The Writer's Mindset

To become good writers, students must learn more than a writing process: they must develop a writer’s mindset—the rhetorical skills to read critically, analyze and synthesize sources, and write with their audiences in mind. How can we help students with the challenges involved in thinking like a writer? By using incremental steps that move from literal thinking to analytical and critical understanding, The Writer’s Mindset 1e makes the development of college-level writing capabilities possible for all students, whatever their level of preparedness.  The Writer’s Mindset provides students with tools to transform the way they approach reading, writing, and arguing through five key pillars: •Rhetorical Focus •Incremental Approach •Embedded Support •Student Appeal •Instructor Support The breadth of coverage allows the text to be used in both semesters of Composition, including Composition sections tied to a Co-Requisite or ALP course, which makes this an excellent choice for 2-year schools.  It also includes MLA 9e updates.  Target opportunities using Everyone’s an Author, Everything’s an Argument, or Writing in the Works.  

Table of Contents:
PART 1 DEVELOPING A WRITER’S MINDSET  1 What Is a Writer’s Mindset? 2 Reading with a Writer’s Mindset 3 Composing with a Writer’s Mindset  4 Using Rhetorical Patterns as Tools PART 2 WRITING PURPOSES 5 Writing to Reflect 6 Writing to Inform 7 Writing to Analyze 8 Writing to Evaluate 9 Writing to Persuade PART 3 RESEARCH STRATEGIES 10 Conducting Research 11 Using Sources Accurately and Ethically 12 Documenting Sources in MLA and APA Style PART 4 ARGUMENTS IN DEPTH 13 Recognizing Arguments 14 Analyzing an Argument’s Elements 15 Understanding an Argument’s Appeals 16 Recognizing Fallacies 17 Writing a Rhetorical Analysis 18 Classical, Rogerian, and Visual Arguments PART 5 WRITING A RESEARCHED ARGUMENT 19 Planning an Argument 20 Selecting Evidence and Drafting Reasons 21 Drafting Counterarguments, Intro¬ductions, and Conclusions 22 Revising and Finishing Your Argument PART 6 AN ANTHOLOGY OF READINGS PART 7 HANDBOOK OF READING AND WRITING SKILLS 1 Improving Your Reading Skills 2 Improving Your Writing Skills

About the Author :
Lisa Hoeffner earned a Ph.D. in English with a specialization in rhetoric from the University of Houston. Since 1998, Dr. Hoeffner has served as both professor of English and professor of reading at McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas. In addition to her teaching roles, Dr. Hoeffner focuses on curricular redesign in developmental education. She serves as grant director for a Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board grant awarded for work on improvement and innovation in developmental education. With the advent of integrated reading and writing in Texas, Dr. Hoeffner has provided leadership for colleges across the state that are creating integrated reading and writing (INRW) programs and has provided leadership to public school districts implementing INRW programs as college preparatory classes.