Writing in a changing world

Preface: To the Instructor. 1. Orientation: To the Student. How Writing Works for You. Writing in a Changing World. Your Progress as a Writer. Computer Writing, Interactive Writing, Collaborative Writing. Writing in a Diverse Society. Assessment and Portfolio Evaluation. Options for Writing l: Your Current Issues Paper. Reading to Writing: Raising the Issues. News Report: Matthew B. Stannard, “Threats in Creative School Work Taken Seriously.” Sallie Tisdale, “Shoe and Tell.” Nell Bernstein, “Learning to Love.” Maurine Shores, “A Delayed Reaction to Bigotry.” FORUM: Issues in Cyberspace. The Writer's Tools 1: Journals: Getting Ready for Writing. I. A PROGRAM FOR WRITING. 2. Writing and Rewriting: Planning, Drafting, Revising. The Writing Process: An Overview. Discovering Your Purpose. Targeting Your Audience. Searching: Brainstorming, Clustering, Discovery Frames. Pushing Toward a Thesis. Organizing Your Thinking. Writing Your First Draft. Revision: Rewriting and Rethinking. Tracking a Complete Paper. Options for Writing 2: Lining Up Examples. Reading to Writing: Watching the Trend. Fareed Zakaria, “The Character of Our Campuses.” Richard Rodriguez, “Notes from a Changing America.” George de Stefano, “Ungood Fellas and the Godfather Culture.” Dian Judge (Liz Smith), “My Breakfast with Fergie.” FORUM: Testing, Testing, Testing. The Writer's Tools 2: Priorities for Editing. 3. Resources: Observation and Experience. Drawing on Observation and Experience. Description: The Closer Look. Narration: The Story with a Point. Experience: The Connecting Thread. Finding Your Voice. Revising Your Experience-Based Paper. From Personal to Public Writing. Options for Writing 3: Drawing on Personal Experience. Reading to Writing: Reading Other Lives. Jay Ruben Dayrit, “Old Chinese Ladies.” Alex Fisher, “Tree Hugger.” Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall, “A Day in the Life of a Lab Rat.” Ana Veciana-Suarez, “A Place Where We Belong.” Amanda Coyne, “Mother's Day in Federal Prison.” FORUM: From Personal to Political. The Writer's Tools 3: Word Choice: Putting It into Words. 4. Searching: Reading, Internet Search, Interviewing. The Critical Reader. From Reading to Writing. Informal Internet Searches. Drawing on Interviews. Using a Mix of Sources. Revising Your Background Paper. Options for Writing 4: Mobilizing Your Resources. Reading to Writing: The Informed Writer. Tom Abate, “Biotech Faces Opposition.” * Photos: “The Monarch Butterfly Habitat.” Environmental Report: Michael Guth, “Saving the Monarch Butterflies.” Ruth Coniff, “The Joy of Women's Sports.” * Newspaper Coverage: Women's Sports. Joanna Cagan and Neil deMause, “A Tale of Two Cities.” FORUM: Enabling the Disabled. The Writer's Tools 4: Sentence Power: Carrying the Message. 5. Comparing/Contrasting: Lining Up Your Data. Writing to Compare. Structuring Your Comparison. Revising Your Comparison/Contrast Paper. Options for Writing 5: Your Comparison/Contrast Paper. Reading to Writing: Thinking About Difference. Jonathan Cohn, “Amazon.com: The New and the Old Economy.” Kioko Mori, “School as an American Opportunity.” Jessica Hagedorn, “Asian Women in Film: No Joy, No Luck.” FORUM: Rethinking Intelligence. The Writer's Tools 5: Mini-Compositions: Writing Paragraphs. 6. STRATEGIES: Process, Classification, Cause and Effect. Tracking a Process. Classification: Testing the Categories. Tracking Cause and Effect. Revising Your Analysis Paper. Options for Writing 6: Your Analysis Paper. Reading to Writing: Sorting Things Out. Marie de Santis, “The Last of the Wild Salmon.” Kimberly Wozencraft, “Coed Prison: Notes from the Country Club.” Robert Bly, “The Community of Men.” William J. Doherty, “Private Lives, Public Values.” FORUM: The Fencing In of Cyberspace. The Writer's Tools 6: Working Outline to Formal Outline. II. WRITING AND CRITICAL THINKING. 7. Defining: Drawing the Line. Language in a Changing World. Defining Your Key Terms. Writing the Operational Definition. Writing the Extended Definition. Revising Your Definition Paper. Options for Writing 7: Writing to Define. Reading to Writing: Marking Off Boundaries. News story: Zachary Coyle, “Senate OKs Campaign Finance Overhaul.” Barbara Ehrenreich, “The Next Wave.” Amoja Three Rivers, “Cultural Etiquette: A Guide.” *Mural Art, “Virginia Declaration of Religious Freedom.” Student Essay: Emily Lesk, “My 60-Second Protest in the Hallway.” FORUM: Bilingualism or English First. The Writer's Tools 7: Writing Plain English. 8. Alternatives: Weighing the Options. Listening to More than One Side. Weighing Opposing Arguments. Structuring Papers Examining Alternatives. Revising Papers Examining Alternatives. Options for Writing 8: Reconciling Alternative Views. Reading to Writing: Hearing the Other Side. James Q. Wilson, “In Praise of Asphalt Nation.” Andrew Brownstein, “A Battle over a Name in the Land of the Sioux.” Cynthia Tucker, “Black Males Can't Pin Hopes on Athletics.” Review: Herbert Kohl, “A Case for Considering Race.” FORUM: Openly Gay. The Writer's Tools 8: Transitions as Thought Links. 9. Persuading: Changing Minds. Reaching Your Audience. The Strategies of Persuasion. Revising Your Persuasion Paper. Options for Writing 9: Your Persuasion Paper. Reading to Writing: Reaching the Audience. *Full-page ad: “Styles Change. Values Don't.” Joan Beck, “The Government Cannot Protect You.” Student Essay: Neema Buruku, “Is Television Violence Inflaming Our Youth?” Scott Russel Sanders, “The Spell of the High Country.” Interview: Noam Chomsky, “Sports.” FORUM: Guns in Our Lives. The Writer's Tools 9: Editing for Inappropriate Language. 10. Arguing: Designing an Argument. Thinking Strategies for Writers. Writing and Thinking Inductively. Writing and Thinking Deductively. Alternative Strategies: Narrowing the Choices. Checking Your Logic. Options for Writing 10: Your Argument Paper. Reading to Writing: Arguing Your Case. Ursula K. Le Guin, “The Case against Censorship.” Jonathan Kozol, “Distancing the Homeless.” David Gelernter, “What Do Murderers Deserve?” Robert Zubrin, “Seeing Red.” FORUM: Death with Dignity. The Writer's Tools 10: Revising for Logical Fallacies. III. SPECIAL AGENDAS. 11. Workplace English: Writing on the Job. Communicating at Work. Effective Workplace Writing. Reaching the Target Audience. Writ