Preface for Instructors. Preface for Students. I. EXPLORING THE REALM OF COLLEGE READING AND WRITING.
1. Reading, Thinking, and Writing for College. 2. Defining the Essay and the Composing Process. 3. Discovering through Prewriting. 4. Finding a Thesis and Drafting. 5. Using Body Paragraphs to Develop Essays. 6. Creating Effective Introductions and Conclusions. 7. Revising and Polishing the Essay. 8. Writing with Sources II. EXPLORING DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS: CHOOSING PATTERNS TO FIT PURPOSE.
9. Writing about Events: Narration and Illustration. 10. Observing the World: Description and Definition. 11. Making Connections: Process and Cause/Effect. 12. Showing Relationships: Comparison/Contrast and Division/Classification. 13. Taking a Stand: Argument. III. EXPLORING OTHER OPTIONS: A WRITER'S TOOLKIT.
Unit 1: Timed Writing Unit 2: Portfolios Unit 3: Application Letters and Resumes Unit 4: Public Writing IV. EXPLORING OTHER WRITERS: A COLLECTION OF READINGS
Thematic Contents. College Community: For Equality's Sake, the SAT Should Be Abolished Julian Weissglass.
We're Lying: Safe Sex and White Lies in the Time of Aids Megan Daum.
The Path of Books and Bootstraps Jill Leovy.
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.
Darkness at Noon Harold Krents.
Facing Down Abusers Im Jung Kwuon.
Civic Community: The Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson.
Gravity's Rainbow Guy Trebay.
Offering Euthanasia Can be an Act of Love Derek Humphry.
Who Gets to Choose? Jean Nandi.
The Character Question Jason Silverman.
American Health, Then and Now Bryan Williams and Sharon Knight.
Writer's Community: A List of Topics for Writing Practice Natalie Goldberg.
We Are, Like, Poets Jim Frederick.
Normal Life Too Often Isn't Part of the News Susan Benesch.
Family Community: Diary of a Child Anorexic Lori Gottlieb.
The Meanings of a World Gloria Naylor.
And Then I Went to School Joseph H. Suina.
Whose Eyes Are Those, Whose Nose? Margaret Brown.
Global Community: The Salsa Zone Richard Rodriguez.
The Knife Richard Selzer.
When You're Meant to be Together, True Love Conquers All Kathleen Kelleher.
Media Community: How to Produce a Trashy TV Talk Show: The Four Secret Ingredients Kimberly Smith.
In a Chat Room, You Can Be NE1 Camille Sweeney.
Normal Life Took Often Isn't Part of the News Susan Benesch.
V. EDITING ESSAYS: A CONCISE HANDBOOK.
Glossary. Index.