Writing Situations, Brief Edition

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Bridge from everyday writing to writing in any situation.

College students write regularly in personal and social settings, but they often find it challenging to transition successfully to academic contexts. By building from their everyday writing experience, Writing Situations with MyWritingLab prepares students to analyze, navigate, and write effectively in any situation. Author Sid Dobrin presents a rhetorical situation both nuanced and practical, grounded not only in audience, purpose, and context but also impacted by medium, methodology, and relationships among stakeholders. Writing Situations provides a framework and a process for students to apply to any writing project and any situation.

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Utgivningsdatum2014-02-24
Mått10 x 10 x 10 mm
Vikt748 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor552
Upplaga1
FörlagPearson Education
ISBN9780205735648

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Contents Preface Part One: Writing Processes 1. Understanding Rhetorical SituationsWriting in CollegeRhetorical SituationsRhetorical EcologyResponding to SituationsA Situation of Writing 2. Purpose and AudienceWriting ProcessesRhetorical PurposeAudienceTransnational AudiencesVisuals, Audience, and Purpose 3. Generating IdeasStrategies for Getting StartedReadingThinkingQuestioningWritingRememberingWanderingDiscussingViewingDramatizingExperimenting 4. Drafting and OrganizingStrategies for DraftingStrategies for OrganizingOrganizing by TimeOrganizing by Type of ContentOrganizing by TraitSpatial Organization 5. Revising Stages of RevisingRevising GloballyRevising LocallyRevise Your VisualsUse Feedback to Revise Part Two: Thinking, Reading, and Viewing 6. ThinkingThinkingIntellectual StandardsLogic and Logical FallaciesProblem SolvingActive ThinkingNetworked ThinkingVisual Thinking 7. Reading and ViewingReadingStrategies for Active ReadingStrategies for Viewing Part Three: Writing Projects 8. Writing to NarrateNarrationAnnotated Example: David P. Bardeen, “Lives, Not Close Enough for Comfort”Student Example: Summer Woods, “A Southern State of Mind”The Road to a Strong ThesisExample: Diane Hamill Metzger, “The Manipulation Game: Doing Life in Pennsylvania”Side by SidePrepare and RespondVisual Narrative: Matt Madden, from 99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style Mapping Your SituationLiteracy NarrativesWriting ProjectsEssay ª Literacy Narrative ª Visual ª Digital ª Research ª Radical RevisionVisual NarrativesWriting Process GuidelinesSeeking FeedbackThinking and Writing about the ChapterReflection ª Discussion Threads ª Collaborating ª Writing ª Local Situation 9. Writing to DescribeDescriptionAnnotated Example: Rachel Carson, From The Edge of the SeaStudent Example: Ndidi Madu, “NCAA Tournament Experience”The Road to a Strong ThesisExample: Jeffrey Tayler, “The Sacred Grove of Oshogbo.”Side by Side Prepare and RespondMapping Your SituationSearch Engine OptimizationWriting ProjectsEssay ª Visual ª Digital ª Research ª Radical RevisionVisuals That DescribeWriting Process Guidelines Seeking FeedbackThinking and Writing about the ChapterReflection ª Discussion Threads ª Collaborating ª Writing ª Local Situation 10. Writing to InformInformative WritingAnnotated Example: Contemporary Hispanic Biography, Celia CruzStudent Example: Berthrude Albert, “The Stand Against Social Injustice: Projects For Haiti, Inc.”The Road to a Strong ThesisExample: Lisa Hix, “The Inside Scoop on the Fake Barf Industry.”Side by Side Prepare and RespondMapping Your SituationWriting ProjectsEssay ª Visual ª Digital ª Research ª Radical RevisionVisuals that InformWriting Process GuidelinesSeeking FeedbackThinking and Writing about the ChapterReflection ª Discussion Threads ª Collaborating ª Writing ª Local Situation 11. Writing to RespondWriting to RespondAnnotated Example: David Leavitt, “Men in Love: Is Brokeback Mountain a Gay Film?”Student Example: Alexandra Bargoot, Argument in Response to “Importance of Education Lost in the Mix”The Road to a Strong ThesisExample: Ta-Nehisi Coates, “Nothing is So Necessary for a Young Man…”.”Side by Side Prepare and RespondTwo Common Organizational Strategies for Writing ResponsesMapping Your SituationWriting ProjectsEssay ª Visual ª Digital ª Research ª Radical Revision Writing Process GuidelinesSeeking FeedbackThinking and Writing about the ChapterReflection ª Discussion Threads ª Collaborating ª Writing ª Local Situation 12. Writing to AnalyzeAnalysisAnnotated Example: Tim Collins, “Straight from the Heart.”Student Example: Emilia Maria “Nicky” Cadiz, “The Jersey Shore and Harper’s Bazaar.”The Road to a Strong Thesis Example: Annalee Newitz, “When Will White People Stop Making Movies like ‘Avatar’?”Side by Side Prepare and RespondMapping Your SituationWriting ProjectsEssay ª Visual ª Digital ª Research ª Radical RevisionAnalyzing VisualsWriting Process GuidelinesSeeking FeedbackThinking and Writing about the ChapterReflection ª Discussion Threads ª Collaborating ª Writing ª Local Situation 13. Writing to EvaluateEvaluationAnnotated Example: Edward C. Baig, “Review: Sony Tablet P Shows 2 Screens Aren't Better than 1.”Student Example: Quang Ly, “Have You Been Bitten? Evaluating the Twilight Craze.”The Road to a Strong Thesis Example: Sean McCoy, “Square Water Bottle Raises $126K on Kickstarter: We Test It Out”Side by Side Prepare and RespondDeveloping Criteria for an EvaluationOrganizing an EvaluationMapping Your SituationWriting ProjectsEssay ª Visual ª Digital ª Research ª Radical RevisionVisuals and EvaluationWriting Process GuidelinesSeeking FeedbackThinking and Writing about the ChapterReflection ª Discussion Threads ª Collaborating ª Writing ª Local Situation 14. Writing to ArgueArgumentFormal ArgumentationAnnotated Example: Pete Singer, “Animal Rights.”Student Example: Lauren Brooke Horn, “The First-Year Dilemma: To Write or Not to Write?”The Road to a Strong Thesis Example: Tim Wise, “Whites Swim in Racial Preference.”Side by Side Prepare and RespondOrganizational Approaches to ArgumentMapping Your SituationVisuals and ArgumentationStudent Visual Example: Ian Rowe, “A Day in the Life of Your Child on Adderall”Student Visual Example: Hyesu Grace Kim, “Self-Portrait”Writing ProjectsEssay ª Visual ª Digital ª Research ª Radical RevisionWriting Process GuidelinesSeeking FeedbackThinking and Writing about the ChapterReflection ª Discussion Threads ª Collaborating ª Writing ª Local Situation 15. Writing to ProposeWriting to ProposeAnnotated Example: Joan Didion, “In Bed”Student Example: Eric Trotta, “Handling the Snakehead Invasion”The Road to a Strong Thesis Example: Paul Goodman, “A Proposal to Abolish Grading.”Side by Side Prepare and RespondOrganizational Approaches for Writing to ProposeMapping Your SituationCollege Research and Topic ProposalsWriting ProjectsEssay ª Visual ª Digital ª Research ª Radical RevisionVisuals and ProposalsWriting Process GuidelinesThinking and Writing about the ChapterReflection ª Discussion Threads ª Collaborating ª Writing ª Local Situation Part Four: Writing Visuals 16. Finding, Adapting, and Making VisualsProcesses for Finding, Adapting, and Making VisualsFinding and AdaptingEthics and Locating/Adapting VisualsMaking VisualsStudent Example: “The Roman Baths of England: A Visual History,” Mariah O’Toole 17. Designing DocumentsDocument DesignBefore: Traditional Report FormatAfter: Report Design MakeoverUnderstanding Design Processes Part Five: Writing Research 18. Planning and Conducting ResearchResearch Developing a Research Plan Attributing Research Developing Criteria for Analyzing and Evaluating Sources Conducting Research Using Library ResourcesUsing Online ResourcesConducting Primary Research 19. Evaluating and Synthesizing Information Taking Notes Evaluating SourcesSynthesisSynthesizing Research Quoting Research Paraphrasing Research Summarizing Research When to Quote, Paraphrase, and Summarize Avoid Plagiarism 20. Presenting and Documenting Research Student Example: Summer Woods, “From Protest to Resistance” Developing a Research PlanLocating and Evaluating ResourcesMapping Your Research Attributing and Documenting Sources 21. Responding to Essay ExamsWriting College-Level Essay ExamsPreparing for Essay ExamsTaking Essay Exams Credits Index