The New Harbrace Guide: Genres for Composing (w/ MLA9E Updates)

SITUATIONS FOR COMPOSING.5. Memoirs.Genre in Focus: The Food Memoir. Reading Rhetorically. Key Features of a Memoir. Anna Seitz, Herb's Chicken (annotated). Using Synthesis and Analysis. Responding to the Rhetorical Situation. Understanding the Rhetorical Situation. Writing a Persuasive Memoir: A Guide. Advantages and Limitations of a Memoir. Revision and Peer Review. Additional Assignments: Knowledge Transfer. Grammar in Context: Thinking Rhetorically about Verb Tense. 6. Profiles.Genre in Focus: The Bio. Reading Rhetorically. Key Features of a Profile. Sandra Sobieraj Westfall et al., "Heroes on the Train: 'It Was Either Do Something or Die'" (annotated). Using Synthesis and Analysis. Responding to the Rhetorical Situation. Understanding the Rhetorical Situation. Writing a Persuasive Profile: A Guide. Advantages and Limitations of a Profile. Revision and Peer Review. Additional Assignments: Knowledge Transfer. Grammar in Context: Thinking Rhetorically about Inclusive Language.7. Investigative Reports.Genre in Focus: The Explainer Report. Reading Rhetorically. Key Features of an Investigative Report. Christina Rosen, The Myth of Multitasking (annotated). Using Synthesis and Analysis. Responding to the Rhetorical Situation. Understanding the Rhetorical Situation. Writing a Persuasive Investigative Report: A Guide. Advantages and Limitations of an Investigative Report. Revision and Peer Review. Additional Assignments: Knowledge Transfer. Grammar in Context: Thinking Rhetorically about Attributive Tags.8. Position Arguments. Genre in Focus: The Commentary.Reading Rhetorically.Key Features of a Position Argument.Alicia Williams, The Ethos of American Sign Language (annotated). Using Synthesis and Analysis. Responding to the Rhetorical Situation. Understanding the Rhetorical Situation.Writing a Persuasive Position Argument: A Guide. Advantages and Limitations of a Position Argument.Revision and Peer Review.Additional Assignments: Knowledge Transfer.Grammar in Context: Thinking Rhetorically about Coherence Word Choice, Repetition, and Sentence Structure.9. Proposals.Genre in Focus: The Public Service Announcement. Reading Rhetorically. Key Features of a Proposal. Simon Arias, Raise Pennsylvania s Minimum Wage (annotated). Using Synthesis and Analysis. Responding to the Rhetorical Situation. Understanding the Rhetorical Situation.Writing a Persuasive Proposal: A Guide. Advantages and Limitations of a Position Argument.Revision and Peer Review. Additional Assignments: Knowledge Transfer. Grammar in Context: Thinking Rhetorically about Linking Ideas.10. Evaluations.Genre in Focus: The Film Review. Reading Rhetorically. Key Features of an Evaluation. Alexis Walker, Donuts at Easton's Center Circle: Slam Dunk or Cycle of Deterioration? (annotated).Using Synthesis and Analysis. Responding to the Rhetorical Situation. Understanding the Rhetorical Situation. Writing a Persuasive Evaluation: A Guide. Advantages and Limitations of an Evaluation. Revision and Peer Review. Additional Assignments: Knowledge Transfer. Grammar in Context: Thinking Rhetorically about Adjectives and Adverbs. 11. Critical Analyses.Genre in Focus: Culural Analysis. Reading Rhetorically. Key Features of a Critical Analysis. Anna Seitz, The Real-Time Consequences of an Online Degree (annotated). Using Synthesis and Analysis. Responding to the Rhetorical Situation. Understanding the Rhetorical Situation.Writing a Persuasive Critical Analysis: A Guide. Advantages and Limitations of a Critical Analysis. Revision and Peer Review. Additional Assignments: Knowledge Transfer. Grammar in Context: Thinking Rhetorically about Precise Language. 12. Literary Analyses.Genre in Focus: Slam Poetry. Reading Rhetorically. Key Features of a Literary Analysis.Marianne Moore, Poetry . Ralph Rees, The Reality of Imagination in the Poetry of Marianne Moore (annotated). Using Synthesis and Analysis. Responding to the Rhetorical Situation. Understanding the Rhetorical Situation. Writing a Persuasive Literary Analysis: A Guide. Advantages & Limitations of a Literary Analysis. Revision and Peer Review. Additional Assignments: Knowledge Transfer. Grammar in Context: Thinking Rhetorically about Ellipsis Points in Quotations.PART III: PROCESSES AND STRATEGIES FOR COMPOSING.13. From Tentative Idea to Finished Project.Planning a Response. Drafting a Response. Revising a Response. Peer Evaluation. Editing and Proofreading a Response. Designing the Final Draft. Anastasia Simkanin, Technology and the Learning Process: One Student's View .14. Rhetorical Methods of Development.Narration. Description. Exemplification. Definition. Classification and Division. Comparison and Contrast. Cause-and-Effect Analysis. Process Analysis. Argument.PART IV: A GUIDE TO RESEARCH.15. Thinking Rhetorically about Research.Richard A. Lovitt, Clues to Compulsive Collecting . Considering the Rhetorical Situation.Identifying the Research Question. Locating an Audience. Establishing your Purpose. Using a Research Log. 16. Identifying Sources.Jeremy Berlin, Pop Cultures . Sources for Research.Fieldwork. Gillian Petrie, Interview of Jan Frese. Preparing a Working Bibliography.Chapter 17 Evaluating Sources.Responding to Your Sources. Questioning Sources. Preparing an Annotated Bibliography.18. Synthesizing Sources: Summary, Paraphrase, and Quotation.Avoiding Plagiarism. Summarizing Sources. William Lutz, Doubts about Doublespeak .Sample Student Summary: Jacob Thomas, Summary of 'Doubts about Doublespeak .Paraphrasing Sources. Quoting Sources.19. Acknowledging Sources in MLA Style.MLA Guidelines for In-Text Citations. MLA Guidelines for Documenting Works Cited.Sample MLA Research Paper: Greg Coles, Slang Rebels .20. Acknowledging Sources in APA Style.APA Guidelines for In-Text Citations. APA Guidelines for Documenting References. Sample APA Research Paper: Catherine L. Davis, Perceptions of Peers' Drinking Behavior .PART V: REAL SITUATIONS FOR REAL WRITING: A THEMATIC READER.21. Food and the (Cultural) Experience of Taste.Margaret Mead, The Changing Significance of Food [Overnourished and Undernourished in America] . Michael Pollan, Out of the Kitchen, Onto the Couch [The Collapse of Home Cooking] .Karen Hernandez, Why We Should Ditch the Slow Food Movement [A Response to Michael Pollan] .Corby Kummer, Good-bye, Cryovac [Local Food, College Food Service, and Scraping Your Own Plate] .Alberto Mingardi, Embrace the Food Tech That Makes Us Healthier Locavores and Other Sustainability Advocates Oppose the Innovations That Extend and Improve Life . Community Connections.22. The Millennial Generation.Joel Stein, Millennials: The Me, Me, Me Generation . Joel Landau, VIDEO: Filmmaker Apologizes on Behalf of Entire Millennial Generation: We Suck and We're Sorry ". Pew Research Center, Most Millennials Resist the Millennial Label . David Fallarme, A Look at How Gen Y Communicates . Tom McBride, Ron Nief, and Charles Westerberg, Beloit Mindset List 2019 . Community Connections.23. Taking Up (Public) Space.Pierre Christin and Olivier Balez, Robert Moses: The Master Builder of New York City [The Battle with Jane Jacobs] (graphic novel). Anthony Flint, Who Really Owns Public Spaces?. Abby Phillip, Oklahoma Ten Commandments Statue Must Be Removed, State Supreme Court Says . Emily Badger, How Smart Phones Are Turning Our Public Places into Private Ones . Jamie Utt, From ManSpreading to ManSplaining Six Ways Men Dominate the Space around Them . Community Connections.24. Whose Lives Matter?.Todd S. Purdum, Whose Lives Matter? . Roxane Gay, A Tale of Two Profiles . Malcolm-Aime Musoni, Being an 18-Year-Old Black Man a Year after Mike Brown . Carimah Townes, Obama Explains the Problem with All Lives Matter ". William J. Wilson, The Other Side of Black Lives Matter . Community Connections.25. STEM vs. STEAM.Melissa Davey, Neil deGrasse Tyson Calls Scientific Illiteracy a Tragedy of Our Times . Terence Monmaney, How Much Do Americans Know About Science? . Anne Jolly, STEM vs. STEAM: Do the Arts Belong? . Nora Caplan-Bricker, New Evidence: There is No Science-Education Crisis . Marguerite Del Giudice, Why It's Crucial to Get More Women into Science . Community Connections.PART VI: A RHETORICAL GUIDE TO GRAMMAR AND SENTENCE STYLE [ONLINE].Appendix 1: Essay Exams and the Rhetorical Situation [Online].Appendix 2: Oral Presentations and the Rhetorical Situation [Online].Appendix 3: Portfolios and the Rhetorical Situation [Online]."