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Preface
1 Reading to Write: Strategies for College Writing
What Do We Mean by Reading Rhetorically
The Demands and Pleasures of Academic Reading
Readingand Writing as Conversation
For Writing and Discussion
Readingand Writing as Acts of Composing
Reading Rhetorically as a Strategy for Academic Writing
The Purposes of the Author Whose Text You Are Reading
Your Own Purposes as a Reader/Writer Who Will Use a Text
An Illustrated Example: Researching the Promise of Biofuels
Questions Rhetorical Readers Ask
Typical Reading-Based Writing Assignments Across
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Writing to Understand Course Content More Fully
In-Class Freewriting
Reading or Learning Logs
Double-Entry Notebooks
One-Page Response Papers or Thought Pieces
Writing to Report Your Understanding of What a Text Says
Writing to Practice the Conventions of a Particular Type of Text
Writing to Make Claims about a Text
Writing to Extend the Conversation
Chapter Summary
2 Analyzing Your Reading and Writing Context
Analyzing a Text's Original Rhetorical Context
Analyzing an Author's Purpose
For Writing and Discussion
Identifying an Author's Intended Audience
Analyzing a Text's Genre
For Writing and Discussion
Reconstructing Rhetorical Context:
An Extended Example
Analyzing Your Own Rhetorical Context as Reader/Writer
Determining Your Purpose, Audience, and Genre
Matching Your Reading Strategies to Your Purpose as Reader/Writer
How Expert Readers Use Rhetorical Knowledge to Read Efficiently
Using Genre Knowledge to Read Efficiently
Using a Text's Social/Historical Context to Make Predictions and Ask Questions
For Writing and Discussion
Chapter Summary
Sarah Kliff, Seven Secrets to a Great Nap
3 Listening to a Text
Writing As You Read
Preparing to Read
Recalling Background Knowledge
Using Visual Elements to Plan and Predict
For Writing and Discussion
Spot Reading
Listening As You Read Initially
Noting Organizational Signals
Marking Unfamiliar Terms and References
Identifying Points of Difficulty
Annotating
Connecting the Visual to the Verbal
Visuals That Enhance Verbal Content
Visuals That Support Verbal Content
Visuals That Extend Verbal Content
For Writing and Discussion
Listening As You Reread
Mapping the Idea Structure
Describing What Texts Say and Do
For Writing and Discussion
Describing What Visuals Do
Writing About How Texts Work: Guidelines and Two Examples
How Summaries Are Used in Academic and Workplace Settings
Guidelines for Writing a Summary
Using Attribute Tags in Summaries
Example Summary of Seven Secrets to a Great Nap
Guidelines for Writing a Rhetorical Precis
Example Precis of Seven Secrets to a Great Nap
Chapter Summary
Anthony Weston, The Need for Environmental Ethics
4 Questioning a Text
What It Means to Question a Text
Examining a Writer's Credibility and Appeals to Ethos
For Writing and Discussion
Examining a Writer's Appeals to Reason or Logos
Claims
Reasons
Evidence
Assumptions
For Writing and Discussion
Examining a Writer's Strategies for Engaging Readers, or Pathos
For Writing and Discussion
Examining a Writer's Language
For Writing and Discussion
Examining a Text's Ideology
For Writing and Discussion
Examining a Text's Use of Visual Elements
Visual Elements and Ethical Appeals
Visual Elements and Logical Appeals
Visual Elements and Audience Appeals
Visual Arguments
For Writing and Discussion
Exploring Your Responses to a Text
Before/After Reflections
The Believing and Doubting Game
Interviewing the Author
Writing a Rhetorical Analysis Paper: Guidelines and an Example
Guidelines for Writing a Rhetorical Analysis
Getting Started
Selecting a Focus for Your Analysis
Drafting Your Paper
An Annotated Rhetorical Analysis of A Life-Saving Checklist
Chapter Summary
Atul Gawande, A Lifesaving Checklist
5 Using Rhetorical Reading to Conduct Research
Managing Your Research Process
Formulating and Analyzing Questions
Applying Information Literacy Skills to Guide Your Research
Translating Purpose into a Focused Research Question
Analyzing Your Research Question to Plan a Strategy
Tips for Planning Your Search for Good Sources
Publication Contexts
Library Databases and Web Search Engines
General Interest and Specialized Periodicals
Scholarly Journals
Evaluating Potential Sources
Questions to Ask About Relevance
Questions to Ask About Currency and Scope
Questions to Ask About Authors and Experts
Questions to Ask About Publishers and Sponsors
Chapter Summary
6 Making Knowledge: Incorporating Reading into Writing
Asserting Your Authority as a Reader and Writer
Managing Your Writing Process
Strategies for Getting Started
Strategies for Generating Ideas
Strategies for Writing a First Draft
Strategies for Evaluating Your Draft for Revision
Strategies for Peer Response and Revision
Strategies for Editing and Polishing Your Final Draft
Integrating Material from Readings into Your Writing
Using Summary
Using Paraphrase
Dialogue from the Online Transcript of a Newshour Video
Using Direct Quotation
For Writing and Discussion
Avoiding Plagiarism
Using Attributive Tags
Using Parenthetical Citations
Understanding Academic Citation Conventions
Chapter Summary
Building an MLA Citation
Formatting MLA In-Text Citations
Placement of MLA In-Text Citations
Variations on the Basic MLA In-Text Citation Format
Setting Up an MLA Works Cited List
The Basics of Setting Up Your List
Process Advice
Model MLA Citation Formats
Books
Articles in Periodicals
Internet Sources
MLA Citation Formats for Other Materials and Media
Credits
Index