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This brief guide teaches how to write the most common papers assigned in college courses: source-based essays that summarize, analyze, critique, and synthesize.   Comprehensive enough to serve as a primary text yet compact enough to serve as a supplement, this clear and concise writing guide teaches you how to critically read, clearly summarize, carefully respond to, precisely critique, creatively synthesize, and accurately quote or paraphrase texts. A Brief Guide is a valuable teaching and reference tool that many disciplines find useful for class work and for independent study.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Critical Reading   Definition and Purpose   Asking Questions About What You Read   Questions to Ask Before You Begin a Close Reading of a Text   Questions to Ask While You Read and Reread Material  Marking Texts    Highlighting Texts    Annotating Texts Sample Annotated Reading: “Hard Choices” by Patrick Moore Note Taking   Additional Reading: “Getting Serious about Eradicating Binge Drinking” by Henry Wechsler   Summary Chart—Critical Reading: Asking Questions   Summary Chart—Critical Reading: Marking Texts   Summary Chart—Critical Reading: Note Taking     Chapter 2: Quotation  Definition and Purpose   Guidelines on When to Quote Material    Quote Passages When the Author Has Written Something in a Distinctive or Especially Insightful or Interesting Way  Quote Material That Lends Support to a Position You Are Trying to Make in Your Paper  Quote Authorities Who Disagree with a Position You Are Advocating or Who Offer Alternative Explanations or Contradictory Data  Guidelines on When Not to Quote Material    Do Not Quote Passages Merely to Fill Space    Do Not Quote Passages as a Substitute for Thinking  Do Not Quote Passages Because You Do Not Understand the Author’s Ideas Well Enough to Paraphrase Them Integrating Quotations into Your Writing Two Basic Types of Quotations *Reading: “Generation Text”  The Block Quotation    The Integrated Quotation   Altering Quoted Material and Avoiding Misquotations   Summary Chart: Guidelines on Quotations   Summary Chart: Integrating Quotations into Your Writing   Quotation Revision Checklist   Chapter 3: Paraphrase   Definition and Purpose   Qualities of a Good Paraphrase    Thorough    Accurate    Fair    Objective   How to Paraphrase Material    Changing Words    Changing Sentence Structure      Combining Sentences    “Unpacking” Sentences    Combining Strategies: Paraphrasing Longer Passages in Source Texts   Blending Your Writing with Paraphrased Material   Documentation   Summary Chart: How to Paraphrase Material   Paraphrase Revision Checklist   Chapter 4  Summary   Definition and Purpose   Types of Summaries   Qualities of a Good Summary    Comprehensive    Brief    Accurate    Neutral    Independent   How to Summarize a Text    Read, Reread, and Annotate the Source Text    Summarize Each Section of the Source Text    Check the Section Summaries Against the Source Text   How to Write an Abstract How to Write an Informative Summary Essay   How to Write an Explanatory Summary Essay   Documentation   *Reading: “From Animal House to Big Brother: Student Privacy and Campus Safety in an Age of Accountability,” by Ron Chesbrough   Sample Abstract Sample Informative Summary   Sample Explanatory Summary   Summary Chart: How to Summarize Texts Summary Revision Checklist     Chapter 5  Response Essays  Definition and Purpose   Qualities of a Good Response Essay    Honest    Informed    Clear    Well Supported   Writing the Response Essay    Carefully Read the Material       Compose Your Rough Draft    Write Your Conclusion    Revise Your Rough Draft   Sample Response Essay   Sample Essay   Summary Chart: How to Write a Response Essay Response Essay Revision Checklist    Chapter 6 Critique   Definition and Purpose   The Film Review as Critique   Writing a Critique    Step 1—Carefully Read and Annotate the Source Text    Step 2—Analyze and Evaluate the Reading    Step 3—Write Your Thesis and Decide Which Aspects of the Reading Will Be the Focus of  Your Essay    Step 4—Write Your Rough Draft    Step 5—Rewrite Your Critique   *Reading: “Zero Tolerance and Student Dress Codes,” by Nathan L. Essex  *Reading: “A Uniform Look,” by Yasmine Konheim-Kalkstein Sample Critique Essay Summary Chart: How to Write a Critique   Critique Revision Checklist   Chapter 7  Rhetorical Analysis of Written Texts   Definition and Purpose   The Rhetorical Situation   Elements of the Rhetorical Situation    Rhetorical Strategies    Content    Structure    Style   Analyzing a Text’s Rhetorical Strategies—An Example    Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address    A Rhetorical Analysis of Lincoln’s Speech   Writing a Rhetorical Analysis Essay    Step 1—Carefully Read the Assignment    Step 2—Establish the Source Text’s Rhetorical Situation    Step 3—Determine the Author’s Goal    Step 4—Identify and Evaluate the Source Text’s Rhetorical Strategies    Step 5—Determine Your Thesis    Step 6—Write Your Rough Draft    Step 7—Revise Your Essay   Sample Rhetorical Analysis Essay    Rhetorical Analysis of Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address   Summary Chart: How to Write a Rhetorical Analysis Essay Rhetorical Analysis of Written Texts Revision Checklist     Chapter 8  Rhetorical Analysis of Visual Texts   Definition and Purpose   Reading Visual Texts Critically    Questions Concerning the Visual Text Itself    Questions Concerning the Visual Text’s Creator or Source    Questions Concerning the Visual Text’s Purpose    Questions Concerning the Visual Text’s Audience    Questions Concerning Your Response to the Visual Text   Reading a Visual Text    Questions Concerning the Visual Text    Questions Concerning the Visual Text’s Creator or Source    Questions Concerning the Text’s Purpose    Questions Concerning the Visual Text’s Audience    Questions Concerning Your Response to the Visual Text   Writing an Rhetorical Analysis of a Visual Text    Step 1—Carefully Read the Assignment    Step 2—Analyze and Describe the Text    Step 3—Establish the Text’s Rhetorical Situation    Step 4—Determine How the Text Attempts to Achieve Its Rhetorical Goals    Step 5—Determine Your Thesis    Step 6—Write a Rough Draft    Step 7—Revise Your Essay   Sample Rhetorical Analysis of a Visual Text   Summary Chart: How to Write a Rhetorical Analysis of a Visual Text   Rhetorical Analysis of  a Visual Text Revision Checklist   Chapter 9  Informative Synthesis   Definition and Purpose   Types of Synthesis Essays   *Reading: “Media Violence and Children’s Emotions: Beyond the ‘Smoking Gun’,” by Joanne Cantor   *Reading: “Television Violence and Its Efffects on Young Children,” by Betty Jo Simmons, Kelly Stalsworth, and Heather Wentzell   *Reading: “Does Cartoon Violence Beget Aggressive Behavior in Real Life? An Opposing View,” by Fran C. Blumberg, Kirsten P. Bierwirth, and Allison J. Schwartz   Informative Synthesis   Definition   Writing an Informative Synthesis   Sample Informative Synthesis   Summary Chart: How to Write an Informative Synthesis Informative Synthesis Revision Checklist     Chapter 10  Argumentative Synthesis   Definition   The Elements of Argument    Claims    Grounds    Warrants   Argument and Persuasion    Appeals Based on Reason    Appeals Based on Emotion    Appeals Based on Character and Credibility   Writing an Argumentative Synthesis    Step 1—Analyze the Assignment    Step 2—Annotate and Critique the Readings    Step 3—Formulate a Thesis    Step 4—Choose an Organizational Plan    Step 5—Write Your Rough Draft    Step 6—Revise Your Draft   Check Quotations and Documentation   Sample Argumentative Synthesis  *Reading: “Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad: The Anti-human Values of ‘Animal Rights’,” by Wesley J. Smith   *Reading: “What Has the Animal Rights Movement Done for Animal Welfare?” by Sarah Wolfenshon and Matthew Maguire   *Reading: “Building a culture of Animal Welfare: Past, Present and Future,” by Leticia V. Medina    *Reading: “Animal Suffering: Learning Not to Care and Not to Know,” by William Crain   Summary Chart: How to Write an Argumentative Synthesis  Argumentative Synthesis Revision Checklist     Chapter 11  Plagiarism   Definition   Forms of Plagiarism    Purchasing a Paper    Turning in a Paper Someone Else Has Written for You    Turning in Another Student’s Work without That Student’s Knowledge    Improper Collaboration    Copying a Paper from a Source Text without Proper Acknowledgment  Cutting and Pasting Material from Sources  Lifting Images from the Web or Other Sources  Copying Statistics  Copying Material from a Source Text, Supplying Proper Documentation, but Leaving Out Quotation Marks    Paraphrasing Material from a Reading without Proper Documentation   Self-plagiarism   How to Avoid Plagiarism    Do Your Own Work    Take Good Notes    Paraphrase Properly    Supply Proper Documentation  Online Plagiarism Check  Clarify Collaboration Guidelines   Summary Chart: Plagiarism Plagiarism Checklist   Chapter 12  Documentation   Definition and Purpose   Types of Documentation   Primary Academic Style Manuals   APA Guidelines    In-Text Documentation    Footnotes and Endnotes   MLA Guidelines    In-Text Documentation    Footnotes and Endnotes     Chapter 13  Reference Lists and Works Cited Entries   Definition and Purpose   APA Format    Sample Reference List Entries    Sample APA-Style Reference List MLA Format    Sample Works Cited Entries    Electronic Sources of Information    Sample MLA-Style Works Cited List     Chapter 14 Timed Writing Assignments   Definition   A Range of Timed Writing Assignments, Purposes, and Conditions   Common Timed Writing Tasks   Rhetorical Aims   Access to Source Material   Access to Possible Assignments   Qualities of a Good Timed Essay    Appropriate    Concise    Supported    Organized    Clear and Correct   Writing Timed Assignments   Prepare for the Assignment Outside of Class   Read and Analyze the Assignment or Test Question   Plan Your Essay or Answer   Draft Your Essay or Answer   Revise Your Essay or Answer   Proofread Your Essay or Answer   Final Thoughts   Summary Chart: How to Write Timed Essays  Appendix 1 Peer Review Guidelines * New to this Edition


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780321881939
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Longman Inc
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0321881931
  • Publisher Date: 28 Dec 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • No of Pages: 336


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