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Channell, C: Engaging Questions A Guide to Writing

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  • Produktbild: Channell, C: Engaging Questions

  • PART I Exploring Writing and Reading 1 CHAPTER 1Critical Thinking and the Art of Questioning 2
    • Why Is Questioning Important? 2
    • What Do I Really Think? 4
    • What Does That Word Mean? 5
    • Is That Statement Accurate? 6
    • Is That Statement True? 6
    • What Do You Gain from Thinking Critically? 7
    • R E A D I N G
      • Apparently Facts No Longer Mean What They Once Did by Leonard Pitts 9
    CHAPTER 2 Reading Critically and the Art of Questioning 12
    • What Is Critical Reading? 12
    • How Does Critical Reading Work? 13
    • What Questions Guide Critical Reading? 13
    • THE ASSIGNMENT 30
      • What Could I Write About? 30
      • What Is My Rhetorical Situation? 30
    • R E A D I N G
      • Notes of an Alien Son: Immigration Paradoxes by Andrei Codrescu 17
    CHAPTER 3 Writing and the Art of Questioning 32
    • What Is Good Writing? 32
    • What Is the Rhetorical Situation? 32
    • Why Ask about the Rhetorical Situation? 32
    • What Is Voice? 34
    • Why Does Voice Matter? 35
    • What Is an Angle? 36
    • THE ASSIGNMENT 39
      • What Could I Write About? 39
      • What Is My Rhetorical Situation? 39
      R E A D I N G S
      • What Is Paleontology? by University of California Museum of Paleontology 34
      • Planet of Weeds by David Quammen 35
    PART II Practicing Writing 43 CHAPTER 4 Claiming Voice 44
    • What Is Voice? 44
    • Why Care about Voice? 46
    • THE ASSIGNMENT 47
      • How Do I Claim My Voice? Engaging the Writing Process 49
      • How Do I Use Spontaneous Style? 49
      • How Do I Use Conscious Style? 50
      • How Do I Extend My Voice? 53
    CHAPTER 5 Interpreting Experiences 61
    • What Is Interpreting Experience? 61
    • Why Write to Interpret Experience? 62
    • How Do Writers Interpret Experiences? 62
    • THE ASSIGNMENT 71
      • What Can I Write About? 71
      • How Do I Interpret Experience? Questioning the Rhetorical Situation 72
      • How Do I Interpret Experience? Engaging the Writing Process 73
    • R E A D I N G S
      • A Dark, Skinny Stranger in Cleveland Park by Stephen L. Carter 64
      • Driving Away by Katherine Krueger-Land 66
    CHAPTER 6 Creating Profiles 84
    • What Is a Profile? 84
    • Why Write Profiles? 84
    • How Do Writers Compose Profiles? 86
    • THE ASSIGNMENT 95
      • What Can I Write About? 95
      • How Do I Write a Profile? Questioning the Rhetorical Situation 95
      • How Do I Write a Profile? Engaging the Writing Process 98
    • R E A D I N G S
      • Writing with the Master by Joel Achenbach 87
      • We're Losing the Raw Human Part of Being with Each Other by Catherine de Lange 92
    CHAPTER 7 Presenting Information 112
    • What Is Presenting Information? 112
    • Why Present Information? 113
    • How Do Writers Present Information? 114
    • THE ASSIGNMENT 124
      • What Can I Write About? 124
      • How Do I Present Information? Questioning the Rhetorical Situation 125
      • How Do I Present Information? Engaging the Writing Process 126
    • R E A D I N G S
      • Tomorrow, I Love Ya! by Eric Hoover 115
      • Major Survey Challenges Western Perceptions of Islam by Agence France-Press (AFP) 122
    CHAPTER 8 Exploring a Concept 142
    • What Is Concept Exploration? 143
    • Why Explore Concepts? 144
    • How Do Writers Explore a Concept? 144
    • THE ASSIGNMENT 152
      • What Can I Write About? 152
      • How Do I Explore Concepts? Questioning the Rhetorical Situation 154
      • How Do I Explore Concepts? Engaging the Writing Process 155
    • R E A D I N G S
      • The Supreme Chutzpah by Jack Achiezer Guggenheim 145
      • What Is Civility? by P. M. Forni 148
    CHAPTER 9 Comparing Perspectives 168
    • What Is Comparing Perspectives? 168
    • Why Write to Compare Perspectives? 169
    • How Do Writers Compare Perspectives? 170
    • THE ASSIGNMENT 183
      • How Do I Compare Perspectives? Questioning the Rhetorical Situation 184
      • How Do I Compare Perspectives? Engaging the Writing Process 185
    • R E A D I N G S
      • Which Character Should Sports Develop? by Andy Rudd 170
      • The Human Cost of Animal Suffering by Mark Bittman 173
      • Eating Well vs. Being Good by David Katz 175
      • The Ethics of Eating Meat by Paul Schwennesen 179
      • Reciprocity: A Foundation for Balance by Clara Sue Kidwell, Homer Noley, and George E. "Tink" Tinker 181
    CHAPTER 10 Critiquing an Argument 201
    • What Is a Critique? 201
    • Why Write to Critique an Argument? 202
    • How Do Writers Critique Arguments? 202
    • THE ASSIGNMENT 207
      • What Can I Write About? 207
      • How Do I Write a Critique? Questioning the Rhetorical Situation 207
      • How Do I Write a Critique? Engaging the Writing Process 209
    • SAMPLE READINGS FOR CRITIQUE 224
    • R E A D I N G S
      • Why Sherry Turkle Is So Wrong by Tom Stafford 203
      • Open Your Ears to Biased Professors by David Fryman 210
      • The Bogus Case against Birthright Citizenship by Shikha Dalmia 224
    CHAPTER 11 Making a Case 227
    • What Is a Case? 227
    • Why Make a Case? 228
    • How Do Writers Make a Case? 229
    • THE ASSIGNMENT 239
      • What Can I Write About? 240
      • How Do I Make a Case? Questioning the Rhetorical Situation 240
      • How Do I Make a Case? Engaging the Writing Process 242
    • R E A D I N G S
      • Building a Better Life through Greenways and Trails by Trails and Greenways Clearinghouse 229
      • The Case against Grades by Alfie Kohn 233
    CHAPTER 12 Appealing for Action 257
    • What Is Persuasion? 257
    • Why Write to Persuade? 258
    • How Do Writers Persuade? 258
    • THE ASSIGNMENT 265
      • What Can I Write About? 265
      • How Do I Appeal for Action? Questioning the Rhetorical Situation 266
      • How Do I Write Persuasively? Engaging the Writing Process 267
    • R E A D I N G S
      • Where Sweatshops Are a Dream by Nicholas D. Kristof 259
      • The Factories of Lost Children by Katharine Weber 262
    CHAPTER 13 What Is an Evaluation? 283
  • Why Write to Evaluate? 284
  • How Do Writers Evaluate? 284
  • THE ASSIGNMENT 292
    • What Can I Write About? 292
    • How Do I Write an Evaluation? Questioning the Rhetorical Situation 293
    • How Do I Write an Evaluation? Engaging the Writing Process 295
  • R E A D I N G S
    • 2011 Motor Trend Car of the Year: Chevrolet Volt, A Car of the Future You Can Drive Today by Angus MacKenzie 285
    • 'Precious' Mettle by Ann Hornaday 289
    CHAPTER 14 Editing Fundamentals 305
    • What Is Editing? 305
    • Why Edit? 306
    • How Do Writers Edit? 306
    • What Is the Spiraling Down Method? 307
    • What Matters Most in Editing? Three Key Points 318
    PART III Researching Writing 319 CHAPTER 15 Planning a Research Project 320
    • When Is Research Necessary? 320
    • What Kinds of Sources Do College Researchers Use? 321
    • How Do I Plan a Research Project? 325
    • How Do I Choose and Narrow a Topic? 328
    • How Do I Turn a Topic into a Research Question? 329
    • How Do I Manage the Sources I Find? 330
    CHAPTER 16 Finding Sources 336
    • How Do I Conduct a Keyword Search? 336
    • What Resources Can I Find through My College Library? 338
    • How Do I Find Reference Works through My College Library? 339
    • How Do I Use a Library Catalog to Find Books and Other Resources? 341
    • How Do I Use Library Databases to Find Periodicals? 343
    • How Do I Use the Web to Find Reliable Websites and Online Journals? 344
    • How Do I Find Interactive Online Sources? 347
    • How Do I Generate My Own Information? 347
    CHAPTER 17 Evaluating Sources 350
    • How Do I Decide If a Source Is Useful? 350
    • How Do I Decide If a Source Is Reliable? 351
    • How Do I Evaluate a Website? 353
    CHAPTER 18 Incorporating Source Materials 357
    • What Does It Mean to Enter the Conversation? 357
    • How Does Informal Writing Engage Me in the Conversation? 358
    • How Do I Draw Connections between Sources? 361
    • What Roles Can Sources Play in My Writing? 363
    • What Are My Options for Bringing in Source Material? 364
    • How Do I Acknowledge, Integrate, and Cite My Source Materials? 369
    • What Are the Options for Acknowledging Sources? 371
    • How Can I Integrate Source Material into My Writing? 372
    • How Do I Document My Sources? 376
    • How Do I Incorporate Sources without Losing My Own Voice? 377
    • R E A D I N G
      • New Hampshire Professor Pushes for Return to Slow Reading by Holly Ramer 359
    CHAPTER 19 Using Sources Responsibly 379
    • What Is Plagiarism? 379
    • When Do I Need to Cite My Sources? 380
    • How Can I Avoid Plagiarizing? 383
    CHAPTER 20 Documenting Your Sources: MLA 385
    • How Do I Make In-Text Citations Using MLA Style? 385
    • How Do I Make Entries in the Works Ci ted List Using MLA Style? 390
    CHAPTER 21 Documenting Your Sources: APA 411
    • How Do I Make In-Text Citations Using APA Style? 411
    • How Do I Make Entries in a Reference List Using APA Style? 416
    CHAPTER 22 Choosing Strategies of Development 435
    • What Are the Strategies? 435
    • How Do Writers Choose Strategies? 439
    • What Do the Strategies Look Like in Detail? 440
    • How Can I Develop a Repertoire of Strategies? 460
    • R E A D I N G
      • Is Climate Disaster Inevitable? by Adam Frank 436
    CHAPTER 23 Designing Documents and Using Graphics 461
    • What Are Document Design and Graphics? 461
    • Why Consider Document Design and Graphics? 462
    • How Does Document Design Work? 462
    • How Do Graphics Work? 467
    • What Are the Common Model Documents? 472
    • What Matters Most in Document Design and Using Graphics? 486
    CHAPTER 24 Writing Portfolios 488
    • What Is a Writing Portfolio? 488
    • Why Create a Writing Portfolio? 490
    • How Do Writers Prepare Portfolios? 491
    • THE ASSIGNMENT 492
      • How Do I Reflect? Questioning the Rhetorical Situation 492
    CHAPTER 25 Mastering Essay Exams 498
    • What Are Essay Exams? 498
    • Why Do Instructors Assign Essay Exams? 498
    • How Do Writers Approach Essay Exam Questions? 499
    • How Should I Prepare for an Essay Exam? 501
    • What Are Some Good Strategies for Taking an Essay Exam? 503
    • What Is the Value of Essay Exams? 508
    CHAPTER 26 Giving Oral Presentations 509
    • What Are Oral Presentations? 509
    • How Do I Prepare an Oral Presentation? 514
    • How Do I Rehearse an Oral Presentation? 515
    • How Do I Revise an Oral Presentation? 516
    • How Do I Deliver an Oral Presentation? 516
    • What Are Some Key Points to Remember? 517
    CHAPTER 27 How Do I Write a Rhetorical Analysis? 518
    • What Is a Rhetorical Analysis? 518
    • Why Write a Rhetorical Analysis? 518
    • What Can I Write About? 521
    • How Do I Prepare to Write a Rhetorical Analysis? 521
    • What Are the Steps in Writing a Rhetorical Analysis? 522
    • E X A M P L E
      • Rhetorical Analysis of the Section on the Church in "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Ginny Norton 519
    CHAPTER 28 How Do I Write a Blog? 524
    • What Is a Blog? 524
    • Why Write a Blog? 525
    • What Can I Write About? 527
    • How Do I Prepare to Write a Blog Post? 528
    • What Are the Steps in Writing a Blog Post? 529
    • What Are Some Special Considerations for Writing a Blog? 530
    CHAPTER 29 How Do I Write a Reflection? 532
    • What Is a Reflection? 532
    • Why Write a Reflection? 532
    • What Can I Write About? 535
    • How Do I Prepare to Write a Reflection? 536
    • What Are the Steps in Writing a Reflection? 537
    • E X A M P L E
      • The Wonder of Ordinary Places by Julian Hoffman 533
    CHAPTER 30 How Do I Write a Visual Analysis? 539
    • What Is a Visual Analysis? 539
    • Why Write a Visual Analysis? 540
    • What Can I Write About? 543
    • How Do I Prepare to Write a Visual Analysis? 543
    • What Are the Steps in Writing a Visual Analysis? 545
    • E X A M P L E
      • Three Girls in a Kentucky Kitchen by Ashley Jarol 540
    CHAPTER 31 How Do I Write a Review? 546
    • What Is a Review? 546
    • Why Write a Review? 547
    • What Can I Write About? 550
    • How Do I Prepare to Write a Review? 550
    • What Are the Steps in Writing a Review? 551
    • E X A M P L E
      • Review of Water for Elephants (by Sara Gruen) by Danielle Poiesz 547
    CHAPTER 32 How Do I Write an Editorial or Opinion Column? 553
    • What Is an Editorial? 553
    • Why Write an Editorial? 554
    • What Can I Write About? 556
    • How Do I Prepare to Write an Editorial? 556
    • What Are the Steps in Writing an Editorial? 557
    • E X A M P L E
      • Where History Lessons Come Alive by Matt Watson 554
    CHAPTER 33 How Do I Write a Proposal? 559
    • What Is a Proposal? 559
    • Why Write a Proposal? 560
    • What Can I Write About? 566
    • How Do I Prepare to Write a Proposal? 567
    • What Are the Steps in Writing a Proposal? 568
    • E X A M P L E
      • Proposal to Enact a "Smoke- Free Campus" Policy for Santa Clara University 560
    CHAPTER 34 How Do I Write a Research Proposal? 570
    • What Is a Research Proposal? 570
    • Why Write a Research Proposal? 571
    • What Can I Write About? 571
    • How Do I Prepare to Write a Research Proposal? 573
    • What Are the Steps in Writing a Research Proposal? 574
    • E X A M P L E
      • Research Proposal for a Paper, "Civility in the Workplace" by Amie Hazama 571
    CHAPTER 35 How Do I Write an Annotated Bibliography? 575
    • What Is an Annotated Bibliography? 575
    • Why Do Writers Create Annotated Bibliographies? 575
    • What Should an Annotation Include? 576
    • What Do Annotated Bibliography Entries Look Like? 576
    • How Can I Support Academic Honesty When Writing Annotations? 578
    CHAPTER 36 How Do I Write a Prospectus? 579
    • What Is a Prospectus? 579
    • Why Write a Prospectus? 580
    • How Does a Prospectus Function in Other Situations? 581
    • How Do I Prepare to Write a Prospectus? 582
    • What Are the Steps in Writing a Prospectus? 582
    • E X A M P L E
      • Prospectus for "Multitasking: A Poor Study Habit" by Noelle Alberto 580
    CHAPTER 37 How Do I Write a Lab Report? 584
    • What Is a Lab Report? 584
    • Why Write a Lab Report? 585
    • How Do I Prepare to Write a Lab Report? 588
    • What Are the Steps in Writing a Lab Report? 589
    • E X A M P L E
      • Transpiration by Deborah A. Smith 585
    CHAPTER 38 How Do I Write Instructions? 592
    • What Are Instructions? 592
    • Why Write Instructions? 593
    • What Can I Write About? 595
    • How Do I Prepare to Write Instructions? 595
    • What Are the Steps in Writing Instructions? 596
    • E X A M P L E
      • How to Do the Heimlich Maneuver by Deaconess Heimlich Institute 593
    CHAPTER 39 How Do I Write an Abstract? 598
    • What Is an Abstract? 598
    • Why Write an Abstract? 598
    • How Do I Prepare to Write an Abstract? 600
    • What Are the Steps in Writing an Abstract? 600
    • E X A M P L E
      • Abstract of "Popularity's Downside" by Audra Ames 599