Writing: A Guide for College and Beyond, MLA Update Edition

4. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-0-13-458635-9
Verlag: Pearson

Buch, Englisch, 688 Seiten, Format (B × H): 195 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1289 g

For courses in English Composition.

This version of Writing: A Guide for College and Beyond has been updated to reflect the 8th Edition of the MLA Handbook (April 2016)*

Revealing the writing process through interactive learning
Writing: A Guide for College and Beyond presents writing, reading, and research processes dynamically, using a variety of visuals to illustrate how readers interact with texts and how writers compose. One of the first textbook authors to focus on multimedia  composing, Lester Faigley employs his own advice to engage readers in every step of the writing process--for everyday life--and pulls back the curtain on how writers work. In the 4th Edition, individuals can also practice and explore what they’ve learned chapter-by-chapter with interactive MyWritingLab tools, assignments, and projects.  

* The 8th Edition introduces sweeping changes to the philosophy and details of MLA works cited entries. Responding to the “increasing mobility of texts,” MLA now encourages writers to focus on the process of crafting the citation, beginning with the same questions for any source. These changes, then, align with current best practices in the teaching of writing which privilege inquiry and critical thinking over rote recall and rule-following.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Faigley, Lester

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART 1: THE ACADEMIC WRITER1. Thinking as an Academic Writer  Explore Through Writing  Understand the Process of WritingUnderstand the Rhetorical SituationAnalyze Your AssignmentThink About Your GenreThink About Your MediumThink About Your TopicThink About What Your Readers ExpectThink About Your Credibility2. Reading as an Academic WriterBecome a Critical Reader  Become a Critical ViewerAnnotate Academic ReadingsRead ActivelyRecognize FallaciesWrite a SummaryWrite a ParaphraseMove from Reading to InventionStart an Annotated BibliographySynthesize Readings and Visuals3. PlanningMove from a General Topic to a Writing Plan  Narrow Your TopicWrite a ThesisMake a Plan4. DraftingDraft with Strategies in Mind  Write a Zero DraftDraft From a Working OutlineStart Fast with an Engaging Title and Opening ParagraphDevelop ParagraphsConclude with StrengthLink Within and Across ParagraphsWrite an Essay Exam5. RevisingRevising and Editing  Evaluate Your DraftRespond to OthersPay Attention to Details LastRevise Using your Instructor’s CommentsPART 2: THE PERSUASIVE WRITER6. ReflectionsWriting a Reflection What Makes a Good Reflection?Reflections About VisualsReading ReflectionsSue Kunitomi Embrey, Some Lines for a Younger Brother . . . David Sedaris, Let it SnowAlisa Valdes-Rodriguez, My Hips, My CacerasAmy Tan, Mother TongueHow to Write a Reflection STUDENT EXAMPLEJanine Carter, The Miracle QuiltProjects7. ObservationsWriting an Observation What Makes a Good Observation?Visual ObservationsReading ObservationsKellie Schmitt, The Old Man Isn’t There AnymoreGwendolyn Oxenham, Pelada John Muir, Interview with the Bear Ansel Adams, Photographs of Japanese-Americans at ManzanarNational Park Service, Yellowstone’s Geothermal Resources How to Write an Observation STUDENT EXAMPLE (APA Style)Sarah Cuellar, Playing in Traffic: How Parallel Play Helps Preschool Children "Merge" into Group PlayProjects8. Informative Essays and VisualsReporting Information  What Makes Good Informative Writing?Informative VisualsReading Informative Writing  Katherine Mangan, Is Faster Always Better?  Kheehong Song and Allison Cui, Understanding China’s Middle Class  Shane D. Johnson, Aiden Sitebottom, and Adam Thorpe, Bicycle Theft  National Aeronautics and Space Administration, The Current and Future Consequences of Climate Change  US Department of Agriculture, MyPlate Brochure  John Mitchell, A map of the British and French dominions in North America, 1755How to Write to Inform STUDENT EXAMPLE Lakshmi Kotra, The Life Cycle of StarsProjects9. Rhetorical, Visual, and Literary AnalysesWriting an Analysis  Writing a Rhetorical AnalysisWriting a Visual AnalysisWriting a Literary AnalysisReading AnalysesTim Collins, Straight from the HeartDavid T. Z. Mindich, The Collapse of Big Media: The Young and the RestlessFrank Gehry, The Ray and Maria Stata Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Kate Chopin, The Story of an Hour Dagoberto Gilb, Love in LAStudent Literary Analysis: Quandre Brown, Fender-bender Romance in Dagoberto Gilb’s “Love in L.A.”How to Write an Analysis STUDENT EXAMPLE  Chris Gonzalez, Russell Lee’s Pie Town PhotographsWriting Arguments10. Causal ArgumentsWriting a Causal Argument  What Makes a Good Causal Argument?Visual Causal ArgumentsReading Causal ArgumentsLaura Fraser, The French ParadoxEmily Raine, Why Should I Be Nice To You? Coffee Shops and the Politics of Good ServiceKay S. Hymowitz, The New Girl OrderTom Vanderbilt, Why I Became a Late Merger (and Why You Should Too)How to Write a Causal Argument STUDENT EXAMPLE Armandi Tansel, Modern Warfare: Video Games’ Link to Real-World ViolenceProjects11. Evaluation ArgumentsWriting an Evaluation Argument  What Makes a Good Evaluation Argument?Visual EvaluationsReading EvaluationsBill McKibben, The Only Way to Have a CowRachel Laudan, In Praise of Fast FoodKatharine Mieszkowski, We Paved ParadiseHow to Write an Evaluation STUDENT EXAMPLE Jenna Picchi, Organic Foods Should Come CleanProjects12. Position ArgumentsWriting a Position Argument  What Makes a Good Position Argument?Visual Position ArgumentsReading Position ArgumentsTed Koppel, Take My Privacy, Please! Frederick Douglass, What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?  Michael Pollan, Eat Food, Food Defined Jeff Speck, The Walkability Dividend  James Paul Gee, Games, Not Schools, Are Teaching Kids to Think “Are You Pouring on the Pounds?”, Food Cops Bust Cookie MonsterHow to Write a Position Argument STUDENT EXAMPLE (MLA Style)Patrice Conley, Flagrant Foul: The NCAA’s Definition of Student Athletes as AmateursProjects13. Proposal ArgumentsWriting a Proposal ArgumentWhat Makes a Good Proposal Argument?Visual ProposalsReading Proposal ArgumentsThomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence Sunni Brown, The Doodle Revolutionary’s ManifestoGlenn Loury, A Nation of Jailers Peter W. Huber, Bound to BurnChris Packham and Mark Wright, Should Pandas Be Left to FaceExtinction?San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, Connecting the City How to Write a Proposal ArgumentSTUDENT EXAMPLE Kim Lee, Let’s Make It a Real Melting Pot with Presidential Hopes for AllPART 3: THE MULTIMEDIA WRITER14. Composing in MultimediaCommunicate With Visuals and words Understanding the Process of Composing in MultimediaTake Pictures That Aren’t BoringCompose ImagesCreate AudienceCreate VideoCreate a Photo Essay15. Designing for Print and Digital ReadersStart with Your Readers Use Headings and Subheadings EffectivelyDesign PagesUnderstand TypographyEvaluate Your Design16. Delivering Presentations and PortfoliosPlan a PresentationDesign Effective VisualsDeliver a Successful PresentationCreating Portfolios17. Writing for Online CoursesKeep Track of Online Coursework Participate in Online DiscussionsManage Online Writing18. Working as a TeamOrganize a TeamBrainstorm as a TeamWork as a TeamPART 4: THE WRITER AS RESEARCHER  19. Planning ResearchAnalyze the Research Task Ask a QuestionDetermine What You NeedDraft a Working Thesis20. Finding SourcesIdentify the Kinds of Sources That You Need Search Using KeywordsFind Sources in DatabasesFind Sources on the WebFind Multimedia SourcesFind Print SourcesCreate a Working Bibliography21. Evaluating SourcesDetermine the Relevance and Quality of Sources Determine the Kind of SourceDetermine If a Source Is Trustworthy22. Exploring in the FieldConduct InterviewsAdminister SurveysMake Observations23. Writing the Research ProjectWrite a DraftAvoid PlagiarismQuote Sources Without PlagiarizingSummarize and Paraphrase Sources Without PlagiarizingIncorporate QuotationsIncorporate VisualsReview Your Research Project24. MLA DocumentationElements of MLA DocumentationEntries in the Works-cited ListIn-text Citations in MLA StyleBooks in MLA-Style Works CitedSample Works-cited for BooksPeriodicals in MLA-Style Works CitedSample Works-cited for PeriodicalsWeb Sources in MLA-Style Works CitedSample Works-cited for Online SourcesOther Sources in MLA-Style Works CitedVisual Sources in MLA-Style Works CitedSample MLA PaperGeorge AbukarIt’s Time to Shut Down the Identity Theft Racket25. APA DocumentationAPA CitationsIn-text Citations in APA StyleBooks in APA-Style References ListPeriodicals in APA-Style References ListWeb Sources in APA-Style References ListOther Sources in APA-Style References ListSample APA PaperBlair ZachariasParking Design Recommendations for Publically Funded Commercial Redevelopment ProjectsPART 5: THE WRITER AS EDITOR26. Writing Effective SentencesPay Attention to Verbs Stay ActiveFocus on People and ActorsWrite Concise Sentences Write Ethical Sentences Match Structure with Ideas Summary for Editing Sentences27. Avoiding ErrorsFix Fragments Fix Run-on SentencesFix Comma Splices Make Verbs Agree with Subjects Make Pronouns Agree Fix Shifts Use Modifiers CorrectlyPlace Modifiers CarefullySummary for Editing for Errors28. Understanding Punctuation and ConventionsIdentify Where Commas Are Needed Place Commas Correctly with Modifiers Place Commas Correctly with Clauses and PhrasesUse Semicolons and Colons Correctly Use Hyphens, Dashes, and Parentheses Correctly Use Quotation Marks Correctly Use Other Punctuation CorrectlyUnderstand Print Conventions Summary for Punctuation and Conventions29. Writing in a Second LanguageUnderstand the Demands of Writing in a Second Language Understand Nouns in English Understand Articles in English Understand Verbs and Modifiers in English Understand English Sentence Structure Summary for Second-language WritersIndex