Overview

This brief guide teaches how to write the most common papers assigned in college courses: source-based essays that summarize, analyze, critique, and synthesize.   Comprehensive enough to serve as a primary text yet compact enough to serve as a supplement, this clear and concise writing guide teaches you how to critically read, clearly summarize, carefully respond to, precisely critique, creatively synthesize, and accurately quote or paraphrase texts. A Brief Guide is a valuable teaching and reference tool that many disciplines find useful for class work and for independent study.

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Author:   Stephen Wilhoit
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   6th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9780205245741

ISBN 10:   0205245749
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   29 February 2012
Audience:   Adult education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Further / Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780133800333
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Critical Reading Definition and Purpose Asking Questions About What You Read Questions to Ask Before You Begin a Close Reading of a Text Questions to Ask While You Read and Reread Material Marking Texts Highlighting Texts Annotating Texts Sample Annotated Reading: Hard Choices by Patrick Moore Note Taking Additional Reading: Getting Serious about Eradicating Binge Drinking by Henry Wechsler Summary Chart-Critical Reading: Asking Questions Summary Chart-Critical Reading: Marking Texts Summary Chart-Critical Reading: Note Taking Chapter 2: Quotation Definition and Purpose Guidelines on When to Quote Material Quote Passages When the Author Has Written Something in a Distinctive or Especially Insightful or Interesting Way Quote Material That Lends Support to a Position You Are Trying to Make in Your Paper Quote Authorities Who Disagree with a Position You Are Advocating or Who Offer Alternative Explanations or Contradictory Data Guidelines on When Not to Quote Material Do Not Quote Passages Merely to Fill Space Do Not Quote Passages as a Substitute for Thinking Do Not Quote Passages Because You Do Not Understand the Author's Ideas Well Enough to Paraphrase Them Integrating Quotations into Your Writing Two Basic Types of Quotations *Reading: Generation Text The Block Quotation The Integrated Quotation Altering Quoted Material and Avoiding Misquotations Summary Chart: Guidelines on Quotations Summary Chart: Integrating Quotations into Your Writing Quotation Revision Checklist Chapter 3: Paraphrase Definition and Purpose Qualities of a Good Paraphrase Thorough Accurate Fair Objective How to Paraphrase Material Changing Words Changing Sentence Structure Combining Sentences Unpacking Sentences Combining Strategies: Paraphrasing Longer Passages in Source Texts Blending Your Writing with Paraphrased Material Documentation Summary Chart: How to Paraphrase Material Paraphrase Revision Checklist Chapter 4 Summary Definition and Purpose Types of Summaries Qualities of a Good Summary Comprehensive Brief Accurate Neutral Independent How to Summarize a Text Read, Reread, and Annotate the Source Text Summarize Each Section of the Source Text Check the Section Summaries Against the Source Text How to Write an Abstract How to Write an Informative Summary Essay How to Write an Explanatory Summary Essay Documentation *Reading: From Animal House to Big Brother: Student Privacy and Campus Safety in an Age of Accountability, by Ron Chesbrough Sample Abstract Sample Informative Summary Sample Explanatory Summary Summary Chart: How to Summarize Texts Summary Revision Checklist Chapter 5 Response Essays Definition and Purpose Qualities of a Good Response Essay Honest Informed Clear Well Supported Writing the Response Essay Carefully Read the Material Compose Your Rough Draft Write Your Conclusion Revise Your Rough Draft Sample Response Essay Sample Essay Summary Chart: How to Write a Response Essay Response Essay Revision Checklist Chapter 6 Critique Definition and Purpose The Film Review as Critique Writing a Critique Step 1-Carefully Read and Annotate the Source Text Step 2-Analyze and Evaluate the Reading Step 3-Write Your Thesis and Decide Which Aspects of the Reading Will Be the Focus of Your Essay Step 4-Write Your Rough Draft Step 5-Rewrite Your Critique *Reading: Zero Tolerance and Student Dress Codes, by Nathan L. Essex *Reading: A Uniform Look, by Yasmine Konheim-Kalkstein Sample Critique Essay Summary Chart: How to Write a Critique Critique Revision Checklist Chapter 7 Rhetorical Analysis of Written Texts Definition and Purpose The Rhetorical Situation Elements of the Rhetorical Situation Rhetorical Strategies Content Structure Style Analyzing a Text's Rhetorical Strategies-An Example Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address A Rhetorical Analysis of Lincoln's Speech Writing a Rhetorical Analysis Essay Step 1-Carefully Read the Assignment Step 2-Establish the Source Text's Rhetorical Situation Step 3-Determine the Author's Goal Step 4-Identify and Evaluate the Source Text's Rhetorical Strategies Step 5-Determine Your Thesis Step 6-Write Your Rough Draft Step 7-Revise Your Essay Sample Rhetorical Analysis Essay Rhetorical Analysis of Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address Summary Chart: How to Write a Rhetorical Analysis Essay Rhetorical Analysis of Written Texts Revision Checklist Chapter 8 Rhetorical Analysis of Visual Texts Definition and Purpose Reading Visual Texts Critically Questions Concerning the Visual Text Itself Questions Concerning the Visual Text's Creator or Source Questions Concerning the Visual Text's Purpose Questions Concerning the Visual Text's Audience Questions Concerning Your Response to the Visual Text Reading a Visual Text Questions Concerning the Visual Text Questions Concerning the Visual Text's Creator or Source Questions Concerning the Text's Purpose Questions Concerning the Visual Text's Audience Questions Concerning Your Response to the Visual Text Writing an Rhetorical Analysis of a Visual Text Step 1-Carefully Read the Assignment Step 2-Analyze and Describe the Text Step 3-Establish the Text's Rhetorical Situation Step 4-Determine How the Text Attempts to Achieve Its Rhetorical Goals Step 5-Determine Your Thesis Step 6-Write a Rough Draft Step 7-Revise Your Essay Sample Rhetorical Analysis of a Visual Text Summary Chart: How to Write a Rhetorical Analysis of a Visual Text Rhetorical Analysis of a Visual Text Revision Checklist Chapter 9 Informative Synthesis Definition and Purpose Types of Synthesis Essays *Reading: Media Violence and Children's Emotions: Beyond the `Smoking Gun', by Joanne Cantor *Reading: Television Violence and Its Efffects on Young Children, by Betty Jo Simmons, Kelly Stalsworth, and Heather Wentzell *Reading: Does Cartoon Violence Beget Aggressive Behavior in Real Life? An Opposing View, by Fran C. Blumberg, Kirsten P. Bierwirth, and Allison J. Schwartz Informative Synthesis Definition Writing an Informative Synthesis Sample Informative Synthesis Summary Chart: How to Write an Informative Synthesis Informative Synthesis Revision Checklist Chapter 10 Argumentative Synthesis Definition The Elements of Argument Claims Grounds Warrants Argument and Persuasion Appeals Based on Reason Appeals Based on Emotion Appeals Based on Character and Credibility Writing an Argumentative Synthesis Step 1-Analyze the Assignment Step 2-Annotate and Critique the Readings Step 3-Formulate a Thesis Step 4-Choose an Organizational Plan Step 5-Write Your Rough Draft Step 6-Revise Your Draft Check Quotations and Documentation Sample Argumentative Synthesis *Reading: Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad: The Anti-human Values of `Animal Rights', by Wesley J. Smith *Reading: What Has the Animal Rights Movement Done for Animal Welfare? by Sarah Wolfenshon and Matthew Maguire *Reading: Building a culture of Animal Welfare: Past, Present and Future, by Leticia V. Medina *Reading: Animal Suffering: Learning Not to Care and Not to Know, by William Crain Summary Chart: How to Write an Argumentative Synthesis Argumentative Synthesis Revision Checklist Chapter 11 Plagiarism Definition Forms of Plagiarism Purchasing a Paper Turning in a Paper Someone Else Has Written for You Turning in Another Student's Work without That Student's Knowledge Improper Collaboration Copying a Paper from a Source Text without Proper Acknowledgment Cutting and Pasting Material from Sources Lifting Images from the Web or Other Sources Copying Statistics Copying Material from a Source Text, Supplying Proper Documentation, but Leaving Out Quotation Marks Paraphrasing Material from a Reading without Proper Documentation Self-plagiarism How to Avoid Plagiarism Do Your Own Work Take Good Notes Paraphrase Properly Supply Proper Documentation Online Plagiarism Check Clarify Collaboration Guidelines Summary Chart: Plagiarism Plagiarism Checklist Chapter 12 Documentation Definition and Purpose Types of Documentation Primary Academic Style Manuals APA Guidelines In-Text Documentation Footnotes and Endnotes MLA Guidelines In-Text Documentation Footnotes and Endnotes Chapter 13 Reference Lists and Works Cited Entries Definition and Purpose APA Format Sample Reference List Entries Sample APA-Style Reference List MLA Format Sample Works Cited Entries Electronic Sources of Information Sample MLA-Style Works Cited List Chapter 14 Timed Writing Assignments Definition A Range of Timed Writing Assignments, Purposes, and Conditions Common Timed Writing Tasks Rhetorical Aims Access to Source Material Access to Possible Assignments Qualities of a Good Timed Essay Appropriate Concise Supported Organized Clear and Correct Writing Timed Assignments Prepare for the Assignment Outside of Class Read and Analyze the Assignment or Test Question Plan Your Essay or Answer Draft Your Essay or Answer Revise Your Essay or Answer Proofread Your Essay or Answer Final Thoughts Summary Chart: How to Write Timed Essays Appendix 1 Peer Review Guidelines * New to this Edition

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