Writing: A Guide for College and Beyond, Brief Edition
Lester Faigley, University of Texas at Austin

ISBN-10: 0321408969
ISBN-13: 9780321408969

Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paper; 736 pp
Published: 12/19/2006

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Writing: A Guide for College and Beyond uses written instruction and visual tools to teach students how to read, write, and research effectively for different purposes.

                                                          

This revolutionary new aims-based writing guide brings together Lester Faigley’s clear and inviting teaching style and Dorling Kindersley’s accessible and striking design.   Unique, dynamic presentations of reading, writing, and research processes in the text bring writing alive for students and speak to students with many learning styles.  Throughout the book, Lester Faigley works to keep students engaged and learning, with such notable features as “process maps” to guide students through the major writing assignments, extensive examples of student “Writers at work,” and diverse, distinctive reading selections.

  • Lester Faigley teaches students reading, writing, and research strategies that will help them be successful in college and beyond, using a combination of concise, accessible instruction, unique visual explications, plentiful examples, and engaging assignments and readings.
  • Important concepts and processes are presented in concise spreads letting students see the key points they should master at a glance.
  • In Chapters 7-14, unique color-coded flowcharts called “Process Maps” use both words and images to instruct students in the writing process.  Students first see an overview of how to write in each of the eight major “aims,” and then five key stages of the process are discussed in detail with specific strategies for invention, drafting and revising.
  • “Writer at work” sections in Chapters 7-14 show examples of student writers working through the writing process, from invention through revision to a final paper.   Instead of just showing a finished paper, these sections let students see another student working through the whole messy, creative process of writing.
  • Writing “Projects” that conclude Chapters 7-14 offer a variety of assignments, ranging from essays to a field observation paper, a profile, a film review, and a position argument.
  • The 57 readings offer engaging, diverse models of writing for different purposes, including selections by such well-known writers as Bharati Mukherjee, David Sedaris, Amy Tan, Annie Dillard, Dagoberto Gilb, Alice Walker, Edward Tufte, Frederick Douglass, and Steven Johnson.
  • Most reading selections are designed to look like original publications (an editorial looks like a page from a newspaper, a Web article looks like a Web page, and so on), thus exposing students to a diversity of genres they will encounter in college and beyond.
  • Staying on Track boxes focus on common writing problems and give students concrete advice for how to avoid such problems.
  • Write Now boxes give brief writing assignments that are designed to help students discover ideas and explore where they lead. Working Together boxes give collaborative activities.
  • In Part 3, students are given instruction in and strategies for the research process (see Chapters 15-20).  Students see a “Researcher at work” complete an assignment by using the strategies given in the chapters. Avoiding plagiarism, evaluating sources, and using the Internet as a research tool are covered.
  • Documentation guidelines for MLA and APA styles are provided in Chapters 21 and 22, as well as model research papers in both formats.  Each chapter also features several “source samples” which show students how to find the essential information needed to put together a citation.
  • Eleven student papers, all with sources and citations and many with images, give students realistic, accurate models to learn from.
  • More than 300 visuals, many of them photographs taken by the author, not only make every page of the text lively and engaging, but they also serve to support the main points made in each chapter.
  • Concise chapters on design and using visuals are included in Part 4. These provide practical instruction for students and instructors interested in both rhetorical and technical advice for how to using visuals most effectively when composing.
  • Brief Appendices offer suggestions for writing essay exams and creating portfolios.

Preface

 

PART 1: THE WRITER AS EXPLORER

1. Making Discoveries

Look with new eyes

Make discoveries

Find a territory

Use guides

2. Reading to Explore

Become a critical reader

Look with a critical eye

Read actively

Recognize fallacies

Respond as a reader

3. Planning a Journey

Determine your direction

Write a thesis

Plan your route

4. Returning and Revising

See again

Evaluate your draft

Respond to others

Pay attention to details

PART 2: THE WRITER AS GUIDE

5. Writing in College

Understand the demands of writing in college

Think about your aim

Think about your genre

6. Writing Effectively

Understand the rhetorical situation

Think about your audience

Think about your credibility

Become a successful writer

Angela Yamashita, Got Roddick?

7. Reflecting

Writing reflections

An effective reflection

Sue Kunitomi Embrey, Some Lines for a Younger Brother . . .

How to read reflections

Editorial

Bharati Mukherjee, Two Ways to Belong in America

Short story

Pam Houston, A Blizzard under Blue Sky

Memoir

Pablo Medina, Arrival: 1960

Essay

David Sedaris, Let it Snow

Blog

Jason Christopher Hartley, Just Another Soldier

Essay

Rick Bass, Why I Hunt: A Predator’s Meditation

Essay

Amy Tan, Mother Tongue

How to write a reflection

Student example

Janine Carter, The Miracle Quilt

Projects

8. Observing

Writing observations

An effective observation

Annie Dillard, Living Like Weasels

How to read observations

Travel account

John Wesley Powell, The First Descent of the Grand Canyon

Photo essay

Ansel Adams, Photographs of Japanese-Americans at Manzanar

Essay

Jamaica Kincaid, A Small Place

Article

Tom Meagher and Suzanne Travers, Low Wages, Strong Backs

Travel account

Salman Hameed, The Travelogue of an Astronomer

How to write an observation

Student example

Megan Garza, Chemistry 105: An Analysis of Classroom Dynamics in a Large Lecture Course

Projects

9. Informing

Reporting information

Effective informative writing

Samuel Wilson, The Emperor’s Giraffe

How to read informative writing

Profile

Harold Evans, Russell Simmons

Essay

Lori Gottlieb, How Do I Love Thee?

Instruction

Hugh McManners, Building a Shelter

Executive summary

The National Commission on Writing, A Ticket to Work . . . Or a Ticket Out

Informational Web site

Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park Visitor Information: View Lava Safely

How to write to inform

Student example

Lakshmi Kotra, The Life Cycle of Stars

Projects

10. Analyzing Texts

Writing to analyze

Writing a rhetorical analysis

Writing a visual analysis

Writing a literary analysis

An effective analysis

Tim Collins, Straight from the Heart

How to read analyses

Article

David T.Z.Mindich, The Collapse of Big Media: The Young and the Restless           

Essay

Gail Bederman, Race, Gender, and Civilization at the Columbian Exposition

Building

Frank Gehry, The Stata Center

Corporate logo

Landor Associates, Federal Express Logo

Product design

Volkswagen Beetle

Short story

Alice Walker, Everyday Use

Short story analysis

Shaunte Huff, “Make Something of Yourself”: Symbolism in Alice Walker's “Everyday Use”

Short story

Dagoberto Gilb, Love in LA

How to write an analysis

Student example

Grace Bernhardt, Investigating “Independence”: An Analysis of Frederick Douglass’ Speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

Projects

11. Analyzing Causes

Writing to analyze causes

An effective causal analysis

Stentor Danielson, Pesticides, Parasite May Cause Frog Deformities

How to read causal analyses

Essay

Ari Kelman, City of Nature: New Orleans' Blessing; New Orleans' Curse,

Essay

Jay Walljasper, If You Build It, They Will Come–on Foot

Essay

Emily Raine, Why Should I Be Nice To You? Coffee Shops and the Politics of Good Service

Article

Angela Cain, Barbie's Body May Be Perfect, but Critics Remind Us It's Plastic

Article

Thom Curtis, Television Violence and Aggression

Leaflet

Operation Iraqi Freedom Leaflets

How to write a causal analysis

Student example

Sean Booker, Borrowing Bling: The Appeal of Hip-hop to Young White Men

Projects

12. Evaluating

Writing to evaluate

An effective evaluation

Lefteris Pavlides, The Aesthetics of Wind Power

How to read evaluations

Opinion

David Byrne, Learning to Love PowerPoint

Opinion

Edward Tufte, PowerPoint Is Evil

Review

Dan Crane, McNasty: The New "Healthy" Fast Food Items Taste Bad (and aren't so healthy either)

Essay

Michael Eric Dyson, Gangsta Rap and American Culture

Article

Stephanie Rosenbloom, The Nitpicking Nation

How to write an evaluation

Student example

Rashaun Giddens, Stop Loss or “Loss of Trust”

Projects

13. Arguing for a Position

Writing a position argument

An effective position argument

Ted Koppel, Take My Privacy, Please!

How to read position arguments

Speech

Frederick Douglass, What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?

Speech

Chief Seattle, Treaty Oration, 1854

Article

Michel Marriott, The Color of Mayhem

Letter

Steven Johnson, Hillary vs, “Grand Theft Auto”

Article

Meredith Clark, Life without Health Insurance

Advertisements

Buff Daddy

Food Cops Bust Cookie Monster

How to write a position argument

Student example

Chris Nguyen, Speech Doesn’t Have to be Pretty to be Protected

Projects

14. Arguing for Change

Making an argument for change

An effective argument for change

Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence

How to read arguments for change

Essay

Paul Saffo, A Trail of DNA and Data

Article

Thomas Homer-Dixon and S. Julio Friedmann, Coal in a Nice Shade of Green

Speech

Richard Nixon, Building the Interstate Highway System

Grant proposal

Monterey County Fire Chiefs Association, Breaking the Fire Department’s Language Barrier

Web site

United States Marine Corps, Recruitment Web Site

Article

Nancy Clark, Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Are Muscular Men the Best of All?

How to write an argument for change

Student example

Kim Lee, Let’s Make It a Real Melting Pot with Presidential Hopes for All

Projects

PART 3: THE WRITER AS RESEARCHER

15. Planning Research

Analyze the research task

Ask a question

Determine what you need

Draft a working thesis

How to plan research

Researcher at work

16. Exploring Libraries

Determine the print sources you need

Search using keywords

Find books

Find journal articles

Evaluate print sources

Start a working bibliography

How to explore libraries

Researcher at work

17. Exploring Online Libraries

Find information in databases

Construct effective searches

Locate elements of a citation

How to explore online libraries

Researcher at work

18. Exploring the Web

Find information on the Web

Evaluate Web sources

Find visual sources online

How to explore the Web

Researcher at work

19. Exploring in the Field

Conduct interviews

Administer surveys

Make observations

How to conduct field research

Researcher at work

20. Writing the Research Paper

Plan your organization

Avoid plagiarism

Quote sources without plagiarizing

Summarize and paraphrase sources without plagiarizing

Incorporate quotations

Incorporate visuals

How to write a research paper

Researcher at work

21. MLA Documentation

Elements of MLA documentation

Entries in the list of works cited

In-text citations in MLA style

Books in MLA-style works cited

Periodicals in MLA-style works cited

Visual sources in MLA-style works cited

Online sources in MLA-style works cited

Other sources in MLA-style works cited

Sample MLA paper 

George Abukar, It’s Time to Shut Down the Identity Theft Racket

22. APA Documentation

APA citations

In-text citations in APA style

Books in APA-style references list

Periodicals in APA-style references list

Online sources in APA-style references list

Other sources in APA-style references list

APA reports of research

Sample APA paper  

Don Sabo, Kathleen E. Miller, Merrill J. Melnick, and Leslie Heywood, Her Life Depends on It

PART 4: THE WRITER AS DESIGNER

23. Thinking Visually

Communicate with visuals and words

Understand visual and verbal concepts

24. Creating Visuals

Know when to use images and graphics

Take pictures that aren’t boring

Compose images

Edit images

Create tables, charts, and graphs

25. Designing for Print

Start with your readers

Use headings and subheadings effectively

Design pages

Understand typography

26. Designing a Web Site

Plan a Web site

Make your site visually effective

Make navigation easy

27. Delivering Presentations

Plan a presentation

Design effective visuals

Give a memorable presentation

28. Working as a Team

Organize a team

Understand the team process

Work as a team

Appendices

Writing essay exams

Creating portfolios

For First-Year Composition - Rhetoric


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    A comprehensive reference to writing, research, documentation, and grammar, The Longman Writer’s Companion with Exercises explores the differing audiences, purposes, and conventions of various communities of writers and readers, and offers students concrete strategies for adapting their writing to meet varying rhetorical situations.  While emphasizing the academic community, The Longman Writer’s Companion with Exercises also explores the genres of writing that students can expect to find in public and workplace communities.

     

    This new version includes exercises at the end of the text.  Revised and expanded discussions of writing in the disciplines, different communities’ rhetorical situations, visual argument, researching online, online writing, and writing assessment continue to ensure that students have the practical guidance they need to write effectively in today’s changing environment.

  • 0205562531Longman Writer's Companion with Exercises, The (Book Alone), 4/E
    Anson, Schwegler & Muth
    © 2008 | Longman | Spiral Bound; 576 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205562531 | ISBN-13: 9780205562534
    Brief Description

    • The Longman Writer’s Companion, Fourth Edition, offers a unique emphasis on writing for different audiences, explores the connection between reading and writing, and presents superior writing across the curriculum coverage while also providing all the handbook basics.

                           

    A comprehensive reference to writing, research, documentation, and grammar, The Longman Writer’s Companion explores the differing audiences, purposes, and conventions of various communities of writers and readers, and offers students concrete strategies for adapting their writing to meet varying rhetorical situations.  While emphasizing the academic community, The Longman Writer’s Companion also explores the genres of writing that students can expect to find in public and workplace communities.

     

    Revised and expanded discussions of writing in the disciplines, different communities’ rhetorical situations, visual argument, researching online, online writing, and writing assessment continue to ensure that students have the practical guidance they need to write effectively in today’s changing environment.
  • 0205562523Longman Writer's Companion, The (Book Alone), 4/E
    Anson, Schwegler & Muth
    © 2008 | Longman | Spiral Bound; 544 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205562523 | ISBN-13: 9780205562527
    Brief Description

    • Clear, step-by-step writing instruction, ample annotated student essays, and extensive practice opportunities for writing have made The Longman Writer one of the most successful methods-of-development guides for college writing.

     

    Created by the authors of the best-selling Longman Reader, the text draws on decades of teaching experience to integrate the best of the "product" and "process" approaches to writing.  Its particular strengths include an emphasis on the reading-writing connection, a focus on invention and revision, attention to the fact that patterns blend in actual writing, and an abundance of class-tested activities and assignments–more than 350 in all.

  • 0205598714Longman Writer, The: Rhetoric, Reader, Research Guide, and Handbook, 7/E
    Nadell, Langan & Comodromos
    © 2009 | Longman | Paper; 768 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205598714 | ISBN-13: 9780205598717
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • Clear, step-by-step writing instruction, ample annotated student essays, and extensive practice opportunities for writing have made The Longman Writer one of the most successful methods-of-development guides for college writing.

     

    Created by the authors of the best-selling Longman Reader, the text draws on decades of teaching experience to integrate the best of the "product" and "process" approaches to writing.  Its particular strengths include an emphasis on the reading-writing connection, a focus on invention and revision, attention to the fact that patterns blend in actual writing, and an abundance of class-tested activities and assignments—more than 350 in all.

  • 0205598706Longman Writer, The: Rhetoric, Reader, and Research Guide, Brief Edition, 7/E
    Nadell, Langan & Comodromos
    © 2009 | Longman | Paper; 704 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205598706 | ISBN-13: 9780205598700
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • To browse titles and order information for MyCompLab titles with E-books, click "MyCompLab Series" to the left.  

     

    Providing more opportunities for practice, assessment and instruction than any similar site, MyCompLab is a dynamic online resource for the Composition course.  It offers market-leading tools for improving grammar, writing and research skills with comprehensive results tracking so students and instructors can gauge student progress.  Easy to use and easy to integrate into the classroom, MyCompLab engages students as it builds confidence and helps them to be better writers and researchers.  MyCompLab is an incredible value for your students. They will receive pre-paid access when they purchase a new Longman English textbook, or they may purchase the program on line at www.mycomplab.com. 

     

    Instructors, request access to MyCompLab at http://vig.prenhall.com/catalog/aiv/customerType?catalog_code=mycomplab-ph.

     

    Here is a listing of some key resources within MyCompLab.  For descriptions of each, click the Features link to the left or visit www.mycomplab.com

     

    ASSESSMENT

    • Grade Tracker -- A comprehensive assessment tool for students and instructors, unparrallel in any composition on-line product.

    GRAMMAR

    • Grammar Diagnostics and Study Plan -- providing targeted diagnostics tests and overall study plan for individual students
    • ExerciseZone -- over 4,600 exercises in 45 topic areas
    • ESL Exercise Zone -- 700 self-grading practice questions designed to help ELL students
    • 20 Common Errors Interactive Tutorials -- videos which help students identify and fix common errors in their writing

    WRITING

    • Exchange peer review -- an easy and engaging way to administer peer review assignments and grade papers online.
    • “Office Hours” Writing Videos --  showing real students tackling the stages of the writing process
    • Writing Process -- step-by-step instruction, strategies and practice opportunities for each stage of the writing process
    • Writing Activities -- over 100 image, video, and web-based writing prompts organized by the writing purposes with explanations of each form of writing. 
    • Model Documents Gallery -- an extensive collection of sample papers, reports, and documents from across the curriculum.
    • Analyzing Visuals -- tutorials, interactive documents and in-depth exercises for developing visual literacy skills.

    RESEARCH

    • Citation Diagnostics and Exercises -- to help students learn to properly cite research sources and avoid plagiarizing  
    • Research Navigator -- providing access to databases of credible, academic sources such as EBSCO and New York Times
    • “Office Hours” Research Videos -- real students from Lander University, tackling key topics in the research process
    • Evaluating Sources tutorial -- help students learn how to select and use credible, reliable online sources for their research projects.
    • Avoiding Plagiarism -- tutorials, strategies, testing and practice to help students recognize and avoid plagiarism in both MLA and APA formats.

    OTHER FEATURES

    • MyDropBox plagiarism detection service
    • Pearson Tutoring Services (powered by SmarThinking) on line paper review service provided for students using MyCompLab.
  • 0136154921MYCOMPLAB: Where writing and research help are just a click away!
    Prentice Hall
    © 2008 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0136154921 | ISBN-13: 9780136154921
    URL: http://www.mycomplab.com
    Brief Description

    • “Built specifically for writers, MyCompLab is an integrated environment that supports all aspects of the composing process.” — Stuart Selber, Associate Professor of English and Director of Composition, Penn State University

     

    The new MyCompLab empowers student writers and facilitates writing instruction by uniquely integrating a composing space and ePortfolio with proven resources and tools.  In this revolutionary application, students receive feedback within the context of their own writing–encouraging critical thinking and revision while honing their skills based on individual needs. Administrative features developed specifically for writing instruction bring instructors closer to their student writers, make managing assignments and evaluating papers more efficient, and save instructors time.

     

    Taking the market-leading resources for writing, grammar and research that users have come to identify with the program, the new MyCompLab integrates those resources with an online composing space and new assessment tools.  In the easy-to-use composing space, which looks and functions like the most popular word processing programs, resources are available at a student’s fingertips as they research, draft, and revise;  students can get the help they need when they need it, without ever leaving their writing environment.  All student work in the course can be saved in MyCompLab so instructors are able to access and manage their students’ writing in one place.  

     

    In this same space, students can view instructor, peer, and tutor comments on their work, pulling together all the feedback they’ll need to produce better writing.  The intuitive commenting functionality of the new MyCompLab will save instructors significant time by allowing them to insert favorite comments and common errors.  It also allows instructors to create personalized study plans for students by linking to topics in the Resource library from the student’s own writing.

     

    The Portfolio feature is another key enhancement of the new MyCompLab.  With only a few clicks, students create e-portfolios of their work that they can easily share with their instructor, other evaluators, and peers.  Students can include multimodal compositions in their portfolios, export them as .html or PDF files, or continue adding to them throughout their college career and beyond.

     

    The To Do section of the new MyCompLab enables instructors to easily create and deliver assignments online and helps keep students on track by listing due dates and assignment details in one place.   Another feature to keep everyone on track is the flexible Gradebook.  Capturing student grades from self-grading aspects of the site and grades given to writing assignments by the instructor, the Gradebook allows instructors to easily assess student and class progress.

     

    Students can use the new MyCompLab on their own, benefiting from the composing space and its integrated resources, tools, and services with no involvement from the instructor.  Instructors can integrate MyCompLab into their traditional or online courses to whatever degree they’d like: from simply using exercises in the Resource section for homework or extra help to delivering their entire course online.  An eminently flexible application, MyCompLab can be used in whatever way an instructor finds useful for their course and teaching style.

  • 0205644503NEW MyCompLab
    Pearson
    © 2009 | Longman | On-line Supplement | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205644503 | ISBN-13: 9780205644506
    URL: http://www.mycomplab.com
    Brief Description

    • The New Century, Fourth Edition, provides the answers today's students need as writers and researchers in an electronic age.  This handbook shows students how to use new technologies to make appropriate rhetorical choices and to become more successful college writers in all of their courses, while also providing clear, comprehensive coverage of handbook basics–writing, grammar and usage, research, and documentation.  

     

    Authors Christine Hult and Tom Huckin bring their expertise in research, computers and writing, grammar, and linguistics and their extensive experience in teaching first-year composition to this remarkable handbook–a handbook that is accessible, flexible, comprehensive, and current, and that speaks to students in today’s language.  More than any other handbook, The New Century addresses the primary concerns of composition students: how to understand and avoid plagiarism, how to write for courses beyond English, how to make correct grammatical and stylistic choices, and how to use technology to help them become better writers.
  • 0321456378New Century Handbook, The (Book Alone), 4/E
    Hult & Huckin
    © 2008 | Longman | Cloth; 1056 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321456378 | ISBN-13: 9780321456373
    Brief Description

    • For undergraduate Composition I and II courses.

     

    From the first edition, The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers has focused on writing for a variety of purposes in a rhetorical situation.  Although audience, context, and writing situation are important, a writer’s purpose should be and has always been the focal point in the sequence of assignments.  The Prentice Hall Guide begins with observing and remembering, which are personally important for the writer. It then turns to more reader-based, academic purposes, including critical reading, expository writing, and argumentative writing.  Each chapter in this sequence is self-contained, with introductions, guidelines, professional and student models, writing process advice, research tips, revising guidelines, peer review questions, and postscript reflections on the assignment.

     

    This compact, efficient guide touches on all the critical aspects of college writing - both personal and academic - within rich, self-contained chapters - no more flipping back and forth between sections to find appropriate guidelines, models, and writing process information.

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