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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.

Table of Contents:
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] Reading as Inquiry     Strategy Checklist: Reading Critically                     ·          George Orwell, “A Hanging”  Reading Visual Images          Reading a Photograph         Tips for Reading Photographs         Reading Advertisements         Tips for Reading Advertisements         Reading Graphs, Tables, and Charts         Tips for Reading Graphs, Tables, and Charts         Reading Cartoons         Tips for Reading Cartoons         Reading Web Sites         Tips for Reading and Evaluating Web Sites     Strategy Checklist:  Reading and Evaluating Web Sites Models of Writing  ·          Christopher Caldwell, “Intimate Shopping: Should Everyone Know What You Bought Today?”      Strategy Checklist:  Reading and Interpreting Visuals   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  One Student Writing: First Draft  ·          First Draft: John Fousek, “My Roommate” [Student Essay]      Strategy Checklist: Getting Started with Writing  Collaborative Learning   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          Thesis Statements: Strong or Weak? 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]  ·          Joseph Anderson, “Getting Juiced” [Student essay]  Models of Writing  ·          Nicholas D. Kristof, “Love and Race”  ·          Langston Hughes, “Salvation” [Story]      Strategy Checklist: Stating and Supporting a Thesis    Ch 4  Planning a Paper: Outlining  Why Outline? Creating a Rough Outline  Making a Formal Outline          Establishing Main Divisions          Adding Supporting Details          Formatting a Formal Outline           Writing a Topic Outline  Correcting a Formal Outline 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    Revising Your Paper         Revising to Improve Your Thesis         Revising for Appropriate Supporting Detail         Revising for Better Organization         Revising for Purpose and Audience         Revising for Suitable Structure: Introduction, Body Paragraphs, Conclusion Peer Review: Learning from Other Students  One Student Writing: Revising and Editing  ·          Intermediate Draft: John Fousek, “My Roommate” [Student Essay]          Tips for Editing Your Paper 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  Assignment: Description Student Writing: Description  ·          Nick Fiscina, “Dad’s Disappointment” [Student essay]  ·          Thomas Albanese, “High School Practice” [Student essay]  Description in the World Around You Readings for Writing ·          Esmeralda Santiago, “A Blanco Navidad for New Yorikans”  [Annotated Professional Essay] ·          Roger Angell, “On the Ball”  ·          Joan Didion, “Marrying Absurd”  ·          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  Crosscurrents Collaborative Learning   Ch 8  Narration  Writing Your Narrative Paper          Tips for Writing a Narrative Essay  Assignment: Narration Student Writing: Narration  ·          Alycia Hatten, “The Death of Santa Claus” [Student essay]  ·          Jarrett David Lee Jackson, “My Father’s House” [Student essay]  Narration in the World Around You Readings for Writing  ·          Carol K. Littlebrandt, “Death Is a Personal Matter”  ·          Tanya Barrientos, “Se Habla Espanõl” ·          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  Crosscurrents Collaborative Learning   Ch 9  Example  Writing Your Example Paper          Tips for Writing an Example Essay          Seeing an Example Paper Plan Assignment:  Example Student Writing: Example  ·          Monica Branch, “Keep It Simple” [Student essay]  Researched Student Writing: Example  ·          Laura Merkner, “Children of Television” [MLA-style essay]  Example in the World Around You Critical Reading: Example  ·          Verlyn Klinkenborg, “Inside the Mind’s Eye, a Network of Highways” [Annotated professional essay]  Readings for Writing  ·          John Updike, “Childhood Transgressions”  ·          Barbara Ehrenreich, “What I’ve Learned from Men”  ·          John Grisham, “Boxers, Briefs and 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  Crosscurrents Collaborative Learning   Ch 10  Process  Writing Your Process Paper          Tips for Writing a Process Essay  Assignment:  Process Student Writing: Process  ·          Michael Wollan, “Coffee Time” [Student essay]  Researched Student Writing: Process ·          Omprakash K. Pansara, “Preparing for he First Day of Classes” [MLA-Style essay]  Process in the World Around You Readings for Writing  ·          Mark A. Shiffrin and Avi Silberschatz ·          Mildred Armstrong Kalish, “Wash Day”  ·          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  Crosscurrents Collaborative Learning   Ch 11  Comparison and Contrast  Writing Your Comparison–Contrast Paper            Tips for Writing a Comparison–Contrast Essay  Assignment:  Comparison and Contrast Student Writing: Comparison­ ­–Contrast  Subject-by-Subject Pattern  ·          Carey Byer, “In the Swim” [Student outline and essay]  Point-by-Point Pattern  ·          Benjamin Simonovich, “Two Jobs” [Student outline and essay]  Comparison and Contrast in the World Around You Readings for Writing  ·          Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens), “The Professional”  ·          William Zinsser, “Speaking of Writing”  ·          Suzanne Britt, “That Lean and Hungry Look”  ·          David Brooks, “The Medium is the Medium” ·          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  Crosscurrents Collaborative Learning     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  Assignment:  Classification Student Writing: Classification  ·          Yvonne C. Younger, “Tomorrow, Tomorrow” [Student essay]    Classification in the World Around You Readings for Writing  ·          Jared Sandberg, “A Brief, Handy Guide to Those Odd Birds in the Upper Branches”  ·          John Holt, “Three Kinds of Disciplines”  ·          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  Crosscurrents Collaborative Learning     Ch 13   Cause and Effect  Writing Your Cause and Effect Paper      Tips for Writing a Cause and Effect Essay  Assignment: Cause and Effect Student Writing: Cause and Effect  ·          Richard S. Smith, “Cause for Failure” [Student essay]  Researched Student Writing: Cause and Effect  ·          Richard Yee, “Banning Same-Sex Marriage: An Attack on an American Institution” [MLA-style essay]  Cause and Effect in the World Around You Readings for Writing  ·          Bob Herbert, “Tweet Less, Kiss More” ·          Carll Tucker, “On Splitting”  ·          Mohan Sivanand, “Why I Write Wrong”  ·          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  ·          A. E. Housman, “Is my team ploughing…” [Poem]      Strategy Checklist: Writing and Revising Your Cause and Effect Paper  Crosscurrents     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  Assignment:  Definition Student Writing: Formal Definition  ·          Frederick Spense, “Everyone Is Equal in the Grave” [Student essay]  Student Writing: Informal Definition  ·          Helen Fleming, “The Grinnies” [Student essay]  Definition in the World Around You Readings for Writing  ·          David Owen, “The Perfect Job”  ·          Lev Grossman, "Meet Joe Blog" ·          Lorenzo Albacete, “The Struggle with Celibacy” ·          Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., “Harrison Bergeron” [Story]  Reading and Writing About Poetry  ·          Langston Hughes, “Dreams” [Poem]      Strategy Checklist: Writing and Revising Your Definition Paper  Crosscurrents Collaborative Learning     Ch 15  Argumentation  Using Logic          Induction          Deduction          Using Induction and Deduction          Avoiding Logical Fallacies         Making Appeals  Writing Your Argumentation Paper          Writing a Formal Argument          Tips for Writing a Formal Argument          Developing a Debatable Position  Assignment: Argumentation Student Writing: Argumentation  ·          Sandra Travis-Edwards, “The Right Not to Vote” [Student essay]  Argumentation: Perspectives on Immigrants in America  ·          US Immigration Support, “Illegal Immigration” ·          “Report an Illegal Alien” ·          J. B. Handlesman, “Undocumented Aliens” [Cartoon] ·          “The Utah Compact” ·          Nick Milano, “Citizenship for Christmas” [Student essay]  ·          Quynh Nguyen, “Being a Recent American” [Student essay]  Argumentation:  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]  Argumentation in the World Around You Readings for Writing  ·          Stephanie Coontz, “Till Children Do Us Part” ·          James Q. Wilson, “Just Take Away Their Guns”  ·          Meg Greenfield, “In Defense of the Animals”  Reading and Writing About Poetry  ·          Thomas Hardy, “The Man He Killed” [Poem]      Strategy Checklist: Writing and Revising Your Argument Paper  Crosscurrents Collaborative Learning     Ch 16  Mixing Methods of Development  Developing Your Paper through Mixed Modes            Tips for Developing a Mixed Modes Essay          Mixing Methods: Looking at Possibilities  Assignment: Mixed Methods of Development Student Writing: Mixing Methods in Developing Your Essay  ·          Brian Jarvis, “Against the Great Divide” [Student essay]  Critical Reading: Mixed Methods of Development  ·          Timothy K. Beal, “Bibles du Jour” [Annotated professional essay]  Readings for Writing  ·          Herbert J. Gans, “Fitting the Poor Into the Economy”    ·          Reshma Memon Yaqub, “You People Did This”        Strategy Checklist: Writing and Revising Your Mixed Modes Paper  Crosscurrents Collaborative Learning   PART 3   Special Writing    Ch 17  Literary Analysis  Writing Your Analysis of Literature          Reading Literature for Analysis          Tips for Reading Literature for Analysis          Interpreting Symbols          Tips for Avoiding Traps Involving Symbols          Watching for Metaphors and Similes          Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Literary Analysis          Tips for Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Literary Analysis  Student Writing: Literary Analysis  ·          Harriett McKay, “The Beginning of the End” [Student essay]  Readings for Writing  ·          Jamaica Kincaid, “Girl” [Story]  ·          Ann Petry, “Doby’s Gone” [Story]  ·          Edgar Allan Poe, “TheTell-Tale Heart” [Story]      Strategy Checklist: Writing and Revising Your Literary Analysis Paper    Ch 18  Writing Essay Exams  Preparing for the Exam  Evaluating the Question  Planning and Writing Your Essay          Tips for Planning and Writing Your Essay      Strategy Checklist: Taking an Essay Exam    Ch 19  Business Writing: An Overview  Writing Inquiry and Complaint Letters          Letter of Inquiry          Letter of Complaint          Letter Format          Tips for Writing and Formatting a Letter  Online Job Search         Tips for Online Job Hunters Writing a Letter to Apply for a Job  Writing Your Résumé          Tips for Preparing a Resume          Electronic (Digital) Résumés  Writing Memorandums and E-mail    PART 4  Research    Ch 20  Doing Research  Choosing Your Subject  Doing Preliminary Reading          Searching the World Wide Web          “Googling” Your Subject          Evaluating On-line Sources         Tips for Evaluating Web Sties Used in Your Research         Using General Encyclopedias          Using Specialized Reference Works  Preparing Your Preliminary Outline  Why Libraries? Limiting Your Research Topic Determining a Research Question Finding Sources and Developing a Working Reference List          Finding Articles         Finding Books: The Online Catalog          Keeping Records for Your Reference List    Taking Notes          Note-taking Options: Pencils or Keyboards?         Evaluating Sources         Tips for Evaluating Your Sources         Recording Quotations          Summarizing and Paraphrasing in Your Notes          Disagreements: Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions  Developing Your Thesis Preparing Your Formal Outline          Making a Slug Outline          Writing a Formal Outline      Strategy Checklist: Doing Research    Ch 21  Writing Your Research Paper  Writing Your Research Paper: An Overview          The First Draft          Subsequent Drafts          Using Explanatory Notes         Toward the Final Copy  Quoting and Paraphrasing Your Sources          Quoting an Original Source           Paraphrasing an Original Source           Direct Quotations: How Many?  Avoiding Plagiarism  Documenting Sources in the Humanities: MLA Style          Parenthetical Citations          A List of Works Cited          Preparing the Works Cited List          Tips for Preparing the Works Cited List  Documenting Sources in the Social Sciences: APA Style          Parenthetical Citations          A List of APA References          Preparing Your References List          Tips for Preparing an APA References List  Preparing Your Manuscript          Tips for Preparing the Final Copy      Strategy Checklist: Writing Your Research Paper  Frequently Asked Questions about Writing Research Papers  Sample MLA-Style Research Paper  ·          Elizabeth Kessler, “The Banning of the Polygraph” [MLA-style essay]    PART 5  Style    Ch 22  Proper Words in Proper Places  Denotation and Connotation          The Importance of Connotation             Word Sensitivity    Abstract Writing and Concrete Writing          Using Specific Details          Using Specific Words and Phrases          Using Comparisons    Ch 23  Effective Sentences  Wordiness and Economy          Cutting Deadwood          Avoiding Pointless Repetition of Meaning          Cutting Unnecessary Clauses          Avoiding Delay of Subject  Passive and Active Verbs  Faulty Parallelism          What Is Parallelism?          Avoiding Faulty Parallelism  Faulty Subordination and Sentence Combining  Sentence Monotony and Variety          Varying Sentence Length          Varying Sentence Structure    Ch 24     Additional Style Problems and Solutions  Triteness  Euphemisms  Repetition, Good and Bad          Repetition for Clarity          Repetition for Impact          Undesirable Repetition of Meaning          Undesirable Repetition of the Same Word          Undesirable Repetition of Sounds  Slang  Fancy Writing  Sexist Language          Tips for Avoiding Sexist Language  Miscellaneous Do’s and Don’ts          Tips for Writing in an Academic Style    PART 6  Handbook,  Glossary, and ESL Pointers  Handbook  Glossary of Problem Words  ESL Pointers:Tips for Non-Native Writers  Verbs and Helping Verbs, Including Modals          Summary Checklist: Principal Parts and Auxiliaries for Three Sample Verbs          Using Helping Verbs and Modals with Principal Parts of Verbs  Phrasal Verbs          Tips and Pointers for Phrasal Verbs  Nouns:Countable and Uncountable      Examples of Nouns You Cannot Count          The articles a, and, and the  Prepositions            Using in, at, and on