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Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers, 7/E
ISBN-10: 0131918222
ISBN-13: 9780131918221
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2006
Format: Cloth; 816 pp
Published: 02/02/2005
This item has been replaced by Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers, The, 8/E.
For first-semester Freshman Composition courses where instructors want to emphasize the writing process and purpose and want consistency in their first –year writing program.
As the composition coordinator at Colorado State University, Stephen Reid found that both his students and his instructors struggled with their textbook. The constant flipping around required in most writing guides made it difficult for students to follow along and difficult for instructors to teach. As a result, Stephen Reid created his market-leading writing guide, which integrates purpose, process, audience, and rhetorical strategies into every chapter—ending the flipping back and forth and offering a seamless presentation. Its well-thought organization and interesting readings make it the ideal text for teaching first-year composition. Available in hardback version or in paperback version without handbook.
What challenges do your students have with the writing process?
~ The recurring attention to the writing process in The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers, along with supporting assignments and writing prompts, help students internalize the writing process and compose better papers.
Writing process covered in every chapter! In the second half of each purpose-based chapter, The Prentice Hall Guide takes students through the steps of choosing a subject, collecting, shaping, drafting and revising–all in the context of the major chapter writing assignment and in just the right amount of detail. (See the second part of chapter, e.g. pages 331-359.)
Emphasis on student writing and multiple drafts- Presents twenty-five full-length students essays plus ten more student
essays showing development through prewriting, rough drafts and final drafts. (See pages 536-544.)
Assignments emphasize and support the writing process- Includes journal exercises; reading and writing activities; collaborative activities; peer-response guidelines and revision suggestions. (See page 112, 117, 135.)
Postscript on the Writing Process- Special questions invite students to reflect on their experience of the process in completing the major chapter assignment. (See page 146.)
What challenges do your students have learning the major concepts of rhetoric?
~Consistent attention to the components of rhetorical situation leads students to focused, purposeful writing.
Repeated reinforcement of rhetorical situation—Emphasizes occasion, audience, genre, purpose and context in each chapter and for each major writing assignment. (See pages 18-34, 161, 400.)
Thorough coverage of genre- from academic essays and letters to editorials and short articles. (See pages 27, 84, 138.)
Rhetorical strategies presented in context of purpose- Modes relevant to each purpose are discussed as part of shaping. (See page 336, 451.)
How important is visual rhetoric in your course?
~New attention to visual analysis and composition motivates students to think critically.
Guidelines for analyzing images and visuals—From works of art to cartoons to advertisements.
~Shows students the impact of increased use of images in newspapers and on the internet — and its effect on writers working in a culture that relies on visuals as a key part of illustrating, explaining, and persuading.
(See pages 58, 172, 224, 368 & 649.)
Tips for integrating images included in Chapter 7- Emphasizes rhetorical situation before discussing document design. (See page 338)
How important is technology in the first-year writing program?
~ A complete technology solution for The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers supports student writing, all in one place.
OneKey- This website for Reid features a wide array of electronic resources to support student writing, research, documentation, and peer review, as well as chapter objectives, quizzes, additional writing prompts and an interactive, online handbook. Results of quizzes are recorded and reported automatically. (See back of front endsheet and www.prenhall.com/reid .)
Companion Website- This open access site helps students check mastery of content through quizzes and additional writing prompts. (See www.prenhall.com/reid .)
Do your students write a researched essay or write about literature?
~ Two thorough chapters prepare students for these challenging assignments.
Writing from Sources-Chapter 12 on “Writing a Research Paper” draws on all the reading, writing, and researching strategies presented in the first eleven chapters. (See page 611.) Helps students select and plan their projects, find and critically evaluate library and Internet sources, record their progress in research logs, and document their sources using MLA or APA styles. (See page 613.)
Up-to-date emphasis on writing and researching with a computer-Includes information on search engines; accessing full text articles; evaluating Internet resources; and documenting Internet sources with new MLA and APA formatting. (See pages 631 -643.)
Expanded chapter on writing about literature-Now includes poetry, most notably by W.H. Auden; Yusef Komunyakaa; Joy Harjo; and Gary Soto. Illustrates a range of modern and contemporary styles and subject matters; includes guidelines for reading and responding to poetry as well as to short fiction. (See pages 586-592.)
What kind of help do your students need with reading?
~Thoughtful coverage and interesting essays for analysis prepare students to reflect critically on what they read.
Added emphasis on critical thinking and reading- Prepares students to become citizens in a democracy by demonstrating how arguments are constructed, how images and advertisements make their appeals, and how to critically read and respond to a variety of documents, in a variety of contexts and genres. (See Chapters 5 and 10.)
Critical reading questions–After each professional essay, a question with an associated Internet site provides more information, gives a different point-of-view, or gives students access to an existing e-forum on the topic. (See pages 167, 330.)
More than 25 interesting new selections-Includes poems; student writing; and essays by professional writers such as Margaret Atwood, Ellen Goodman, Richard Alleva, Christopher Caldwell, Cheryl Dellasega, David Sedaris, and James Twitchell. (See pages 177, 251, 586.)
Should your writing guide support the development of your graduate teaching assistants and adjunct faculty?
~The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers reinforces effective practices in composition pedagogy for a more successful writing program.
Annotated Instructor Edition- Blue annotations in the margins present teaching tips, ESL matters, contexts for critical reading of professional essays, and critical thinking information to enhance instructor preparation and development. (See pages 107, 170, 279, 325, 332, 339.)
Consistent chapter structure- Self-contained chapters make this writing guide the easiest for new or experienced instructors to navigate and assign. (See TOC pages vii to xv.)
1. Writing Myths and Rituals.
Writing Fitness: Rituals and Practice. Place, Time, and Tools. Energy and Attitude. Keeping a Journal. Warming Up: Journal Exercises. “On Keeping a Journal,” Roy Hoffman.
2. Situations, Purposes and Processes for Writing.
Rhetorical Situations. Writer, Occasion, Purpose, Audience, Genre, Context. Purposes for Writing. Writer-Based Purposes. Subject- and Audience-Based Purposes. Combinations of Purposes. Subject, Purpose, and Thesis. Purpose and Audience. Audience Analysis. Purpose, Audience, and Genre. The Rhetorical Situation. Purpose and Audience in Two Essays.
“The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl,” Elizabeth Wong. “I'm OK, but You're Not,” Robert Zoellner. Dimensions of the Writing Process. Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising. The Whole Process. Writing with a Computer. Warming Up: Journal Exercises. A Writing Process at Work: Collecting and Shaping. “Athletes and Education,” Neil H. Petrie. “On Writing `Athletes and Education',” Neil H. Petrie. A Writing Process at Work: Drafting and Revising. From “The Declaration of Independence.”
3. Observing.
Techniques for Writing About Observations. Observing People. Observing Places. From “Sierra,” John Muir. Observing Objects. Observing Images. Events. Warming Up: Journal Exercises. From “Scenes from the American Dream,” Charles Rosen and Henri Zerner. Warming Up: Journal Exercises. From “September 18, 2001,” by Robin Morgan. “Take This Fish and Look at It,” Samuel H. Scudder. “Observing Wolves,” Farley Mowat. Observing: The Writing Process. Choosing a Subject. Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising. Postscript on the Writing Process. “Permanent Tracings,” Jennifer Macke. “Empty Windows,” Stephen White.
4. Remembering.
Techniques for Writing About Memories. Remembering People. Remembering Places. Remembering Events. Warming Up: Journal Exercises. “The Day Language Came into My Life,” Helen Keller. “Lives on the Boundary,” Mike Rose. “Beauty" When the other Dancer Is the Self,” Alice Walker. Remembering: The Writing Process. Choosing a Subject. Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising. Peer Response. Postscript on the Writing Process. “The Wind Catcher,” Todd Petry. *“The Red Chevy,” Juli Bovard.
5. Reading.
Techniques for Writing about Reading. Critical Reading Strategies. Guidelines for Class Discussion. Summarizing and Responding to an Essay. “Teach Diversity–with a Smile,” Barbara Ehrenreich. Summarizing. Responding. Summarizing and Responding to Images. “Beauty and Violence,” Adam Forest. “Some Don't Like their Blues at All,” Karyn Lewis. Warming Up: Journal Exercises. “Letter to America,” Margaret Atwood. “Vows,” Christopher Caldwell. “Atlas Shrugs,”Nicholas Lemann. Reading and Writing Processes. Choosing a Subject.
“Teaching Tolerance in America,” Dudley Erskine Devlin. Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising. Avoiding Plagiarism. Peer Response. Postscript on the Writing Process. “Letter to Margaret Atwood,” Dean C. Swift.. “Two Responses to Deborah Tannen,” Jennifer Koester and Sonja H. Browe.
6. Investigating.
Techniques for Investigative Writing. Summary of a Book or Article. A Brief Report with Graphics. “Gimme An A (I Insist!), Abigail Sullivan Moore. Investigation Using Multiple Sources.
“That Parent-Child Conversation Is Becoming Instant, and Online,” John Schwartz. Profile of a Person. “Rick Steves’s Not-So-Lonely Planet,” Sara Corbett. Extended Interview. Cheryl Dellasega Discusses her Book, Girl Wars” with Kelly O’Donnel. Warming Up: Journal Exercises. “Surfin’ the Louvre,” Elizabeth Larsen. “Plotting a Net Gain,” Connie Koenenn.
“The End of Cheap Oil,” Tim Appenzeller. “The Homeless and Their Children,” Jonathan Kozol. Investigating: The Writing Process. Choosing a Subject. Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising. Community Service Learning. Research Tips and Strategies. Doing Field Research. Peer Response. Postscript on the Writing Process. “The Hollywood Indian,“ Lauren Strain. “My Friend, Michelle, An Alcoholic,” Bridgid Stone.
7. Explaining.
Techniques for Explaining. Explaining What. Explaining How. Explaining Why. Warming Up: Journal Exercises. “Multiracialness,” La Mer Stepptoe. “Miss Clairol’s Does She…Or Doesn’t She?’: How to Advertise a Dangerous Product,” James B. Twitchell. “The Global Village Finally Arrives,” Pico Iyer. “How Male and Female Students Use Language Differently,” Deborah Tannen. Explaining: The Writing Process. Choosing a Subject. Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising. Tips for Integrating Images. Peer Response. Postscript on the Writing Process.
“English Only,” Christine Bishop. “Anorexia Nervosa,” Nancie Brosseau.
8. Evaluating.
Techniques for Writing Evaluations. Evaluating Commercial Products or Services. “The Hybrid Grows Up,” Consumer Reports. Evaluating Works of Art. Evaluating Performances.
“Peter Jackson’s Sorcery,” Richard Alleva. Warming Up: Journal Exercises. “All's Not Well in Land of `The Lion King',” Margaret Lazarus. Today’s Special,” David Sedaris. “Prime Time Art,” Kathyrn Hughes and Ben Rogers. “First Born, Later Born,” Geoffrey Cowley. “Watching the Eyewitless News,” Elayne Rapping. Evaluating: The Writing Process. Choosing a Subject. Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising. Peer Response. Postscript on the Writing Process. “Borrowers Can be Choosy,” Linda Meininger. “The Big Chill,” Kent Y'Blood.
9. Problem Solving.
Techniques for Problem Solving. Demonstrating That a Problem Exists. Proposing a Solution and Convincing Your Readers. Warming Up: Journal Exercises. “How to End Grade Inflation: A Modest Proposal,” Michael Berube. “Solving for Pattern,” Wendell Berry. *“The Argument Culture,” Deborah Tannen. “Virtual Students, Digital Classroom,” Neil Postman. Problem Solving: The Writing Process. Choosing a Subject. Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising. Peer Response. Postscript on the Writing Process. “No Parking,” by Kristy Busch, Steve Krause, and Keith Wright. “New Regulations and You,” Jessica Cook.
10. Arguing.
Techniques for Writing Argument. Claims for Written Argument. Appeals for Written Argument. Rogerian Argument. The Toulmin Method of Argument. Analyzing Statistics. Warming Up: Journal Exercises. “Out of the Picture on the Abortion Ban,” Ellen Goodman. “The Internet: A Clear and Present Danger?” Cathleen A. Cleaver. “The Damnation of a Canyon,” Edward Abbey. Three Perspectives on the Death Penalty: “Death and Justice,” Edward I. Koch. “Death Be Not Proud,” Robert Badinter. “Death and Justice,” John O'Sullivan. Harris Poll Statistics: “More Than Two-Thirds of Americans Continue to Support the Death Penalty,” Humphrey Taylor. Arguing: The Writing Process. Choosing a Subject. Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising. Peer Response. Revising Fallacies in Logic. Postscript on the Writing Process. “Welfare is Still Necessary for Women and Children in the U.S.,” Crystal Sabatke. “Standardized Tests: Shouldn't We Be Helping Our Students?,” Eric Boese.
11. Responding to Literature.
Responding to a Short Story. “The Story of an Hour,” Kate Chopin. Responding to a Poem. “Musee des Beaux Arts,” W.H. Auden. Techniques for Responding to Literature. Warming Up: Journal Exercises. Purposes for Responding to Literature. Responding to Short Fiction. “A Worn Path,” Eudora Welty. “The Lesson,” Toni Cade Bambara. Responding to Poetry. Five Contemporary Poems. Responding to Literature: The Writing Process. Collecting, Shaping, Drafting, Revising. Postscript on the Writing Process. “On 'A Worn Path',” Julia MacMillan and Brett MacFadden. “Death: The Final Freedom,” Pat Russell.
12. Writing a Research Paper.
Techniques for Writing a Research Paper. Using Purpose, Audience, and Form as Guides. Finding the Best Sources. Critically Evaluating Your Sources. Using Sources to Make Your Point. Documenting Your Sources. Preparing Yourself for the Research Process. Warming Up: Journal Exercises. Research Notebook. Research Timetable. Documentation Format: MLA and APA Styles. Research Paper: The Writing Process. Choosing a Subject. Collecting. Internet Browsers and Search Engines. Basic Internet Glossary. Evaluating Internet and Library Sources. Avoiding Plagiarism. Shaping. Drafting. Revising. Documenting Sources: MLA and APA. . Postscript on the Writing Process. “Foreign Language Study: An American Necessity,” Kate McNerny.
Appendix: Writing Under Pressure.
Know Your Audience. Analyze Key Terms. Make a Sketch Outline. Know the Material. Practice Writing. Proofread and Edit. Sample Essay Questions and Responses.

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