The Call to Write,9780321010339

The Call to Write

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ISBN13: 9780321010339
ISBN10: 0321010337
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-07-01
Publisher(s): Pearson College Div
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Summary

Written by noted composition scholar John Trimbur, The Call to Write promotes civic involvement through writing -- to inform the public, to shape opinion, to advocate chance -- while relevant, provocative readings underscore when and why citizens are called to write.

Table of Contents

Detailed Contents vii(14)
Guide to Visual Design xxi(4)
Preface xxv(5)
Acknowledments xxx
PART ONE WRITING AND READING 1(112)
Introduction The Call to Write 2(5)
1 THE CALL TO WRITE IN CONTEXT
7(29)
2 READING AND WRITING: The Critical Connection
36(37)
3 ARGUMENT: Persuasion and Responsibility
73(40)
PART TWO WRITING PROJECTS 113(342)
Introduction Genres of Writing 114(3)
4 LETTERS: Establishing and Maintaining Relationships
117(38)
5 MEMOIRS: Recalling Personal Experience
155(40)
6 PUBLIC DOCUMENTS: Codifying Beliefs and Practices
195(37)
7 PROFILES: Creating a Dominant Impression
232(42)
8 REPORTS: Informing and Explaining
274(54)
9 COMMENTARY: Identifying Patterns of Meaning
328(39)
10 PROPOSALS: Formulating and Solving Problems
367(49)
11 REVIEWS: Evaluating Works and Performances
416(39)
PART THREE WRITERS AT WORK 455(56)
Introduction Managing Your Writing Projects 456(6)
12 WORKING TOGETHER: Individual Writing Projects
462(18)
13 WORKING TOGETHER: Collaborative Writing Projects
480(14)
14 THE WRITER'S TOOLS: Word Processing and Electronic Communication
494(17)
PART FOUR GUIDE TO RESEARCH 511(58)
Introduction Doing Research 512(8)
15 RESEARCH PROJECTS: Using Print and Electronic Sources
520(29)
16 FIELD RESEARCH
549(20)
PART FIVE PRESENTING YOUR WORK 569(110)
Introduction Communicating with Your Readers 570(2)
17 RESEARCH PAPERS: Using MLA, APA, and COS Styles
572(48)
18 DOCUMENT DESIGN
620(33)
19 ESSAY EXAMS
653(14)
20 WRITING PORTFOLIOS
667(12)
PART SIX GUIDE TO EDITING 679(37)
Introduction Why Writers Edit 680(1)
21 WORKING WITH SENTENCES
681(35)
Credits 716(7)
Index 723

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