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Writing with a thesis : a rhetoric and reader / 6 6 Sarah E. Skwire, David Skwire. - Twelfth edition. - - xxvi, 339 pages : illustrations 24 cm. - - - - - . - . - 0 . - . - 0 .
Includes index.
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The Persuasive Principle General Subject Limited Subject Thesis What a Thesis Isn't A Thesis Is Not a Title A Thesis Is Not an Announcement of the Subject A Thesis Is Not a Statement of Absolute Fact A Thesis Is Not the Whole Essay What a Good Thesis Is A Good Thesis Is Restricted A Good Thesis Is Unified A Good Thesis Is Specific Exercises for Review The Thesis at Work in the Paper Two Ads on the Community Bulletin Board Two Personals Two Sets of Directions Two Thank-You Notes Two Letters of Complaint Two Replies to the Second Letter of Complaint Visual Prompt Two How I Spent My Summer Vacation Essays Two Freshman English Essays on a Literary Subject The Lottery, Shirley Jackson Chapter 1 1/2 Basic Tools for Writers ch. 2 Narration Stress the Story Remember That a Good Story Has Conflict Use Plenty of Convincing Realistic Details Play Fair Contents note continued: Writing Suggestions for Narration Themes Student Essay: Leaving Canada Lawfully, Officer, Ross Kenyon Free Tibet, Man!, Dinty W. Moore What About Your Writing? Foul Shots, Rogelio R. Gomez The Man Who Caught on Fire, Jennifer Skalka The Happiest Day of My Life, Michael T. Smith A Cultural Divorce, Elizabeth Wong Salvation, Langston Hughes Monkey Girl, Midori Snyder Chapter 2 1/2 Reading Around ch. 3 Description Emotional Appeal Try a Deliberately Unconventional Thesis Show Your Powers of Observation by Stressing Specific Details Use Specific Language Stress the Psychological Impact of What You Describe Organization The Persuasive Principle Writing Suggestions for Description Themes Contents note continued: Student Essay: The Kindergarten Teacher, Catherine Small Space Shuttle Launch, Karen James I Was a Member of the Kung Fu Crew, Henry Han Xi Lau My Glove: A Biography, Stefan Fatsis Double Take, Melissa Lafsky Deep Intellect, Sy Montgomery The Loneliness of Rose, Jon Katz Chapter 3 1/2 Notebooks: The Writer's Savings Account ch. 4 Examples Are There Enough Examples to Support Your Thesis? Are the Examples Fairly Chosen? Have You Stuck to Your Thesis? Have You Arranged Your Examples to Produce the Greatest Impact? Writing Suggestions for Example Essays Student Essay: Broke and Bored: The Summer Job, Ashley Hall Couple Lies, Adair Lara Fruitful Questions, James Sollisch Contents note continued: What About Your Writing? The Physics of Cheating in Baseball, Christopher Solomon Chores, Debra Marquart Chapter 4 1/2 Of Course They Count ch. 5 Process Be Sure You Are Writing About a Process Follow Strict Chronological Order Before Describing the First Step of the Process, Indicate Any Special Ingredients or Equipment That Will Be Needed Be Sure the Process Is Complete Try to Anticipate Difficulties If You Need to Handle Many Separate Steps, Arrange Them into Groups When Possible Define Unfamiliar Terms Avoid Highly Technical Processes Avoid Subjects for Which Pictures Work Better Than Words Writing Suggestions for Process Essays Student Essay: How not to Work Out, Max Greene How to Sort Lentils, Jerry Ryle The Exploding Toilet and Other Embarrassments, Patrick Smith Contents note continued: My Relentless Pursuit of the Guy Who Robbed Me, Amanda Ena Yati Too Many Bananas, David R. Counts The Spider and the Wasp, Alexander Petrunkevitch Chapter 5 1/2 Uses and Abuses of the Computer ch. 6 Comparison and Contrast Patterns Block Pattern Alternating Pattern Which Pattern? Writing Suggestions for Comparison-and-Contrast Themes Student Essay: Coming in Last, Annette P. Grossman Student Essay: Homemade Isn't Always Better, Rachel Horwitz Lassie Never Chases Rabbits, Kevin Cowherd Love Thy Playstation, Love Thyself, Reihan Salam and Will Wilkinson The North End, Jane Jacobs The Characters of the Story, Daniel Kahneman Contents note continued: Chapter 6 1/2 Revision: An Overview ch. 7 Cause and Effect Do Not Oversimplify Causes Do Not Oversimplify Effects Distinguish Between Direct and Indirect Causes and Effects Distinguish Between Major and Minor Causes and Effects Do Not Omit Links in a Chain of Causes and Effects Writing Suggestions for Cause-and-Effect Papers Student Essay: A Few Short Words, Matthew Monroe Why We Crave Horror Movies, Stephen King Drinking, Driving and Paying, David Updike Why I Quit the Company, Tomoyuki Iwashita State of Nature, Jerome Copulsky The Best Years of My Life, Betty Rollin Chapter 7 1/2 Revision: Help from the Audience ch. 8 Division and Classification Division Classification Use Only One Principle of Classification Be Consistent Contents note continued: Make the Classifications as Complete as Possible Acknowledge Any Complications Follow the Persuasive Principle Writing Suggestions for Classification Themes Student Essay: Amusement Park Rides, Daniel Douglas The Vault Door, Scott Andrew Selby and Greg Campbell Mother-in-Law, Charlotte Latvala Take a Left Turn Onto Nowhere Street, Anne Bernays The Seven-Lesson Schoolteacher, John Taylor Gatto The Discipline of Innovation, Peter F. Drucker Chapter 8 1/2 Revision: The Psychology of It All ch. 9 Definition A Definition Paper Can Compare and Contrast A Definition Paper Can Classify A Definition Paper Can Give Examples A Definition Paper Can Trace a Process A Definition Paper Can Study Cause-and-Effect Relationships Contents note continued: A Definition Paper Can Use Narration Writing Suggestions for Definition Essays Student Essay: Growing Up, Anonymous The Real Thing, Frankie Germany Job Lot, John Morrish What Is Wealth?, Hillaire Belloc Cheap Thrills, Patricia Volk Sick in the Head, Jennifer Traig Chapter 9 1/2 Deadlines ch. 10 Argumentation Go Easy on Universals-Qualify When Appropriate Give Consideration to Differing Opinions Be Cautious with Abuse and Ridicule Devote Most of Your Attention to Supporting Your View, Not Advocating It Some Common Logical Fallacies Writing Suggestions for Argumentation Essays Student Essay: Sing It When It Counts, Ben Ruggiero August: Let's Get Rid of It, David Plotz Contents note continued: Distracting Miss Daisy, John Staddon The Smiley-Face Approach, Albert Shanker Working at McDonald's, Amitai Etzioni Hurricane Recovery Comes Out of a Box, Steven Horwitz Black Athletes on Parade, Adolph Reed, Jr. A Modest Proposal, Jonathan Swift Chapter 10 1/2 What About the Rest of Your Writing?.
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Writing with a thesis : a rhetoric and reader / 6 6 Sarah E. Skwire, David Skwire. - Twelfth edition. - - xxvi, 339 pages : illustrations 24 cm. - - - - - . - . - 0 . - . - 0 .
Includes index.
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The Persuasive Principle General Subject Limited Subject Thesis What a Thesis Isn't A Thesis Is Not a Title A Thesis Is Not an Announcement of the Subject A Thesis Is Not a Statement of Absolute Fact A Thesis Is Not the Whole Essay What a Good Thesis Is A Good Thesis Is Restricted A Good Thesis Is Unified A Good Thesis Is Specific Exercises for Review The Thesis at Work in the Paper Two Ads on the Community Bulletin Board Two Personals Two Sets of Directions Two Thank-You Notes Two Letters of Complaint Two Replies to the Second Letter of Complaint Visual Prompt Two How I Spent My Summer Vacation Essays Two Freshman English Essays on a Literary Subject The Lottery, Shirley Jackson Chapter 1 1/2 Basic Tools for Writers ch. 2 Narration Stress the Story Remember That a Good Story Has Conflict Use Plenty of Convincing Realistic Details Play Fair Contents note continued: Writing Suggestions for Narration Themes Student Essay: Leaving Canada Lawfully, Officer, Ross Kenyon Free Tibet, Man!, Dinty W. Moore What About Your Writing? Foul Shots, Rogelio R. Gomez The Man Who Caught on Fire, Jennifer Skalka The Happiest Day of My Life, Michael T. Smith A Cultural Divorce, Elizabeth Wong Salvation, Langston Hughes Monkey Girl, Midori Snyder Chapter 2 1/2 Reading Around ch. 3 Description Emotional Appeal Try a Deliberately Unconventional Thesis Show Your Powers of Observation by Stressing Specific Details Use Specific Language Stress the Psychological Impact of What You Describe Organization The Persuasive Principle Writing Suggestions for Description Themes Contents note continued: Student Essay: The Kindergarten Teacher, Catherine Small Space Shuttle Launch, Karen James I Was a Member of the Kung Fu Crew, Henry Han Xi Lau My Glove: A Biography, Stefan Fatsis Double Take, Melissa Lafsky Deep Intellect, Sy Montgomery The Loneliness of Rose, Jon Katz Chapter 3 1/2 Notebooks: The Writer's Savings Account ch. 4 Examples Are There Enough Examples to Support Your Thesis? Are the Examples Fairly Chosen? Have You Stuck to Your Thesis? Have You Arranged Your Examples to Produce the Greatest Impact? Writing Suggestions for Example Essays Student Essay: Broke and Bored: The Summer Job, Ashley Hall Couple Lies, Adair Lara Fruitful Questions, James Sollisch Contents note continued: What About Your Writing? The Physics of Cheating in Baseball, Christopher Solomon Chores, Debra Marquart Chapter 4 1/2 Of Course They Count ch. 5 Process Be Sure You Are Writing About a Process Follow Strict Chronological Order Before Describing the First Step of the Process, Indicate Any Special Ingredients or Equipment That Will Be Needed Be Sure the Process Is Complete Try to Anticipate Difficulties If You Need to Handle Many Separate Steps, Arrange Them into Groups When Possible Define Unfamiliar Terms Avoid Highly Technical Processes Avoid Subjects for Which Pictures Work Better Than Words Writing Suggestions for Process Essays Student Essay: How not to Work Out, Max Greene How to Sort Lentils, Jerry Ryle The Exploding Toilet and Other Embarrassments, Patrick Smith Contents note continued: My Relentless Pursuit of the Guy Who Robbed Me, Amanda Ena Yati Too Many Bananas, David R. Counts The Spider and the Wasp, Alexander Petrunkevitch Chapter 5 1/2 Uses and Abuses of the Computer ch. 6 Comparison and Contrast Patterns Block Pattern Alternating Pattern Which Pattern? Writing Suggestions for Comparison-and-Contrast Themes Student Essay: Coming in Last, Annette P. Grossman Student Essay: Homemade Isn't Always Better, Rachel Horwitz Lassie Never Chases Rabbits, Kevin Cowherd Love Thy Playstation, Love Thyself, Reihan Salam and Will Wilkinson The North End, Jane Jacobs The Characters of the Story, Daniel Kahneman Contents note continued: Chapter 6 1/2 Revision: An Overview ch. 7 Cause and Effect Do Not Oversimplify Causes Do Not Oversimplify Effects Distinguish Between Direct and Indirect Causes and Effects Distinguish Between Major and Minor Causes and Effects Do Not Omit Links in a Chain of Causes and Effects Writing Suggestions for Cause-and-Effect Papers Student Essay: A Few Short Words, Matthew Monroe Why We Crave Horror Movies, Stephen King Drinking, Driving and Paying, David Updike Why I Quit the Company, Tomoyuki Iwashita State of Nature, Jerome Copulsky The Best Years of My Life, Betty Rollin Chapter 7 1/2 Revision: Help from the Audience ch. 8 Division and Classification Division Classification Use Only One Principle of Classification Be Consistent Contents note continued: Make the Classifications as Complete as Possible Acknowledge Any Complications Follow the Persuasive Principle Writing Suggestions for Classification Themes Student Essay: Amusement Park Rides, Daniel Douglas The Vault Door, Scott Andrew Selby and Greg Campbell Mother-in-Law, Charlotte Latvala Take a Left Turn Onto Nowhere Street, Anne Bernays The Seven-Lesson Schoolteacher, John Taylor Gatto The Discipline of Innovation, Peter F. Drucker Chapter 8 1/2 Revision: The Psychology of It All ch. 9 Definition A Definition Paper Can Compare and Contrast A Definition Paper Can Classify A Definition Paper Can Give Examples A Definition Paper Can Trace a Process A Definition Paper Can Study Cause-and-Effect Relationships Contents note continued: A Definition Paper Can Use Narration Writing Suggestions for Definition Essays Student Essay: Growing Up, Anonymous The Real Thing, Frankie Germany Job Lot, John Morrish What Is Wealth?, Hillaire Belloc Cheap Thrills, Patricia Volk Sick in the Head, Jennifer Traig Chapter 9 1/2 Deadlines ch. 10 Argumentation Go Easy on Universals-Qualify When Appropriate Give Consideration to Differing Opinions Be Cautious with Abuse and Ridicule Devote Most of Your Attention to Supporting Your View, Not Advocating It Some Common Logical Fallacies Writing Suggestions for Argumentation Essays Student Essay: Sing It When It Counts, Ben Ruggiero August: Let's Get Rid of It, David Plotz Contents note continued: Distracting Miss Daisy, John Staddon The Smiley-Face Approach, Albert Shanker Working at McDonald's, Amitai Etzioni Hurricane Recovery Comes Out of a Box, Steven Horwitz Black Athletes on Parade, Adolph Reed, Jr. A Modest Proposal, Jonathan Swift Chapter 10 1/2 What About the Rest of Your Writing?.
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9781133951438 (paperback)
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2009941754
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College readers.;English language;Report writing ----Rhetoric----20--Problems, exercises, etc.;Problems, exercises, etc.
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PE1417 / .S47 20112
Sk87w 2014 / 2
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