The Allyn & Bacon Guide To Writing

Table of contents for The Allyn & Bacon guide to writing / John D. Ramage, John C. Bean, June Johnson.

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Detailed Contents vii Writing Projects xxv Thematic Contents xxvii Preface xxxv PART ONE A Rhetoric for College Writers 2 CHAPTER 1 Posing Problems: The Demands of College Writing 5 CHAPTER 2 Exploring Problems, Making Claims 27 CHAPTER 3 Thinking Rhetorically about Purpose, Audience, and Genre 47 CHAPTER 4 Thinking Rhetorically about How Messages Persuade 73 PART TWO Writing Projects 94 _ WRITING TO LEARN CHAPTER 5 Seeing Rhetorically: The Writer as Observer 97 CHAPTER 6 Reading Rhetorically: The Writer as Strong Reader 117 _ WRITING TO EXPRESS CHAPTER 7 Writing an Autobiographical Narrative 167 _ WRITING TO EXPLORE CHAPTER 8 Writing an Exploratory Essay 191 _ WRITING TO INFORM CHAPTER 9 Writing an Informative (and Surprising) Essay 219 _ WRITING TO ANALYZE AND SYNTHESIZE CHAPTER 10 Analyzing Field Research Data from Observation, Interviews, or Questionnaires 247 CHAPTER 11 Analyzing Images 293 CHAPTER 12 Analyzing a Short Story 327 CHAPTER 13 Analyzing and Synthesizing Ideas 357 RAMA.1506.bkfm.i-p001.vpdf 1/27/05 2:55 PM Page v vi Brief Contents _ WRITING TO PERSUADE CHAPTER 14 Writing a Classical Argument 391 CHAPTER 15 Making an Evaluation 447 CHAPTER 16 Proposing a Solution 475 PART THREE A Guide to Composing and Revising 504 CHAPTER 17 Writing as a Problem-Solving Process 507 CHAPTER 18 Composing and Revising Closed-Form Prose 527 CHAPTER 19 Composing and Revising Open-Form Prose 573 PART FOUR A Rhetorical Guide to Research 598 CHAPTER 20 An Introduction to Research 601 CHAPTER 21 Finding and Evaluating Sources 607 CHAPTER 22 Using, Citing, and Documenting Sources 643 PART FIVE A Guide to Special Writing and Speaking Occasions 694 CHAPTER 23 Oral Communication: Working in Groups and Giving Speeches 697 CHAPTER 24 Essay Examinations: Writing Well Under Pressure 713 CHAPTER 25 Assembling a Portfolio and Writing a Reflective Self-Evaluation 727 PART SIX A Guide to Editing 744 HANDBOOK 1 Improving Your Editing Skills 747 HANDBOOK 2 Understanding Sentence Structure 753 HANDBOOK 3 Punctuating Boundaries of Sentences, Clauses, and Phrases 769 HANDBOOK 4 Editing for Standard English Usage 779 HANDBOOK 5 Editing for Style 795 HANDBOOK 6 Editing for Punctuation and Mechanics 805 Acknowledgments 831 Index 835

Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:

English language -- Rhetoric -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English language -- Grammar -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Report writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
College readers.