TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hall,W.David
TI  - Culture and context: a basic writing guide with readings 
SN  - 032106755X
AV  - PE1408 .H3135 2004
PY  - 2004///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Pearson/Longman
KW  - English language
KW  - Rhetoric
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - Grammar
KW  - Report writing
KW  - College readers
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface.; Table of Contents.; Rhetorical Table of Contents.; Introduction to the Student.; I. THE WRITING PROCESS; 1. Ready: The Writing Process Before You Really Write.; Reading 1, “Confrontations, Common Bonds,”; by Michael J. Bugeja; Topic; Audience; Purpose; Strategies in Combination; Exercises; Secondary Planning Elements; The Worksheet Framework; Chapter Review; 2. Write: Selecting, Structuring, and Drafting.; Reading 2, “The Good E-Book,”; by Jacob Weisberg; Selecting; Structuring: The Paragraph and the Essay; Paragraph Structure; Essay Structure; Outlining: Organizing Your Prewriting in Essay Format; Organizational Patterns; Student Sample, “Children and Sports,”; by Angie; Writing With Computers: Outlining; Tips: Making the Most of Rough Drafts; Writing the Rough Draft; Student Sample, “Children and Sports,”; by Angie; Writing With Computers: Creating the Rough Draft; Chapter Review; Final Writing Assignments; 3. Revise: Improving Your Draft.; Reading 3, “The Day I Sensed a New Kind of Intelligence,”; by Garry Kasparov; Getting Ready to Revise; Revising for Content; Exercises; Revising for Structure; Middle; Endings; The Structure Revision Checklist; Exercises; Student Sample, “Children and Sports,”; by Angie; The Peer Review Worksheet; Writing With Computers: Revising; Revising for Mechanics; Exercises; Student Sample, “Children and Sports,”; by Angie; Preparing the Final Copy; Student Sample, “Children and Sports,”; by Angie; Chapter Review; Final Writing Assignments; II. WRITING STRATEGIES; 4. Narration.; Reading 4, “The Runner,”; by Anne Lamott; Ready; Exercises; Write; Exercises; Revise; Student Sample, “Star for a Day,”; by Chris; Chapter Review; Final Writing Assignments; 5. Process.; Reading 5, “Hello Darkness, My Old Friend,”; by Richard Talcott; Ready; Topic; Exercises; Write; Exercises; Revise; Student Sample, “How to Send and Receive E-Mail,”; by Janice; Chapter Review; Final Writing Assignments; 6. Description.; Reading 6, “Preliminaries”; by Leonard Koppett; Ready; Exercises; Exercises; Revise; Student Sample, “Buttons the Bear,”; by Sheila; Chapter Review; Final Writing Assignments; 7. Definition and Classification.; Reading 7, “The Seven Learning Styles,”; by Stacy Mantle; Ready; Exercises; Write; Exercises; Revise; Student Sample, “Characteristics of Collectible Toys,”; by Jorge; Chapter Review; Final Writing Assignments; 8. Comparison and Contrast.; Reading 8, “Are Writers Made or Born?,”; by Jack Kerouac; Comparison and Contrast Brainstorming Worksheet; Exercises; Exercises; Revise; Student Sample, “My Mother and Me,”; by Li; Chapter Review; Final Writing Assignments; 9. Cause and Effect.; Reading 9, “The Thin Grey Line,”; by Marya Mannes; Purpose; Cause; Effect; Combination of Cause and Effect; Exercises; Evidence; Exercises; Student Sample, “Thanks, Dr. Bogswell,”; by Carl; Chapter Review; Final Writing Assignments; 10. Persuasion.; Reading 10, “Wise Words from Eminem,”; by Kathleen Parker; Audience; Appeals; Student Sample, “No Tuition Increases, Please,”; by Nini; Chapter Review; Final Writing Assignments; III. TYPES OF WRITING: DIFFERENT TOPICS, AUDIENCES, AND PURPOSES; 11. Reading Responses.; Reading 11, “Who'll Stop the Drain?”; by Vince Passaro; and; Reading 12, “Goldson's Good Life on a Shoestring,”; by Yonason Goldson; Ready; Write; Revise; Reading13, “Send Your Children to the Libraries,”; by Arthur Ashe; Student Sample, “Athletics vs. Academics,”; by Gary; Chapter Review; 12. Self-Reflection: Looking In.; Reading 14, “On Books and Beginnings,”; by Maurice Sendak; Ready; Write; Select; Revise; Student Sample; by Jill; Chapter Review; 13. Social Conscience: Speaking Out.; Reading 15, “The Live (Not Jive) Poets' Society”; by Kalamu ya Salaam; Ready; Discovering Your Worldview; The Personal Perspectives Worksheet; Exercises; Becoming Informed; Topic; Audience; Purpose; Exercises; Write; Select; Structure; Revise; Exercise; Student Sample, “Letters to the President and to the Editor,”; by Joi Hammond; Chapter Review; End of Chapter Writing Assignments; 14. Academic Writing: Using Research.; Reading 16, “The Best 4-Year College for Me,”; by Erica Gates; Ready; Topic, Audience, and Purpose; Research; Critical Thinking; Tips: Make Yourself Think Critically; Writing With Computers: Research on the Internet; Exercises; Note Taking; Write; Select; Structure; The Research Outline Worksheet; Summarizing and Paraphrasing Source Material; Student Sample, “Cellular Phones,”; by Stephanie; Exercises; Revise; Student Sample, “Cellular Phones: Are They a Help or a Hazard?”; by Stephanie; Chapter Review; Final Writing Assignments; 15. Essay Tests.; Reading 17, “I'd Like to Use Essay Tests, But. ,”; by Marilla Svinicki; Ready; Study; Prepare; Write and Revise; Student Sample, A Comparison Essay; by Rob; Tips: Make Tests Real Learning Experiences; Chapter Review; Final Writing Assignments; 16. Business Writing.; Reading 18, “Memo from Davidson College President,”; by Robert F. Vagt; Memos; Job Applications; Résumés; The Résumé Worksheet; Tips for Writing Résumés; Exercises; Student Sample, “Résumé,”; by Mike Public; Business Letters; Cover Letters; Student Sample, “Cover Letter,”; by Mike Public; Thank-You Letters; Student Sample, “Thank-You Letter,”; by Mike Public; Exercises; Writing With Computers: Business Writing; Chapter Review; Final Writing Assignments; IV. READING AND WRITING ABOUT POPULAR CULTURE; 17. Sports.; Reading 19, “Learning What 'Team' Really Means,”; by Mariah Burton Nelson; Reading 20, “The Noble Experiment”; by Jackie Robinson; 18. Music.; Reading 21, “Is Rock Music Rotting Our Kids' Minds?”; by Allan Bloom; Reading 22, “How Scott Weiland Got Sober,”; by Greg Kot; 19. Television.; Reading 23, “Television Changed My Family Forever,”; by Linda Ellerbee; Reading 24, “Crack and the Box,”; by Pete Hamill; 20. Technology.; Reading 25, “Underhanded Achievement,”; by Curtis Rist; Reading 26, “The Dyslexic CEO,”; by James Mathewson; 21. Movies.; Reading 27, “One Poke over the Line,”; by John Leo; Reading 28, “Moving Pictures Evoke Concern,”; by Henry Myers; 22. Cartoons.; Reading 29, “A Very Special 'Sesame Street,'”; by Ruben Bolling; Reading 30, “Still Standing Tall”; by Walter Simonson; 23. Advertising.; Reading 31, “Ad to the Bone,”; by Jeff MacGregor; Reading 32, “When Money Is Everything, Except Hers,”; by Dirk Johnson; V. GRAMMAR AND MECHANICS REVIEW; 24. Grammar “Tools.”; Nouns; Common Nouns; Proper Nouns; Pronouns; Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement; Verbs; Modifiers; Prepositions; Exercises; Conjunctions; Interjections; Exercises; Chapter Review; Final Exercises; 25. Making the “Tools” Work: Sentences.; Simple Sentences; Subjects; Verbs That Agree with Subjects; Active and Passive Voice; Compound Sentences; Complex Sentences; Exercises; Problems and How To Fix Them; Fragments; Exercises; Run-Ons; Comma Splices; Exercises; Chapter Review; 26. Punctuation and Capitalization.; Sentence Endings; Commas; Semicolons; Colons; Quotation Marks; Apostrophes; Parentheses and Dashes; Capitalization; Chapter Review; Final Writing Assignments; 27. Word Choice.; Improving Word Choice; Using a Dictionary; Dictionaries and Word Choice; Exercises; Using a Thesaurus; Selecting Words with the Right Connotations; Improving Your Vocabulary; Chapter Review; Glossary.; Bibliography.
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