ISBN-10: 0205519415
ISBN-13: 9780205519415
Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2008
Format: Paper; 528 pp
Published: 02/01/2007
Keys to Successful Writing prepares student writers for college, career, and everyday writing success by developing the writing process through reading, thinking, and writing.
An essay-level rhetoric/reader/handbook presenting straightforward, consistently applicable tools and techniques, Keys's organization flows from simple to more complex essays. Featuring a student-friendly, highly accessible writing style, the text presents clear, specific strategies for writing. These methods are combined with student and professional models that are engaging, provocative, and contemporary.
- Five key writing system. This distinctive five “key” heuristic of purpose, focus, material, structure, and style, developed by the author and tested in her classrooms, helps students focus on the writing process and critical thinking that will make them stronger writers.
- “Using the Computer.” This boxed feature offers suggestions and activities to teach students how to make the most of computers to write collaboratively, explore various Websites, and conduct a job search.
- Writing assignment variations. Epitomizing the book’s practical and flexible nature, Keys uses a variety of prompts to get students writing.
- “Options for Writing.” Ten essay-writing prompts, including those for writing about film and literature, further develop the chapter discussion.
- “Journal Writing.” Tying students to the chapter, this section includes advice on working with a journal and journal writing exercises, and opens the door to further exploration on a topic.
- “Responding to Writing.” Students are asked to reflect on and react to their own writing and writing from a range of texts.
- “A Writer's Toolkit.” An entire part devoted to applying the five “keys” to essay-writing strategies in special situations.
- Beyond the classroom involvement. Service learning writing options offer students the chance to get involved in their communities.
- Public speaking and public writing section. Helps students link the “keys” of effective writing with those of effective speaking.
- “Film and Literature” writing assignment. Each chapter contains a prompt that asks students to compose a short essay after viewing a film and read the corresponding short story or book as a comparison.
- New unit in Part III. A unit focuses on “Writing about Film and Literature.”
- New organization of Part IV. New readings have been added, and brief essays have been placed before longer ones for easier use in class.
- Integrated Grammar. Cross-references to appropriate handbook activities in the Writer's Toolkit section have been added through Parts I and II, providing convenient correlation to the content in each chapter.
- A new section on ambiguous, unclear pronoun usage. Students now have instructional support about improper pronoun usage and how to correct it.
- Essay maps. Essay maps have been incorporated in the fourth edition to expedite organization of student writing.
- Expanded research coverage. The chapter on research has been expanded to include greater coverage of activities related to plagiarism, proper MLA format, integration of quotations, paraphrase, and summary.
Rhetorical Contents
Thematic Contents
Preface for Instructors
Preface for Students
PART ONE: Exploring the Realm of College Reading and Writing
Chapter 1: Reading, Thinking, and Writing for College
The Reading/Writing Connection
Why We Read
Characteristics of Successful College Writers and Readers
“LET’S TELL THE STORY OF ALL AMERICA’S CULTURES,” Ji-Yeon Mary Yufill
Guidelines for Being an Active Reading Audience
Strategies for Active Reading • Preview the Reading • Use Dictionary Definitions and Contextual Definitions • Annotate • Summarize • Respond in a Journal • Think Critically
Guidelines for Note-taking in the Classroom
Guidelines for Connecting Reading and Writing
Purpose • Focus • Material • Structure • Style
Model with Key Questions
“A LETTER OF COMPLAINT,” Matt Cirillo and Cindy Sharp
Journal Writing: The Reading Log
Box: Using the Computer for College Reading and Writing
Options for Writing
Responding to Writing: Using Active Reading Strategies
Box: Critical Thinking in Connecting Texts
Chapter 2: Defining the Essay and the Composing Process
Characteristics of the Essay
“A BLACK ATHLETE LOOKS AT EDUCATION,” Arthur Ashe
Model with Key Questions
“MATILDA,” Douglas W. Cwiak
Guidelines for Writing the Essay
Purpose • Focus • Material • Structure • Style
An Overview of the Composing Process
Discovering • Drafting • Revising • Polishing • Writer/Audience Response
Box: Strategies for Writers
Journal Writing: Examining Your Composing Process
Box: Using the Computer: Opening a Planning File
Options for Writing
Responding to Writing: Annotation
“WHAT I HAVE LIVED FOR,” Bertrand Russell
Box: Critical Thinking in Connecting Texts
One Essay’s Trip through the Composing Process
“AMERICAN MUSICIANS AND AMENDMENT RIGHTS,” Cyrus Doherty
Chapter 3: Discovering Through Prewriting
Characteristics of Prewriting
Model with Key Questions
“PUBLIC PARKING AND ROAD WAR,” Olasumbo Davis
Guidelines for Prewriting
Consider Your Audience • Allow Prewriting Free Rein • Mapping an Essay
Box: Strategies for Prewriting
Journal Writing: Discovery Entry
“TO INVIGORATE LITERARY MIND, START MOVING LITERARY FEET,” Joyce Carol Oates
Box: Using the Computer: Organizing Prewriting
Options for Writing
Responding to Writing: Discovering Keys for Prewriting
Box: Critical Thinking in Connecting Texts
Chapter 4 Finding a Thesis and Drafting
Characteristics of a Thesis Statement
Guidelines for Writing Thesis Statements
Consider Audience in Selecting a Subject • Check for a Controlling Idea • Avoid an Announcement • Use Specific Language • Establish an Appropriate Tone • Test and Reverse • Evaluating Thesis Statements
Box: Strategies for Writing Thesis Statements
Characteristics of Drafting
Model with Key Questions
“DISHONESTY,” Margarita Figueroa
Guidelines for Drafting
Assess Material • Order Material • Begin in the Middle • Outline • Draft in Sections • Define All Terms • Draft Multiple Versions • Reserve Technical Considerations • Share Drafts with Peers
Box: Strategies for Drafting
Journal Writing: From Idea to Essay
Box: Using the Computer: Outlining Your Paper and Visiting Websites
Options for Writing
Responding to Writing: Practice in Outlining
“STUTTERING TIME,” Edward Hoagland
Box: Critical Thinking in Connecting Texts
Chapter 5: Using Body Paragraphs to Develop Essays
Characteristics of Body Paragraphs
Model with Key Questions
“RELATIVITY,” Jeremy Smith
Guidelines for Body Paragraphs
Determine the Paragraph’s Purpose • Use Topic Sentences • Develop Supporting Details • Organize Your Support • Use a Map for Levels of Support • Know When to Paragraph: Some General Rules • Signal Shifts in Thought • Avoid the Unclear “this” and “it” • Repeat Important Words • Use Parallel Sentence Structures
Box: Strategies for Body Paragraphs
Journal Writing: From Idea to Paragraph
Box: Using the Computer: Moving from Prewriting to Paragraphing and Editing
Options for Writing
Responding to Writing: Peer Editing Body Paragraphs
Box: Strategies for Peer Editing • Box: Critical Thinking in
Connecting Texts
Chapter 6: Creating Effective Introductions and Conclusions
Characteristics of Introductions
Model with Key Questions
“DON’T BE AFRAID TO POP THE HOOD,” Tommy Honjo
Guidelines for Introductions 113
Hook Your Audience • Introduce the Subject • Establish a Voice and Tone • State the Thesis • Avoid Truisms or Generalized Questions
Box: Strategies for Introductions
Characteristics of Conclusions
Guidelines for Conclusions
Offer Closure • Frame the Essay • Avoid Pitfalls
Box: Strategies for Conclusions
Journal Writing: Experimenting with Voice and Tone
Box: Using the Computer: Crafting Conclusions and Online Research
Options for Writing
Responding to Writing: Beginnings and Endings
Introductory Paragraphs • Concluding Paragraphs • Questions on
Introductions and Conclusions
Box: Critical Thinking in Connecting Texts
Chapter 7: Revising and Polishing the Essay
Characteristics of Revising
Model with Key Questions
“DISHONESTY,” Margarita Figueroa
Guidelines for Revising
Allow Time for Reflection • Use Audience Response: Peer and Instructor Editing • Rethink the Draft • Add to the Draft • Cut What Is Not Working • Make Substitutions • Rearrange Material
Box: Strategies for Revising
Characteristics of Polishing
Model with Key Questions
“PRACTICING WHAT WE PREACH,” Margarita Figueroa
Comma Rules Chart
Guidelines for Polishing
Reread Your Revised Draft • Use Your Tools to Improve Weak Spots • Use Peer Editing and Instructor Response • Trim and Clarify • Eliminate Wordiness • Insert Cue Words • Create a Captivating Title • Check for Correct Manuscript Format
Box: Strategies for Polishing
Journal Writing: A Revision Dialogue
Box: Using the Computer: Revising and Polishing
Options for Writing
Responding to Writing: Peer Editing
Box: Critical Thinking in Connecting Texts
Chapter 8: Writing with Sources
Characteristics of Source-Based Writings
Model with Key Questions
“BLUE SKY, WHY?” Melissa Lombardi
Guidelines for Writing Essays with Sources
Pose a Question to Launch Your Investigation • Identify Your Audience • Collect Data from Appropriate Sources • Evaluate Your Data • Record Your Data: Three Kinds of Notes • Avoid Plagiarism
Use “The Sandwich” with Your Quotes
Documentation
Move from Notes to a Plan • Incorporate Sources in Your Draft
Box: Strategies for Essays Using Sources
Journal Writing: Sleuthing Around
Box: Using the Computer: Searching the Net and Citing Sources
Using MLA and APA Format
Options for Writing
Responding to Writing: Dissecting a Student’s
Source-Based Paper
“TV: A BEAUTIFUL CURSE?” Brent Monacelli
Box: Critical Thinking in Connecting Texts
PART TWO: Exploring Development Options: Choosing Patterns to Fit Purpose
Chapter 9: Writing About Events: Narration and Illustration
Characteristics of Narration
Model with Key Questions
“BRADY BUNCH WANNA-BE,” Tori Ueda
Guidelines for Writing Narration
Determine Your Purpose • Interview Sources If Helpful • Frame Thesis Around
Significance of the Event • Set the Scene for Your Audience • Choose and
Maintain a Consistent Point of View • Follow a Clear Order • Use Cue Words • Incorporate Descriptive Detail and Specific Action • Use Dialogue If Appropriate
Box: Strategies for Writing Narration
Options for Writing Narration
Journal Writing: The Autobiographical Entry
Characteristics of Illustration
Model with Key Questions
“TRICK OF THE TRADE,” David Redmond
Guidelines for Writing Illustration
Consider Audience and Purpose • Decide on a Point to Illustrate • Choose and Evaluate Examples • Organize Examples to Suit Your Purpose
Box: Strategies for Writing Illustration
Options for Writing Illustration
Box: Using the Computer: Devising and Sharing Narratives
Responding to Writing: Examining Narrative Strategies
“A HANGING,” George Orwell
Responding to Orwell’s Narrative
Responding to Your Own Narrative Draft
Box: Critical Thinking in Connecting Texts
Chapter 10 Observing the World: Description and Definition
Characteristics of Description
Model with Key Questions
“DOUBLE A’S, DOUBLE JOYS,” Brenda Grant
Guidelines for Writing Description
Consider Audience and Purpose • Focus Range of Subject • Select Important Details • Follow a Clear Order • Use Vivid Words
Box: Strategies for Writing Description
Options for Writing Description
Characteristics of Definition
Model with Key Questions
“BETTER LATE THAN NEVER,” Ravinder Degun
Guidelines for Writing Definition
Consider Audience and Purpose • Determine Range of Subject • Various Kinds of Definition • Follow a Clear Order • Use Precise Words • Avoid Circular Definitions
Box: Strategies for Writing Definitions
Options for Writing Definition
Challenge Option: Combining Patterns
Journal Writing: Sensory Isolation and Word Association
Description • Definition
Box: Using the Computer: Developing Descriptions and Discovering
New Worlds on the Web
Responding to Writing: Comparisons
Box: Critical Thinking in Connecting Texts
Chapter 11 Making Connections: Process and Cause/Effect
Characteristics of Process
Model with Key Questions
“TWILIGHT SPECIAL,” Rachel Gibson
Guidelines for Writing Process
Identify Your Purpose and Audience • Focus Your Subject • Structure the Process Using Steps and Cue Words • Explain Every Step with Precise Detail • Maintain a Consistent Tense and Point of View • Define All Necessary Equipment and Terms • Conclude Thoughtfully
Box: Strategies for Writing Process
Options for Writing Essays Using Process
Challenge Option: Combining Patterns
Characteristics of Cause/Effect
Model with Key Questions
“TV AS A CULPRIT,” Swarupa Reddy
Guidelines for Writing Cause/Effect
Determine Purpose and Audience • Focus Your Subject • Sketch Out a Structure: Three Alternate Plans • Connect with Cue Words • Use Specific Details • Avoid Possible Pitfalls
Box: Strategies for Writing Cause/Effect
Options for Writing Cause/Effect
Challenge Option: Combining Patterns
Journal Writing: Connections
Process • Cause/Effect: The Time Line
Box: Using the Computer: Finding Information on the Internet
Responding to Writing: Keeping a Progress Log
Box: Critical Thinking in Connecting Texts
Chapter 12 Showing Relationships: Comparison/Contrast and Division/Classification
Characteristics of Comparison/Contrast
Model with Key Questions
“MEN ARE MAKITA, WOMEN ARE MARIGOLDS,” Yen Glassman
Guidelines for Writing Comparison/Contrast
Determine Your Purpose and Audience • Identify Similar Subjects to
Compare or Contrast • Focus Your Subject • Choose Points and Maintain a Balance • Sketch Out a Structure: Two Possible Plans • Use Cue Words
Box: Strategies for Writing Comparison/Contrast
Options for Writing Comparison/Contrast
Challenge Option: Combining Patterns
Characteristics of Division/Classification
Model with Key Questions
“COWORKERS,” Chuks Ofoegbu
Guidelines for Writing Division/Classification
Connect Subject, Audience, and Purpose • Identify a Unifying Principle • Limit Divisions or Categories • Determine a Plan • Polish for Pizzazz
Box: Strategies for Writing Division/Classification
Options for Writing Division/Classification
Challenge Option: Combining Patterns
Journal Writing: Types and Stereotypes
Comparison/Contrast • Division/Classification
Box: Using the Computer: Comparing and Contrasting
Information and Websites
Responding to Writing: A Scavenger Hunt
Box: Critical Thinking in Connecting Texts
Chapter 13 Taking a Stand: Argument
Characteristics of Argument
“WHERE THE GUYS ARE NOT: THE GROWING GENDER IMBALANCE IN COLLEGE DEGREES AWARDED,” Opportunity
Model with Key Questions
“LET’S MIX IT UP,” Brian Villapudua
Guidelines for Writing Argument
Choose a Controversial Subject • Assess Your Audience • Focus Subject with a Reasonable Claim • Choose a Pattern of Development • Use a Variety of Reliable, Current, Audience-Appropriate Evidence • Acknowledge the Opposition • Order the Argument: Two Possible Plans • Use Cue Words to Advance Argument • Include Appropriate, Fair-Minded Appeals • Avoid Logical Fallacies
Box: Strategies for Argumentation
Journal Writing: An Opinion Inventory
Box: Using the Computer: Writing, Developing, and Observing Arguments
Options for Writing Argument
Responding to Writing: Assessing Strategies for Writing Argument
Box: Critical Thinking in Connecting Texts
PART THREE: Exploring Other Options: A Writer’s Toolkit
Unit 1 Timed Writing
Sample Timed Writing
Guidelines for Timed Writing
Make Preparations • Understand the Question
Box: Directives Used in Timed Writing • Allocate Time • Find a Thesis and Sketch a Plan • Draft and Reread • Revise and Polish
“COFFIN NAILS,” Russell Fullerton
Box: Strategies for Timed Writing
Unit 2 Writing about Film and Literature
Box: Key Terms in Film and Literature
Questions for Analyzing Film
Questions for Analyzing Literature
Model Essay
“FRANKIE, MAGGIE, AND THE RING”
“DOWN HERE IN THE HOBBIT HOLE,” Mark Sundeen
Responding to Poetry
Box: Key Terms in Understanding Poetry
“MONET REFUSES THE OPERATION,” Lisel Mueller
Box: Strategies for Using the Five Keys when Writing About Film and Literature
Unit 3 Connecting with Your Audience: Public Speaking and Writing
Public Speaking
Purpose • Focus • Material • Structure • Style
“TWO WAYS TO ACHIEVE SOCIAL CHANGE,” Emily Anderson
Public Writing
Living History Project
PART FOUR: Exploring Other Writers: A Collection Of Readings
Thematic Contents
College Community
“Generation 9/11” • Kay Randall
“The Path of Books and Bootstraps” • Jill Leovy
“We’re Lying: Safe Sex and White Lies in the Time of AIDS” • Meghan Daum
Work Community
“Ambition” • Perri Klass
“Zipped Lips” • Barbara Ehrenreich
“Delivering the Goods” • Bonnie Jo Campbell
“The Turning Point” • Craig Swanson
“McDonald’s Is Not Our Kind of Place” • Amitai Etzioni
“Facing Down Abusers” • Im Jung Kwuon
Civic Community
“The Geography of the Imagination” • Guy Davenport
“Grant Wood: American Gothic” (poem) • Jane Yolen
“Offering Euthanasia Can Be an Act of Love” • Derek Humphry
“Who Gets to Choose?” • Jean Nandi
“American Health, Then and Now” • Bryan Williams and Sharon Knight
“Our Biotech Bodies, Ourselves” • James Petkokouris
Writer’s Community
“Welcome to the E-mail Combat Zone” • Patricia T. O’Conner and Stewart Kellerman
“A List of Topics for Writing Practice” • Natalie Goldberg
Family Community
“Whose Eyes Are Those, Whose Nose?” • Margaret Brown
“The Meanings of a Word” • Gloria Naylor
“Crazy for Dysfunction” • Douglas Cruickshank
Global Community
“The Salsa Zone” • Richard Rodriguez
“Illusions are Forever” • Jay Chiat
PART FIVE: Editing Essays: A Concise Handbook
Guide to the Handbook
Diagnostic Test
Diagnostic Test Error Analysis Chart
Reviewing Parts of Speech
Nouns • Pronouns • Verbs • Adjectives • Adverbs • Prepositions • Conjunctions • Interjections
Writing Sentences
Subjects • Verbs • Clauses • Types of Sentences: Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound—Complex
Sentence Combining
Coordination • Subordination
Solving Sentence Problems
Fragments • Run-ons and Comma Splices • Faulty Parallelism • Mixed Construction
Solving Verb Problems
Verb Tenses • Subject/Verb Agreement • Tense Shifts • Voice • Faulty Predication
Solving Pronoun Problems
Pronoun Agreement • Pronoun Case • Pronoun Reference • Pronoun Shift
Solving Adverb and Adjective Problems
Adverb and Adjective Usage • Double Negatives • Faulty Comparison
Solving Modifier Problems
Dangling Modifiers • Misplaced Modifiers
Solving Punctuation Problems
Commas • Semicolons • Colons • End Punctuation • Apostrophes • Quotation Marks • Italics • Hyphens • Dashes • Parentheses • Brackets • Ellipsis Points
Solving Mechanics Problems
Capitalization • Abbreviations • Numbers • Manuscript Format
Solving Spelling Problems
Spelling Rules • Words Frequently Misspelled • Using the Wrong Word
Choosing the Right Word
Common Prepositions
Common Subordinating Conjunctions
Other Irregular Verbs
Solving ESL Problems
Glossary
Credits
Index
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