Writing Guide with Handbook aligns to the goals, topics, and objectives of many first-year writing and composition courses. It is organized according to relevant genres, and focuses on the writing process, effective writing practices or strategies—including graphic organizers, writing frames, and word banks to support visual learning—and conventions of usage and style. The text includes an editing and documentation handbook, which provides information on grammar and mechanics, common usage errors, and citation styles.
Writing Guide with Handbook breaks down barriers in the field of composition by offering an inviting and inclusive approach to students of all intersectional identities. To meet this goal, the text creates a reciprocal relationship between everyday rhetoric and the evolving world of academia. Writing Guide with Handbook builds on students’ life experiences and their participation in rhetorical communities within the familiar contexts of personal interaction and social media. The text seeks to extend these existing skills by showing students how to construct a variety of compelling compositions in a variety of formats, situations, and contexts.
The authors conceived and developed Writing Guide with Handbook in 2020; its content and learning experiences reflect the instructional, societal, and individual challenges students have faced. The authors invite students and instructors to practice invitational discussions even as they engage in verbal and written argument. Instructors will be empowered to emphasize meaning and voice and to teach empathy as a rhetorical strategy. Students will be empowered to negotiate their identities and their cultures through language as they join us in writing, discovering, learning, and creating.
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- Title
- Writing Guide with Handbook by OpenStax
- Publisher
- OpenStax
- Author(s)
- Maria Jerskey, Michelle Bachelor Robinson
- Published
- 2021-12-21
- Edition
- 1
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- eBook (pdf, epub, mobi)
- Pages
- 742
- Language
- English
- ISBN-10
- 1711494860
- ISBN-13
- 9781711494869
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- CC BY
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Unit 1 The Things We Carry: Experience, Culture, and Language Unit 1 Unit Introduction Chapter 1 The Digital World: Building on What You Already Know to Respond Critically Introduction 1.1 "Reading" to Understand and Respond 1.2 Social Media Trailblazer: Selena Gomez 1.3 Glance at Critical Response: Rhetoric and Critical Thinking 1.4 Annotated Student Sample: Social Media Post and Responses on Voter Suppression 1.5 Writing Process: Thinking Critically About a “Text” 1.6 Evaluation: Intention vs. Execution 1.7 Spotlight on … Academia 1.8 Portfolio: Tracing Writing Development Further Reading Works Cited Chapter 2 Language, Identity, and Culture: Exploring, Employing, Embracing Introduction 2.1 Seeds of Self 2.2 Identity Trailblazer: Cathy Park Hong 2.3 Glance at the Issues: Oppression and Reclamation 2.4 Annotated Sample Reading from The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois 2.5 Writing Process: Thinking Critically about How Identity Is Constructed Through Writing 2.6 Evaluation: Antiracism and Inclusivity 2.7 Spotlight on … Variations of English 2.8 Portfolio: Decolonizing Self Further Reading Works Cited Chapter 3 Literacy Narrative: Building Bridges, Bridging Gaps Introduction 3.1 Identity and Expression 3.2 Literacy Narrative Trailblazer: Tara Westover 3.3 Glance at Genre: The Literacy Narrative 3.4 Annotated Sample Reading: from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass 3.5 Writing Process: Tracing the Beginnings of Literacy 3.6 Editing Focus: Sentence Structure 3.7 Evaluation: Self-Evaluating 3.8 Spotlight on … The Digital Archive of Literacy Narratives (DALN) 3.9 Portfolio: A Literacy Artifact Further Reading Works Cited Works Consulted Unit 2 Bridging the Divide Between Personal Identity and Academia Unit 2 Unit Introduction Chapter 4 Memoir or Personal Narrative: Learning Lessons from the Personal Introduction 4.1 Exploring the Past to Understand the Present 4.2 Memoir Trailblazer: Ta-Nehisi Coates 4.3 Glance at Genre: Conflict, Detail, and Revelation 4.4 Annotated Sample Reading: from Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain 4.5 Writing Process: Making the Personal Public 4.6 Editing Focus: More on Characterization and Point of View 4.7 Evaluation: Structure and Organization 4.8 Spotlight on … Multilingual Writers 4.9 Portfolio: Filtered Memories Further Reading Works Cited Chapter 5 Profile: Telling a Rich and Compelling Story Introduction 5.1 Profiles as Inspiration 5.2 Profile Trailblazer: Veronica Chambers 5.3 Glance at Genre: Subject, Angle, Background, and Description 5.4 Annotated Sample Reading: “Remembering John Lewis” by Carla D. Hayden 5.5 Writing Process: Focusing on the Angle of Your Subject 5.6 Editing Focus: Verb Tense Consistency 5.7 Evaluation: Text as Personal Introduction 5.8 Spotlight on … Profiling a Cultural Artifact 5.9 Portfolio: Subject as a Reflection of Self Works Cited Chapter 6 Proposal: Writing About Problems and Solutions Introduction 6.1 Proposing Change: Thinking Critically About Problems and Solutions 6.2 Proposal Trailblazer: Atul Gawande 6.3 Glance at Genre: Features of Proposals 6.4 Annotated Student Sample: “Slowing Climate Change” by Shawn Krukowski 6.5 Writing Process: Creating a Proposal 6.6 Editing Focus: Subject-Verb Agreement 6.7 Evaluation: Conventions, Clarity, and Coherence 6.8 Spotlight on … Technical Writing as a Career 6.9 Portfolio: Reflecting on Problems and Solutions Further Reading Works Cited Chapter 7 Evaluation or Review: Would You Recommend It? Introduction 7.1 Thumbs Up or Down? 7.2 Review Trailblazer: Michiko Kakutani 7.3 Glance at Genre: Criteria, Evidence, Evaluation 7.4 Annotated Student Sample: "Black Representation in Film" by Caelia Marshall 7.5 Writing Process: Thinking Critically About Entertainment 7.6 Editing Focus: Quotations 7.7 Evaluation: Effect on Audience 7.8 Spotlight on … Language and Culture 7.9 Portfolio: What the Arts Say About You Further Reading Works Cited Chapter 8 Analytical Report: Writing from Facts Introduction 8.1 Information and Critical Thinking 8.2 Analytical Report Trailblazer: Barbara Ehrenreich 8.3 Glance at Genre: Informal and Formal Analytical Reports 8.4 Annotated Student Sample: "U.S. Response to COVID-19" by Trevor Garcia 8.5 Writing Process: Creating an Analytical Report 8.6 Editing Focus: Commas with Nonessential and Essential Information 8.7 Evaluation: Reviewing the Final Draft 8.8 Spotlight on … Discipline-Specific and Technical Language 8.9 Portfolio: Evidence and Objectivity Further Reading Works Cited Chapter 9 Rhetorical Analysis: Interpreting the Art of Rhetoric Introduction 9.1 Breaking the Whole into Its Parts 9.2 Rhetorical Analysis Trailblazer: Jamil Smith 9.3 Glance at Genre: Rhetorical Strategies 9.4 Annotated Student Sample: “Rhetorical Analysis: Evicted by Matthew Desmond” by Eliana Evans 9.5 Writing Process: Thinking Critically about Rhetoric 9.6 Editing Focus: Mixed Sentence Constructions 9.7 Evaluation: Rhetorical Analysis 9.8 Spotlight on … Business and Law 9.9 Portfolio: How Thinking Critically about Rhetoric Affects Intellectual Growth Further Reading Works Cited Chapter 10 Position Argument: Practicing the Art of Rhetoric Introduction 10.1 Making a Case: Defining a Position Argument 10.2 Position Argument Trailblazer: Charles Blow 10.3 Glance at Genre: Thesis, Reasoning, and Evidence 10.4 Annotated Sample Reading: "Remarks at the University of Michigan" by Lyndon B. Johnson 10.5 Writing Process: Creating a Position Argument 10.6 Editing Focus: Paragraphs and Transitions 10.7 Evaluation: Varied Appeals 10.8 Spotlight on … Citation 10.9 Portfolio: Growth in the Development of Argument Further Reading Works Cited Chapter 11 Reasoning Strategies: Improving Critical Thinking Introduction 11.1 Developing Your Sense of Logic 11.2 Reasoning Trailblazer: Paul D. N. Hebert 11.3 Glance at Genre: Reasoning Strategies and Signal Words 11.4 Annotated Sample Reading: from Book VII of The Republic by Plato 11.5 Writing Process: Reasoning Supported by Evidence Further Reading Works Cited Chapter 12 Argumentative Research: Enhancing the Art of Rhetoric with Evidence Introduction 12.1 Introducing Research and Research Evidence 12.2 Argumentative Research Trailblazer: Samin Nosrat 12.3 Glance at Genre: Introducing Research as Evidence 12.4 Annotated Student Sample: "Healthy Diets from Sustainable Sources Can Save the Earth" by Lily Tran 12.5 Writing Process: Integrating Research 12.6 Editing Focus: Integrating Sources and Quotations 12.7 Evaluation: Effectiveness of Research Paper 12.8 Spotlight on … Bias in Language and Research 12.9 Portfolio: Why Facts Matter in Research Argumentation Further Reading Works Cited Chapter 13 Research Process: Accessing and Recording Information Introduction 13.1 The Research Process: Where to Look for Existing Sources 13.2 The Research Process: How to Create Sources 13.3 Glance at the Research Process: Key Skills 13.4 Annotated Student Sample: Research Log 13.5 Research Process: Making Notes, Synthesizing Information, and Keeping a Research Log 13.6 Spotlight on … Ethical Research Further Reading Works Cited Chapter 14 Annotated Bibliography: Gathering, Evaluating, and Documenting Sources Introduction 14.1 Compiling Sources for an Annotated Bibliography 14.2 Glance at Form: Citation Style, Purpose, and Formatting 14.3 Annotated Student Sample: “Healthy Diets from Sustainable Sources Can Save the Earth” by Lily Tran 14.4 Writing Process: Informing and Analyzing Further Reading Works Cited Chapter 15 Case Study Profile: What One Person Says About All Introduction 15.1 Tracing a Broad Issue in the Individual 15.2 Case Study Trailblazer: Vilayanur S. Ramachandran 15.3 Glance at Genre: Observation, Description, and Analysis 15.4 Annotated Sample Reading: Case Study on Louis Victor "Tan" Leborgne 15.5 Writing Process: Thinking Critically About How People and Language Interact 15.6 Editing Focus: Words Often Confused 15.7 Evaluation: Presentation and Analysis of Case Study 15.8 Spotlight on … Applied Linguistics 15.9 Portfolio: Your Own Uses of Language Further Reading Works Cited Unit 3 Navigating Rhetoric in Real Life Unit 3 Unit Introduction Chapter 16 Print or Textual Analysis: What You Read Introduction 16.1 An Author’s Choices: What Text Says and How It Says It 16.2 Textual Analysis Trailblazer: bell hooks 16.3 Glance at Genre: Print or Textual Analysis 16.4 Annotated Student Sample: "Artists at Work" by Gwyn Garrison 16.5 Writing Process: Thinking Critically About Text 16.6 Editing Focus: Literary Works Live in the Present 16.7 Evaluation: Self-Directed Assessment 16.8 Spotlight on … Humanities 16.9 Portfolio: The Academic and the Personal Further Reading Works Cited Chapter 17 Image Analysis: What You See Introduction 17.1 “Reading” Images 17.2 Image Trailblazer: Sara Ludy 17.3 Glance at Genre: Relationship Between Image and Rhetoric 17.4 Annotated Student Sample: “Hints of the Homoerotic” by Leo Davis 17.5 Writing Process: Thinking Critically and Writing Persuasively About Images 17.6 Editing Focus: Descriptive Diction 17.7 Evaluation: Relationship Between Analysis and Image 17.8 Spotlight on … Video and Film 17.9 Portfolio: Interplay Between Text and Image Further Reading Works Cited Chapter 18 Multimodal and Online Writing: Creative Interaction between Text and Image Introduction 18.1 Mixing Genres and Modes 18.2 Multimodal Trailblazer: Torika Bolatagici 18.3 Glance at Genre: Genre, Audience, Purpose, Organization 18.4 Annotated Sample Reading: “Celebrating a Win-Win” by Alexandra Dapolito Dunn 18.5 Writing Process: Create a Multimodal Advocacy Project 18.6 Evaluation: Transitions 18.7 Spotlight on . . . Technology 18.8 Portfolio: Multimodalism Further Reading Works Cited Chapter 19 Scripting for the Public Forum: Writing to Speak Introduction 19.1 Writing, Speaking, and Activism 19.2 Podcast Trailblazer: Alice Wong 19.3 Glance at Genre: Language Performance and Visuals 19.4 Annotated Student Sample: “Are New DOT Regulations Discriminatory?” by Zain A. Kumar 19.5 Writing Process: Writing to Speak 19.6 Evaluation: Bridging Writing and Speaking 19.7 Spotlight on … Delivery/Public Speaking 19.8 Portfolio: Everyday Rhetoric, Rhetoric Every Day Further Reading Works Cited Chapter 20 Portfolio Reflection: Your Growth as a Writer Introduction 20.1 Thinking Critically about Your Semester 20.2 Reflection Trailblazer: Sandra Cisneros 20.3 Glance at Genre: Purpose and Structure 20.4 Annotated Sample Reading: “Don’t Expect Congrats” by Dale Trumbore 20.5 Writing Process: Looking Back, Looking Forward 20.6 Editing Focus: Pronouns 20.7 Evaluation: Evaluating Self-Reflection 20.8 Spotlight on … Pronouns in Context Further Reading Works Cited Handbook Index