"The McGraw-Hill Reader" addresses the liberal arts tradition, cross-curricular ideas, and diverse viewpoints through more than one hundred quality prose works from prominent writers and thinkers. A range of readings from both classic and contemporary sources and from across the disciplines - from education, the social sciences, business and economics, the humanities, and the sciences - provoke critical thought and effective writing.
| ISBN | 0073533130 | | Pages | 984 | | ISBN13 | 9780073533131
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | McGraw-Hill Education - Europe | | Weight (grammes) | 1270 | | Imprint | McGraw Hill Higher Education | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 231 | | Publication date | 01 Dec 2007 | | Width (mm) | 162 | | Library of Congress | 2007039569 | | Spine width (mm) | 33 | | DEWEY | 808.8 | | Academic level | Tertiary education | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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PART 1 AN OVERVIEW OF COLLEGE WRITING Chapter 1 Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing Steps to Reading Critically and Actively Preparing to Read Critical Reading Annotating Note Taking Questioning the Text Beyond Content: Focusing on Process Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Quoting Paraphrasing Summarizing Quoting Avoiding Plagiarism Synthesis: Drawing Connections from Texts Case Study for Synthesis: How Do Writers Influence Each Other? VIRGINIA WOOLF, The Death of the Moth ANNIE DILLARD, Death of a Moth Reading and Analyzing Visual Texts Classic and Contemporary Images: How Do We Communicate? JOE ROSENTHAL, Marines Raising the Flag at Iwo Jima THOMAS E. FRANKLIN, Firefighters Raising the Flag at Ground Zero The Writing Process Prewriting Drafting Student Essay: JAMIE TAYLOR, Cultist Behavior or Doltish Behavior? Revising Responding to Editorial Comments A Portfolio on Writing and Communication MORTIMER J. ADLER, How to Mark a Book AMY TAN, Mother Tongue PETER ELBOW, Freewriting DONALD M. MURRAY, The Maker's Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscripts JOHN HOCKENBERRY, The Blogs of War DEBORAH TANNEN, Sex, Lies, and Conversation: Why Is It So Hard for Men and Women to Talk to Each Other? GEORGE ORWELL, Politics and the English Language Chapter 2 Reading and Writing Effective Arguments The Language of Argument The Test of Justification Reading and Analyzing Argument Understanding Claims and Warrants Reasoning from Evidence Thinking Critically about Arguments The Purpose of Argumentation Appeals to Reason, Emotion, and Ethics ABRAHAM LINCOLN, The Gettysburg Address Writing Powerful Arguments Identify an Issue Take a Stand and Clarify Your Claim Analyze Your Audience Establish Your Tone Develop and Organize the Grounds for Your Claim Gather and Evaluate Your Evidence Consider Your Warrants Deal with Opposing Viewpoints Argumentative Synthesis Critique Guidelines for Argumentative Synthesis Case Study: MySpace: Friend or Foe? WADE ROUSH, Fakesters ELLEN LEE, Social Sites Are Becoming Too Much of a Good Thing GREG PIVARNIK, MySpace Is Not Responsible for Your Kids A Portfolio on Argumentation Classic and Contemporary Images: What Is an Argument? FRANCISCO DE GOYA, The Third of May, 1808 EDDIE ADAMS, Police Chief Brigadier General Classic and Contemporary Essays: How Do We Argue? H. L. MENCKEN, The Penalty of Death CORETTA SCOTT KING, The Death Penalty Is a Step Back DEBATE: ANIMAL RESEARCH: IS IT ETHICAL? HELOISA SABIN, Animal Research Saves Human Lives JANE GOODALL, A Question of Ethics DEBATE: THE PATRIOT ACT: SHOULD WE SACRIFICE CIVIL LIBERTIES FOR SECURITY? RICHARD A. POSNER, Security versus Civil Liberties ELAINE SCARRY, Acts of Resistance PAUL ROSENZWEIG, Face Facts: Patriot Act Aids Security, Not Abuse ISHMAEL REED, The Patriot Act of the 18th Century Chapter 3 Writing a Research Paper Research Writing: Preconceptions and Practice The Research Process Phase 1: Defining Your Objective Phase 2: Locating Your Sources Phase 3: Gathering and Organizing Data Phase 4: Writing and Submitting the Paper Documenting Sources Sample Student Paper (MLA Style) A Portolio of Professional Research Papers Humanities: LAURA JOHNSON DAHLKE, Plath's "Lady Lazarus" Social Sciences: JON B. GOULD, Playing with Fire: The Civil Liberties Implications of September 11th Science and Medicine: CARA B. EBBELING, et. al, Compensation for Energy Intake from Fast Food among Overweight and Lean Adolescents PART 2 ISSUES ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES Chapter 4 Education and Society: How, What, and Why Do We Learn? Classic and Contemporary Images: Does Education Change Over Time? Zoology Lab, Oberlin College, 1890s TOM STEWART, Food Science Lab, University of Maine, 1990s Classic and Contemporary Essays: What Is the Value of Education? FREDERICK DOUGLASS, Learning to Read and Write RICHARD RODRIGUEZ, The Lonely, Good Company of Books TIMOTHY EGAN, Little Asia on the Hill ANNA QUINDLEN, Sex Ed DAVID GELE
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