TY - BOOK AU - VanderMey,Randall AU - Meyer,Verne AU - Van Rys,John AU - Sebranek,Patrick TI - The college writer: a guide to thinking, writing, and researching SN - 9781285438016 AV - PE1408.S443.C655 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - Stamford, Connecticut PB - Cengage Learning KW - English language KW - Rhetoric KW - Report writing N1 - 4; 2; Rhetoric : A College Student's Guide to Writing; Critical Thinking Through Reading, Viewing, and Writing. --; Critical Thinking Through Reading. --; Read Actively; Dan Heath ; --; Map the text ; --; Outline the text ; --; Evaluate the text --; Responding to a Text. --; Follow these guidelines for response writing. --; Summarizing a Text. --; Follow these guidelines for summary writing --; Critical Thinking Through Viewing. --; Actively view images ; --; View an image --; Interpreting an Image. --; Interpret an image --; Evaluating an Image. --; Consider the purpose ; --; Evaluate the quality ; --; Determine the value ; --; Evaluate an image --; Critical Thinking Through Writing. --; Develop sound critical-thinking habits ; --; Ask probing questions ; --; Practice inductive and deductive logic --; Practice Modes of Thinking in Your Writing. --; Think by using analysis ; --; Think by using synthesis ; --; Think by using evaluation ; --; Think by using application --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist --; Beginning the Writing Process. --; The Writing Process : From Start to Finish. --; Consider the writing process ; --; Adapt the process to your project --; Understanding the Rhetorical Situation. --; Think of your role as the writer ; --; Understand your subject ; --; Understand your purpose ; --; Understand your audience ; --; Understand the medium (form) ; --; Think about the context --; Aiming for Writing Excellence. --; Common Traits of College Writing ; --; Common Traits in Action; Mary Bruins --; Understanding the Assignment. --; Read the assignment . --; Relate the assignment . --; Reflect on the assignment --; Developing a Topic. --; Limit the subject area ; --; Conduct your search ; --; Explore for possible topics ; --; Freewrite to discover and develop a topic ; --; Freewriting --; Collecting Information. --; Find out what you already know ; --; Ask questions ; --; Identify possible sources ; --; Track sources --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist --; Planning. --; Revisit the Rhetorical Situation. --; Rhetorical Checklist --; Forming Your Thesis Statement. --; Find a focus ; --; State your thesis --; Using a Thesis to Pattern Your Writing. --; Let your thesis guide you --; Developing a Plan or an Outline. --; Quick Lists ; --; Topic Outline ; --; Sentence Outline ; --; Writing Blueprints ; --; Graphic Organizers --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist ; --; Cross-Curricular Connections --; Drafting. --; Reconsider the Rhetorical Situation. --; Think about your role ; --; Focus on your subject ; --; Reconsider your purpose ; --; Reconsider your audience ; --; Review the form and context --; Basic Essay Structure : Major Moves --; Opening Your Draft. --; Engage your reader ; --; Establish your direction ; --; Get to the point --; Developing the Middle. --; Advance your thesis ; --; Test your ideas ; --; Build a coherent structure; Arrange supporting details --; Ending Your Draft. --; Reassert the main point ; --; Urge the reader ; --; Complete and unify your message --; Working with Sources --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist ; --; Cross-Curricular Connections; Revising. --; Consider Whole-Paper Issues. --; Revisit the rhetorical situation ; --; Consider your overall approach --; Revising Your First Draft. --; Prepare to revise ; --; Think globally --; Revising for Ideas and Organization. --; Examine your ideas ; --; Examine your organization --; Revising for Voice and Style. --; Check the level of commitment ; --; Check the intensity of your writing ; --; Develop an academic style ; --; Know when to use the passive voice --; Addressing Paragraph Issues. --; Remember the basics ; --; Keep the purpose in mind ; --; Check for unity ; --; Check for coherence ; --; Check for completeness ; --; Working with Sources --; Revising Collaboratively. --; Know your role ; --; Provide appropriate feedback ; --; Respond according to a plan --; Using the Writing Center --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist ; --; Cross-Curricular Connections --; Editing and Proofreading. --; Editing Your Revised Draft. --; Review the overall style of your writing ; --; Consider word choice --; Combining Sentences --; Edit short, simplistic sentences --; Expanding Sentences. --; Use cumulative sentences ; --; Expand with details --; Checking for Sentence Style; --; Avoid these sentence problems ; --; Review your writing for sentence variety ; --; Vary sentence structures ; --; Use parallel structure ; --; Avoid weak constructions --; Avoiding Imprecise, Misleading, and Biased Words. --; Substitute specific words ; --; Replace jargon and cliches ; --; Change biased words --; Proofreading Your Writing. --; Review punctuation and mechanics ; --; Look for usage and grammar errors ; --; Check for spelling errors ; --; Check the writing for form and presentation --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist --; Submitting Writing and Creating Portfolios. --; Formatting Your Writing. --; Strive for clarity in page design --; Submitting Writing and Creating Portfolios. --; Consider potential audiences; --; Select appropriate submission methods ; --; Use a writing portfolio --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist ; --; Cross-Curricular Connections --; One Writer's Process. --; Angela's Assignment and Response. --; Angela examined the assignment ; --; Angela explored and narrowed her assignment --; Angela's Planning. --; Angela focused her topic ; --; Angela researched the topic ; --; Angela decided how to organize her writing --; Angela's First Draft. --; Angela kept a working bibliography --; Angela's First Revision --; Angela's Second Revision --; Angela's Edited Draft --; Angela's Proofread Draft --; Angela's Finished Essay --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist ; --; Cross-Curricular Connections --; Traits of College Writing : A Checklist; Reader : Strategies and Samples; Forms of College Writing. --; Three Curricular Divisions --; Writing in the Humanities. --; The Purpose of Inquiry ; --; Forms of Humanities Writing ; --; Humanities Research Methods --; Writing in the Social Sciences. --; The Purpose of Inquiry ; --; Forms of Social-Science Writing ; --; Social-Science Research Methods --; Writing in the Natural Sciences. --; The Purpose of Inquiry ; --; Forms of Natural-Science Writing ; --; Natural-Science Research Methods --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist --; Narration, Description, and Reflection. --; Strategies for Personal Essays. --; The Rhetorical Situation ; --; Principles of Narration ; --; Principles of Description ; --; Principles of Reflection ; --; Principles of Organization ; --; Reading Personal Writing --; Brief Narratives : Anecdotes. --; Anecdote Introducing a Topic ; --; Anecdote Illustrating a Point ; --; Anecdote Illustrating a Trait --; Sample Personal Essays. --; Exploring a Community. --; Sample: The Entomology of Village Life; Robert Minto --; Narrating an Encounter; Teresa Zsuffa --; Narrating a Comic Episode. --; Sample: When Dreams Take Flight; Elizabeth Fuller --; Reflecting on an Illness. --; Sample: Call Me Crazy, But I Have to Be Myself; Mary Seymour --; Reflecting on a Cultural Trend. --; Sample: The Muscle Mystique; Barbara Kingsolver --; Writing Guidelines --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist --; Analytical Writing; Cause and Effect. --; Strategies for Cause-Effect Essays. --; The Rhetorical Situation ; --; Principles of Cause-Effect Writing ; --; Reading Cause-Effect Writing --; Sample Cause-Effect Essays. --; Analyzing an Eating Disorder --; Sample: The Slender Trap; Trina Rys --; Analyzing a Culture Clash. --; Sample: Dutch Discord; Brittany Korver --; Analyzing the Effects of Sports Participation. --; Sample: If You Let Me Play; Mary Brophy Marcus --; Analyzing the Effects of Technology. --; Sample: Mind Over Mass Media; Steven Pinker --; Writing Guidelines --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist --; Comparison and Contrast. --; Strategies for Comparison-Contrast Essays. --; The Rhetorical Situation ; --; Principles of Comparison-Contrast Writing ; --; Reading Comparison-Contrast Writing --; Sample Comparison-Contrast Essays. --; Analyzing Two Literary Characters. --; Sample: Sethe in Beloved and Orleanna in Poisonwood Bible; Rachel De Smith --; Analyzing an Islamic Cultural Practice. --; Sample: Shrouded in Contradiction; Gelareh Asayesh --; Analyzing the Nature of Prejudice. --; Sample: Shades of Prejudice; Shankar Vedantam --; Analyzing American and European Cultures. --; Sample: The Likeness Across the Atlantic; Peter Baldwin --; Writing Guidelines --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist; Classification. --; Strategies for Classification Essays. --; The Rhetorical Situation ; --; Principles of Classification Writing ; --; Reading Classification Writing --; Sample Classification Essays. --; Analyzing Forms of Music. --; Sample: Latin American Music; Kathleen Kropp --; Analyzing Rhetorical Positions on Climate Change. --; Sample: Four Sides to Every Story; Stewart Brand --; Analyzing How Readers Read. --; Sample: The Lion, the Witch and the Metaphor; Jessica Seigel --; Writing Guidelines --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist --; Process. --; Strategies for Process Essays. --; The Rhetorical Situation ; --; Principles of Process Writing ; --; Reading Process Writing --; Sample Process Essays. --; Analyzing an Illness; Wayward Cells; Kerri Mertz --; Analyzing a Policy. --; The Emancipation of Abe Lincoln; Eric Foner --; Analyzing a Career. --; Saint Cesar of Delano; Richard Rodriguez --; Writing Guidelines --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning Objectives Checklist --; Definition. --; Strategies for Definition Essays. --; The Rhetorical Situation ; --; Principles of Definition Writing ; --; Reading Definition Writing --; Sample Definition Essays. --; Defining Key Terms Within an Essay; Economic Disparities Fuel Human Trafficking; Shon Bogar --; Distinguishing Related Terms; Deft or Daft; David Schelhaas --; Defining a Personal Trait; On Excellence; Cynthia Ozick --; Analyzing the Meaning of Truth; Wikipedia and the Meaning of Truth; Simson L. Garfinkle --; Writing Guidelines --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist --; Reading Literature : A Case Study in Analysis. --; Strategies for Analyzing Literature and the Arts. --; The Rhetorical Situation ; --; Principles of Literary-Analysis Writing ; --; Reading Literary-Analysis Writing --; Approaches to Literary Analysis; Four Ways to Talk About Literature; John Van Rys --; Analyzing a Poem; Let Evening Come; Jane Kenyon --; Analysis of Kenyon's Poem; 'Let Evening Come' : An Invitation to the Inevitable; Sherry Van Egdom --; A Poem to Analyze; My Last Duchess; Robert Browning --; Analyzing a Short Story; Good Country People; Flannery O'Connor --; Analysis of O'Connor's Short Story; 'Good Country People' : Broken Body, Broken Soul; Anya Terenkina --; Analyzing a Novel; Ah, the Power of Women : Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine; Aleah Stenberg --; Literary Terms --; Poetry Terms --; Writing Guidelines --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist --; Persuasive Writing; Strategies for Argumentation and Persuasion. --; Building Persuasive Arguments --; Preparing Your Argument. --; Consider the situation ; --; Develop a line of reasoning --; Making and Qualifying Claims. --; Distinguish claims from facts and opinions ; --; Distinguish three types of claims ; --; Develop a supportable claim --; Supporting Your Claims. --; Gather evidence ; --; Use evidence --; Identifying Logical Fallacies. --; Distorting the Issue ; --; Sabotaging the Argument ; --; Drawing Faulty Conclusions from Evidence ; --; Misusing Evidence ; --; Misusing Language --; Engaging the Opposition. --; Make concessions ; --; Develop rebuttals ; --; Consolidate your claim --; Using Appropriate Appeals. --; Build credibility ; --; Make logical appeals ; --; Focus on readers' needs --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist --; Taking a Position. --; Reading Position Writing. --; Consider the rhetorical situation ; --; Consider qualities of strong arguments ; --; Reading Position Papers ; --; Sample Position Paper; Nuclear Is Not the Answer; Alyssa Woudstra --; Essays Taking Contrary Positions; Animal, Vegetable, Miserable; Gary Steiner --; Sorry, Vegans; Natalie Angier --; Sample Position Essay; Fatherless America; David Blankenhorn --; Writing Guidelines --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist --; Persuading Readers to Act. --; Reading Persuasive Writing. --; Consider the rhetorical situation ; --; Look for convincing qualities ; --; Reading call-to-action writing ; --; Sample Persuasive Essay; Our Wealth, Where Is It Taking Us?; Henry Veldboom --; Sample Persuasive Speech; I Have a Dream; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. --; Sample Persuasive Essay; In Africa, AIDS Has a Woman's Face; Kofi Annan --; Sample Persuasive Essay; Is It Now a Crime to Be Poor?; Barbara Ehrenreich --; Writing Guidelines. --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities ; --; Learning-Objectives Checklist --; Proposing a Solution. --; Reading Problem-Solution Writing. --; Consider the rhetorical situation ; --; Consider the reasoning ; --; Reading Problem-Solution Writing --; Sample Problem-Solution Essay; Dream Act May Help Local Student Fight for Residency; Renee Wielenga. --; Sample Problem-Solution Essay; Uncle Sam and Aunt Samantha; Anna Quindlen --; Sample Problem-Solution Essay; No Mercy; Malcolm Gladwell --; Writing Guidelines --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist --; Taking Essay Tests. --; Reviewing for Tests. --; Perform daily reviews ; --; Perform weekly reviews --; Forming a Study Group --; Consider the Testing Situation --; Taking the Essay Test. --; Look for key words ; --; Plan and write the essay-test answer --; Writing Under Pressure : The Essay Test Quick Guide --; Taking an Objective Test --; Tips for Coping with Test Anxiety --; Writing for the Workplace. --; Writing the Business Letter. --; Parts of the Business Letter ; --; Sample Letter --; Writing Memos and Email. --; Sending Email --; Applying for a Job. --; Sample Letter of Application ; --; Sample Recommendation Request Letter ; --; The Application Essay ; --; Model Application Essay ; --; Preparing a Resume ; --; Sample Resume ; --; Sample Electronic Resume --; Preparing Oral Presentations. --; Organizing Your Presentation. --; Prepare an introduction ; --; Develop the body ; --; Come to a conclusion ; --; Hold a Q and A session --; Writing Your Presentation; Save Now or Pay Later; Burnette Sawyer ; --; Use visual aids --; Developing Computer Presentations --; Overcoming Stage Fright Checklist; Research and Writing; Getting Started : From Planning Research to Evaluating Sources. --; Quick Guide : Papers with Documented Research --; The Research Process : A Flowchart --; Getting Focused. --; Establish a narrow, manageable topic ; --; Brainstorm research questions ; --; Develop a working thesis --; Understanding Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources. --; Primary Sources ; --; Secondary Sources ; --; Tertiary Sources --; Developing a Research Plan. --; Choose research methods ; --; Get organized to do research --; Writing a Research Proposal. --; Understand the parts of a research proposal --; Film Studies 201 Proposal : Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice as Fiction and Film; Gwendolyn Mackenzie --; Exploring Information Resources and Sites. --; Consider different information resources ; --; Consider different information sites --; Conducting Effective Keyword Searches. --; Choose keywords carefully ; --; Use keyword strategies ; --; Engaging and Evaluating Sources. --; Engage your sources ; --; Rate source reliability and depth ; --; Evaluate print and online sources --; Creating a Working Bibliography. --; Choose an orderly method ; --; Annotate the source --; Developing a Note-Taking System. --; Develop note-taking strategies ; --; Employ note-taking systems --; Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting Source Material. --; Summarize useful passages ; --; Paraphrase key passages ; --; Quote crucial phrases, sentences, and passages --; Avoiding Unintentional Plagiarism. --; Practice the principles of ethical research --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist --; Conducting Research : Primary, Library, Web. --; Planning Primary Research. --; Methods of Primary Research ; --; Principles for doing Primary Research --; Conducting Surveys. --; Sample Survey --; Analyzing Texts, Documents, Records, and Artifacts. --; Choose evidence close to your topic ; --; Put the document or artifact in context --; Frame your examination with questions. --; Draw coherent conclusions about meaning --; Conducting Interviews. --; Sample Interview Note-Taking Sheet --; Making Observations. --; Prepare to observe ; --; Conduct your observations ; --; Make sense of your observations --; Becoming Familiar with the Library --; Searching the Catalog. --; Locating Resources by Call Numbers ; --; Classification Systems --; Using Books in Research. --; Approach the book systematically --; Using Reference Resources. --; Check reference works that supply information ; --; Check reference works that are research tools --; Finding Articles Via Databases. --; Search online databases ; --; Generate citation lists of promising articles ; --; Study citations and capture identifying information ; --; Find and retrieve the full text of the article --; Understanding Internet Basics --; Using a Subject Guide/Directory --; Using Search and Metasearch --; Using Search Engines as Research Tools. --; Use search engines well --; Understanding the Uses and Limits of Wikipedia. --; Know Wikipedia's strengths ; --; Understand Wikipedia's standards for truth ; --; Know Wikipedia's weaknesses ; --; Use Wikipedia cautiously --; Evaluating Online Sources. --; Assignment Restrictions ; --; Author/Organization ; --; Balance or Bias ; --; Quality of Information ; --; Quality of Writing and Design ; --; Evaluation Checklist --; Sample Evaluations --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist; Building Credibility : Avoiding Plagiarism. --; Developing Credibility through Source Use. --; Writing with Poor Use of Sources ; --; Writing with Strong Use of Sources --; Recognizing Plagiarism. --; What is plagiarism? ; --; What does plagiarism look like? --; Understanding Why Plagiarism is Serious. --; Academic Dishonesty ; --; Theft from the Academic Community ; --; Now and in the Future --; Avoiding Plagiarism --; Avoiding Other Source Abuses. --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist --; Drafting Papers with Documented Research. --; Reviewing Your Findings. --; Conduct Q and A ; --; Deepen Your Thinking on the Topic ; --; Imagine Your Paper --; Sharpening Your Working Thesis. --; Deepen Your Thesis ; --; Question Your Thesis --; Considering Methods of Organization. --; Organizational Practices That Consider Sources ; --; Traditional Organizational Patterns --; Considering Drafting Strategies. --; Choose a Drafting Method ; --; Respect Your Sources While Drafting ; --; Reason with Evidence --; Using Source Material in Your Writing. --; Integrate Source Material Carefully ; --; Effectively Document Your Sources ; --; Mark Changes to Quotations ; --; Sample Research Paper: A Humanities Essay; The Audience-Actor Relationship in Shakespeare's Globe; Paige Greco --; Sample Research Paper --; The Science IMRAD Report; The Effects of the Eastern Red Cedar on Seedlings and Implications for Allelopathy; Dana Kleckner, Brittany Korver, Nicolette Storm, and Adam Verhoef --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist --; MLA Style. --; MLA Documentation : A Quick Guide. --; In-Text Citation : The Basics ; --; Works Cited : The Basics --; MLA Format Guidelines. --; MLA Format at a Glance ; --; Whole-Paper Format and Printing Issues ; --; Typographical Issues ; --; Page-Layout Issues --; Guidelines for In-Text Citations. --; Citations for regular sources ; --; Citations for sources without traditional authorship and/or pagination --; Sample In-Text Citations --; MLA Works Cited Quick Guide --; Works-Cited Entries : Nonperiodical Print Publications --; Works-Cited Entries : Print Periodical Articles --; Works-Cited Entries : Online Sources --; Works-Cited Entries : Other Sources (Primary, Personal, and Multimedia) --; Sample MLA Paper; Why the World Deserves Better than Fair Trade; Paige Louter; Works-Cited List --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist --; APA Style. --; APA Documentation : A Quick Guide. --; In-Text Citation : The Basics ; --; References : The Basics --; APA Format Guidelines --; Guidelines for In-Text Citations. --; Sample In-Text Citations --; APA References Quick Guide --; Reference Entries : Books and Other Documents --; Reference Entries : Print Periodical Articles --; Reference Entries : Online Sources --; Reference Entries : Other Sources (Primary, Personal, and Multimedia) --; Sample APA Paper; Teaching K-12 English Language Learners in the Mainstream Classroom; Amanda Khoe ; --; Sample Title Page ; --; Sample Abstract ; --; APA Research Paper: The Body ; --; Sample Paper: References List --; Critical-Thinking and Writing Activities. --; Learning-Objectives Checklist; Handbook; Marking Punctuation. --; Period ; --; Ellipsis ; --; Question Mark; Comma; Semicolon ; --; Colon ; --; Hyphen ; --; Dash; Quotation Marks ; --; Italics (Underlining) ; --; Parentheses ; --; Diagonal ; --; Brackets ; --; Exclamation Point --; Apostrophe; Checking Mechanics. --; Capitalization; Plurals ; --; Numbers; Abbreviations ; --; Acronyms and Initialisms; Basic Spelling Rules ; --; Commonly Misspelled Words ; --; Steps to Becoming a Better Speller; Using the Right Word; 33. --; Understanding Grammar. --; Noun. --; Classes of Nouns --; Forms of Nouns; Pronoun. --; Classes of Pronouns --; Forms of Personal Pronouns; Verb. --; Classes of Verbs --; Forms of Verbs --; Verbals. --; Irregular Verbs; Adjective --; Adverb --; Preposition --; Conjunction --; Interjection; 34. --; Constructing Sentences. --; Using Subjects and Predicates. --; The Subject --; The Predicate (Verb); Using Phrases. --; Types of Phrases --; Using Clauses. --; Types of Clauses --; Using Sentence Variety. --; Kinds of Sentences --; Structure of Sentences; 35. --; Avoiding Sentence Errors. --; Subject-Verb Agreement --; Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement; Shifts in Sentence Construction --; Fragments, Comma Splices, and Run-Ons; Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers --; Ambiguous Wording; Nonstandard Language; Avoiding Sentence Problems. --; Quick Guide --; Multilingual and ESL Guidelines. --; Five Parts of Speech. --; Noun --; Articles and Other Noun Markers; Verb --; Objects and Complements of Verbs; Adjective --; Adverb --; Preposition; Understanding Sentence Basics --; Sentence Problems; Numbers, Word Parts, and Idioms. --; Numbers --; Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots; Idioms; Targeting Trouble Spots. --; Help for Speakers of Latin Languages ; --; Help for Speakers of European Languages ; --; Help for Speakers of African and Caribbean Languages ; --; Help for Speakers of East Asian Languages ; --; Help for Speakers of Middle-Eastern Languages; Credits; 2 N2 - Combining streamlined instruction in the writing process with outstanding accessibility, THE ColoradoLLEGE WRITER is a fully updated four-in-one book-with a rhetoric, a reader, a research guide, and a handbook-for users at any skill level. Throughout the book, numerous student and professional writing samples highlight important features of academic writing-from voice to documentation-and offer models for users' own papers. The fifth edition features a greater focus on writing across the curriculum, further supported within the research chapters by additional coverage of report writing, primary research, and avoiding plagiarism. -- ER -