{"product_id":"writing-9780134586359","title":"Writing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 1: THE ACADEMIC WRITER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e1. Thinking as an Academic Writer                \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eExplore Through Writing                     \u003cbr\u003eUnderstand the Process of Writing \u003cbr\u003eUnderstand the Rhetorical Situation \u003cbr\u003eAnalyze Your Assignment \u003cbr\u003eThink About Your Genre \u003cbr\u003eThink About Your Medium \u003cbr\u003eThink About Your Topic \u003cbr\u003eThink About What Your Readers Expect \u003cbr\u003eThink About Your Credibility \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2. Reading as an Academic Writer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBecome a Critical Reader                     \u003cbr\u003eBecome a Critical Viewer \u003cbr\u003eAnnotate Academic Readings \u003cbr\u003eRead Actively \u003cbr\u003eRecognize Fallacies \u003cbr\u003eWrite a Summary \u003cbr\u003eWrite a Paraphrase \u003cbr\u003eMove from Reading to Invention \u003cbr\u003eStart an Annotated Bibliography \u003cbr\u003eSynthesize Readings and Visuals \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e3. Planning\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMove from a General Topic to a Writing Plan         \u003cbr\u003eNarrow Your Topic \u003cbr\u003eWrite a Thesis \u003cbr\u003eMake a Plan \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e4. Drafting\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDraft with Strategies in Mind                 \u003cbr\u003eWrite a Zero Draft \u003cbr\u003eDraft From a Working Outline \u003cbr\u003eStart Fast with an Engaging Title and Opening Paragraph \u003cbr\u003eDevelop Paragraphs \u003cbr\u003eConclude with Strength \u003cbr\u003eLink Within and Across Paragraphs \u003cbr\u003eWrite an Essay Exam \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e5. Revising\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRevising and Editing                     \u003cbr\u003eEvaluate Your Draft \u003cbr\u003eRespond to Others \u003cbr\u003ePay Attention to Details Last \u003cbr\u003eRevise Using your Instructor’s Comments \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART 2: THE PERSUASIVE WRITER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e6. Reflections\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWriting a Reflection                     \u003cbr\u003eWhat Makes a Good Reflection? \u003cbr\u003eReflections About Visuals \u003cbr\u003eReading Reflections \u003cbr\u003eSue Kunitomi Embrey, Some Lines for a Younger Brother . . . \u003cbr\u003eDavid Sedaris, Let it Snow \u003cbr\u003eAlisa Valdes-Rodriguez, My Hips, My Caceras \u003cbr\u003eAmy Tan, Mother Tongue \u003cbr\u003eHow to Write a Reflection \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cb\u003eSTUDENT EXAMPLE\u003cbr\u003eJanine Carter, The Miracle Quilt\u003c\/b\u003e Projects \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e7. Observations\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWriting an Observation                     \u003cbr\u003eWhat Makes a Good Observation? \u003cbr\u003eVisual Observations \u003cbr\u003eReading Observations \u003cbr\u003eKellie Schmitt, The Old Man Isn’t There Anymore \u003cbr\u003eGwendolyn Oxenham, Pelada \u003cbr\u003eJohn Muir, Interview with the Bear \u003cbr\u003eAnsel Adams, Photographs of Japanese-Americans at Manzanar \u003cbr\u003eNational Park Service, Yellowstone’s Geothermal Resources \u003cbr\u003e How to Write an Observation \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cb\u003eSTUDENT EXAMPLE (APA Style)\u003cbr\u003eSarah Cuellar, Playing in Traffic: How Parallel Play Helps Preschool Children \"Merge\" into Group Play\u003c\/b\u003e Projects \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e8. Informative Essays and Visuals\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eReporting Information                     \u003cbr\u003eWhat Makes Good Informative Writing? \u003cbr\u003eInformative Visuals \u003cbr\u003eReading Informative Writing \u003cbr\u003e            Katherine Mangan, Is Faster Always Better? \u003cbr\u003e    Kheehong Song and Allison Cui, Understanding China’s Middle Class \u003cbr\u003e    Shane D. Johnson, Aiden Sitebottom, and Adam Thorpe, Bicycle Theft \u003cbr\u003e    National Aeronautics and Space Administration, The Current and Future Consequences of Climate Change \u003cbr\u003e    US Department of Agriculture, MyPlate Brochure \u003cbr\u003e    John Mitchell, A map of the British and French dominions in North America, \u003cbr\u003e         1755 \u003cbr\u003eHow to Write to Inform \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cb\u003eSTUDENT EXAMPLE \u003cbr\u003eLakshmi Kotra, The Life Cycle of Stars\u003c\/b\u003e Projects \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e9. Rhetorical, Visual, and Literary Analyses\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWriting an Analysis                     \u003cbr\u003eWriting a Rhetorical Analysis \u003cbr\u003eWriting a Visual Analysis \u003cbr\u003eWriting a Literary Analysis \u003cbr\u003eReading Analyses \u003cbr\u003eTim Collins, Straight from the Heart \u003cbr\u003eDavid T. Z. Mindich, The Collapse of Big Media: The Young and the Restless \u003cbr\u003eFrank Gehry, The Ray and Maria Stata Center, Massachusetts Institute of     Technology \u003cbr\u003e     Kate Chopin, The Story of an Hour \u003cbr\u003e    Dagoberto Gilb, Love in LA \u003cbr\u003eStudent Literary Analysis: Quandre Brown, Fender-bender Romance in Dagoberto Gilb’s “Love in L.A.” \u003cbr\u003eHow to Write an Analysis \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cb\u003eSTUDENT EXAMPLE \u003cbr\u003e    Chris Gonzalez, Russell Lee’s Pie Town Photographs\u003c\/b\u003e Writing Arguments \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e10. Causal Arguments\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWriting a Causal Argument                         \u003cbr\u003eWhat Makes a Good Causal Argument? \u003cbr\u003eVisual Causal Arguments \u003cbr\u003eReading Causal Arguments \u003cbr\u003eLaura Fraser, The French Paradox \u003cbr\u003eEmily Raine, Why Should I Be Nice To You? Coffee Shops and the Politics of \u003cbr\u003e Good Service \u003cbr\u003eKay S. Hymowitz, The New Girl Order \u003cbr\u003eTom Vanderbilt, Why I Became a Late Merger (and Why You Should Too) \u003cbr\u003eHow to Write a Causal Argument \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cb\u003eSTUDENT EXAMPLE \u003cbr\u003eArmandi Tansel, Modern Warfare: Video Games’ Link to Real-World Violence\u003c\/b\u003e Projects \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e11. Evaluation Arguments\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWriting an Evaluation Argument                         \u003cbr\u003eWhat Makes a Good Evaluation Argument? \u003cbr\u003eVisual Evaluations \u003cbr\u003eReading Evaluations \u003cbr\u003eBill McKibben, The Only Way to Have a Cow \u003cbr\u003eRachel Laudan, In Praise of Fast Food \u003cbr\u003eKatharine Mieszkowski, We Paved Paradise \u003cbr\u003eHow to Write an Evaluation \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cb\u003eSTUDENT EXAMPLE \u003cbr\u003eJenna Picchi, Organic Foods Should Come Clean\u003c\/b\u003e Projects \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e12. Position Arguments\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWriting a Position Argument                          \u003cbr\u003eWhat Makes a Good Position Argument? \u003cbr\u003eVisual Position Arguments \u003cbr\u003eReading Position Arguments \u003cbr\u003eTed Koppel, Take My Privacy, Please! \u003cbr\u003eFrederick Douglass, What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? \u003cbr\u003e    Michael Pollan, Eat Food, Food Defined \u003cbr\u003eJeff Speck, The Walkability Dividend \u003cbr\u003e    James Paul Gee, Games, Not Schools, Are Teaching Kids to Think \u003cbr\u003e     “Are You Pouring on the Pounds?”, Food Cops Bust Cookie Monster \u003cbr\u003eHow to Write a Position Argument \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cb\u003eSTUDENT EXAMPLE (MLA Style)\u003cbr\u003ePatrice Conley, Flagrant Foul: The NCAA’s Definition of Student Athletes as Amateurs\u003c\/b\u003e Projects \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e13. Proposal Arguments\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWriting a Proposal Argument \u003cbr\u003eWhat Makes a Good Proposal Argument? \u003cbr\u003eVisual Proposals \u003cbr\u003eReading Proposal Arguments \u003cbr\u003eThomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence \u003cbr\u003eSunni Brown, The Doodle Revolutionary’s Manifesto \u003cbr\u003eGlenn Loury, A Nation of Jailers \u003cbr\u003ePeter W. Huber, Bound to Burn \u003cbr\u003eChris Packham and Mark Wright, Should Pandas Be Left to Face \u003cbr\u003eExtinction? \u003cbr\u003eSan Francisco Bicycle Coalition, Connecting the City \u003cbr\u003eHow to Write a Proposal Argument \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cb\u003eSTUDENT EXAMPLE \u003cbr\u003eKim Lee, Let’s Make It a Real Melting Pot with Presidential Hopes for All\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART 3: THE MULTIMEDIA WRITER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e14. Composing in Multimedia\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCommunicate With Visuals and words \u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding the Process of Composing in Multimedia \u003cbr\u003eTake Pictures That Aren’t Boring \u003cbr\u003eCompose Images \u003cbr\u003eCreate Audience \u003cbr\u003eCreate Video \u003cbr\u003eCreate a Photo Essay \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e15. Designing for Print and Digital Readers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eStart with Your Readers \u003cbr\u003eUse Headings and Subheadings Effectively \u003cbr\u003eDesign Pages \u003cbr\u003eUnderstand Typography \u003cbr\u003eEvaluate Your Design \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e16. Delivering Presentations and Portfolios\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePlan a Presentation \u003cbr\u003eDesign Effective Visuals \u003cbr\u003eDeliver a Successful Presentation \u003cbr\u003eCreating Portfolios \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e17. Writing for Online Courses\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eKeep Track of Online Coursework \u003cbr\u003eParticipate in Online Discussions \u003cbr\u003eManage Online Writing \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e18. Working as a Team\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOrganize a Team \u003cbr\u003eBrainstorm as a Team \u003cbr\u003eWork as a Team \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART 4: THE WRITER AS RESEARCHER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e19. Planning Research\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAnalyze the Research Task \u003cbr\u003eAsk a Question \u003cbr\u003eDetermine What You Need \u003cbr\u003eDraft a Working Thesis \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e20. Finding Sources\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIdentify the Kinds of Sources That You Need \u003cbr\u003eSearch Using Keywords \u003cbr\u003eFind Sources in Databases \u003cbr\u003eFind Sources on the Web \u003cbr\u003eFind Multimedia Sources \u003cbr\u003eFind Print Sources \u003cbr\u003eCreate a Working Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e21. Evaluating Sources\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDetermine the Relevance and Quality of Sources \u003cbr\u003eDetermine the Kind of Source \u003cbr\u003eDetermine If a Source Is Trustworthy \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e22. Exploring in the Field\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eConduct Interviews \u003cbr\u003eAdminister Surveys \u003cbr\u003eMake Observations \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e23. Writing the Research Project\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWrite a Draft \u003cbr\u003eAvoid Plagiarism \u003cbr\u003eQuote Sources Without Plagiarizing \u003cbr\u003eSummarize and Paraphrase Sources Without Plagiarizing \u003cbr\u003eIncorporate Quotations \u003cbr\u003eIncorporate Visuals \u003cbr\u003eReview Your Research Project \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e24. MLA Documentation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eElements of MLA Documentation \u003cbr\u003eEntries in the Works-cited List \u003cbr\u003eIn-text Citations in MLA Style \u003cbr\u003eBooks in MLA-Style Works Cited \u003cbr\u003eSample Works-cited for Books \u003cbr\u003ePeriodicals in MLA-Style Works Cited \u003cbr\u003eSample Works-cited for Periodicals \u003cbr\u003eWeb Sources in MLA-Style Works Cited \u003cbr\u003eSample Works-cited for Online Sources \u003cbr\u003eOther Sources in MLA-Style Works Cited \u003cbr\u003eVisual Sources in MLA-Style Works Cited \u003cbr\u003eSample MLA Paper \u003cbr\u003eGeorge Abukar \u003cbr\u003eIt’s Time to Shut Down the Identity Theft Racket \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e25. APA Documentation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAPA Citations \u003cbr\u003eIn-text Citations in APA Style \u003cbr\u003eBooks in APA-Style References List \u003cbr\u003ePeriodicals in APA-Style References List \u003cbr\u003eWeb Sources in APA-Style References List \u003cbr\u003eOther Sources in APA-Style References List \u003cbr\u003eSample APA Paper \u003cbr\u003eBlair Zacharias \u003cbr\u003eParking Design Recommendations for Publically Funded Commercial Redevelopment Projects \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 5\u003c\/b\u003e: THE WRITER AS EDITOR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e26. Writing Effective Sentences\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePay Attention to Verbs        \u003cbr\u003eStay Active \u003cbr\u003eFocus on People and Actors \u003cbr\u003eWrite Concise Sentences \u003cbr\u003eWrite Ethical Sentences \u003cbr\u003eMatch Structure with Ideas \u003cbr\u003eSummary for Editing Sentences \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e27. Avoiding Errors\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFix Fragments        \u003cbr\u003eFix Run-on Sentences \u003cbr\u003eFix Comma Splices \u003cbr\u003eMake Verbs Agree with Subjects \u003cbr\u003eMake Pronouns Agree \u003cbr\u003eFix Shifts \u003cbr\u003eUse Modifiers Correctly \u003cbr\u003ePlace Modifiers Carefully \u003cbr\u003eSummary for Editing for Errors \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e28. Understanding Punctuation and Conventions\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIdentify Where Commas Are Needed \u003cbr\u003ePlace Commas Correctly with Modifiers \u003cbr\u003ePlace Commas Correctly with Clauses and Phrases \u003cbr\u003eUse Semicolons and Colons Correctly \u003cbr\u003eUse Hyphens, Dashes, and Parentheses Correctly \u003cbr\u003eUse Quotation Marks Correctly \u003cbr\u003eUse Other Punctuation Correctly \u003cbr\u003eUnderstand Print Conventions \u003cbr\u003eSummary for Punctuation and Conventions \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e29. Writing in a Second Language\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eUnderstand the Demands of Writing in a Second Language      \u003cbr\u003eUnderstand Nouns in English \u003cbr\u003eUnderstand Articles in English \u003cbr\u003eUnderstand Verbs and Modifiers in English \u003cbr\u003eUnderstand English Sentence Structure \u003cbr\u003eSummary for Second-language Writers \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIndex \u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Pearson Education (US)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524396687703,"sku":"9780134586359","price":123.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780134586359.jpg?v=1731856615","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/writing-9780134586359","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}