Student's Book of College English:Rhetoric, Reader, Research Guide, and Handbook, MLA Update Edition

List of contents

Thematic Table of Contents   
Preface to the Instructor  
 
PART 1 Getting Started: The Principles of Good Reading and Writing
Ch 1  Critical Reading  
Why Read?  
Reading for Best Results  
               Tips for Reading Critically
Critical Reading in Action  
          Lawrence Downes, “The Shy, Egg-Stealing Neighbor You Didn't Know You Had” [Annotated professional essay]
                   Strategy Checklist: Reading Critically                    
          George Orwell, “A Hanging” 
Reading Visual Images 
               Tips for Understanding Visuals   
               Reading a Photograph, Drawing, or Advertisement
               Strategy Checklist: Reading and Interpreting Visuals 
          Dodge, “Nitro Drivers Always Make New 'Friends'” [Advertisement] 
          Nestle, “Want a Lite Baby Ruth?” [Advertisement] 
               Reading Charts, Graphs, Tables, and Cartoons 
Reading Web Sites 
        Usefulness and Reliability
            Tips for Reading and Evaluating Web Sites
                Strategy Checklist: Reading and Evaluating Web Sites   0
Models of Writing 
          Christopher Caldwell, “Intimate Shopping: Should Everyone Know What You Bought Today?” 
Ch 2  Active Writing 
Choosing a Good Topic 
        Setting Limits on a Topic 
        Narrowing a Topic in Stages 
Determining Your Purpose and Audience 
Prewriting 
               Strategy Checklist: Prewriting 
               Organizing Ideas 
Writing Drafts 
               Tips for Writing a Rough Draft 
Writing at a Computer 
               Tips for Writing at a Computer   
One Student Writing: First Draft 
          First Draft: John Fousek, “My Roommate” [Student Essay] 
               Strategy Checklist: Getting Started with Writing 
Ch 3  Finding and Supporting a Thesis 
Understanding the Thesis 
Elements of a Good Thesis 
               Tips for Evaluating a Thesis 
Stating Your Thesis 
               Tips for Developing a Thesis 
Supporting Your Thesis: Details 
               Using Sensory Details 
               Using Data: Statistics, Cases, and Expert Testimony 
Student Writing: Thesis and Details
          Thomas Healey, “You Must Be Crazy!” [Student essay] 
          Clifford Wendell, “The Computer and I” [Student essay] 
Models of Writing 
          Nicholas D. Kristof, “Love and Race” 
          Langston Hughes, “Salvation” [Story] 
          W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm, “Scientists Are Made, Not Born” 
               Strategy Checklist: Stating and Supporting a Thesis 
Ch 4  Planning a Paper: Outlining 
Creating a Rough Outline 
               Tips for Creating a Rough Outline 
Making a Formal Outline 
               Establishing Main Divisions 
               Adding Supporting Details 
               Formatting a Formal Outline  
               Writing Topic and Sentence Outlines 
One Student Writing: From Prewriting to Essay   
          Percy Bysshe Shelley, “Ozymandias” [Poem] 
          Prewriting, Rough Outline, Formal Outline, Essay: Alan Benjamin, “Enough Despair to Go Around” [Student essay] 
Preparing Your Formal Outline 
               Tips for Writing a Formal Outline 
               Strategy Checklist: Preparing a Formal Outline   
Ch 5  Writing Your Paper: An Overview   
Writing a Strong Introduction 
               Stating the Thesis 
               Forecasting the Paper 
               Using Different Introductory Strategies 
               Tips for Writing a Strong Introduction 
Writing the Body Paragraphs 
               Writing Topic Sentences 
One Student Writing: Topic Sentences 
          Hugh Nicholes, “The Mechanics of Backyard Mechanics” [Student essay] 
               Writing Transitions 
               Developing Paragraphs: Unity and Coherence 
                Tips for Achieving Paragraph Unity
               Tips for Achieving Paragraph Coherence 
Writing a Strong Conclusion 
               Tips for Writing a Strong Conclusion 
Ch 6  Revising, Editing, and Proofreading Your Paper   
Peer Review: Learning from Other Students 
One Student Writing: Revising and Editing 
          Intermediate Draft: John Fousek, “My Roommate” [Student Essay] 
Learning from Your Instructor's Comments 
          Intermediate Draft with Instructor Comments: John Fousek, “My Roommate” [Student Essay] 
Proofreading 
               Tips for Careful Proofreading  
Putting It All Together 
               Strategy Checklist: Revising and Editing Your Drafts   
One Student Writing: Final Draft 
          Final Draft: John Fousek, “My Roommate, Jim” [Student Essay] 
A Brief Note on Style 
 
PART 2  Methods of Development 
Ch 7  Description 
Writing Your Descriptive Paper 
               Tips for Writing a Descriptive Essay 
Student Writing: Description 
          Nick Fiscina, “Dad's Disappointment” [Student essay] 
          Gwendolyn Wellington, “A Birth Room” [Student essay] 
Critical Reading: Description 
          Esmeralda Santiago, “A Blanco Navidad for New Yorikans”  [Annotated Professional Essay]
Models of Writing 
          Roger Angell, “On the Ball” 
          Joan Didion, “Marrying Absurd” 
Readings for Writing 
          Dick Feagler, “Willie” 
          Maxine Hong Kingston, "My Mother Has Cooked for Us" 
Reading and Writing About Poetry 
          Mark Strand, “Black Sea” [Poem] 
               Strategy Checklist: Writing and Revising Your Descriptive Paper 
Writing Topics
Crosscurrents
Collaborative Learning
From Image to Words: A Reading and Writing Assignment
Ch 8  Narration 
Writing Your Narrative Paper 
               Tips for Writing a Narrative Essay 
Student Writing: Narration 
          Alycia Hatten, “The Death of Santa Claus” [Student essay] 
          Jarrett David Lee Jackson, “My Father's House” [Student essay] 
Models of Writing 
          Carol K. Littlebrandt, “Death Is a Personal Matter” 
          Rogelio R. Gomez, “Foul Shots” 
Readings for Writing 
          Greg Sarris, “'You Don't Look Indian'” 
          Kate Chopin, “The Story of an Hour” [Story] 
Reading and Writing About Poetry 
          Countee Cullen, “Incident” [Poem] 
               Strategy Checklist: Writing and Revising Your Narrative Paper 
Writing Topics
Crosscurrents
Collaborative Learning
From Image to Words: A Reading and Writing Assignment
Ch 9  Example 
Writing Your Example Paper 
               Tips for Writing an Example Essay 
Student Writing: Example 
          Monica Branch, “Keep It Simple” [Student essay] 
          Laura Zager, “A True Tale of a Family” [Student essay] 
Researched Student Writing: Example 
          Laura Merkner, “Children of Television” [MLA-style essay] 
Critical Reading: Example 
          Verlyn Klinkenborg, “Inside the Mind's Eye, a Network of Highways” [Annotated professional essay] 
Models of Writing 
          John Updike, “Childhood Transgressions” 
          Barbara Ehrenreich, “What I've Learned from Men” 
Readings for Writing 
          Caleb Crain, “Twilight of the Books” 
          Judy Brady, “I Want a Wife” 
Reading and Writing About Poetry 
          Edna St. Vincent Millay, “Lament” [Poem] 
               Strategy Checklist: Writing and Revising Your Example Paper 
Writing Topics
Crosscurrents
Collaborative Learning
From Image to Words: A Reading and Writing Assignment
Ch 10  Process 
Writing Your Process Paper 
               Tips for Writing a Process Essay 
Student Writing: Process 
          Michael Wollan, “Coffee Time” [Student essay] 
Researched Student Writing: Process
          Ayoko Folikoue, “Installation Art: Umbrellas Spread Across the Landscape” [MLA-Style essay] 
Models of Writing 
          R. H. Kauffman, “How to Survive a Hotel Fire” 
          Mildred Armstrong Kalish, “Wash Day” 
Readings for Writing 
          Nikki Giovanni, “Campus Racism 101”
          Susan Douglas, “Remote Control: How to Raise a Media Skeptic” 
Reading and Writing About Poetry 
          Robert Frost, “Fire and Ice” [Poem] 
               Strategy Checklist: Writing and Revising Your Process Paper 
Writing Topics
Crosscurrents
Collaborative Learning
From Image to Words: A Reading and Writing Assignment
Ch 11  Comparison and Contrast 
Writing Your Comparison-Contrast Paper   
               Tips for Writing a Comparison-Contrast Essay 
Student Writing: Comparison­ ­-Contrast 
               Subject-by-Subject Pattern 
          Lea Fasolo, “Life After Death” [Student outline and essay] 
               Point-by-Point Pattern 
          Barry Barnett, “Smarter But” [Student outline and essay] 
               Combined Pattern of Comparison and Contrast 
          Stacy Kissenger, “Birds of a Feather?” [Student outline and essay] 
Models of Writing 
          Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens), “The Professional” 
          William Zinsser, “Speaking of Writing” 
          Suzanne Britt, “That Lean and Hungry Look” 
          Bruce Catton, “Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts” 
Readings for Writing 
               Youthful Imagination: Two Stories for Comparison and Contrast 
          Shirley Jackson, “Charles” [Story] 
          Saki (H.H. Munro), “The Open Window” [Story] 
               Legalizing Drugs: Two Web Sites for Comparison and Contrast 
          Office of National Drug Control Policy [Home page] 
          Marijuana Policy Project [Home page] 
               Love, Sweet Love: Two Poems for Comparison and Contrast 
          William Shakespeare, Sonnet 29, “When, in disgrace with Fortune and men's eyes” [Poem] 
          William Shakespeare, Sonnet 130, “My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun” [Poem] 
          Julie Olivera, “Two Kinds of Love” [Student essay] 
               Strategy Checklist: Writing and Revising Your Comparison and Contrast Paper 
Writing Topics
Crosscurrents
Collaborative Learning
From Image to Words: A Reading and Writing Assignment
Ch 12  Classification and Division 
Classification and Division in Action 
Using Division (or Analysis) 
Using Classification 
How Are Division and Classification Different? 
Reviewing Division Strategies 
Writing Your Classification Paper 
               Tips for Writing a Classification Essay 
Student Writing: Classification 
          Yvonne C. Younger, “Tomorrow, Tomorrow” [Student essay]   
Models of Writing 
          Jared Sandberg, “A Brief, Handy Guide to Those Odd Birds in the Upper Branches” 
          John Holt, “Three Kinds of Disciplines” 
Readings for Writing 
          Amartya Sen, “A World Not Neatly Divided” 
          Cass R. Sunstein, “How Polarizing Is the Internet?” 
Reading and Writing About Poetry 
          Robert Frost, “The Rose Family” [Poem] 
               Strategy Checklist: Writing and Revising Your Classification Paper 
Writing Topics
Crosscurrents
Collaborative Learning
From Image to Words: A Reading and Writing Assignment
Ch 13   Cause and Effect 
Writing Your Cause and Effect Paper 
               Tips for Writing a Cause and Effect Essay 
Student Writing: Cause and Effect 
          Richard S. Smith, “Cause for Failure” [Student essay] 
Researched Student Writing: Cause and Effect 
          Keely Cutts, “Wolves in Yellowstone” [MLA-style essay] 
Models of Writing 
          Carll Tucker, “On Splitting” 
          Mohan Sivanand, “Why I Write Wrong” 
Readings for Writing 
          Tony Sachs and Sal Nunziato, “Spinning into Oblivion”   
          Brent Staples, “What Adolescents Miss When We Let Them Grow Up in Cyberspace” 
          Mike Twohy, “Reassigned Pending an Investigation” [Cartoon] 
Reading and Writing About Poetry 
          Edwin Arlington Robinson, “Richard Cory” [Poem] 
          Craig Anders, “We and He” [Student essay] 
               Strategy Checklist: Writing and Revising Your Cause and Effect Paper 
Writing Topics
Crosscurrents
From Image to Words: A Reading and Writing Assignment
Ch 14   Definition 
Writing Your Definition Paper 
               Beginning a Formal Definition 
               Tips for Writing One-Sentence Definitions 
               Drafting Your Formal Definition Paper   
               Writing an Informal Definition Paper 
Student Writing: Formal Definition 
          Frederick Spense, “Everyone Is Equal in the Grave” [Student essay] 
Student Writing: Informal Definition 
          Helen Fleming, “The Grinnies” [Student essay] 
Models of Writing 
          David Owen, “The Perfect Job” 
          Lev Grossman, "Meet Joe Blog"
Readings for Writing 
          Sunil Garg, "Under My Skin" 
          Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., “Harrison Bergeron” [Story] 
Reading and Writing About Poetry 
          Langston Huges, “Dreams” [Poem] 
               Strategy Checklist: Writing and Revising Your Definition Paper 
Writing Topics
Crosscurrents
Collaborative Learning
From Image to Words: A Reading and Writing Assignment
Ch 15  Argumentation 
Using Logic 
               Induction 
               Deduction 
               Using Induction and Deduction 
               Avoiding Logical Fallacies 
Writing Your Argumentation Paper 
               Writing a Formal Argument 
               Tips for Writing a Formal Argument 
               Developing a Debatable Position 
Student Writing: Argumentation 
          Sandra Travis-Edwards, “The Right Not to Vote” [Student essay] 
          Dennis Rivas, “Books Are Not More Valuable than Other Art” [Student essay] 
Student Writing: Perspectives on Immigrants in America 
          Nick Milano, “Citizenship for Christmas” [Student essay] 
          Dan Cunningham, “Illegal Immigrants Don't Deserve a License” [Student essay] 
          Quynh Nguyen, “Being a Recent American” [Student essay] 
Models of Writing 
          Michael E. Levin, “The Case for Torture” 
          James Q. Wilson, “Just Take Away Their Guns” 
          Meg Greenfield, “In Defense of the Animals” 
Readings for Writing 
          Jim Borgman, “The 1812 Overture” [Cartoon] 
               Perspectives on the Death Penalty   
          Lauren Heist, “Capital Punishment: An Example for Criminals” [Student essay] 
          Alex Shalom, “Abolish the Death Penalty” [Student essay] 
          Mark Essig, “Continuing the Search for Kinder Executions” 
          Robert Mankoff, “Good News” [Cartoon] 
               Perspectives on Same-Sex Marriages 
          Andrew Sullivan, “Let Gays Marry” 
          Lisa Schiffren, “Gay Marriage, an Oxymoron” 
          NoGaymarriage.com, “Please Help Preserve the Traditional Judeo-Christian Institution of Marriage” [Web site] 
          MillionForMarriage.org “Support Marriage Equality for All.” [Web site] 
          Dan Wasserman, “All We Want Is a Marriage” [Cartoon] 
Researched Student Writing: Argumentation
          Richard Yee, “Banning Same-Sex Marriage: An Attack on the American Institution” [MLA-style essay] 
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Summary

This classic rhetoric/ reader/ research guide/ handbook offers students a complete course in writing in the rhetorical modes in one comprehensive volume.
 
For over 30 years, Student's Book of College English has earned a reputation for clarity, accessibility, and comprehensiveness. This Twelfth Edition continues the tradition with sound instruction in the rhetorical strategies, strong professional and student readings, thorough coverage of argumentation and research, and a reference handbook with self-test exercises.  This edition also features a new full color design, close attention to visual elements, updated discussions of Internet research and documentation, and a new chapter on critical reading.

Product details

• Authors: David Skwire, Harvey S. Wiener
• Publisher: Pearson Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2009
• EAN: 9780205741786
• ISBN: 978-0-205-74178-6
• No. of pages: 800
• Weight: 1020 g
• Series: Longman; Longman