New Harbrace Guide Genres to Composing 2016 3rd Edition by Cheryl Glenn ISBN 1305956788 978-1305956780

Part One. Entering the Conversation: Guide to Identifying the Elements of Any Rhetorical Situation

Chapter 1. Understanding the Rhetorical Situation

Rhetoric Surrounds Us

Identifying an Opportunity for Change

Deciding to Engage

Analyzing the Elements of the Rhetorical Situation

Thinking Rhetorically about Purpose and Audience

Thinking Rhetorically about Genre and Media

Considering Genre

Considering Medium of Delivery

Chapter 2. Responding to the Rhetorical Situation

Thinking Rhetorically about Persuasion

A Problem-Solving Approach

Making Claims

Using the Available Means of Persuasion

The Available Means Are Anchored to the Writer’s Place

The Available Means Include the Rhetorical Elements of the Message Itself

The Available Means Deliver a Message in a Genre and Medium that Reaches the Audience

Resources and Constraints

Chapter 3. The Writer as Reader

Reading Strategies

The Believing and Doubting Game

Reading Rhetorically

Summary

Critical Response

Analysis and Synthesis

Managing the Complexities of Reading

Reading to Synthesize Ideas

Chapter 4. Rhetorical Success in a Digital World

Thinking Rhetorically about Multimedia Texts

Designing Multimedia Texts to Persuade

How Images Tell a Story

Infographics

Considering Audience, Purpose, and Accessibility in Multimedia Compositions

A Rhetorical Approach to Social Networks as a Medium of Delivery

A Rhetorical Approach to a Web Page as a Medium of Delivery

A Rhetorical Approach to YouTube as a Medium of Delivery

A Rhetorical Approach to Oral Presentations as a Medium of Delivery

Part Two. Writing Projects: Rhetorical Situations for Composing

Chapter 5. Memoirs

Genre in Focus

Reading Rhetorically

Key Features of a Memoir

Using Synthesis and Analysis

Responding to the Rhetorical Situation

Understanding the Rhetorical Situation

Revision and Peer Review

Grammar in Context

Chapter 6. Profiles

Genre in Focus

Reading Rhetorically

Key Features of a Profile

Using Synthesis and Analysis

Responding to the Rhetorical Situation

Understanding the Rhetorical Situation

Revision and Peer Review

Grammar in Context

Chapter 7. Investigative Reports

Genre in Focus

Reading Rhetorically

Key Features of a Report

Using Synthesis and Analysis

Responding to the Rhetorical Situation

Understanding the Rhetorical Situation

Revision and Peer Review

Grammar in Context

Chapter 8. Position Arguments

Genre in Focus

Reading Rhetorically

Key Features of a Position Argument

Using Synthesis and Analysis

Responding to the Rhetorical Situation

Understanding the Rhetorical Situation

Revision and Peer Review

Grammar in Context

Chapter 9. Proposals

Genre in Focus

Reading Rhetorically

Key Features of a Proposal

Using Synthesis and Analysis

Responding to the Rhetorical Situation

Understanding the Rhetorical Situation

Revision and Peer Review

Grammar in Context

Chapter 10. Evaluations

Genre in Focus

Reading Rhetorically

Key Features of an Evaluation

Using Analysis and Synthesis

Responding to the Rhetorical Situation

Understanding the Rhetorical Situation

Revision and Peer Review

Grammar in Context

Chapter 11. Critical Analyses

Genre in Focus

Reading Rhetorically

Key Features of a Critical Analysis

Using Synthesis and Analysis

Responding to the Rhetorical Situation

Understanding the Rhetorical Situation

Revision and Peer Review

Grammar in Context

Chapter 12. Literary Analyses

Genre in Focus

Reading Rhetorically

Key Features of a Literary Analysis

Using Synthesis and Analysis

Responding to the Rhetorical Situation

Understanding the Rhetorical Situation

Revision and Peer Review

Grammar in Context

… Ellipsis Points

Part Three. Processes and Strategies for Composing

Chapter 13. From Tentative Idea to Finished Project

Planning a Response

Exploration

Organization

Crafting a Working Thesis Statement

Drafting a Response

Revising a Response

Peer Evaluation

Editing and Proofreading a Response

Designing the Final Draft

Chapter 14. Rhetorical Methods of Development

Narration

Description

Exemplification

Definition

Classification and Division

Comparison and Contrast

Cause-and-Effect Analysis

Process Analysis

Argument

Part Four. A Guide to Research

Chapter 15. Thinking Rhetorically about Research

Considering the Rhetorical Situation

Identifying the Research Question

Locating an Audience

Establishing Your Purpose

Using a Research Log

Chapter 16. Identifying Sources

Sources for Research

Books

Periodicals

Online Sources

Audiovisual Sources

Additional Advice for Finding Sources Online

Fieldwork

Observation

Interviews

Gillian Petrie, Interview of Jan Frese

Questionnaires

Additional Advice on Field Research

Preparing a Working Bibliography

Chapter 17. Evaluating Sources

Responding to Your Sources

Reading with Your Audience and Purpose in Mind

Using a Research Log to Evaluate Sources

Responding to Your Notes

Questioning Sources

Currency

Coverage

Reliability

Soundness of Reasoning

Stance of the Author

Preparing an Annotated Bibliography

Chapter 18. Synthesizing Sources: Summary, Paraphrase, and Quotation

Avoiding Plagiarism

Which Sources to Cite

Common Citation Errors

Summarizing Sources

Using Function Statements

Clustering and Ordering Information in a Summary

Sample Student Summary

Partial Summaries

Paraphrasing Sources

Quoting Sources

Using Attributive Tags with Direct Quotations

Including Question Marks or Exclamation Points

Quoting Memorable Words or Phrases

Modifying Quotations with Square Brackets or Ellipsis Points

Using Block Quotations

Chapter 19. Acknowledging Sources in MLA Style

MLA Guidelines for In-Text Citations

MLA Guidelines for Documenting Works Cited

Books

Articles

Online Sources

Other Sources

Sample MLA Research Paper

Chapter 20. Acknowledging Sources in APA Style

APA Guidelines for In-Text Citations

APA Guidelines for Documenting References

Books

Articles in Print

Sources Produced for Access by Computer

Other Sources

Sample APA Research Paper

Part Five. Real Situations for Real Writing: A Thematic Reader

Chapter 21. Food and the (Cultural) Experience of Taste

The Changing Significance of Food [Overnourished and Undernourished in America]

Margaret Mead

Out of the Kitchen, Onto the Couch [The Collapse of Home Cooking]

Michael Pollan

Why We Should Ditch the Slow Food Movement [A Response to Michael Pollan]

Karen Hemandez

Good-bye Cryovac [Local Foods, College Food Service, and Scraping Your Own Plate]

Corby Kummer

Embrace the Food Tech That Makes Us Healthier—“Locavores” and Other Sustainability Advocates Oppose the Innovations That Extend and Improve Life

Alberto Mingardi

Community Connections

Chapter 22. The Millennial Generation

Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation

Joel Stein

VIDEO: Filmmaker Apologizes on Behalf of Entire Millennial Generation: “We Suck and We’re Sorry”

Joel Landau

Most Millennials Resist the “Millennial” Label

Pew Research Center

A Look at How Gen Y Communicates

David Fallarme

Beloit Mindset List 2019

Tom Mcbride, Ron Nief, and Charles Westerberg

Community Connections

Chapter 23. Taking Up (Public) Space

Robert Moses: The Master Builder of New York City

Pierre Christin and Olivier Balez

Who Really Owns Public Spaces?

Anthony Flint

Oklahoma’s Ten Commandments Statue Must Be Removed, State Supreme Court Says

Abby Phillip

How Smart Phones Are Turning Our Public Places into Private Ones

Emily Badger

From Manspreading to Mansplaining—6 Ways Men Dominate the Spaces Around Them

Jamie Utt

Community Connections

Chapter 24. Whose Lives Matter?

Whose Lives Matter?

Todd S. Purdum

A Tale of Two Profiles

Roxane Gay

Being an 18-Year-Old Black Man a Year after Mike Brown

Malcolm-Aime Musoni

Obama Explains the Problem with “All Lives Matter”

Carimah Townes

The Other Side of Black Lives Matter

William J. Wilson

Community Connections

Chapter 25. Stem vs. Steam

Neil deGrasse Tyson Calls Scientific Illiteracy a Tragedy of Our Times

Melissa Davey

How Much Do Americans Know about Science?

Terence Monmaney

STEM vs. STEAM: Do the Arts Belong?

Anne Jolly

New Evidence: There Is No Science-Education Crisis

Nora Caplan-Bricker

Why It’s Crucial to Get More Women into Science

Marguerite Del Giudice

Community Connections

Part Six. A Rhetorical Guide to Grammar and Sentence Style

Chapter 26. Word Classes and Rhetorical Effects

Nouns

Thinking Rhetorically about Nouns

Determiners

Thinking Rhetorically about Determiners

Verbs

Thinking Rhetorically about Verbs

Phrasal Verbs

Thinking Rhetorically about Phrasal Verbs

Adjectives

Thinking Rhetorically about Adjectives

Adverbs

Thinking Rhetorically about Adverbs

Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

Demonstrative Pronouns

Interrogative Pronouns

Reflexive or Intensive Pronouns

Indefinite Pronouns

Thinking Rhetorically about Pronouns

Prepositions and Adverbial Particles

Thinking Rhetorically about Prepositions and Adverbial Particles

Conjunctions

Thinking Rhetorically about Conjunctions

Expletives

Thinking Rhetorically about Expletives

Interjections

Thinking Rhetorically about Interjections

Chapter 27. Sentence Structure and Rhetorical Effects

Phrases

Noun Phrases

Thinking Rhetorically about Noun Phrases

Prepositional Phrases

Thinking Rhetorically about Prepositional Phrases

Verb Phrases and Tenses

Thinking Rhetorically about Verb Tense

Verbal Phrases

Thinking Rhetorically about Verbal Phrases

Subjects and Predicates

Thinking Rhetorically about Subjects and Predicates

Sentence Patterns

Thinking Rhetorically about Sentence Patterns

Passive Voice

Thinking Rhetorically about the Passive Voice

Sentence Types

Declarative Sentences

Imperative Sentences

Interrogative Sentences

Exclamatory Sentences

Thinking Rhetorically about Sentence Types

Clauses

Relative (Adjectival) Clauses

Thinking Rhetorically about Relative Clauses

Adverbial Clauses

Thinking Rhetorically about Adverbial Clauses

Noun Clauses

Thinking Rhetorically about Noun Clauses

Sentence Classification

Simple Sentences

Compound Sentences

Complex Sentences

Compound-Complex Sentences

Thinking Rhetorically about Sentence Structure

Chapter 28. Editing for Clarity and Style

Descriptors Used to Discuss Style

Precision

Accurate Words

Fresh Expressions

Clear Metaphors

Clear Definitions

Clear Pronoun Use

Conciseness

Making Every Word Count

Eliminating Wordiness from Clauses

Using Elliptical Constructions

Conventions

Usage

Idioms

Spelling

Inclusive Language

Negation

Completeness and Consistency

Talking versus Writing

Complete and Consistent Comparisons

Verb Tense Consistency

Consistency of Pronoun Usage through Agreement

Coherence

Placement of Old and New Information

Linking through Words

Parallelism—Linking through Structure

Effective Nominalizations

Subject-Verb Agreement

Placing Modifiers

Connecting Words, Phrases, or Clauses

Variety and Emphasis

Sentence Length

Unusual Sentence Patterns

Combining Sentences

Questions, Exclamations, and Imperative Sentences

Chapter 29. Punctuation, Mechanics, and Rhetorical Effects

Guide to Punctuation

’ Apostrophe

[ ] Brackets

: Colon

, Comma

— Dash

… Ellipsis Points

! Exclamation Point

– Hyphen

( ) Parentheses

. Period

? Question Mark

“ ” Quotation Marks

; Semicolon

/ Slash

Punctuation Trouble Spots

Sentence Fragments

Comma Splices

Fused Sentences

Guide to Mechanics

Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms

Capitalization

Italics

Numbers

Just in Time Quick Reviews

Quick Review: Understanding Writing Assignments

Understanding Context, Purpose, and Audience

Reading and Analyzing the Assignment

Quick Review: Understanding the Rhetorical Situation

Define and Consider Purpose

Define and Consider Audience

Define and Consider Context

Quick Review: Writing Thesis Statements

Generating and Narrowing Ideas for a Topic

Developing a Strong Thesis Statement

Quick Review: Organizing Your Essay

Patterns of Organization

Quick Review: Writing Introductions and Conclusions

Writing an Effective Introduction

Writing an Effective Conclusion

Quick Review: Reading Critically

Read Actively

Read Critically

Quick Review: Understanding Fact and Opinion

Facts: Reading and Writing

Opinions: Reading and Writing

Quick Review: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

Avoiding Plagiarism

Quoting

Paraphrasing

Summarizing

Quick Review: Writing Topic Sentences

General versus Specific Statements

Generate and Narrow Ideas for a Topic

Develop a Strong Topic Sentence

Topic Sentences Work Together in Essays

Quick Review: Including Supporting Ideas

Types of Support

Generating Support

Supporting a Topic Sentence in a Paragraph

Supporting a Thesis Statement in an Essay

Quick Review: Writing Unified Paragraphs

Ensuring Paragraph Unity

Quick Review: Writing Coherent Paragraphs

Organizational Strategies

Transitional Words and Phrases

Key Words

Pronouns

Quick Review: Varying Sentence Structure

Sentence Types

Coordination: Combining Ideas of Equal Importance

Combining Sentences by Using Coordinating Conjunctions

Combining Sentences by Using Conjunctive Adverbs

Subordination: Combining Ideas of Unequal Importance

Combining Sentences by Using Participial Phrases

Avoid Creating Dangling Modifiers

Quick Review: Making Subjects and Verbs Agree

Ensuring Subject-Verb Agreement

Quick Review: Revising Sentence Fragments

Identifying Fragments

How to Correct Sentence Fragments

Quick Review: Revising Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices

Identifying and Correcting Run-On Sentences

Identifying and Correcting Comma Splices

Quick Review: Choosing Appropriate Language

Selecting and Maintaining Appropriate Tone

Avoiding Slang, Vulgar Language, Jargon, and Colloquialisms

Avoiding Sexist Language

Avoiding Clichés

Avoiding Contractions and Nonstandard Spelling

Quick Review: Using Concise Language

Eliminate Redundant Words and Phrases

Express Your Thoughts Clearly and Directly

Combine Closely Related Sentences

Quick Review: Understanding Sound Alike and Look Alike Words

Tips for Spelling Homonyms Correctly

Ten Most Commonly Confused Sets of Homonyms

Additional Commonly Confused Homonyms

Quick Review: Using Commas

Commas in Compound Sentences

Commas in a Series

Commas with Introductory Material

Commas with Interrupters

Commas with Dialogue or Quotations

Commas in Addresses, Dates, Letters, Numbers, and Titles

Quick Review: Using Capital Letters

Rules for Capitalization

Examples of Student Works

Analysis

Draft: “Politics and Audience: The New York Times’ Appeal to Undecided Voters in 2016”  by Alison Block

Final: “Why Is College So Important in the United States?”  by Chloe Charles

Draft: “To Fish and Be Fished: A Tinder-fied Game of Love”  by Kellie Coppola

Draft: “Choose My Plate”  by Jennika Smith

Final: “An Examination of Critical Reading”  by Marianna Williams

Final: “The Gaelic Athletic Association as a Social and Cultural Movement”  by Marianna Williams

Draft: “The Power of Failure: J.K. Rowlings’ 2008 Harvard Commencement Speech”  by Liz Winhover

APA Documentation

Final: “Discrimination in Ireland”  by Marianna Williams

Cause and Effect

Draft: “Familiar Strangers”  by Audrey Torrest

Classification

Draft: “Latin American Music: A Diverse and Unifying Force”  by Kathleen Marsh

Compare and Contrast

Final: “Internal versus External Factors in a Critical Reading”  by Marianna Williams

Critical Response

Final: “Things fall apart, the center cannot hold”  by Phoenix Quineros

Definition

Draft: “Economic Disparities Fuel Human Trafficking”  by Shon Bogar

Final: “Slang Rebels”  by Greg Coles

Literary Response and Analysis

Final: “More Than an Elephant in the Room”  by Natalie Huebel

Draft: “Unchanging Adolescence”  by Kellee Risse

Final: “Gender Stereotyping and Inferiority in Sir Orfeo”  by Marianna Williams

Final: “Sexuality and Gender in Matthew Lewis’s The Monk”  by Marianna Williams

Final: “Theseus: Ideal or Falsely Idealized?”  by Marianna Williams

MLA Documentation

Final: “The Perils of the Second Shift: Navigating Work-Family Conflict in the 21st Century”  by Nichole Peña

Narrative

Final: “Three Months Changed My Life”  by Grace Blair

Draft: “Story Time: A True Story”  by Brandalynn S. Buchanan

Final: “Moment of Clarity”  by Valerie Luyckx

Final: “The Pressures of Slacking”  by Aiyana Sirmans

Final: “Sole Provider”  by Trisha Tullous

Draft: “Spare Change”  by Teresa Zsuffa

Persuasion

Draft: “Remedying an E-Waste Economy”  by Rachel DeBruyn

Process Essays

Draft: “Wayward Cells”  by Kerri Mertz

Research

Final: “Ending the Refugee Crisis Requires the United States”  by Zergio Davalos

Final: “Read to Succeed”  by Wardah Elghazali

Final: “Conceptual and Perceptual Features in Guided Visual Search”  by Jared Hogan and Kenith V. Sobel

Final: “A Safer Sports League”  by Trevor Holland

Draft: “Does Everybody Need Milk?”  by Bibi Bhani Khalsa

Final: “Consequences of Childhood Staples: Do Barbie Princesses Do More Harm Than Good to Girls’ Self-Esteem?”  by Annie Sears

Final: “Earning the Minimum”  by Andre Taylor

Final: “Hunter S. Thompson and Gonzo Journalism”  by Kathleen Walsh

Final: “Entertainment Slaves”  by Brittany Weishuhn

Unit 1. Reading Arguments Critically

Reading and Evaluating Arguments

Identifying Claims, Reasons, and Supporting Evidence

Claims

Reasons

Supporting Evidence

Sample Outline: Claims, Reasons, and Evidence

Review: Claims, Reasons, and Evidence

Making Assumptions in Arguments

Understanding Facts and Opinions

Identifying Bias in Language and Evidence

Professional Reading 1. “Game Play to Music Play” by Andrew Mercer

Professional Reading 1. “Players are Using and Endorsing CBD, but the PGA Tour Is Wary” by Joel Beall

Professional Reading 2. “Why Do We Love Grumpy Animal Memes? Science Explains” by Lisa Suhay

Student Reading. “Read to Succeed” by Wardah Elghazali

Unit 2. Investigating the Rhetorical Situation

Understanding the Rhetorical Situation

Thinking About Audience

Considering Purpose

Persuasive Writing

Considering the Rhetorical Context

Location

Professional Reading 1. “The Case for Lo Pro” by Maddie Oatman

Professional Reading 2. “Making Wakanda Great Again: ‘BLACK PANTHER’” by Rand Richards Cooper

Student Reading. “Remedying an E-Waste Economy” by Rachel DeBruyn

Unit 3. Developing an Argument

Choosing a Topic

Strategies for Choosing and Narrowing Your Topic

Establishing Your Claim

Claims of Fact

Claims of Definition

Claims of Cause

Claims of Value

Claims of Policy

Apply It Now

Supporting Your Claim: Logos

Facts and Statistics

Examples

Expert Testimony

Apply It Now

Supporting Your Claim: Ethos

Style: Diction and Tone

Supporting Your Claim: Pathos

Summarizing and Refuting Opposing Arguments

Summarize Fairly and Accurately

Professional Reading 1. “Editorial: College Administrators and Local Authorities Could Curb Binge Drinking”

Professional Reading 2. “Big on Breakfast” by Alexander Blum

Student Reading. “ChooseMyPlate.gov Hinders Choice with Poor Web Design” by Jennika Smith

Unit 4. Synthesizing Diverse Perspectives

Using Synthesis

Strategies for Reading Diverse Perspectives

Recognizing Distinct Points of View in Your Sources

Identify Each Author’s Primary Argument and Conclusion

Use Summary to Make Sure You Understand Sources’ Main Ideas

Look for Points of Agreement, Partial Agreement, and Disagreement

Determining Relationships Between Different Points of View and Your Own

Create an Outline or Map to Show How the Different Sources Overlap

Integrating Sources into Your Own Writing

Considering Audience

Methods for Synthesizing Sources

Professional Reading 1. “What Education Can’t Do” by Diane Ravitch

Professional Reading 2. “Locking Away the Black Vote” by Eli Day

Professional Reading 2. “‘The Visiting Room’ Creates Connections: Impact of Play by Formerly Incarcerated Women Goes Beyond the Fourth Wall” by Maria Benevento

Student Reading. “Discrimination in Ireland” by Marianna Williams

Unit 5. Revising Logical Fallacies

The Illogic of Logical Fallacies

Deductive versus Inductive Reasoning

Identifying Logical Fallacies

Ad Hominem

False Dilemma

Appeal to Ignorance

Slippery Slope

Circular Argument

Hasty Generalization

Red Herring

Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc

Appeal to Authority

Bandwagon

Personal Incredulity

Apply It Now

Avoiding Fallacies in Your Own Writing

Examples of Fallacies in a Source

Professional Reading 1. “United States of Narcissism” by Daniel Altman

Professional Reading 2. “The Monday Question: Is Animal Testing Acceptable for Medical Research?” from The Journal

Student Reading. “Why Is College So Important in the United States?” by Chloe Charles

Unit 6. Using Research in Argument

Using Reputable Research Sources to Support Your Ideas

Using Information from Research Sources to Support Your Ideas

Using Research from Reputable Sources

Using Research from Print and Online Sources

Using Books from the General Collection

Using Research from a Wide Variety of Viewpoints

Tips for Thoroughly and Accurately Citing Sources

Documenting Information from Research Sources Accurately

How to Cite Research Sources: An Overview

Professional Reading 1. “Millennials and Technology: Addressing the Communication Gap in Education and Practice” by Lindsey A. Gibson and William A. Sodeman

Professional Reading 1. “Praise, Rather Than Punish, to See Up to 30% Greater Focus in the Classroom”

Professional Reading 2. “NO CAKE FOR US: Whether They Intended to or Not, the Justices Sent Same-Sex Couples a Message about Who Is Welcome” by Lucas Grindley

Student Reading. “Slang Rebels” by Greg Coles

Unit 7. Investigating the Source or Sponsor of Information

Realize That All Sources Have Certain Biases

Evaluate the Likely Bias of a Source

Questions for Evaluating the Likely Bias of a Source

Evaluate the Author’s Sources by Reviewing the Bibliography

Determine the Likely Bias of the Organization that Sponsored the Study, Website, or Other Content

How to Determine Who Sponsors a Website or Study

Professional Reading 1. “Is Addiction Really a Disease? A Challenge to Twelve-Step Programs” by Nicholas Grant Boeving

Professional Reading 1. “Here Come the Prose Police: Why Academic Writing Gets a Bad Rap” by Jan Mieszkowski

Professional Reading 2. “A Doggone Way to Reduce Stress: An Animal Assisted Intervention with College Students” by Lisa A. House, et al.

Student Reading. “Entertainment Slaves” by Brittany Weishuhn

Unit 8. Evaluating Format to Decide If a Source Is “Fake News”

Identify Fake News

Examine the Headline

Evaluate Spelling and Punctuation

Determine If the URL Is the Correct One for a Real News Site

Check the Date of the Article to See If It Makes Sense Given the Context

Professional Reading 1. “The Importance of Critical Thinking for Student Use of the Internet” by M. Neil Browne, Kari E. Freeman, et al.

Professional Reading 2. “Debunking the Fictions of the Tet Offensive” by Maj Thomas Herman

Professional Reading 2. “Debunking Marijuana Myths for Teens” by Susan D. Swick and Michael S. Jellinek

Student Reading. “To Fish and Be Fished: A Tinder-fied Game of Love” by Kellie Coppola

Unit 9. Determining the Expertise of the Author

Evaluate the Author’s Credentials Provided in a Headnote or Cover Blurb

Evaluate the Author’s Credentials Based on a Source’s Website

Evaluate the Author’s Credentials Using a Google Search

Professional Reading 1. “Drug Prohibition Is the Problem: Reflections from a Former Judge” by James P. Gray

Professional Reading 1. “The New Jim Crow: How Mass Incarceration Turns People of Color into Permanent Second-Class Citizens” by Michelle Alexander

Professional Reading 2. “Facebook Age Display and Alcohol Use among College Students” by Molly Wilner, Bradley Kerr, et al.

Student Reading. “The Perils of the Second Shift: Navigating Work-Family Conflict in the 21st Century” by Nichole Peña

Examples of Student Works

Analysis

Draft: “Politics and Audience: The New York Times’ Appeal to Undecided Voters in 2016”  by Alison Block

Final: “Why Is College So Important in the United States?”  by Chloe Charles

Draft: “To Fish and Be Fished: A Tinder-fied Game of Love”  by Kellie Coppola

Draft: “Choose My Plate”  by Jennika Smith

Final: “An Examination of Critical Reading”  by Marianna Williams

Final: “The Gaelic Athletic Association as a Social and Cultural Movement”  by Marianna Williams

Draft: “The Power of Failure: J.K. Rowlings’ 2008 Harvard Commencement Speech”  by Liz Winhover

APA Documentation

Final: “Discrimination in Ireland”  by Marianna Williams

Cause and Effect

Draft: “Familiar Strangers”  by Audrey Torrest

Classification

Draft: “Latin American Music: A Diverse and Unifying Force”  by Kathleen Marsh

Compare and Contrast

Final: “Internal versus External Factors in a Critical Reading”  by Marianna Williams

Critical Response

Final: “Things fall apart, the center cannot hold”  by Phoenix Quineros

Definition

Draft: “Economic Disparities Fuel Human Trafficking”  by Shon Bogar

Final: “Slang Rebels”  by Greg Coles

Literary Response and Analysis

Final: “More Than an Elephant in the Room”  by Natalie Huebel

Draft: “Unchanging Adolescence”  by Kellee Risse

Final: “Gender Stereotyping and Inferiority in Sir Orfeo”  by Marianna Williams

Final: “Sexuality and Gender in Matthew Lewis’s The Monk”  by Marianna Williams

Final: “Theseus: Ideal or Falsely Idealized?”  by Marianna Williams

MLA Documentation

Final: “The Perils of the Second Shift: Navigating Work-Family Conflict in the 21st Century”  by Nichole Peña

Narrative

Final: “Three Months Changed My Life”  by Grace Blair

Draft: “Story Time: A True Story”  by Brandalynn S. Buchanan

Final: “Moment of Clarity”  by Valerie Luyckx

Final: “The Pressures of Slacking”  by Aiyana Sirmans

Final: “Sole Provider”  by Trisha Tullous

Draft: “Spare Change”  by Teresa Zsuffa

Persuasion

Draft: “Remedying an E-Waste Economy”  by Rachel DeBruyn

Process Essays

Draft: “Wayward Cells”  by Kerri Mertz

Research

Final: “Ending the Refugee Crisis Requires the United States”  by Zergio Davalos

Final: “Read to Succeed”  by Wardah Elghazali

Final: “Conceptual and Perceptual Features in Guided Visual Search”  by Jared Hogan and Kenith V. Sobel

Final: “A Safer Sports League”  by Trevor Holland

Draft: “Does Everybody Need Milk?”  by Bibi Bhani Khalsa

Final: “Consequences of Childhood Staples: Do Barbie Princesses Do More Harm Than Good to Girls’ Self-Esteem?”  by Annie Sears

Final: “Earning the Minimum”  by Andre Taylor

Final: “Hunter S. Thompson and Gonzo Journalism”  by Kathleen Walsh

Final: “Entertainment Slaves”  by Brittany Weishuhn

Appendix 1. Essay Exams and the Rhetorical Situation

Appendix 2. Oral Presentations and the Rhetorical Situation

Appendix 3. Portfolios and the Rhetorical Situation

Using The New Harbrace Guide: Genres for Composing to Meet WPA Outcomes (v3.0): An Instructor’s Guide