Overview

Offering concise yet thorough treatment of academic reading and writing in college, Reading Rhetorically, 4th.ed., shows students how to analyze texts by recognizing rhetorical strategies and genre conventions, and how to incorporate other writers’ texts into their own research-based papers.   Four important features of this text: 1.    Its emphasis on academic writing as a process in which writers engage with other texts 2.    Its emphasis on reading as an interactive process of composing meaning 3.    Its treatment rhetorical analysis as both an academic genre that sharpens students' reading acuity and as a tool for academic research 4.    Its analytical framework for understanding and critiquing how visual texts interact with verbal texts   This brief rhetoric teaches students how to see texts positioned in a conversation with other texts, how to recognize a text's rhetorical aims and persuasive strategies, and how to analyze texts for both content and method.  

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Author:   John Bean ,  Virginia Chappell ,  Alice Gillam
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   4th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.220kg
ISBN:  

9780321846624

ISBN 10:   0321846621
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   18 April 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Contents   Chapter 1   Reading to Write: Strategies for College Writing What Do We Mean by “Reading Rhetorically”? The Demands and Pleasures of Academic Reading Reading and Writing as Conversation             Joining the Conversation             For Writing and Discussion Reading and Writing as Acts of Composing Reading Rhetorically as a Strategy for Academic Writing             The Purposes of the Author Whose Text You Are Reading             Your Own Purposes as an Active Reader/Writer             Questions Rhetorical Readers Ask             For Writing and Discussion             An Extended Example: Researching the Promise of Biofuels Chapter Summary   Chapter 2 Analyzing Your Reading and Writing Context Rhetorical Context: Purpose, Audience, and Genre             Analyzing an Author’s Purpose             FWD on Table 2.1             Identifying an Author’s Intended Audience             Analyzing a Text’s Genre             For Writing and Discussion Analyzing Your Own Rhetorical Context as Reader/Writer             Determining Your Purpose, Audience, and Genre             Matching Your Reading Strategies to Your Purpose as Reader/Writer How Expert Readers Use Rhetorical Knowledge to Read Efficiently             Using Genre Knowledge to Read Efficiently                  Using a Text’s Social/Historical Context to Make Predictions and Ask Questions Typical Reading-Based Writing Assignments Across the Curriculum             Writing to Understand Course Content More Fully                         In-Class Freewriting                         Reading or Learning Logs                         Double-Entry Journals                         Short Thought Pieces or Postings to a Discussion Board             Writing to Report Your Understanding of What a Text Says             Writing to Practice the Conventions of a Particular Type of Text             Writing to Make Claims About a Text             Writing to Extend the Conversation Chapter Summary   Chapter 3 Listening to a Text Writing as You Read Preparing to Read             Recalling Background Knowledge             Using Visual Elements to Plan and Predict             Spot Reading                         An Extended Example: Spot Reading in Kirk Savage’s Monument Wars Listening As You Read Initially             Noting Organizational Signals             Marking Unfamiliar Terms and References             Identifying Points of Difficulty             Annotating Connecting the Visual to the Verbal             Visuals That Enhance Verbal Content             Visuals That Support Verbal Content             Visuals That Extend Verbal Content             For Writing and Discussion Listening as You Reread             Listening As You Reread             Mapping the Idea Structure             Describing What Verbal Texts Say and Do             For Writing and Discussion             Describing What Visual Texts Do Writing About How Texts Work: Guidelines and Two Examples             How Summaries Are Used in Academic and Workplace Settings             Guidelines for Writing a Summary                         Jaime’s Process Notes for Summarizing “Chew on This”                         Sample Summary with Attributive Tags             Guidelines for Writing a Rhetorical Précis                         Jaime’s Rhetorical Précis A Brief Writing Project Chapter Summary             Kirk Savage, The Conscience of the Nation   Chapter 4 Questioning a Text What It Means to Question a Text Examining a Writer’s Credibility and Appeals to Ethos             For Writing and Discussion Examining a Writer’s Appeals to Reason or Logos             Reasons             Evidence             Assumptions             For Writing and Discussion Examining a Writer’s Strategies for Engaging Readers, or Pathos             For Writing and Discussion Examining a Writer’s Language             For Writing and Discussion Examining a Text’s Ideology             For Writing and Discussion Examining a Text’s Use of Visual Elements             Visual Elements and Ethical Appeals             Visual Elements and Logical Appeals             Visual Elements and Audience Appeals             Visual Arguments Exploring Your Responses to a Text             Before/After Reflections             The Believing and Doubting Game             Interviewing the Author Writing a Rhetorical Analysis Paper: Guidelines and an Example             Guidelines for Writing a Rhetorical Analysis             An Annotated Rhetorical Analysis of “A Lifesaving Checklist” Chapter Summary             Atul Gawande, “A Lifesaving Checklist”     Chapter 5 Using Rhetorical Reading for Researched Writing Rhetorical Reading and Information Literacy Formulating and Analyzing Questions             Establishing Your Purpose             Using Question Analysis to Plan a Research Strategy Tips for Finding Reliable Sources             Tip #1. Preferred Sources Have Undergone Solid Editorial Review and Fact-Checking                         Library Databases and Web Search Engines             Tip #2. Specialized Periodicals for General Audiences Can Be Very Useful             Tip #3. Weigh Questions About Relevance             Tip #4. Ask a Librarian Tips for Evaluating Sources             Tip #5. Read the Abstracts and Discussion Sections of Scholarly Articles             Tip #6. Examine a Text’s Currency and Scope             Tip #7. Check Authors’ and Experts’ Basis of Authority             Tip #8. Consider the Reputation of Publishers and Sponsors Chapter Summary   Chapter 6 Making Knowledge: Incorporating Reading into Writing Asserting Your Authority as a Reader and Writer Managing Your Writing Process             Strategies for Getting Started             Strategies for Generating Ideas             Strategies for Writing a First Draft             Strategies for Evaluating Your Draft for Revision             Strategies for Peer Response and Revision             Strategies for Editing and Polishing Your Final Draft Integrating Material from Readings into Your Writing             Using Summary             Using Paraphrase             Using Direct Quotation             Avoiding Plagiarism Using Attributive Tags to Frame Sources Rhetorically Using Parenthetical Citations             Understanding Academic Citation Conventions Chapter Summary Incorporating Reading into Writing: An Example in MLA Format   Appendix Building an MLA Citation Formatting MLA In-Text Citations             Quick Guidelines for Placement and Content             Variations Setting Up an MLA Works Cited List             The Basics             Process Advice Model MLA Citation Formats             Citation Models for in Periodicals             Citation Models for Books and Other Nonperiodical Print Sources             Citation Models for Web Sources

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