Strategies for Successful Writing: A Rhetoric, Research Guide, Reader and Handbook, 7/E
James A. Reinking, Ferris State University
Robert von der Osten, Ferris State University

ISBN-10: 0131891952
ISBN-13: 9780131891951

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2005
Format: Paper; 752 pp
Status: Out of Print

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For Freshman Composition courses.

This best-selling rhetorically-organized writing guide combines four books—a rhetoric, a research guide, reader, and handbook—into one convenient and flexible teaching tool while offering students an exceptional value. Also available in an alternate version without a Handbook section.

 

Hallmark Features of Strategies for Successful Writing

How do you supplement your current writing text?

Comprehensive Textbook - that offers "all in one" (rhetoric, reader, handbook and research guide) for a full-year composition course, including end-of-chapter exercises and many writing examples.  Instructors teaching a one-term course can make selections from Chapters 1-17, from whatever types of specialized writing suit the needs of their students, and from appropriate essays in the Reader.  Instructors should not have to supplement this book, unless they desire to do so.  (See page 1 Rhetoric, page 317 Research Guide, page 427 Reader, page 603 Handbook)

What challenges do your students have with using a writing text?

Student-based approach to writing — addresses the student directly, in a style that is conversational, yet clear and concise.  Invites students into the book, lessens their apprehensions about writing, and provides a model for their own writing.  This text truly meets the needs of students.  (See Preface explanation)

Would instructor resource materials that save you time in course preparation be helpful?

Annotated Instructor Edition — saves instructors time by offering help with course preparation, and gives instructors a portable reference to help them maximize their textbook as a tool for their courses.   (See Blue Margin Notes Throughout Book)

New to this Edition

  • NEW - Full-color design—Completely redesigned in this edition. (see page 442 photo example)

o       Makes text easier to read and allows key information to be clearly highlighted.

  • NEW - Chapter on Strategies for Successful Reading (Ch. 2 - see pages 13-25).

o       Stresses for students the basic strategies they can use to help them read critically.

  • NEW - Updated and expanded Argument Chapter (Ch. 13 - see pages 168-198)—Includes new information on exploratory arguments and more suggestions on organizing arguments.

o       Introduces students to critical skills for writing.

  • NEW - Added information to the Research Paper chapter (Ch. 21 - see pages 319-380)—Includes more information on using on-line catalogs, material on using visuals in reports, and a very handy review that can be used as a checklist for students writing research papers.

o       Provides students with the guidance and tools needed to write an exceptional research paper.

  • NEW - Three new sample student essays and twenty-five percent sample professional essays (See examples pages 63, 66, and many more throughout the text).

o       Provides students with more contemporary flavor and expands the text's discussion potential.

 

  • Full-color design–Completely redesigned in this edition.

    • Makes text easier to read and allows key information to be clearly highlighted.

  • Chapter on Strategies for Successful Reading (Ch. 3).

    • Stresses for students the basic strategies they can use to help them read critically.

  • Updated and expanded Argument Chapter (Ch. 13)–Includes new information on exploratory arguments and more suggestions on organizing arguments.

    • Introduces students to critical skills for writing.

  • Added information to the Research Paper chapter (Ch. 21)–Includes more information on using on-line catalogs, material on using visuals in reports, and a very handy review that can be used as a checklist for students writing research papers.

    • Provides students with the guidance and tools needed to write an exceptional research paper.

  • Three new sample student essays and twenty-five percent sample professional essays.

    • Provides students with more contemporary flavor and expands the text's discussion potential.

I. RHETORIC.

 1. Writing: A First Look.

 2. Planning and Drafting Your Paper.

 3. Strategies for Successful Reading.

 4. Revising and Editing Your Paper.

 5. Narration: Relating Events.

 6. Description: Presenting Impressions.

 7. Process Analysis: Explaining How.

 8. Illustration: Making Yourself Clear.

 9. Classification: Grouping into Categories.

10. Comparison: Showing Relationships.

11. Cause and Effect: Explaining Why.

12. Definition: Establishing Boundaries.

13. Argument: Convincing Others.

14. Mixing the Writing Strategies.

15. Paragraphs.

16. Effective Sentences.

17. Diction, Tone, Style.

18. The Essay Examination.

19. Writing About Literature.

20. Business Letters and Résumés.

II. RESEARCH GUIDE.

21. The Research Paper.

22. Documenting Sources.

23. Additional Research Strategies: Interviews, Questionnaires, Direct Observations.

III. READER.

Narration.

The Perfect Picture, James Alexander Thom. Sound and Fury, Dan Greenburg. Momma's Encounter, Maya Angelou. For My Indian Daughter, Lewis Sawaquat.

Description.

When the Full Moon Shines Its Magic over Monument Valley, John V. Young. The Barrio, Robert Ramirez. Assembly Line Adventure, Lesley Hazleton. Once More to the Lake, E.B. White.

Process Analysis.

Fast Track to Perfection, Ian Dunbar. From “The Spider and the Wasp,” Alexander Petrunkevitch. Let's Get Vertical!, Beth Wald. Can Generation Xers be Trained?, Shari Caudron.

Illustration. MAHEADS = Binge Drinking, A Campus Killer, Sabrina Rubin Erdely. “Rambos of the Road,” Martin Gottfried. “Going for Broke, Matea Gold and David Ferrell. “The Company Man,” Ellen Goodman.

Classification.

What Are Friends For?, Marion Winik. The Men We Carry in Our Minds, Scott Russell Sanders. A Tale of Four Learners, Bernice McCarthy. Which Stooge Are You?, Ron Geraci.

Comparison.

Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts, Bruce Catton. Conversational Ballgames, Nancy Masterson Sakamoto. Barbie Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Mariflo Stephens. Private Language, Public Language, Richard Rodriguez. Coming Home, Marjorie Waters.

Cause and Effect.

Old Father Time Becomes a Terror, Richard Tomkins. I Refuse to Live in Fear, Diana Bletter. Why Marriages Fail, Anne Roiphe. Black Men and Public Space, Brent Staples.

Definition.

The Sweet Smell of Success Isn't All That Sweet, Laurence Shames. The Blended Economy, Marc Zwelling. The Insufficiency of Honesty, Stephen L. Carter. When Is It Rape?, Nancy Gibbs.

Argument.

Yes, Don't Impede Medical Progress, Virginia Postrel. Crossing Lines, Charles Krauthammer. The Misguided Zeal of the Privacy Lobby, Alan Ehrenhalt. Halt and Show Your Papers!, Barbara Dority. I Have a Dream, Martin Luther King, Jr. A Journalist's View of Black Economics, William Raspberry. Close the Borders to All Newcomers, Daniel James. Give Us Your Best, Your Brightest, Stephen Moore.

Mixing the Writing Strategies.

Blur: Cheetahs. Ranchers. Hope, Susan Zimmerman. Gender Gap in Cyberspace, Deborah Tannen. From “Social Bodies: Tightening the Bonds of Beauty,” Deborah A. Sullivan.

IV. HANDBOOK.

Sentence Elements.

Editing to Correct Sentence Errors.

Editing to Correct Faulty Punctuation and Mechanics.

Spelling.

Glossary of Word Usage.

Subject Index.

    For Freshman Composition courses.

     

    This best-selling rhetorically-organized writing guide combines four books—a rhetoric, a research guide, reader, and handbook—into one convenient and flexible teaching tool while offering students an exceptional value. Also available in an alternate version without a Handbook section.

     

    The authors of Strategies for Successful Writing: a Rhetoric, Research Guide, Reader, and Handbook have strived to achieve the same steadfast goals that have motivated them from the beginning: create a rhetorically-organized writing guide that combines four books into one convenient and flexible teaching tool while offering students an exceptional value. By having at their disposal a comprehensive textbook that offers ample material for a full-year composition course, instructors teaching a one-term course can make various selections from Chapters 1-17, from whatever types of specialized writing suits the needs of their students, and from the appropriate essays in the reader. As well, because the authors believe strongly that an effective composition textbook should address students directly, they've aimed for a conversational yet clear style that invites students into the book, lessens their apprehensions about writing, and provides a model for their own prose. This style complements the authors' strong student-based approach to writing, and together they help create a text that genuinely meets student needs.

     

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