSAY: “Interest Only: The Problem with Student Loans,” Tara Joss
 
Chapter 9. Proposals
 Understanding proposals
  READING: “Taxing Sugared Beverages Would Help Trim State Budgets, Consumers’ Bulging Waistlines, and
Health Care Costs,” The Center for Science in the Public Interest
Readings and resources for exploring proposals
READING: “Drinking Age Paradox,” George Will
  READING: “Adult Accountability for Underage Drinking: The Case for Social Host Laws,” Institute for Public
Strategies
  Writing assignment: A proposal
  STUDENT ESSAY: “Burying the Problem,” Laura Davis
 
Chapter 10. Explanatory Research Essays
Understanding explanatory essays
  READING: “Terror on YouTube: The Internet’s Most Popular Sites Are Becoming Tools for Terrorist
Recruitment,” Ingrid Caldwell
Readings and resources for exploring explanatory research essays
  READING: “Join the Flock!," Hadley Ferguson
Writing assignment: An explanatory research essay
  STUDENT ESSAY: “Self-Esteem and Body Image,” Carla Farmar
 
Chapter 11. Book, Music, and Film Reviews
Understanding reviews
  READING: “Too Many Rules [review of The Dark Knight],” Ross Douthat
Readings and resources for exploring reviews
  READING: “A Boy’s Epic Quest, Borough by Borough,” Michiko Kakutani
Writing assignment: A book, music, or film review
  STUDENT ESSAY: “Reading Spots of Ink,” Marcus Bynum
 
Chapter 12. Literary Analyses
Understanding literary analyses
  READING: “The Writer,” Richard Wilbur
READING: “Richard Wilbur’s ‘The Writer,’” Isabella Wai
Readings and resources for exploring literary analyses
  READING: “Symbolic Representation of Identity in Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God,” Keiko Dilbeck
Writing assignment: A literary analysis
  STUDENT ESSAY: “The Love Factory: ‘Womanhood,’ Sex, and Marriage,” Tara Joss
  "Womanhood," Catherine Anderson
 
Chapter 13. Photo Essays
Understanding photo essays
  READING: “Gay Rights, From Stonewall to Prop 8,” Fred W. McDarrah, Terry Schmitt,
John Storey, and Sara Krulwich
Readings and resources for exploring photo essays
  READING: “Country Doctor,” Eugene Smith
Writing assignment: A photo essay
  STUDENT ESSAY: “Nationalism and Persuasion: Group Identity, Motivation, and Images,” Trevor Jackson
 
Note: Chapters E1 through E9 are additional chapters included in the Pearson eText. Log in to MyWritingLab and click on "View eText" on your course home page to access these chapters and accompanying media resources.
 
Chapter E1: Presentations
Understanding presentations
  READING: “The World Will Always Remember September 11^th,” George W. Bush
  READING: “Why Squatter Cities Are a Good Thing,” Stuart Brand
Readings and resources for exploring presentations
  READING: “In Defense of PowerPoint,” Don Norman
Writing assignment: Deliver a presentation
  STUDENT ESSAY: “Weight and Wealth in America,” Bradley Bowen
 
Chapter E2: Portfolios
Understanding portfolios
  READING: “Digital Portfolios: An Alternative Approach to Assessing Progress,” Jeff Archer
Readings and resources for exploring portfolios
  READING: “Showing What They Know,” Scott Cech
Writing assignment: A portfolio
  STUDENT ESSAY: “The More I Learn, the Less I Know,” Kristen Williams
 
Chapter E3: Audio Essays
Understanding audio essays
  READING: “Students and Teachers from K-12 Hit the Podcasts,” Jeffrey Selingo
Readings and resources for exploring audio essays
  READING: “Podcasting in the Classroom,” Johanna Riddle
Writing assignment: An audio essay
  STUDENT ESSAY: “Humor verses Humanity,” Brigette Donovan
 
Chapter E4: Annotated Bibliographies
Understanding annotated bibliographies
READING: “At Issue: Academic Integrity, an Annotated Bibliography,” Wayne F. Pricer
Readings and resources for exploring annotated bibliographies
  READING: “RadioHeads Take Readers Behind the Microphone,” Keddy Ann Outlaw
Writing assignment: An annotated bibliography
   STUDENT ESSAY: “Googling China, an Annotated Bibliography," Kevin O'Brien
 
Chapter E5: Annotated Playlists
Understanding playlists
READING: “Jane Eyre,” Caitlin Covington
Readings and resources for exploring playlists
  READING: “Living with Music: A Playlist,” Blake Wilson
Writing assignment: An annotated playlist
  STUDENT PROJECT: “Neil Armstrong — One Giant Leap for Mankind Playlist,” Anthony Abraham
 
Chapter E6: Business Letters and Resumes
Understanding business letters and resumes
  READING: "Resume and Cover LEtter," Wynn FUller
 Electronic business correspondence
Readings and resources for exploring business letters and resumes
  READING: “Keep Your Resume Honest," Deborah Ben-Canaan and Martha Fay Africa
Writing assignment: A cover letter and resume
  STUDENT PROJECT: Cover letter and resume, Abrahim Sandern
 
Chapter E7: Brochures and Flyers
 Understanding brochures
  READING: "The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt,' The Boston Museuum of Silence
Readings and resources for brochures and flyers
  READING: “Think You're Too Young to Get Breast Cancer?"
  READING: “The Art of Paul McCartney,” The Walker Gallery
Writing assignment: A brochure or flyer
  STUDENT ESSAY: “Snow Camp Animal Sanctuary,” Kristen Williams
  
Chapter E8: Digital Videos
Understanding digital videos
  READING: "Edward Sheriff Curtis: Chronicler of the Native American Peoples," Bridgette Donovan
Readings and resources for exploring digital videos
   READING: “Rights Clash on Youtube and Videos Disappear,” Tim Arango
Writing assignment: A digital video
  STUDENT ESSAY: “A Glimpse of Freedom: Belfast’s Murals,” Ann Gillingham
 
Chapter E9: Essay Exams
Understanding exam questions and answers
 Writing strategies for essay exams
  
 
Part 3. Research Strategies
 
Chapter 14. Understanding Research
Asking questions
Joining conversations
Zooming in and out on a topic
 Using Information Ethically

Chapter 15. Conducting Research
Subject headings
Keyword searches
Libraries and databases
Internet sources
Field research
 Observations
 Interviews
Surveys
 
Chapter 16. Evaluating and Composing with Sources
Evaluating sources
Annotating, note taking, and creating bibliographies
Writing summaries and paraphrases
Using quotations

Chapter 17. Documenting Sources in MLA and APA Style
MLA Style
 Sample paper in MLA format
STUDENT SAMPLE: “Both/And: Contemporary Alternative Medicine,” Allison Johns
APA Style
 Sample paper in APA format
STUDENT SAMPLE: “Wine Consumption and Health,” Francis Rothemel
 

Part 4. Composing Strategies
 
Chapter 18. Thesis Statements and Topic Sentences
Developing a thesis statement
Topic sentences
Thesis statements and topic sentences in multiple mediums

Chapter 19. Organization
Sequence and flow
Transitions
Introductions and conclusions
Organizing structures in multiple media
 
Chapter 20. Narration
Sequencing
Showing through details
Dialog and the words of others
Narration in multiple media

Chapter 21. Description
Describing details that appeal to the senses
Establishing a dominant impression
Describing a process
Description in Multiple Mediums

Chapter 22. Defining
Defining words and sentences
Definitions at the paragraph level
Definitions at the project level
Definitions in multiple mediums

Chapter 23. Comparisons and Contrasts
Point-by-point comparisons and contrasts
Chunked comparisons and contrasts
Transitions and tags for comparisons and contrasts
Comparisons and contrasts in multiple mediums
  
Chapter 24. Exploring Causes and Effects
Analyzing causes and effects
Arguing about causes and effects
Causes and effects in multiple mediums
 
Part 5. Visual and Design Strategies
 
Chapter 25. Visual Rhetoric Strategies
Thinking conceptually about visual communication
Visual strategies
Using visuals to provide information
Connecting visuals to other writing strategies
Visual rhetoric strategies in multiple mediums
 
Chapter 26. Document Design
Flow and space
 Fonts, Headings, and Lists
Essay design
Design in multiple mediums 
 
Part 6. Handbook
 1. Editing and Proofreading
 2. Sentences
 3. Verbs
4. Pronouns
5. Style
6. Punctuation
 
Credits
Index

Summary

Enhanced with rich, book-specific video and other media, this writing guide presents both traditional and multi-modal genres and writing assignments.
 
Daniel Anderson found that students were most engaged in his composition classes when they worked with the media-rich forms they encountered outside class, but did not find a writing guide that adequately supported both traditional, academic forms and the newer forms familiar to his students.  Further, the author wanted his students to have tightly integrated video with their text to address their expectations and multiple learning styles.  Motivated by these desires, Daniel Anderson wrote Write Now.  Write Now recognizes that students today often need to compose in forms that extend beyond the printed essay, but that they also need solid instruction in the fundamentals of rhetoric and the composing process. Combining a compact printed text with an innovative Pearson e-Text that includes all of the printed text plus additional project chapters and extensive media support, the Write Now package offers a flexible and engaging learning experience covering a broad range of writing projects, from academic research and argument to photo essays and multimedia presentations.
 
To take advantage of the video and other media resources, instructors may adopt the book packaged with access to the Pearson e-Text, or may opt for paperless delivery by adopting only the e-Text.  Instructors who prefer not to use the media have the option of adopting the Write Now paper book alone.
 

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Anderson
• Publisher: Pearson Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2011
• EAN: 9780132415477
• ISBN: 978-0-13-241547-7
• No. of pages: 512
• Weight: 710 g
• Series: Allyn & Bacon; Allyn & Bacon
• Subject: Guides > Law, job, finance > Training, job, career