Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings 2nd

Easy to use, flexible, and a great value. With just enough detail - and color-coded links that send students to more detail if they need it - this is the rhetoric that tells students what they need to know and resists the temptation to tell them everything there is to know. The first rhetoric designed for easy reference, like a handbook--with menus, directories, and a glossary/index that make it easy to use--in a format that's as user-friendly as the best handbooks.

With the rhetoric in front and readings in back, The Norton Field Guide to Writing, with readings includes 80+ readings in all.

The most successful new rhetoric in a generation, plus an anthology of 60 readings. Designed as 2 books in one, so that teachers can center their courses on the rhetoric or the readings--and draw from the other part as needed.

Easy to use, flexible, and a great value. With just enough detail - and color-coded links that send students to more detail if they need it - this is the rhetoric that tells students what they need to know and resists the temptation to tell them everything there is to know. The first rhetoric designed for easy reference, like a handbook-with menus, directories, and a glossary/index that make it easy to use-in a format that's as user-friendly as the best handbooks. With the rhetoric in front and readings in back, The Norton Field Guide to Writing, with readings includes 80+ readings in all.

I would highly recommend the book to anyone new to the freshman composition classroom. -- DaRelle Rollins, Hampton University

Preface		iii
How to Use This Book		xiii
Thematic Guide to the Readings		xxxv
Part 1 Rhetorical Situations		1	(18)
Purpose		3	(2)
Identifying your purpose		4	(1)
Thinking about purpose		4	(1)
Audience		5	(4)
Identifying your audience		6	(1)
Thinking about audience		7	(2)
Genre		9	(3)
Identifying your genre		10	(1)
Thinking about genre		10	(2)
Stance		12	(3)
Identifying your stance		13	(1)
Thinking about stance		14	(1)
Media / Design		15	(4)
Identifying your media and design needs		16	(1)
Thinking about media		16	(1)
Thinking about design		17	(2)
Part 2 Genres		19	(190)
Writing a Literacy Narrative		21	(17)
Always Living in Spanish		21	(3)
Marjorie Agosin
How I Learned about the Power of Writing		24	(2)
Richard Bullock
Proficiency''		26	(2)
Shannon Nichols
Key Features		28	(1)
A well-told story
Vivid detail
Clear significance
A Guide to Writing		29	(1)
Choosing a topic		29	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		29	(1)
Generating ideas and text		30	(2)
Organizing		32	(1)
Writing out a draft		33	(1)
Considering matters of design		34	(1)
Getting response and revising		35	(1)
Editing and proofreading		36	(1)
Taking stock of your work		36	(2)
Analyzing a Text		38	(21)
In the 24 World, Family Is the Main Casualty		38	(3)
Ginia Bellafante
A Spirit Reborn		41	(2)
William Safire
Stay Sweet As You Are''		43	(6)
Doug Lantry
Key Features		49	(1)
A summary of the text
Attention to the context
A clear interpretation
Support for your conclusions
A Guide to Writing		50	(1)
Choosing a text to analyze		50	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		51	(1)
Generating ideas and text		51	(3)
Organizing		54	(1)
Writing out a draft		55	(1)
Considering matters of design		56	(1)
Getting response and revising		57	(1)
Editing and proofreading		57	(1)
Taking stock of your work		58	(1)
Reporting Information		59	(24)
The Inevitability of Bumps		59	(4)
Susan Stellin
Throwing Like a Girl		63	(4)
James Fallows
The Greatest Generation		67	(4)
Jeffrey DeRoven
Key Features		71	(2)
A tightly focused topic
Well-researched information
Various writing strategies
Clear definitions
Appropriate design
A Guide to Writing		73	(1)
Choosing a topic		73	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		74	(1)
Generating ideas and text		75	(1)
Organizing		76	(1)
Writing out a draft		77	(2)
Considering matters of design		79	(1)
Getting response and revising		80	(1)
Editing and proofreading		81	(1)
Taking stock of your work		81	(2)
Arguing a Position		83	(28)
What If It's All Been a Big Fat Lie?		83	(5)
Gary Taubes
Some Like It Hot		88	(4)
Lawrence Lessig
Organ Sales Will Save Lives		92	(5)
Joanna MacKay
Key Features		97	(2)
A clear and arguable position
Background information
Good reasons
Convincing evidence
Appeals to readers
A trustworthy tone
Consideration of other positions
A Guide to Writing		99	(1)
Choosing a topic		99	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		100	(1)
Generating ideas and text		101	(4)
Organizing		105	(1)
Writing out a draft		106	(2)
Considering matters of design		108	(1)
Getting response and revising		108	(1)
Editing and proofreading		109	(1)
Taking stock of your work		110	(1)
Abstracts		111	(5)
Informative Abstracts		111	(1)
Descriptive Abstracts		112	(1)
Proposal Abstracts		112	(1)
Key Features		113	(1)
A summary of basic information
Objective description
Brevity
A Brief Guide to Writing		113	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		113	(1)
Generating ideas and text		114	(1)
Organizing		115	(1)
Annotated Bibliographies		116	(9)
Teen Films		116	(2)
Michael Benton
Mark Dolan
Rebecca Zisch
Global Warming		118	(1)
Jessica Ann Olson
Key Features		119	(1)
A clear scope
Complete bibliographic information
A concise description of the work
Relevant commentary
Consistent presentation
A Brief Guide to Writing		120	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		120	(1)
Generating ideas and text		121	(2)
Organizing		123	(2)
Evaluations		125	(8)
Juno: Not Just Another Teen Movie		125	(3)
Ali Heinekamp
Key Features		128	(1)
A concise description of the subject
Clearly defined criteria
A knowledgeable discussion
A balanced and fair assessment
Well-supported reasons
A Brief Guide to Writing		129	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		130	(1)
Generating ideas and text		130	(2)
Organizing		132	(1)
Lab Reports		133	(10)
The Effect of Biofeedback Training		133	(5)
Sarah Thomas
Key Features		138	(2)
An explicit title
Abstract
Purpose
Methods
Results and discussion
References
Appendices
Appropriate format
A Brief Guide to Writing		140	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		140	(1)
Generating ideas and text		141	(1)
Organizing		142	(1)
Literary Analyses		143	(10)
Metaphor and Society in Shelley's ``Sonnet''		144	(2)
Stephanie Huff
Key Features		146	(1)
An arguable thesis
Careful attention to the language of the text
Attention to patterns or themes
A clear interpretation
MLA style
A Brief Guide to Writing		147	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		147	(1)
Generating ideas and text		148	(4)
Organizing		152	(1)
Memoirs		153	(8)
All Over But the Shoutin'		153	(4)
Rick Bragg
Key Features		157	(1)
A good story
Vivid details
Clear significance
A Brief Guide to Writing		158	(1)
Choosing an event to write about		158	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		158	(1)
Generating ideas and text		159	(1)
Organizing		160	(1)
Profiles		161	(10)
Rural Idaho Town Seeks to Turn Film's Cult Status into Prosperity		161	(4)
Laura M. Holson
Key Features		165	(2)
An interesting subject
Background information
An interesting angle
A firsthand account
Engaging details
A Brief Guide to Writing		167	(1)
Choosing a suitable subject		167	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		167	(1)
Generating ideas and text		168	(1)
Organizing		169	(2)
Proposals		171	(9)
Course Requirement: Extortion		171	(3)
Michael Granof
Key Features		174	(1)
A well-defined problem
A recommended solution
A convincing argument for your solution
Possible questions
A call to action
An appropriate tone
A Brief Guide to Writing		175	(1)
Deciding on a topic		175	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		176	(1)
Generating ideas and text		176	(1)
Organizing		177	(1)
Topic Proposals		177	(1)
Biodiversity Loss and Its Effect on Medicine		178	(1)
Jennifer Church
Key Features		179	(1)
A concise discussion of the subject
A statement of your intended focus
A rationale for the topic
Mention of resources
Reflections		180	(8)
My Life as a Dog		180	(3)
Jonathan Safran Foer
Key Features		183	(2)
A topic that intrigues you
Some kind of structure
Specific details
A questioning, speculative tone
A Brief Guide to Writing		185	(1)
Deciding on a topic		185	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		185	(1)
Generating ideas and text		186	(1)
Organizing		186	(2)
Resumes and Job Letters		188	(13)
Resumes		188	(3)
Key Features		191	(1)
An organization that suits your goals and experience
Succinct
A design that highlights key information
A Brief Guide to Writing		192	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		192	(1)
Generating ideas and text		192	(3)
Organizing		195	(1)
Application and Thank-You Letters		195	(3)
Key Features		198	(1)
A succinct indication of your qualifications
A reasonable and pleasing tone
A conventional, businesslike format
A Brief Guide to Writing		198	(1)
Generating ideas and text		198	(2)
Organizing		200	(1)
Mixing Genres		201	(8)
Write for Your Life		201	(2)
Anna Quindlen
Key Features		203	(1)
One primary genre
A clear focus
Careful organization
Clear transitions
Some typical ways of mixing genres		204	(1)
A Brief Guide to Writing		205	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		205	(1)
Generating ideas and text		206	(1)
Multi-genre projects		207	(2)
Part 3 Processes		209	(50)
Writing as Inquiry		211	(4)
Starting with questions		211	(3)
Keeping a journal		214	(1)
Keeping a blog		214	(1)
Collaborating		215	(4)
Some ground rules for working in a group		215	(1)
Group writing projects		216	(1)
Online collaboration		217	(1)
Writing conferences		217	(2)
Generating Ideas and Text		219	(7)
Freewriting		219	(1)
Looping		220	(1)
Listing		220	(1)
Clustering		221	(1)
Cubing		222	(1)
Questioning		222	(1)
Outlining		223	(1)
Letter writing		224	(1)
Keeping a journal		224	(1)
Discovery drafting		225	(1)
Drafting		226	(3)
Establishing a schedule		226	(1)
Getting comfortable		226	(1)
Starting to write		227	(1)
Dealing with writer's block		228	(1)
Assessing Your Own Writing		229	(6)
Assessing the writing you do for yourself		229	(1)
Assessing the writing you do for others		230	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		230	(1)
Examining the text itself		231	(3)
For focus
Argument
Organization
Clarity
Thinking about your process		234	(1)
Getting Response and Revising		235	(7)
Getting response		235	(1)
Revising		236	(3)
Rewriting		239	(3)
Editing and Proofreading		242	(5)
Editing		242	(3)
Proofreading		245	(2)
Compiling a Portfolio		247	(12)
Considering the rhetorical situation		247	(1)
A Writing Portfolio		248	(1)
What to include		248	(1)
Organizing		248	(4)
Paper portfolios
Electronic portfolios
Reflecting on your portfolio		252	(5)
A Literacy Portfolio		257	(1)
What to include		257	(1)
Organizing		258	(1)
Reflecting on your portfolio		258	(1)
Part 4 Strategies		259	(114)
Beginning and Ending		261	(11)
Beginning		261	(1)
Ways of beginning		262	(4)
Ending		266	(1)
Ways of ending		267	(3)
Considering the rhetorical situation		270	(2)
Guiding Your Reader		272	(6)
Titles		272	(1)
Thesis statements		273	(2)
Topic sentences		275	(2)
Transitions		277	(1)
Analyzing Causes and Effects		278	(5)
Determining plausible causes and effects		278	(1)
Arguing for causes or effects		279	(1)
Organizing		280	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		281	(2)
Arguing		283	(17)
Reasons for arguing		283	(1)
Arguing logically		284	(9)
Claims
Reasons
Evidence
Convincing readers you're trustworthy		293	(3)
Appealing to readers' emotions		296	(1)
Checking for fallacies		296	(2)
Considering the rhetorical situation		298	(2)
Classifying and Dividing		300	(1)
Classifying		300	(6)
Dividing		301	(1)
Creating clear and distinct categories		302	(3)
Considering the rhetorical situation		305	(1)
Comparing and Contrasting		306	(8)
Two ways of comparing and contrasting		307	(2)
The block method
The point-by-point method
Using graphs and images		309	(2)
Using figurative language		311	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		312	(2)
Defining		314	(10)
Formal definitions		314	(2)
Extended definitions		316	(5)
Stipulative definitions		321	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		322	(2)
Describing		324	(9)
Detail		324	(3)
Objectivity and subjectivity		327	(2)
Vantage point		329	(1)
Dominant impression		330	(1)
Organizing		331	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		331	(2)
Dialogue		333	(5)
Why add dialogue?		333	(1)
Integrating dialogue into your writing		334	(1)
Interviews		335	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		336	(2)
Explaining Processes		338	(5)
Explaining clearly		338	(1)
Explaining how something is done		338	(1)
Explaining how to do something		339	(1)
Explaining visually		340	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		341	(2)
Narrating		343	(9)
Sequencing		343	(4)
Including pertinent detail		347	(2)
Opening and closing with narratives		349	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		350	(2)
Reading Strategies		352	(15)
Reading strategically		352	(1)
Previewing a text		353	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		353	(1)
Thinking about your initial response		354	(1)
Annotating		354	(1)
Believing and doubting		355	(3)
Thinking about how the text works		358	(2)
Summarizing		360	(1)
Identifying patterns		361	(3)
Analyzing the argument		364	(1)
Considering the larger context		365	(2)
Taking Essay Exams		367	(6)
Considering the rhetorical situation		367	(1)
Analyzing essay questions		368	(2)
Some guidelines for taking essay exams		370	(3)
Before the exam
During the exam
After the exam
Part 5 Doing Research		373	(148)
Developing a Research Plan		375	(9)
Establishing a schedule		375	(1)
Getting started		375	(1)
Considering the rhetorical situation		376	(1)
Coming up with a topic		377	(2)
Doing some preliminary research		379	(1)
Keeping a working bibliography		379	(2)
Coming up with a research question		381	(1)
Drafting a tentative thesis		381	(1)
Creating a rough outline		382	(1)
Keeping track of your sources		383	(1)
Finding Sources		384	(16)
Kinds of sources		384	(2)
Searching electronically		386	(2)
Reference works		388	(1)
General
Specialized
Bibliographies
Books		389	(1)
Periodicals		390	(2)
Print indexes
Electronic indexes and databases
The Web		392	(2)
Doing field research		394	(6)
Interviews
Observation
Questionnaires and surveys
Evaluating Sources		400	(4)
Considering the reliability of sources		400	(1)
Considering whether a source serves your purpose		400	(2)
Reading sources with a critical eye		402	(2)
Synthesizing Ideas		404	(4)
Reading for patterns and connections		404	(2)
Synthesizing to support your ideas		406	(1)
Entering the conversation		406	(2)
Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing		408	(12)
Taking notes		408	(1)
Deciding whether to quote, paraphrase, or summarize		409	(1)
Quoting		410	(3)
Paraphrasing		413	(3)
Summarizing		416	(1)
Incorporating source materials into your text		417	(3)
Signal phrases
Verb tenses
Acknowledging Sources, Avoiding Plagiarism		420	(5)
Acknowledging sources		420	(3)
Avoiding plagiarism		423	(2)
Documentation		425	(3)
Understanding documentation styles		425	(2)
MLA style		427	(1)
APA style		427	(1)
MLA Style		428	(49)
A Directory to MLA Style		428	(4)
MLA in-text documentation		432	(7)
Notes		439	(1)
MLA list of works cited		439	(2)
Documentation Maps
Book		441	(8)
Article in a Journal		449	(1)
Article in a Magazine		450	(5)
Work from a Website		455	(2)
Article in a Database		457	(10)
Sample research paper, MLA style		467	(10)
APA Style		477	(44)
A Directory to APA Style		477	(3)
APA in-text documentation		480	(6)
Notes		486	(1)
APA reference list		487	(2)
Documentation Maps
Book		489	(7)
Article in a Journal with DOI		496	(1)
Article in a Magazine		497	(4)
Work from a Website		501	(1)
Article in a Database with DOI		502	(6)
Sample research paper, APA style		508	(13)
Part 6 Media / Design		521	(36)
Print Text		523	(11)
Considering the rhetorical situation		523	(1)
Some elements of design		524	(4)
Type
Layout
Paragraphs
Lists
Headings
White space
Visuals		528	(5)
Evaluating a design		533	(1)
Spoken Text		534	(12)
Gettysburg Address		534	(1)
Abraham Lincoln
Ours Was a Dad ...		535	(2)
Judy Davis
Key Features		537	(1)
A clear structure
Signpost language
A suitable tone
Sound
Visual aids
Considering the rhetorical situation		538	(1)
Delivering a spoken text		539	(1)
Visual aids		540	(6)
Electronic Text		546	(11)
Considering the rhetorical situation		546	(2)
Key Features / Email		548	(1)
An explicit subject line
An appropriate tone
Brevity
Speed and reach
Key Features / Websites		549	(4)
A home page
A clear organizational structure
An explicit navigation system
A consistent design
Links
A sample site		553	(1)
Blogs		554	(3)
Part 7 Readings		557
Literacy Narratives		559	(38)
Se Habla Espanol		560	(4)
Tanya Barrientos
Mother Tongue		564	(7)
Amy Tan
The Secondhand Bookseller		571	(6)
Marina Nemat
Literacy Behind Bars		577	(6)
Malcolm X
The Canary-Colored Caravan of Death		583	(14)
Alison Bechdel
Textual Analyses		597	(37)
Parallel Worlds: The Surprising Similarities (and Differences) of Country-and-Western and Rap		598	(6)
Denise Noe
Lurid Numbers on Glossy Pages! (Magazines Exploit What Sells)		604	(6)
Katharine Q. Seelye
Victory Speech		610	(4)
James Wood
Classic Nuance: Simon Hall at Indiana University		614	(8)
Gregory Hoadley
Changing the Face of Poverty		622	(12)
Diana George
Reports		634	(31)
Homeless on Campus		635	(6)
Eleanor J. Bader
Fremont High School		641	(8)
Jonathan Kozol
First U.S. Count Finds 1 in 200 Kids Are Vegetarian		649	(4)
Mike Stobbe
Multitasking Can Make You Lose ... Um ... Focus		653	(5)
Alina Tugend
Our Bodies, Our Lives		658	(7)
Dara Mayers
Arguments		665	(53)
What's the Matter with Kids Today?		666	(5)
Amy Goldwasser
Just Be Nice		671	(6)
Stephen L. Carter
Election Night Remarks		677	(7)
Barack Obama
Whodunit---The Media?		684	(7)
Maggie Cutler
Anti-Intellectualism: Why We Hate the Smart Kids		691	(6)
Grant Penrod
Class in America---2003		697	(21)
Gregory Mantsios
Evaluations		718	(28)
No Keyboard? And You Call This a BlackBerry?		719	(6)
David Pogue
Playing God, the Home Game		725	(7)
Seth Schiesel
The End of Life As She Knew It		732	(5)
Michiko Kakutani
007 Is Back, and He's Brooding		737	(5)
A. O. Scott
Caught in the Ayatollah's Web		742	(4)
Sarah Wildman
Literary Analyses		746	(55)
Fantasy, Mystery, and Ambiguity		747	(7)
Philip Nel
``Enjoy Illusions, Lad, and Let the Rocks Be Rocks'': Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea		754	(7)
Peter N. Goggin
The Invention of Autobiography: Augustine's Confessions		761	(6)
Patricia Hampl
Language and Literature from a Pueblo Indian Perspective		767	(14)
Leslie Marmon Silko
``One of us ...'': Concepts of the Private and the Public in ``A Rose for Emily''		781	(6)
Willow D. Crystal
An Album of Literature
A Rose for Emily		787	(10)
William Faulkner
The First Book		797	(1)
Rita Dove
Count-time		798	(1)
Jimmy Santiago Baca
Theme for English B		799	(2)
Langston Hughes
Memoirs		801	(36)
Us and Them		802	(8)
David Sedaris
The March of the Altar Boy Army		810	(9)
Alberto Alvaro Rios
When I Was a Child		819	(7)
Lillian Smith
Our Mother's Face		826	(6)
Valerie Steiker
A Giant Step		832	(5)
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Profiles		837	(31)
Jimmy Santiago Baca: Poetry as Lifesaver		838	(4)
Rob Baker
Camp Leads a Drumbeat for a Marching Band's Style		842	(5)
Samuel G. Freedman
Writing Home: High Street		847	(6)
Nicholas Howe
Georgia O'Keeffe		853	(7)
Joan Didion
Johnny Depp: Unlikely Superstar		860	(8)
Sean Smith
Proposals		868	(34)
Don't Make English Official---Ban It Instead		869	(4)
Dennis Baron
The Singer Solution to World Poverty		873	(8)
Peter Singer
A Modest Proposal to Improve Forest Management: State Forest Block Grants		881	(4)
H. Sterling Burnett
You Say You Want a Resolution?		885	(5)
Heidi Pollock
Training the Next Teachers for America: A Proposal for Reconceptualizing Teach for America		890	(12)
Megan Hopkins
Reflections		902	(31)
Guys vs. Men		903	(7)
Dave Barry
If You Are What You Eat, Then What Am I?		910	(6)
Geeta Kothari
How It Feels to Be Colored Me		916	(6)
Zora Neale Hurston
Strawberry Moon		922	(7)
Diane Deerheart Raymond
Grief		929	(4)
Joan Didion
Multi-Genre Texts		933
The Anthropologist's Son		934	(4)
Ruth Behar
Of Value and Values: Warren Buffett and the American Dream		938	(8)
Jay Parini
Eviction: The Day They Came for Addie Polk's House		946	(12)
Peter J. Boyer
Facebook in a Crowd		958	(3)
Hal Niedzviecki
Is Google Making Us Stupid?		961
Nicholas G. Carr
Acknowledgments		1	(1)
Glossary / Index		1
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