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ISBN10: 1265924066 |ÌýISBN13: 9781265924065

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To become good writers, ʯÁñÊÓÆµ»ÆÉ«°æ must learn more than a writing process: they must develop a writer's mindset - the rhetorical skills to read critically, analyze and synthesize sources, and write with their audiences in mind. How can we help ʯÁñÊÓÆµ»ÆÉ«°æ with the challenges involved in thinking like a writer? By using incremental steps that move from literal thinking to analytical and critical understanding, The Writer's Mindset makes the development of college-level writing skills possible for all ʯÁñÊÓÆµ»ÆÉ«°æ, whatever their level of preparedness. The Writer's Mindset provides ʯÁñÊÓÆµ»ÆÉ«°æ with tools to transform the way they approach reading, writing, and arguing through five key pillars:
ʯÁñÊÓÆµ»ÆÉ«°æ¢ Rhetorical Focus
ʯÁñÊÓÆµ»ÆÉ«°æ¢ Incremental Approach
ʯÁñÊÓÆµ»ÆÉ«°æ¢ Embedded Support
ʯÁñÊÓÆµ»ÆÉ«°æ¢ Student Appeal
ʯÁñÊÓÆµ»ÆÉ«°æ¢ Instructor Support
PART 1 DEVELOPING A WRITERʯÁñÊÓÆµ»ÆÉ«°æ™S MINDSET
1 What Is a Writer's Mindset?
2 Reading with a Writer's Mindset
3 Composing with a Writer's Mindset
4 Using Rhetorical Patterns as Tools
PART 2 WRITING PURPOSES
5 Writing to Reflect
6 Writing to Inform
7 Writing to Analyze
8 Writing to Evaluate
9 Writing to Persuade
PART 3 RESEARCH STRATEGIES
10 Conducting Research
11 Using Sources Accurately and Ethically
12 Documenting Sources in MLA and APA Style
PART 4 ARGUMENTS IN DEPTH
13 Recognizing Arguments
14 Analyzing an Argument's Elements
15 Understanding an Argument's Appeals
16 Recognizing Fallacies
17 Writing a Rhetorical Analysis
18 Classical, Rogerian, and Visual Arguments
PART 5 WRITING A RESEARCHED ARGUMENT
19 Planning an Argument
20 Selecting Evidence and Drafting Reasons
21 Drafting Counterarguments, Introductions, and Conclusions
22 Revising and Finishing Your Argument
PART 6 AN ANTHOLOGY OF READINGS
PART 7 HANDBOOK OF READING AND WRITING SKILLS
1 Improving Your Reading Skills
2 Improving Your Writing Skills
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